Electoral district of New England and Macleay explained

New England and Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the Northern Tablelands region of New England and part of the Mid North Coast region, including the area to the north of the Macleay River. but excluding the area south of the Macleay River which was included in the Counties of Gloucester and Macquarie. To the north was the electorate of Clarence and Darling Downs and to the west the electorate of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir. It elected two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. It was partly replaced by New England.^[1]

Members for New England and Macleay

Member		Party	Period	Member		Party	Period
		Richard Hargrave^[2]	None	1856–1857			Thomas Rusden^[3]	None	1856–1857
	William Taylor^[4]	None	1858–1859			Abram Moriarty^[5]	None	1858–1858
						James Hart^[6]	None	1858–1859

Election results

1858 by-election

Notes and References

1. An Act to amend the Electoral Law. . 24 November 1858 . 20 . 25 June 2019 . Australasian Legal Information Institute.
2. 452 . Mr Richard Hargrave (1817-1905) . Yes . 17 June 2019.
3. 453 . Mr Thomas George Rusden (1817-1882) . Yes . 17 June 2019.
4. 406 . Mr William Tydd Taylor (1814-1862) . Yes . 17 June 2019.
5. 613 . Mr Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830-1918) . Yes . 17 June 2019.
6. 548 . Mr James Hart (1825-1873) . Yes . 17 June 2019.