Electoral district of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir explained

Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1856 and covering what is now known as the North West Slopes region, including the Liverpool Plains (which includes Quirindi and Gunnedah) and the extensive pastoral district around the Gwydir River in the northwest of the state. It elected two members simultaneously.

In 1859, Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was divided into Liverpool Plains and Gwydir.^[1]

Members for Liverpool Plains and Gwydir

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
		Gideon Lang^[2]	None	1856–1857			Francis Rusden^[3]	None	1856–1857
		Richard Jenkins^[4]	None	1858–1859			Edward Lloyd^[5]	None	1858–1859

Election results

1858

Notes and References

1. An Act to amend the Electoral Law. . 24 November 1858 . 20 . 25 June 2019 . Australasian Legal Information Institute.
2. 486 . Yes . Mr Gideon Scott Lang (1819-1880) . 19 June 2019.
3. 370 . Yes . Mr Francis Rusden (1811-1887). 22 May 2019.
4. Dr Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815-1883) . 419 . Yes . 16 June 2019 .
5. Mr Edward Henry Lloyd (1825-1889) . 551 . Yes . 22 May 2019 .