Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter

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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]

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Members for Northumberland and Hunter

MemberPartyPeriodMemberPartyPeriodMemberPartyPeriod
  Alexander Scott [3] None1856–1859  William Piddington [4] None1856–1859  Hovenden Hely [5] None1856–1857
  George White [6] None1858–1859

Election results

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland and Hunter [7]
CandidateVotes%
Alexander Walker Scott (elected 1)82127.1
William Piddington (elected 2)70623.3
Hovenden Hely (elected 3)57419.0
Henry Douglass 38912.8
George Bowman 2899.5
Walter Rotton2508.3
Total formal votes3,029100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,18050.7
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

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland and Hunter
30 January [8]
CandidateVotes%
Alexander Scott (re-elected 1)1,04030.5
George White (elected 2)96928.4
William Piddington (re-elected 3)94527.7
Clark Irving (defeated)45713.40
Total formal votes3,411100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 3,41138.0
The other sitting member Hovenden Hely did not contest the election. Clark Irving was the member for Clarence and Darling Downs.

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References

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  2. "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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  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.