Goldfields North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1880, including the goldfields within several northern electorates. Rolls were not kept for goldfields 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 goldfields district. This meant that voters could vote tactically, if their candidate was unopposed—as James Hoskins was in the 1860 election—or their preferred candidate was assured of election, they could vote in the other electorate.
Members for Goldfields North
MemberPartyPeriod James Hoskins None 1859–1863 James Buchanan None 1863–1864 George Pickering None 1865–1868 James Hoskins None 1868–1869 Robert Wisdom None 1870–1870 Robert Forster None 1870–1872 James Rodd None 1872–1874 Robert Forster None 1875–1877 Henry Copeland None 1877–1880
Election results
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