Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs

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

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

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

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Northumberland Boroughs

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Boroughs
Wednesday 27 January ^[7]

Candidate		Votes	%
James Dickson (re-elected)		unopposed
Elias Weekes (re-elected)		unopposed

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland Boroughs.[edit]

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. "Mr Bourn Russell (1794-1880)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
4. "Mr George Robert Nichols (1809–1857)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
5. "Mr Elias Weekes (1809–1881)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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.