Morpeth was an
electoral district
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of the
Legislative Assembly in the
Australia
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n state of
New South Wales
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, created in 1859 and partly replacing
Northumberland Boroughs and including
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
* Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK
** Morpeth (UK ...
. It was abolished in 1894,
and divided between
Gloucester
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,
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham
*County Durham, an English county
*Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States
*Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...
and
East Maitland
East Maitland is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and it has two railway stations, Victoria Street (opened in 1857 with the Newcastle- Maitland line) and East Maitland (opened initi ...
.
Members for Morpeth
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of New South Wales
Constituencies established in 1859
Constituencies disestablished in 1904
1859 establishments in Australia
1904 disestablishments in Australia
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