North Eastern Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, that included the towns of Newcastle, Stockton and Raymond Terrace. It was partly replaced by the electoral district of Newcastle and the electoral district of Hunter.
Members for North Eastern Boroughs
Member | Party | Period | |
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Edward Flood | None | 1856–1857 | |
Richard Bowker | None | 1858–1859 |
Election results
1856
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § North Eastern Boroughs.Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Edward Flood (elected) | 138 | 66.0 | |
John Plunkett | 71 | 34.0 | |
Total formal votes | 209 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 209 | 58.7 |
1858
Flood did not contest the seat at the 1858 election, successfully standing for Cumberland (South Riding) instead.
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § North Eastern Boroughs.Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Bowker | unopposed |
References
- Green, Antony. "North-eastern boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW) (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Dr Richard Ryther Steer Bowker(1815-1903)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1856 North Eastern Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- Green, Antony. "1858 North Eastern Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.