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.^[1]^[2]

Members for Northumberland Boroughs

	Party	Period		Party	Period
Bourn Russell ^[3]	None	1856	Bob Nichols ^[4]	None	1856–1857
Elias Weekes ^[5]	None	1856–1859	Bob Nichols ^[4]	None	1856–1857
Elias Weekes ^[5]	None	1856–1859	James Dickson ^[6]	None	1857–1859

Election results

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Boroughs
Wednesday 27 January ^[7]
Candidate		Votes	%
James Dickson (re-elected)		unopposed
Elias Weekes (re-elected)		unopposed

References

^ 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.
^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ "Mr Bourn Russell (1794-1880)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Mr George Robert Nichols (1809–1857)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Mr Elias Weekes (1809–1881)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Mr James Dickson (1813-1863)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1858 Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[Green_Northumberland_Boroughs-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.

[Bourn_Russell_NSW_Parl-3] "Mr Bourn Russell (1794-1880)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

[Bob_Nichols_NSW_Parl-4] "Mr George Robert Nichols (1809–1857)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

[Elias_Weekes_NSW_Parl-5] "Mr Elias Weekes (1809–1881)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

[James_Dickson_NSW_Parl-6] "Mr James Dickson (1813-1863)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

[7] 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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Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs

Members for Northumberland Boroughs

Election results

References

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