Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter
Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
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Northumberland and Hunter was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859,[1] in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County and the Hunter River. It elected three members, with voters casting three votes and the first three candidates being elected. For the 1859 election it was replaced by Northumberland and the remainder was divided between Hunter and Lower Hunter.[2]
Members for Northumberland and Hunter
| Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Scott [3] | None | 1856–1859 | William Piddington [4] | None | 1856–1859 | Hovenden Hely [5] | None | 1856–1857 | |||
| George White [6] | None | 1858–1859 | |||||||||
Election results
1856
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Walker Scott (elected 1) | 821 | 27.1 | |
| William Piddington (elected 2) | 706 | 23.3 | |
| Hovenden Hely (elected 3) | 574 | 19.0 | |
| Henry Douglass | 389 | 12.8 | |
| George Bowman | 289 | 9.5 | |
| Walter Rotton | 250 | 8.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,029 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,180 | 50.7 | |
Polling was conducted on 17 April 1856. Both Bowman and Douglass had represented Counties of Northumberland and Hunter in the old Legislative Council. John Plunkett was nominated to stand in this seat but after being elected to both Argyle and Bathurst (County) on 31 March, he withdrew his nomination.
1858
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Scott (re-elected 1) | 1,040 | 30.5 | |
| George White (elected 2) | 969 | 28.4 | |
| William Piddington (re-elected 3) | 945 | 27.7 | |
| Clark Irving (defeated) | 457 | 13.40 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,411 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 3,411 | 38.0 | |
The other sitting member Hovenden Hely did not contest the election. Clark Irving was the member for Clarence and Darling Downs.