Electoral results for the district of Northumberland

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Northumberland, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1913. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1859   Alexander Scott None
1860   Thomas Lewis None
1862 by   Atkinson Tighe None
1864
1868 by
1869   William Brookes None
1872   James Hannell None
1874   Charles Stevens None
1877 by   William Turner None
1877   Thomas Hungerford None
1880 by   Ninian Melville NoneMemberParty
1880   William Turner None
1882 by   Thomas Hungerford None
1882   Atkinson Tighe None
1884   Richard Luscombe None
1885   Joseph Creer NoneMemberParty
1887   Protectionist   Ind. Protectionist   Thomas Walker Protectionist
1889   Protectionist
1891   Alfred Edden Labour
1894   Richard Stevenson Protectionist
1895   Henry Wheeler Free Trade
1898   Richard Stevenson Protectionist
1899 by   John Norton Independent
1901
1904   Matthew Charlton Labour
1907
1910 by   William Kearsley Labour
1910

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Northumberland   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Kearsley 7,38979.1
Independent Liberal Reginald Harris1,95720.9
Total formal votes9,34697.6
Informal votes2282.4
Turnout 9,57456.9
Labour hold 

1910 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1910 Northumberland state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1910 Northumberland by-election
Wednesday 23 March  [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Kearsley Unopposed
Labor hold 
Matthew Charlton (Labor) resigned to successfully contest the 1910 federal election for Hunter. [5]

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Northumberland   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Charlton 3,74969.2
Liberal Reform John Sutton1,66830.8
Total formal votes5,41796.5
Informal votes1973.5
Turnout 5,61445.8
Labour hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Northumberland   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Charlton 2,00954.9
Independent Liberal Reginald Harris1,00527.5
Liberal Reform John Fitzpatrick 54314.9
Independent Alfred Jacques601.6
Total formal votes3,65798.2
Informal votes671.8
Turnout 3,72446.2
Labour gain from Independent  
Northumberland lost part of the district to Hartley and The Hawkesbury and was expanded to include parts of the abolished seats of East Maitland, West Maitland and Wallsend. The member for Northumberland was John Norton (Independent) who successfully contested Surry Hills. The member for West Maitland, John Gillies (Independent), defeated the member for East Maitland, James Brunker (Liberal Reform), for Maitland. The member for Wallsend was John Estell (Labour) who successfully contested Waratah while the member for Waratah was Matthew Charlton (Labour). John Fitzpatrick was the member for Rylstone.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Northumberland   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Norton unopposed
Independent gain from Protectionist  
Richard Stevenson   (Protectionist) died in 1899 and John Norton (Independent) won the seat in a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

1899 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1899 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1899 Northumberland colonial by-election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Protectionist John Norton 83852.6+52.6
Free Trade Henry Wheeler 65541.1−6.1
Federalist William Snape523.3+3.3
Independent Charles Duffy332.1+2.1
Independent George Black110.7+0.7
Federalist William Melville (withdrawn)30.2+0.2
Protectionist William Schey (withdrawn)20.1−52.7
Total formal votes1,59498.5−0.7
Informal votes241.5+0.7
Turnout 1,61866.3−0.6
Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist Swing N/A

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Richard Stevenson 82352.8
Free Trade Henry Wheeler 73547.2
Total formal votes1,55899.2
Informal votes120.8
Turnout 1,57066.9
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Henry Wheeler 71952.8
Protectionist Richard Stevenson 64347.2
Total formal votes1,36299.4
Informal votes80.6
Turnout 1,37072.5
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Richard Stevenson 67045.2
Free Trade Henry Wheeler 62342.0
Labour James Donnelly19112.9
Total formal votes1,48499.4
Informal votes90.6
Turnout 1,49378.5
Protectionist win(previously 3 members)

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Wednesday 24 June  [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Walker (re-elected 1)3,68626.2
Protectionist Ninian Melville (re-elected 2)2,89220.5
Labour Alfred Edden (elected 3)2,87920.4
Labour James Thompson2,55118.1
Protectionist Joseph Creer (defeated)2,08914.8
Total formal votes14,09799.6
Informal votes520.4
Turnout 5,39672.5
  Protectionist hold 2
  Labour gain 1 from Protectionist

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Monday 4 February  [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Joseph Creer (elected 1)3,43331.5
Protectionist Ninian Melville (elected 2)3,40331.3
Protectionist Thomas Walker (elected 3)3,25729.9
Free Trade Josiah Wright7917.3
Total formal votes10,88499.4
Informal votes620.6
Turnout 4,24564.7
  Protectionist hold 2 
 Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist  

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Thursday 17 February  [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Ninian Melville (re-elected 1)2,39923.2
Protectionist Thomas Walker (elected 2)2,32322.5
Ind. Protectionist Joseph Creer (re-elected 3)2,06920.0
Protectionist John Osborne 1,95218.9
Free Trade Nicholas Downing1,0109.8
Protectionist Andrew Love5785.6
Total formal votes10,33199.3
Informal votes710.7
Turnout 4,11775.1
 (1 new seat)

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Friday 16 October  [16]
CandidateVotes%
Joseph Creer (elected 1)1,66227.1
Ninian Melville (re-elected 2)1,53925.1
Thomas Walker 1,28721.0
Joseph Gorrick (defeated)87114.2
George Perry5989.8
Richard Luscombe (defeated)1762.9
Total formal votes6,13398.8
Informal votes731.2
Turnout 6,20663.6
Joseph Gorrick was the sitting member for Wollombi.

1884 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1884 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1884 Northumberland by-election
Saturday 26 May  [17]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Luscombe (elected)96238.7
William Christie48419.5
Thomas Hungerford 40316.2
Total formal votes2,48797.3
Informal votes692.7
Turnout 2,55668.1
Atkinson Tighe resigned. [17]

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Saturday 9 December  [18]
CandidateVotes%
Ninian Melville (re-elected 1)1,89743.0
Atkinson Tighe (elected 2)1,31229.8
William Christie1,20027.2
Total formal votes4,40999.5
Informal votes210.5
Turnout 2,53071.0

1882 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1882 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1882 Northumberland by-election
Wednesday 18 January  [19]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Hungerford (elected)1,33953.7
William Grisdale1,15546.3
Total formal votes2,49498.4
Informal votes401.6
Turnout 2,53471.0
William Turner resigned. [19]

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Friday 26 November  [20]
CandidateVotes%
Ninian Melville (re-elected 1)1,97837.5
William Turner (elected 2)1,61630.6
Thomas Hungerford 1,19122.6
Thomas Dalveen4919.3
Total formal votes5,27699.6
Informal votes200.4
Turnout 2,90677.2
 (1 new seat)

1880 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1880 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1880 Northumberland by-election
Friday 30 April  [21]
CandidateVotes%
Ninian Melville (elected)1,24042.0
Joseph Creer 93131.6
Sir William Gordon74925.4
George Maclean301.0
Total formal votes2,95096.3
Informal votes1123.7
Turnout 3,06260.6
Thomas Hungerford resigned. [21]

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Monday 29 October  [22]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Hungerford (elected)1,58050.7
William Turner (defeated)1,53449.3
Total formal votes3,11497.7
Informal votes752.4
Turnout 3,18972.7

1877 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1877 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1877 Northumberland by-election
Friday 20 July  [23]
CandidateVotes%
William Turner (elected)1,55863.9
Thomas Hungerford 48119.7
Total formal votes2,43998.1
Informal votes481.9
Turnout 2,48780.4  [a]
Charles Stevens was insolvent. [23]

1874

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Thursday 17 December 1874  [24]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Stevens (elected)1,30554.7
James Hannell (defeated)1,08345.4
Total formal votes2,38897.6
Informal votes592.4
Turnout 2,44779.1

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Wednesday 21 February  [25]
CandidateVotes%
James Hannell (elected)99157.1
William Brookes (defeated)38722.3
Francis O'Brien18810.8
Thomas Adam905.2
Henry Langley683.9
James Pemell 130.8
Total formal votes1,73798.6
Informal votes251.4
Turnout 1,76265.5

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Thursday 9 December 1869  [26]
CandidateVotes%
William Brookes (elected)76043.7
Joseph Ward43024.7
F Shaw35020.1
Francis O'Brien1227.0
Charles Cleveland694.0
Samuel Gordon80.5
Total formal votes1,73996.9
Informal votes553.1
Turnout 1,79472.0

1868 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1868 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1868 Northumberland by-election
Thursday 8 February  [27]
CandidateVotes%
Atkinson Tighe (re-elected)78367.3
Alexander Black38032.7
Total formal votes1,16396.5
Informal votes423.5
Turnout 1,20557.6
Atkinson Tighe was appointed Postmaster-General in the second Martin ministry. [27]

1864

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Saturday 24 December 1864  [28]
CandidateVotes%
Atkinson Tighe (re-elected)63062.1
William Brookes 38437.9
Total formal votes1,01496.7
Informal votes353.3
Turnout 1,04957.2

1862 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1862 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1862 Northumberland by-election
Tuesday 23 December   [29] [30]
CandidateVotes%
Atkinson Tighe (elected)33950.6
William Brookes 33149.4
Total formal votes670100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 67044.4
Thomas Lewis was insolvent and resigned. [29]

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Saturday 8 December  [31]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Lewis (elected)24041.1
Alexander Scott (defeated)23540.2
Arthur Hodgson 10918.7
Total formal votes584100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 62362.8

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Friday 17 June  [32]
CandidateVotes%
Alexander Scott (re-elected)unopposed

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on an electoral roll of 3,095 at the 1874 election. [24]

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