Electoral district of Liverpool Plains
Liverpool Plainswas anelectoral districtof theLegislative Assemblyin theAustralianstate ofNew South Wales,created in 1859 and including theLiverpool Plains(which includesQuirindiandGunnedah) and the extensivepastoraldistrict around theGwydir Riverin the northwest of the state. It was created when the seat ofLiverpool Plains and Gwydirwas divided into two. It was abolished in 1880, and partly replaced byGunnedah.It was re-created in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the1903 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 ofGunnedah,Quirindi,andWellington.In 1920, with the introduction ofproportional representationit was absorbed intoWammerawa,along withCastlereaghandMudgee.Liverpool Plains was recreated for the 1927 election and finally abolished in 1962.[2][3][4]The district was divided betweenBarwonandUpper Hunter.The sitting member,Frank O'Keefe(Country), successfully contestedUpper Hunter at the 1962 election.[5]
Members for Liverpool Plains[edit]
First incarnation (1859–1880) | |||
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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 | Independent Liberal | 1904–1907 | |
Liberal Reform | 1907–1907 | ||
Henry Horne | Labor | 1907–1911 | |
John Perry | Liberal Reform | 1911–1911 | |
William Ashford | Labor | 1911–1917 | |
Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
Third incarnation (1927–1962) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Harry Carter | Country | 1927–1941 | |
Roger Nott | Labor | 1941–1961 | |
Frank O'Keefe | Country | 1961–1962 |
Election results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Frank O'Keefe | 7,312 | 50.21 | +3.05 | |
Labor | Robert Johnson | 7,252 | 49.79 | -1.89 | |
Total formal votes | 14,564 | 98.89 | -0.05 | ||
Informal votes | 163 | 1.11 | +0.05 | ||
Turnout | 14,727 | 82.30 | -12.43 | ||
CountrygainfromLabor | Swing | +2.5 |
References[edit]
- ^"1904 Redistribution".Atlas of New South Wales.NSW Land & Property Information. Archived fromthe originalon 23 June 2015.
- ^Green, Antony."Elections for the District of Liverpool Plains".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved2 December2019.
- ^"Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856"(PDF).NSW Parliamentary Record.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved14 December2019.
- ^"Former Members".Members of Parliament.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved2 December2019.
- ^Green, Antony."1962 Upper Hunter".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved29 October2020.
- ^abGreen, Antony."1961 Liverpool Plains by-election".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved9 October2020.
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