Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter
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Northumberland and Hunter was aa electoral district
for the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of New South Wales
from 1856 to 1859, 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.
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...
for 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, in the Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
area 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...
and the Hunter River
Hunter River
The Hunter River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. The Hunter River rises in the Liverpool Range and flows generally south and then east, reaching the Pacific Ocean at Newcastle, the second largest city in New South Wales and a major port....
. It elected three members, with voters casting three votes and the first three candidates being elected.
Members for Northumberland and Hunter
| Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | Member | Party | Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Scott | None | 1856—1859 | William Piddington William Piddington William Richman Piddington was an Australian bookseller and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1877 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1879 until his death... |
None | 1856—1859 | Hovenden Hely Hovenden Hely Hovenden Hely was an Australian explorer and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:... |
None | 1856—1857 | |||
| George White | None | 1858—1859 | |||||||||