Liverpool Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and 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 was created when the seat of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was divided into two. It was abolished in 1880, and partly replaced by Gunnedah. It was re-created in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.[1] It consisted of parts of the abolished seats of Gunnedah, Quirindi, and Wellington. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation it was absorbed into Wammerawa, along with Castlereagh and Mudgee. Liverpool Plains was recreated for the 1927 election and finally abolished in 1962.[2] [3] The district was divided between Barwon and Upper Hunter. The sitting member, Frank O'Keefe, successfully contested Upper Hunter at the 1962 election.[4]
| First incarnation (1859–1880) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |||
| Andrew Loder | None | 1859–1860 | |||
| Charles Kemp | None | 1860–1860 | |||
| Alexander Dick | None | 1860–1862 | |||
| Marshall Burdekin | None | 1863–1864 | |||
| John Lloyd | None | 1864–1869 | |||
| Charles Cowper | None | 1869–1870 | |||
| Lewis Levy | None | 1871–1872 | |||
| Hanley Bennett | None | 1872–1880 | |||
| Second incarnation (1904–1920) | |||||
| Member | Party | Term | |||
| John Perry | 1904–1907 | ||||
| 1907–1907 | |||||
| Henry Horne | 1907–1911 | ||||
| John Perry | 1911–1911 | ||||
| William Ashford | 1911–1917 | ||||
| 1917–1920 | |||||
| Third incarnation (1927–1962) | |||||
| Member | Party | Term | |||
| Harry Carter | 1927–1941 | ||||
| Roger Nott | 1941–1961 | ||||
| Frank O'Keefe | 1961–1962 | ||||
See main article: Electoral results for the district of Liverpool Plains.