Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs

Northumberland Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including the towns of Morpeth, East Maitland, and West Maitland, and named after Northumberland County. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.

Members for Northumberland Boroughs
Member Party Period Member Party Period
  Bourn Russell [1] None 1856–1856   George Nichols [2] None 1856–1857
  Elias Weekes [3] None 1856–1859  
    James Dickson [4] None 1857–1859

Election results

1856
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland Boroughs[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Boroughs [5]
Candidate Votes %
George Nichols (elected 1) 660 39.0
Bourn Russell (elected 2) 521 30.8
Elias Weekes 513 30.3
Total formal votes 1,694 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,034 62.4
Polling was conducted on 28 March 1856. Nichols represented this district in the old Legislative Council. Weekes contested the election on the grounds that more than 20 people who were unqualified to vote had voted for Russell. After investigating this claim, the Assembly's Elections and Qualifications Committee overturned the result and awarded the seat to Weekes.[6]

1857

George Nichols died in September 1857.[2]

Northumberland Boroughs by-election
3 November 1857 [7]
Candidate Votes %
James Dickson 495 51.83
Bourn Russell 460 48.17
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 955 100%
Voter turnout 61.77%

1858
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland Boroughs[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Boroughs
28 January [8]
Candidate Votes %
James Dickson (re-elected) unopposed  
Elias Weekes (re-elected) unopposed  

References
  1. "Mr Bourn Russell (1794-1880)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. "Mr George Nichols (1809–1857)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. "Mr Elias Weekes (1809–1881)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. "Mr James Dickson (1813-1863)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  6. Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland Boroughs Qualifications Committee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  7. Green, Antony. "Northumberland Boroughs by-election 1857". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. Green, Antony. "1858 Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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