Electoral district of North Eastern Boroughs
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North Eastern Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859,[1] that included the towns of Newcastle, Stockton and Raymond Terrace. It was partly replaced by the electoral district of Newcastle and the electoral district of Hunter.[2]
Members for North Eastern Boroughs
Member | Party | Period | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Flood [3] | None | 1856–1857 | |
Richard Bowker [4] | None | 1858–1859 |
Election results
1856
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Flood (elected) | 138 | 66.0 | |
John Plunkett | 71 | 34.0 | |
Total formal votes | 209 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 209 | 58.7 |
1858
Flood did not contest the seat at the 1858 election, successfully standing for Cumberland (South Riding) instead.[3]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Bowker | unopposed |
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "North-eastern boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW) (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Dr Richard Ryther Steer Bowker(1815-1903)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1856 North Eastern Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1858 North Eastern Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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