Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs (NSW Legislative Council)

For the NSW Legislative Assembly electorate, see Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs.

Northumberland Boroughs New South Wales—Legislative Council
State	New South Wales
Created	1843
Abolished	1851
Namesake	Northumberland County

The Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs was an electorate of the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843. From 1843 until 1851 the electorate covered the major towns or boroughs of Northumberland County, East Maitland, West Maitland and Newcastle,^[1] and polling took place at East Maitland, West Maitland and Newcastle.^[2] Morpeth was added to the electorate from 1851 while Newcastle was removed from the electorate to form, with Raymond Terrace, the North Eastern Boroughs.^[3] The rest of Northumberland County was covered by the County of Northumberland from 1843 until 1951,^[1] and Counties of Northumberland and Hunter from 1851 until 1856.^[3]

In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland Boroughs.

Members

Member 1	Term
D'Arcy Wentworth [4]	Jun 1843 – Jul 1845
Patrick Grant [5]	Sep 1845 – Jun 1848
Bob Nichols [6]	Jul 1848 – Feb 1856

Bob Nichols went on to represent Northumberland Boroughs in the Legislative Assembly from 1856.

Election results

1843

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1843 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland Boroughs.[edit]

1843 New South Wales colonial election, 20 June:
Northumberland Boroughs ^[7]

Candidate		Votes	%
D'Arcy Wentworth		121	52.84
Alexander Walker Scott		108	47.16
Total votes		229	100.00

1845

D'Arcy Wentworth resigned in July 1845.

Northumberland Boroughs by-election
16 September 1845 ^[8]

Candidate		Votes	%
Patrick Grant		92	55.42
William Ogilvie		74	44.58
Total votes		166	100.00

The election of Patrick Grant was declared void on the grounds that he was not qualified to stand,^[9] however he was re-elected unopposed.^[10]

1848

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1848 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland Boroughs.[edit]

1848 New South Wales colonial election, 29 July:
Northumberland Boroughs ^[11]

Candidate		Votes	%
Bob Nichols (elected)		185	70
William Moir		80	30
Total votes		265	100

1851

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1851 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland Boroughs.[edit]

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 17 September:
Northumberland Boroughs ^[12]

Candidate		Votes	%
Bob Nichols		unopposed

See also

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851 and 1851-1856

References

1. An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (16). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 23 February 1843. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
2. "Polling places". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Trove.
3. An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council (PDF) (48). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 2 May 1851. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
4. "Major D'Arcy Wentworth (1793-1861)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
5. "Mr Patrick Grant". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
6. "Mr George Robert Nichols (1809–1857)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
7. "Election for the Northumberland Boroughs". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 24 June 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
8. "The election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 13 September 1845. p. 4. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Trove.
9. "Qualification of Patrick Grant Esq". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 October 1845. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Trove.
10. "The nomination: Northumbrland Boroughs". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 22 November 1845. p. 2. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Trove.
11. "The election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 24 June 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via Trove.
12. "Election for the Northumberland Boroughs". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 17 September 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.