Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs explained

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]

Members for Northumberland Boroughs

Member		Party	Period	Member		Party	Period
		Bourn Russell^[2]	None	1856		Bob Nichols^[3]	None	1856–1857
	Elias Weekes^[4]	None	1856–1859
						James Dickson^[5]	None	1857–1859

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Northumberland Boroughs.

Notes and References

1. Elections for the District of Northumberland Boroughs . DistrictIndexes . NorthumberlandBoroughs . 2020-09-20.
2. 255 . Yes . Mr Bourn Russell (1794-1880) . 13 June 2019.
3. 348 . Yes . Mr George Robert Nichols (1809–1857) . 13 June 2019.
4. 346 . Yes . Mr Elias Weekes (1809–1881) . 13 June 2019.
5. 390 . Yes . Mr James Dickson (1813-1863) . 13 June 2019.