Electoral district of Liverpool Plains

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]^[4] The district was divided between Barwon and Upper Hunter. The sitting member, Frank O'Keefe (Country), successfully contested Upper Hunter at the 1962 election.^[5]

Members for Liverpool Plains

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	Independent Liberal	1904–1907
	John Perry	Liberal Reform	1907–1907
	Henry Horne	Labor	1907–1911
	John Perry	Liberal Reform	1911–1911
	William Ashford	Labor	1911–1917
	William Ashford	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

1961 Liverpool Plains by-election
Saturday 25 March ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+2.5

Roger Nott (Labor) resigned.^[6]

References

^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1962 Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1961 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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[1] "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[Green_Liverpool_Plains-2] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[3] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

[4] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[5] Green, Antony. "1962 Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

[1961_Liverpool_Plains_state_by-election_Green-6] Green, Antony. "1961 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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