Northumberland Boroughs, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1856 and abolished in 1859.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party Member Party
1856   Bourn Russell None   Bob Nichols None
1856 re-count   Elias Weekes None
1857 by   James Dickson None
1858

Election results

Elections in the 1850s

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Boroughs
Wednesday 27 January [4]
Candidate Votes %
James Dickson (re-elected) unopposed  
Elias Weekes (re-elected) unopposed  

1857 by-election

1857 Northumberland Boroughs by-election
Friday 6 November [5]
Candidate Votes %
James Dickson (elected) 495 51.8
Bourn Russell 460 48.2
Total formal votes 955 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 955 61.8
Bob Nichols died.[5]

1856 re-count

1856 Northumberland Boroughs election re-count
Tuesday 5 August [6]
Candidate Votes %
Elias Weekes (elected) 511 30.7
Bourn Russell (defeated) 500 29.9
Total formal votes 1,671 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,011 61.1
The Committee of Elections and Qualifications conducted a re-count of the 1856 Northumberland Boroughs election and declared that Bourn Russell had not been elected the member for Northumberland Boroughs. No by-election was conducted, instead the committee declared that Elias Weekes had been elected.[6]

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Boroughs [7]
Candidate Votes %
Bob 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. Committee of Elections and Qualifications conducted a re-count and overturned the election of Bourn Russell and declared that Elias Weekes had been elected.[8]

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1857 Northumberland Boroughs by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland Boroughs re-count". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland Boroughs Qualifications Committee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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