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For the former NSW Legislative Council District, see Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs (NSW Legislative Council).

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

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Elections in the 1850s

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1858

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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
Wednesday 27 January [4]
Candidate Votes %
James Dickson (re-elected) unopposed  
Elias Weekes (re-elected) unopposed  

1857 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1857 Northumberland Boroughs colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
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

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This section is an excerpt from 1856 Northumberland Boroughs colonial election re-count § Result.[edit]
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

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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 [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

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  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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