Electoral results for the district of Northumberland Boroughs
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For the former NSW Legislative Council District, see Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs (NSW Legislative Council).
election results for Northumberland Boroughs, New South Wales, Australia
Northumberland Boroughs, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1856 and abolished in 1859.[1][2][3]
The Committee of Elections and Qualifications conducted a re-count of the 1856 Northumberland Boroughs election and declared that Bourn Russell had not been elected the member for Northumberland Boroughs. No by-election was conducted, instead the committee declared that Elias Weekes had been elected.[6]
1856[]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland Boroughs.[]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Boroughs[7]
Polling was conducted on 28 March 1856. Nichols represented this district in the old Legislative Council. Committee of Elections and Qualifications conducted a re-count and overturned the election of Bourn Russell and declared that Elias Weekes had been elected.[8]