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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, 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.

Members for Northumberland and Hunter

Member Party Period Member Party Period Member Party Period
  Alexander Scott None 1856–1859   William Piddington None 1856–1859   Hovenden Hely None 1856–1857
  George White None 1858–1859

Election results

1856

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland and Hunter.
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland and Hunter 
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Walker Scott (elected 1) 821 27.1
William Piddington (elected 2) 706 23.3
Hovenden Hely (elected 3) 574 19.0
Henry Douglass 389 12.8
George Bowman 289 9.5
Walter Rotton 250 8.3
Total formal votes 3,029 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,180 50.7
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

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland and Hunter.
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland and Hunter
30 January 
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Scott (re-elected 1) 1,040 30.5
George White (elected 2) 969 28.4
William Piddington (re-elected 3) 945 27.7
Clark Irving (defeated) 457 13.40
Total formal votes 3,411 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,411 38.0
The other sitting member Hovenden Hely did not contest the election. Clark Irving was the member for Clarence and Darling Downs.

References

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