Electoral results for the district of Goldfields North

Goldfields North, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1880.[1][2][3]

ElectionMemberParty
1859   James Hoskins None
1860
1863 by   James Buchanan None
1865   George Pickering None
1868 by   James Hoskins None
1870   Robert Wisdom None
1870 by   Robert Forster None
1872   James Rodd None
1875   Robert Forster None
1877   Henry Copeland None

Election results

1877
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields North[edit]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields North
Monday 12 November [4]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Copeland (elected) unopposed  

1875
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields North[edit]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields North
Monday 11 January 1875 [5]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Forster (elected) 497 84.8
Thomas Browne 89 15.2
Total formal votes 586 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 586 78.1

1872
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields North[edit]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields North
Monday 25 March [6]
Candidate Votes %
James Rodd (elected) 252 51.0
Robert Forster (defeated) 213 43.1
Charles Carey 29 5.9
Total formal votes 494 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 494 32.9

1870 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1870 Goldfields North colonial by-election § Result[edit]
1870 Goldfields North by-election
Monday 18 April [7]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Forster (elected) 249 57.8
John Burns 182 42.2
Total formal votes 431 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 431 50.7
Robert Wisdom was also elected to Lower Hunter and chose to resign from Goldfields North.[7]

1870
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields North[edit]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields North
Monday 10 January 1870 [8]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Wisdom (elected) 212 54.6
William Bourke 145 37.4
Henry Roman 31 8.0
Total formal votes 388 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 390 45.9

1868 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1868 Goldfields North colonial by-election § Result[edit]
1868 Goldfields North by-election
Monday 6 July [9]
Candidate Votes %
James Hoskins (elected) 223 68.0
William Gordon 59 18.0
William Hanson 46 14.0
Total formal votes 328 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 328 46.9
The by-election was caused by the resignation of George Pickering.[9]

1865
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields North[edit]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields North
Tuesday 10 January 1865 [10]
Candidate Votes %
George Pickering (elected) 269 71.0
Thomas Rusden 87 23.0
Henry Roman 23 6.1
Total formal votes 379 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 379 58.3

1863 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1863 Goldfields North colonial by-election § Result[edit]
1863 Goldfields North by-election
Tuesday 7 April [11]
Candidate Votes %
James Buchanan (elected) 319 59.4
James Macnamara 218 40.6
Total formal votes 537 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 537 44.75
The by-election was caused by the resignation of James Hoskins.[11]

1860
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields North[edit]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields North
Wednesday 19 December [12]
Candidate Votes %
James Hoskins (re-elected) unopposed  

1859
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields North[edit]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields North
Wednesday 6 July [13]
Candidate Votes %
James Hoskins (elected) 122 56.2
James Macnamara 90 41.5
Edward Hargraves 5 2.3
Total formal votes 217 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 222 9.3

References
  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1874-5 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1872 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1870 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1869-70 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. Green, Antony. "1868 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. Green, Antony. "1864-5 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. Green, Antony. "1863 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  12. Green, Antony. "1860 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  13. Green, Antony. "1859 Goldfields North". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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