Electoral district of Goldfields West

Goldfields West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1880, including the goldfields within a number of western electorates.^[1]^[2]^[3] Rolls were not kept for Gold Fields seats, voters being able to establish their right to vote by presenting either a mining licence or business licence in a proclaimed gold field that had been held for at least six months. Voters could also appear on the roll for general districts, but were prevented from voting in both their resident general district and the overlaying Gold Fields district.^[4]^[5]

Members for Goldfields West

	Party	Period
Robert Wisdom ^[6]	None	1859–1864
Stephen Donnelly ^[7]	None	1864–1866
George Thornton ^[8]	None	1867–1868
Walter Church ^[9]	None	1869–1872
David Buchanan ^[10]	None	1872–1877
Hugo Louis Beyers ^[11]	None	1877–1880

Election results

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 12 November ^[12]
Candidate	Votes	%
Louis Beyers (elected)	476	57.9
David Buchanan (defeated)	346	42.1
Total formal votes	822	97.9
Informal votes	18	2.1
Turnout	840	8.4

References

^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 978-0-9752354-2-3.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields West 1859-1880". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Sir Robert Wisdom KCMG, QC (1830-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Mr Stephen Augustine Donnelly (1835-1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Mr George Thornton (1819-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Mr Walter Church (1819-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Mr David Buchanan (1823-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Mr Hugo Louis Beyers (1845-1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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[1] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[2] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[Green_Goldfields_West-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

[4] Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 978-0-9752354-2-3.

[Elections_Goldfields_West_1859-1880-5] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields West 1859-1880". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Robert_Wisdom_NSW_Parl-6] "Sir Robert Wisdom KCMG, QC (1830-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[Stephen_Donnelly_NSW_Parl-7] "Mr Stephen Augustine Donnelly (1835-1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[George_Thornton_NSW_Parl-8] "Mr George Thornton (1819-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[Walter_Church_NSW_Parl-9] "Mr Walter Church (1819-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[David_Buchanan_NSW_Parl-10] "Mr David Buchanan (1823-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[Hugo_Beyers_NSW_Parl-11] "Mr Hugo Louis Beyers (1845-1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[Results_of_the_1877_New_South_Wales_colonial_election_Green_1877_Goldfields_West-12] Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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