1857 Northumberland Boroughs colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland Boroughs on 6 November 1857 because of the death of Bob Nichols. ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
27 September 1857	Bob Nichols died. [1]
22 October 1857	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
3 November 1857	Nominations
6 November 1857	Polling day
10 November 1857	Return of writ

Candidates

• James Dickson was a partner in a large and successful business, which commenced as a general store at Maitland, but also had large lease holdings in New England.
• Captain Bourn Russell, chairman of the Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company, had been elected a member for Northumberland Boroughs at the 1856 election however his election was overturned by the Committee of Elections and Qualifications on a re-count. ^[3]

Result

1857 Northumberland Boroughs by-election
Friday 6 November  ^[4]

Candidate		Votes	%
James Dickson (elected)		495	51.8
Bourn Russell		460	48.2
Total formal votes		955	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		955	61.8

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Northumberland Boroughs
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr George Robert Nichols (1809–1857)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 156. 23 October 1857. p. 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2020– via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland Boroughs re-count". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
4. Green, Antony. "1857 Northumberland Boroughs by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 June 2019.