Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter explained

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

1858

Notes and References

1. Northumberland and Hunter . DistrictIndexes . NorthumberlandandHunter . 25 June 2019.
2. An Act to amend the Electoral Law. . 24 November 1858 . 20 . 25 June 2019 . Australasian Legal Information Institute.
3. Mr Alexander Walker Scott (1800–1883) . 281 . Yes . 13 May 2019 .
4. 1007 . Mr William Henry Burgess Piddington . Yes . 25 June 2019.
5. 528 . Yes . Hovenden Hely (1823-1872) . 8 June 2019.
6. Mr George Boyle White (1802-1876) . 293 . Yes . 22 May 2019.