Electoral results for the district of Northumberland
Election results for Northumberland, New South Wales, Australia
Northumberland, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1913.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |||||
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1859 | Alexander Scott | None | |||||
1860 | Thomas Lewis | None | |||||
1862 by | Atkinson Tighe | None | |||||
1864 | |||||||
1868 by | |||||||
1869 | William Brookes | None | |||||
1872 | James Hannell | None | |||||
1874 | Charles Stevens | None | |||||
1877 by | William Turner | None | |||||
1877 | Thomas Hungerford | None | |||||
1880 by | Ninian Melville | None | Member | Party | |||
1880 | William Turner | None | |||||
1882 by | Thomas Hungerford | None | |||||
1882 | Atkinson Tighe | None | |||||
1884 | Richard Luscombe | None | |||||
1885 | Joseph Creer | None | Member | Party | |||
1887 | Protectionist | Ind. Protectionist | Thomas Walker | Protectionist | |||
1889 | Protectionist | ||||||
1891 | Alfred Edden | Labour | |||||
1894 | Richard Stevenson | Protectionist | |||||
1895 | Henry Wheeler | Free Trade | |||||
1898 | Richard Stevenson | Protectionist | |||||
1899 by | John Norton | Independent | |||||
1901 | |||||||
1904 | Matthew Charlton | Labour | |||||
1907 | |||||||
1910 by | William Kearsley | Labour | |||||
1910 |
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
1910
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Kearsley | 7,389 | 79.1 | ||
Independent Liberal | Reginald Harris | 1,957 | 20.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,346 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 228 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,574 | 56.9 | |||
Labour hold |
1910 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1910 Northumberland state by-election § Results.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | William Kearsley | Unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
Elections in the 1900s
1907
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Matthew Charlton | 3,749 | 69.2 | ||
Liberal Reform | John Sutton | 1,668 | 30.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,417 | 96.5 | |||
Informal votes | 197 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,614 | 45.8 | |||
Labour hold |
1904
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Matthew Charlton | 2,009 | 54.9 | ||
Independent Liberal | Reginald Harris | 1,005 | 27.5 | ||
Liberal Reform | John Fitzpatrick | 543 | 14.9 | ||
Independent | Alfred Jacques | 60 | 1.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,657 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 67 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,724 | 46.2 | |||
Labour gain from Independent |
1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Norton | unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Protectionist |
Elections in the 1890s
1899 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1899 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Norton (elected) | 838 | 52.6 | ||
Free Trade | Henry Wheeler | 655 | 41.1 | -6.1 | |
Independent | William Snape | 52 | 3.3 | ||
Independent | Charles Duffy | 33 | 2.1 | ||
Independent | George Blac | 11 | 0.7 | ||
Independent | William Melville | 3 | 0.2 | ||
Independent | William Schey | 2 | 0.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,594 | 98.5 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 24 | 1.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,618 | 66.3 | −0.6 | ||
Independent gain from Protectionist | Swing |
1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Federal | Richard Stevenson | 823 | 52.8 | ||
Free Trade | Henry Wheeler | 735 | 47.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,558 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 12 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,570 | 66.9 | |||
National Federal gain from Free Trade |
1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Henry Wheeler | 719 | 52.8 | ||
Protectionist | Richard Stevenson | 643 | 47.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,362 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 8 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,370 | 72.5 | |||
Free Trade gain from Protectionist |
1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Richard Stevenson | 670 | 45.2 | ||
Free Trade | Henry Wheeler | 623 | 42.0 | ||
Labour | James Donnelly | 191 | 12.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,484 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 9 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,493 | 78.5 | |||
Protectionist win | (previously 3 members) |
1891
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Thomas Walker (re-elected 1) | 3,686 | 26.2 | ||
Protectionist | Ninian Melville (re-elected 2) | 2,892 | 20.5 | ||
Labour | Alfred Edden (elected 3) | 2,879 | 20.4 | ||
Labour | James Thompson | 2,551 | 18.1 | ||
Protectionist | Joseph Creer (defeated) | 2,089 | 14.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,097 | 99.6 | |||
Informal votes | 52 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,396 | 72.5 | |||
Protectionist hold 2 | |||||
Labour gain 1 from Protectionist |
Elections in the 1880s
1889
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Joseph Creer (elected 1) | 3,433 | 31.5 | ||
Protectionist | Ninian Melville (elected 2) | 3,403 | 31.3 | ||
Protectionist | Thomas Walker (elected 3) | 3,257 | 29.9 | ||
Free Trade | Josiah Wright | 791 | 7.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,884 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 62 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,245 | 64.7 | |||
Protectionist hold 2 | |||||
Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist |
1887
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Ninian Melville (re-elected 1) | 2,399 | 23.2 | ||
Protectionist | Thomas Walker (elected 2) | 2,323 | 22.5 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | Joseph Creer (re-elected 3) | 2,069 | 20.0 | ||
Protectionist | John Osborne | 1,952 | 18.9 | ||
Free Trade | Nicholas Downing | 1,010 | 9.8 | ||
Protectionist | Andrew Love | 578 | 5.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,331 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 71 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,117 | 75.1 | |||
(1 new seat) |
1885
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Creer (elected 1) | 1,662 | 27.1 | |
Ninian Melville (re-elected 2) | 1,539 | 25.1 | |
Thomas Walker | 1,287 | 21.0 | |
Joseph Gorrick (defeated) | 871 | 14.2 | |
George Perry | 598 | 9.8 | |
Richard Luscombe (defeated) | 176 | 2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 6,133 | 98.8 | |
Informal votes | 73 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 6,206 | 63.6 |
1884 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1884 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Luscombe (elected) | 962 | 38.7 | |
William Christie | 484 | 19.5 | |
Thomas Hungerford | 403 | 16.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,487 | 97.3 | |
Informal votes | 69 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | 2,556 | 68.1 |
1882
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Ninian Melville (re-elected 1) | 1,897 | 43.0 | |
Atkinson Tighe (elected 2) | 1,312 | 29.8 | |
William Christie | 1,200 | 27.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,409 | 99.5 | |
Informal votes | 21 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 2,530 | 71.0 |
1882 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1882 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Hungerford (elected) | 1,339 | 53.7 | |
William Grisdale | 1,155 | 46.3 | |
Total formal votes | 2,494 | 98.4 | |
Informal votes | 40 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | 2,534 | 71.0 |
1880
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Ninian Melville (re-elected 1) | 1,978 | 37.5 | |
William Turner (elected 2) | 1,616 | 30.6 | |
Thomas Hungerford | 1,191 | 22.6 | |
Thomas Dalveen | 491 | 9.3 | |
Total formal votes | 5,276 | 99.6 | |
Informal votes | 20 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 2,906 | 77.2 | |
(1 new seat) |
1880 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1880 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Ninian Melville (elected) | 1,240 | 42.0 | |
Joseph Creer | 931 | 31.6 | |
Sir William Gordon | 749 | 25.4 | |
George Maclean | 30 | 1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 2,950 | 96.3 | |
Informal votes | 112 | 3.7 | |
Turnout | 3,062 | 60.6 |
Elections in the 1870s
1877
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Hungerford (elected) | 1,580 | 50.7 | |
William Turner (defeated) | 1,534 | 49.3 | |
Total formal votes | 3,114 | 97.7 | |
Informal votes | 75 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 3,189 | 72.7 |
1877 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1877 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Turner (elected) | 1,558 | 63.9 | |
Thomas Hungerford | 481 | 19.7 | |
Total formal votes | 2,439 | 98.1 | |
Informal votes | 48 | 1.9 | |
Turnout | 2,487 | 80.4 [a] |
1874
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Stevens (elected) | 1,305 | 54.7 | |
James Hannell (defeated) | 1,083 | 45.4 | |
Total formal votes | 2,388 | 97.6 | |
Informal votes | 59 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 2,447 | 79.1 |
1872
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hannell (elected) | 991 | 57.1 | |
William Brookes (defeated) | 387 | 22.3 | |
Francis O'Brien | 188 | 10.8 | |
Thomas Adam | 90 | 5.2 | |
Henry Langley | 68 | 3.9 | |
James Pemell | 13 | 0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,737 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 25 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 1,762 | 65.5 |
Elections in the 1860s
1869
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Brookes (elected) | 760 | 43.7 | |
Joseph Ward | 430 | 24.7 | |
F Shaw | 350 | 20.1 | |
Francis O'Brien | 122 | 7.0 | |
Charles Cleveland | 69 | 4.0 | |
Samuel Gordon | 8 | 0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,739 | 96.9 | |
Informal votes | 55 | 3.1 | |
Turnout | 1,794 | 72.0 |
1868 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1868 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Atkinson Tighe (re-elected) | 783 | 67.3 | |
Alexander Black | 380 | 32.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,163 | 96.5 | |
Informal votes | 42 | 3.5 | |
Turnout | 1,205 | 57.6 |
1864
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Atkinson Tighe (re-elected) | 630 | 62.1 | |
William Brookes | 384 | 37.9 | |
Total formal votes | 1,014 | 96.7 | |
Informal votes | 35 | 3.3 | |
Turnout | 1,049 | 57.2 |
1862 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1862 Northumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Atkinson Tighe (elected) | 339 | 50.6 | |
William Brookes | 331 | 49.4 | |
Total formal votes | 670 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 670 | 44.4 |
1860
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Lewis (elected) | 240 | 41.1 | |
Alexander Scott (defeated) | 235 | 40.2 | |
Arthur Hodgson | 109 | 18.7 | |
Total formal votes | 584 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 623 | 62.8 |
Elections in the 1850s
1859
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Northumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander Scott (re-elected) | unopposed |
Notes
- ^ Estimate based on an electoral roll of 3,095 at the 1874 election.[24]
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