Electoral results for the district of Goldfields North
Election results for Goldfields North, New South Wales, Australia
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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]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Elections in the 1870s
1877
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Copeland (elected) | unopposed | ||
1875
| 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
| 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 | |
Elections in the 1860s
1870 by-election
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | 44.8 | |
James Hoskins resigned.[11]
1860
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hoskins (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
Elections in the 1850s
1859
| 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 | |