Moorhouse himself resigned the following year and was succeeded by Alfred Cox in the 1863 by-election.
[1] John Hall, the younger brother of George and who was later to become the 12th Premier, won the 1866 election against George Buckley[2] and represented Heathcote until 1872, when he resigned for health reasons.
At the 1872 by-election, John Cracroft Wilson was elected unopposed to represent the electorate.
During the next term, beginning with the 1884 election, John Coster was the representative, until his death on 17 December 1886.
[1] The last representative for Heathcote was William Tanner, who won the 1890 election.