# Electoral results for the district of New England

New England, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.
Single-member (1859–1880) :
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1859 | | James Hart | None |
| 1860 | | George Markham | None |
| 1862 by | | Robert Forster | None |
| 1864 | | Theophilus Cooper | None |
| 1869 | | Charles Weaver | None |
| 1871 by | | Samuel Terry | None |
| 1874 | | Samuel Terry | None |
| 1877 | | Samuel Terry | None |
| Two members (1880–1891) ||||
| Election | Member | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party |
| 1880 | | Henry Copeland | None | | William Proctor | None |
| 1882 | | James Farnell | None | | William Proctor | None |
| 1885 | | James Inglis | None | | William Proctor | None |
| 1887 by | | James Inglis | None | | William Proctor | None |
| 1887 | | James Inglis | Free Trade | | Henry Copeland | Protectionist |
| 1889 | | James Inglis | Free Trade | | Henry Copeland | Protectionist |
| Three members (1891–1894) ||||
| Election | Member | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party |
| 1891 | | James Inglis | Free Trade | | Henry Copeland | Protectionist | | Edmund Lonsdale | Free Trade |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: New England Thursday 25 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Free Trade | James Inglis (re-elected 1) | 1,731 | 19.5 | |
| | Protectionist | Henry Copeland (re-elected 2) | 1,563 | 17.6 | |
| | Free Trade | Edmund Lonsdale (elected 3) | 1,544 | 17.4 | |
| | Protectionist | Charles Wilson | 1,399 | 15.7 | |
| | Free Trade | George Meallin | 1,353 | 15.2 | |
| | Protectionist | William Proctor | 1,311 | 14.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,901 | 99.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 42 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,247 | 60.8 | |
| | Free Trade hold 1, win 1 | Free Trade hold 1, win 1 | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |
| | Protectionist hold 1 | Protectionist hold 1 | | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |

### Elections in the 1880s
#### 1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: New England Monday 4 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Henry Copeland (elected 1) | 1,396 | 34.9 |
| | Free Trade | James Inglis (elected 2) | 1,099 | 27.4 |
| | Protectionist | William Proctor | 1,052 | 26.3 |
| | Protectionist | Charles Givney | 459 | 11.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,006 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,064 | 73.6 |
| | Protectionist hold 1 | Protectionist hold 1 | | |
| | Free Trade hold 1 | Free Trade hold 1 | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: New England Thursday 10 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | James Inglis (re-elected 1) | 1,371 | 46.1 |
| | Protectionist | Henry Copeland (re-elected 2) | 999 | 33.6 |
| | Protectionist | Charles Givney | 603 | 20.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,973 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,108 | 53.9 |

#### 1887 by-election

1887 New England by-election Monday 10 January :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Proctor (re-elected) | William Proctor (re-elected) | 673 | 45.7 |
| Charles Givney | Charles Givney | 484 | 32.8 |
| William Cleghorn | William Cleghorn | 317 | 21.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,474 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 37.7 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: New England Saturday 31 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Inglis (elected 1) | James Inglis (elected 1) | 1,233 | 35.6 |
| William Proctor (re-elected 2) | William Proctor (re-elected 2) | 1,191 | 34.4 |
| William Drew | William Drew | 580 | 16.7 |
| William Dowel | William Dowel | 285 | 8.2 |
| Charles Givney | Charles Givney | 177 | 5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,466 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,024 | 55.7 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: New England Saturday 16 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Proctor (re-elected 1) | William Proctor (re-elected 1) | 980 | 33.8 |
| James Farnell (elected 2) | James Farnell (elected 2) | 968 | 33.4 |
| Jeremiah O'Connell | Jeremiah O'Connell | 951 | 32.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,899 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,931 | 49.2 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: New England Thursday 2 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Proctor (elected 1) | William Proctor (elected 1) | 962 | 35.8 |
| Henry Copeland (re-elected 2) | Henry Copeland (re-elected 2) | 909 | 33.9 |
| Jeremiah O'Connell | Jeremiah O'Connell | 814 | 30.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,685 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,779 | 51.9 |
| | | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |

### Elections in the 1870s
#### 1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: New England Saturday 3 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Samuel Terry (re-elected) | Samuel Terry (re-elected) | 736 | 58.6 |
| Robert Forster (defeated) | Robert Forster (defeated) | 521 | 41.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,257 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 42 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,299 | 49.2 |

#### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: New England Thursday 7 January 1875 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Samuel Terry (re-elected) | Samuel Terry (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: New England Friday 8 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Samuel Terry (re-elected) | Samuel Terry (re-elected) | 1,098 | 84.3 |
| William Windeyer | William Windeyer | 205 | 15.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,303 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,322 | 49.9 |

#### 1871 by-election

1871 New England by-election Monday 28 August :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Samuel Terry (elected) | Samuel Terry (elected) | 578 | 54.0 |
| Robert Abbott | Robert Abbott | 492 | 46.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,070 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,070 | 40.4 |

### Elections in the 1860s
#### 1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: New England Thursday 23 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charles Weaver (elected) | Charles Weaver (elected) | 759 | 59.2 |
| Robert Forster | Robert Forster | 520 | 40.6 |
| Alexander Black | Alexander Black | 3 | 0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,282 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,319 | 58.7 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: New England Saturday 24 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Theophilus Cooper (elected) | Theophilus Cooper (elected) | 559 | 53.7 |
| Robert Forster (defeated) | Robert Forster (defeated) | 482 | 46.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,041 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,041 | 60.8 |

#### 1862 by-election

1862 New England by-election Saturday 28 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Forster (elected) | Robert Forster (elected) | 353 | 46.7 |
| Thomas Rusden | Thomas Rusden | 313 | 41.5 |
| Alfred Hayles | Alfred Hayles | 56 | 7.4 |
| James Husband | James Husband | 33 | 4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 755 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 755 | 47.1 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: New England Monday 24 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Markham (elected) | George Markham (elected) | 475 | 60.7 |
| Thomas Rusden | Thomas Rusden | 304 | 38.9 |
| John Eames | John Eames | 2 | 0.3 |
| James Hart | James Hart | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 782 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 794 | 53.7 |

### Elections in the 1850s
#### 1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: New England Thursday 30 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Hart (re-elected) | James Hart (re-elected) | 313 | 49.8 |
| Thomas Rusden | Thomas Rusden | 311 | 49.5 |
| James Eames | James Eames | 4 | 0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 628 | 99.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 630 | 56.0 |
Four people were charged with impersonating electors and a petition was lodged against the election. The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count.
1859 New South Wales colonial election: New England Re-count :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Hart (re-elected) | James Hart (re-elected) | 310 | 50.1 |
| Thomas Rusden | Thomas Rusden | 307 | 49.6 |
| John Eames | John Eames | 2 | 0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 619 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 624 | 55.5 |