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Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter 
Summary
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]
Members for Northumberland and Hunter edit
| Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Scott [3] | None | 1856–1859 | William Piddington [4] | None | 1856–1859 | Hovenden Hely [5] | None | 1856–1857 | |||
| George White [6] | None | 1858–1859 | |||||||||
Election results edit
1856 edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Walker Scott (elected 1) | 821 | 27.1 | |
| William Piddington (elected 2) | 706 | 23.3 | |
| Hovenden Hely (elected 3) | 574 | 19.0 | |
| Henry Douglass | 389 | 12.8 | |
| George Bowman | 289 | 9.5 | |
| Walter Rotton | 250 | 8.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,029 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,180 | 50.7 | |
1858 edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Scott (re-elected 1) | 1,040 | 30.5 | |
| George White (elected 2) | 969 | 28.4 | |
| William Piddington (re-elected 3) | 945 | 27.7 | |
| Clark Irving (defeated) | 457 | 13.40 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,411 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 3,411 | 38.0 | |
References edit
- ^ Green, Antony. "Northumberland and Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Alexander Walker Scott (1800–1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Henry Burgess Piddington". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Hovenden Hely (1823-1872)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr George Boyle White (1802-1876)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland and Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Northumberland and Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.