Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs
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Northumberland Boroughs was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n 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.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...
of the Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
from 1856 to 1859, including the towns of Morpeth
Morpeth, New South Wales
Morpeth is a suburb of the City of Maitland Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern banks of the Hunter River at the border between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs...
, East Maitland
East Maitland, New South Wales
East Maitland is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and it has two stations, Victoria Street station and East Maitland station , on CityRail's Hunter line.It is also home to a major commercial district called Greenhills, which includes...
, and West Maitland
Maitland, New South Wales
Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle...
, and named after Northumberland County
Northumberland County, New South Wales
Northumberland County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It included the area to the north of Broken Bay, including Lake Macquarie and Newcastle...
. It elected two members simultaneously, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.
Members for Northumberland Boroughs
| Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourn Russell Bourn Russell Bourne Russell was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1858 and 1880... |
None | 1856—1856 | George Nichols George Nichols (Australian politician) George Nichols was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1848 and 1856. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term from 1856 until his death.-Early life:Nichols was the son of Issac Nichols a former convict... |
None | 1856—1857 | ||
| Elias Weekes Elias Weekes Elias Weekes was an Australian ironmonger and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1865 and 1880. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1864... |
None | 1856—1859 | |||||
| James Dickson James Dickson (Australian politician) James Dickson was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1857 until his death.-Early life:... |
None | 1857—1859 | |||||