Electoral_district_of_Northumberland_and_Hunter

Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter

Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter

Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Northumberland and Hunter was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859,[1] in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County and the Hunter River. It elected three members, with voters casting three votes and the first three candidates being elected. For the 1859 election it was replaced by Northumberland and the remainder was divided between Hunter and Lower Hunter.[2]

Members for Northumberland and Hunter

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Election results

1856

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland and Hunter.[edit]
Polling was conducted on 17 April 1856. Both Bowman and Douglass had represented Counties of Northumberland and Hunter in the old Legislative Council. John Plunkett was nominated to stand in this seat but after being elected to both Argyle and Bathurst (County) on 31 March, he withdrew his nomination.

1858

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland and Hunter.[edit]
The other sitting member Hovenden Hely did not contest the election. Clark Irving was the member for Clarence and Darling Downs.

References

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    Green, Antony. "Northumberland and Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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    An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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    "Mr Alexander Walker Scott (1800–1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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    "Mr William Henry Burgess Piddington". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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    "Hovenden Hely (1823-1872)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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    "Mr George Boyle White (1802-1876)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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    Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland and Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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    Green, Antony. "1858 Northumberland and Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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