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Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter

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Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Northumberland and Hunter was anelectoral district for theLegislative Assembly in theAustralian state ofNew South Wales from 1856 to 1859,[1] in theNewcastle area and named afterNorthumberland County and theHunter River. It elected three members, with voters casting three votes and the first three candidates being elected. For the1859 election it was replaced byNorthumberland and the remainder was divided betweenHunter andLower Hunter.[2]

Members for Northumberland and Hunter

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

Election results

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1856

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This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland and Hunter.[edit]
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 Douglass38912.8
George Bowman2899.5
Walter Rotton2508.3
Total formal votes3,029100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout1,18050.7
Polling was conducted on 17 April 1856. Both Bowman and Douglass had representedCounties of Northumberland and Hunter in the old Legislative Council.John Plunkett was nominated to stand in this seat but after being elected to bothArgyle andBathurst (County) on 31 March, he withdrew his nomination.

1858

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This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland and Hunter.[edit]
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
Turnout3,41138.0
The other sitting memberHovenden Hely did not contest the election.Clark Irving was the member forClarence and Darling Downs.

References

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  1. ^Green, Antony."Northumberland and Hunter".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved25 June 2019.
  2. ^An Act to amend the Electoral Law(PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved25 June 2019.
  3. ^"Mr Alexander Walker Scott (1800–1883)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales. Retrieved13 May 2019.
  4. ^"Mr William Henry Burgess Piddington".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales. Retrieved25 June 2019.
  5. ^"Hovenden Hely (1823-1872)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales. Retrieved8 June 2019.
  6. ^"Mr George Boyle White (1802-1876)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales. Retrieved22 May 2019.
  7. ^Green, Antony."1856 Northumberland and Hunter".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved21 March 2015.
  8. ^Green, Antony."1858 Northumberland and Hunter".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved12 June 2019.
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