This is a list of candidates for the
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election
The 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election was held between 8 December 1874 and 12 January 1875. This election was for all of the 72 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 52 single-member constituencies, ...
. The election was held from 8 December 1874 to 12 January 1875.
There was no recognisable party structure at this election.
Retiring Members
Goldfields North MLA
James Rodd
James Rodd (January 29, 1956) was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island from November 2007 when he was selected as interim leader at the party's annual general meeting following the resignation of Dean Constable. Rodd was ...
had resigned on 16 November 1874 and writs issued for a by-election, which was cancelled when the general election was called.
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James Campbell MLA (
Morpeth
Morpeth may refer to:
*Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
** Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales
* Morpeth, Ontario, Canada
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** Morpeth (UK ...
)
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Edward Combes
Edward Combes (6 September 1830 – 18 October 1895) was an engineer, pastoralist, politician and painter. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and later the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Combes entered the Gove ...
MLA (
Bathurst)
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John Creed MLA (
Upper Hunter
The Upper Hunter Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in May 2004 from the Scone Shire and parts of Murrurundi and Merriwa shires.
The Mayor of the Upper Hunter Shir ...
)
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Leopold De Salis MLA (
Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in the south-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the ...
)
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William Grahame MLA (
Monaro)
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Lewis Levy
Lewis Wolfe Levy (13 June 1815 – 25 January 1885) was an English-born Australian businessman and politician.
Life and career
He was born in London, the son of merchant Benjamin Wolfe Levy and his wife Martha née Levy. He migrated to S ...
MLA (
West Maitland
Maitland () is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England ...
)
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William Macleay
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...
MLA (
Murrumbidgee)
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John Nowlan MLA (
Williams)
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George Oakes MLA (
East Sydney)
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Joseph Single
Joseph Daniel Single (22 February 1826 – 29 December 1900) was an Australian politician.
He was born around Castlereagh to farmer John Single and Sarah Baker. He became a pastoralist and held the Tellaraga station in the Gwydir district. ...
MLA (
Nepean)
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William Tunks
William Tunks (8 April 1816 – 12 April 1883) was an Australian politician.
He was born in the Nepean district to timber merchant John Tunks and Esther Arndell. He was an apprentice carpenter at Parramatta and later the licensee of an inn ...
MLA (
St Leonards)
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Thomas West MLA (
Carcoar)
Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.
Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.
See also
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1874–1877
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the eighth parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1874 to 1877. The 1874–75 election was held between 8 December 1874 and 12 January 1875 with parliament first meet ...
References
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1874-75
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