Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs (NSW Legislative Council)

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Northumberland Boroughs
New South WalesLegislative Council
County of Northumberland NSW 1840s.jpg
State New South Wales
Created1843
Abolished1851
Namesake Northumberland County

The Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs was an electorate of the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843. From 1843 until 1851 the electorate covered the major towns or boroughs of Northumberland County, East Maitland, West Maitland and Newcastle, [1] and polling took place at East Maitland, West Maitland and Newcastle. [2] Morpeth was added to the electorate from 1851 while Newcastle was removed from the electorate to form, with Raymond Terrace, the North Eastern Boroughs. [3] The rest of Northumberland County was covered by the County of Northumberland from 1843 until 1951, [1] and Counties of Northumberland and Hunter from 1851 until 1856. [3]

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In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland Boroughs.

Members

Member 1Term
D'Arcy Wentworth [4] Jun 1843 – Jul 1845
Patrick Grant [5] Sep 1845 – Jun 1848
George Nichols [6] Jul 1848 – Feb 1856
George Nichols went on to represent Northumberland Boroughs in the Legislative Assembly from 1856.

Election results

1843

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 20 June:
Northumberland Boroughs [7]
CandidateVotes%
D'Arcy Wentworth 12152.84
Alexander Walker Scott 10847.16
Total votes229100.00

1845

D'Arcy Wentworth resigned in July 1845.

Northumberland Boroughs by-election
16 September 1845 [8]
CandidateVotes%
Patrick Grant 9255.42
William Ogilvie7444.58
Total votes166100.00

The election of Patrick Grant was declared void on the grounds that he was not qualified to stand, [9] however he was re-elected unopposed. [10]

1848

1848 New South Wales colonial election, 29 July:
Northumberland Boroughs [11]
CandidateVotes%
George Nichols 18569.81
William Moir8030.19
Total votes265100.00

1851

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 17 September:
Northumberland Boroughs [12]
CandidateVotes%
George Nichols unopposed 

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References

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  2. "Polling places". The Sydney Morning Herald . 14 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2019 via Trove.
  3. 1 2 "An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". Act No. 48 of 2 May 1851 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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