# Electoral results for the district of Northumberland

Northumberland, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1913.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1859 | Alexander Scott | None |
| 1860 | Thomas Lewis | None |
| 1862 by | Atkinson Tighe | None |
| 1864 | Atkinson Tighe | None |
| 1868 by | Atkinson Tighe | None |
| 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 | Member | Party |
| 1880 | Ninian Melville | None | | William Turner | None |
| 1882 by | Ninian Melville | None | | Thomas Hungerford | None |
| 1882 | Ninian Melville | None | | Atkinson Tighe | None |
| 1884 | Ninian Melville | None | | Richard Luscombe | None |
| 1885 | Ninian Melville | None | | Joseph Creer | None | Member | Member | Party |
| 1887 | Ninian Melville | Protectionist | | Joseph Creer | Ind. Protectionist | | Thomas Walker | Protectionist |
| 1889 | Ninian Melville | Protectionist | | Joseph Creer | Protectionist | | Thomas Walker | Protectionist |
| 1891 | Ninian Melville | Protectionist | | Alfred Edden | Labour | | Thomas Walker | Protectionist |
| 1894 | Richard Stevenson | Protectionist |
| 1895 | Henry Wheeler | Free Trade |
| 1898 | Richard Stevenson | Protectionist |
| 1899 by | John Norton | Independent |
| 1901 | John Norton | Independent |
| 1904 | Matthew Charlton | Labour |
| 1907 | Matthew Charlton | Labour |
| 1910 by | William Kearsley | Labour |
| 1910 | William Kearsley | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Kearsley | 7,389 | 79.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | Reginald Harris | 1,957 | 20.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,346 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 228 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,574 | 56.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1910 by-election

1910 Northumberland by-election Wednesday 23 March :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Kearsley | Unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Matthew Charlton | 3,749 | 69.2 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Sutton | 1,668 | 30.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,417 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 197 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,614 | 45.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,657 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,724 | 46.2 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Norton | unopposed | | |
| | Independent gain from Protectionist | Independent gain from Protectionist | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1899 by-election

1899 Northumberland by-election Tuesday 20 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,594 | 98.5 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 1.5 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | 66.3 | −0.6 |
| | Independent gain from Protectionist | Independent gain from Protectionist | Swing | | |

#### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Federal | Richard Stevenson | 823 | 52.8 |
| | Free Trade | Henry Wheeler | 735 | 47.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,558 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,570 | 66.9 |
| | National Federal gain from Free Trade | National Federal gain from Free Trade | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Henry Wheeler | 719 | 52.8 |
| | Protectionist | Richard Stevenson | 643 | 47.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,362 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 72.5 |
| | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Richard Stevenson | 670 | 45.2 | |
| | Free Trade | Henry Wheeler | 623 | 42.0 | |
| | Labour | James Donnelly | 191 | 12.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,484 | 99.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 78.5 | |
| | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (previously 3 members) | (previously 3 members) | (previously 3 members) |

#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Wednesday 24 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,097 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,396 | 72.5 |
| | Protectionist hold 2 | Protectionist hold 2 | | |
| | Labour gain 1 from Protectionist | Labour gain 1 from Protectionist | | |

### Elections in the 1880s
#### 1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Monday 4 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,884 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,245 | 64.7 |
| | Protectionist hold 2 | Protectionist hold 2 | | |
| | Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist | Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Thursday 17 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,331 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,117 | 75.1 | |
| | | | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Friday 16 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joseph Creer (elected 1) | Joseph Creer (elected 1) | 1,662 | 27.1 |
| Ninian Melville (re-elected 2) | Ninian Melville (re-elected 2) | 1,539 | 25.1 |
| Thomas Walker | Thomas Walker | 1,287 | 21.0 |
| Joseph Gorrick (defeated) | Joseph Gorrick (defeated) | 871 | 14.2 |
| George Perry | George Perry | 598 | 9.8 |
| Richard Luscombe (defeated) | Richard Luscombe (defeated) | 176 | 2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,133 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 6,206 | 63.6 |

#### 1884 by-election

1884 Northumberland by-election Saturday 26 May :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Luscombe (elected) | Richard Luscombe (elected) | 962 | 38.7 |
| William Christie | William Christie | 484 | 19.5 |
| Thomas Hungerford | Thomas Hungerford | 403 | 16.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,487 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,556 | 68.1 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Saturday 9 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ninian Melville (re-elected 1) | Ninian Melville (re-elected 1) | 1,897 | 43.0 |
| Atkinson Tighe (elected 2) | Atkinson Tighe (elected 2) | 1,312 | 29.8 |
| William Christie | William Christie | 1,200 | 27.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,409 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,530 | 71.0 |

#### 1882 by-election

1882 Northumberland by-election Wednesday 18 January :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Hungerford (elected) | Thomas Hungerford (elected) | 1,339 | 53.7 |
| William Grisdale | William Grisdale | 1,155 | 46.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,494 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 40 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,534 | 71.0 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Friday 26 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ninian Melville (re-elected 1) | Ninian Melville (re-elected 1) | 1,978 | 37.5 |
| William Turner (elected 2) | William Turner (elected 2) | 1,616 | 30.6 |
| Thomas Hungerford | Thomas Hungerford | 1,191 | 22.6 |
| Thomas Dalveen | Thomas Dalveen | 491 | 9.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,276 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,906 | 77.2 |
| | | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |

#### 1880 by-election

1880 Northumberland by-election Friday 30 April :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ninian Melville (elected) | Ninian Melville (elected) | 1,240 | 42.0 |
| Joseph Creer | Joseph Creer | 931 | 31.6 |
| Sir William Gordon | Sir William Gordon | 749 | 25.4 |
| George Maclean | George Maclean | 30 | 1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,950 | 96.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 3,062 | 60.6 |

### Elections in the 1870s
#### 1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Monday 29 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Hungerford (elected) | Thomas Hungerford (elected) | 1,580 | 50.7 |
| William Turner (defeated) | William Turner (defeated) | 1,534 | 49.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,114 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 3,189 | 72.7 |

#### 1877 by-election

1877 Northumberland by-election Friday 20 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Turner (elected) | William Turner (elected) | 1,558 | 63.9 |
| Thomas Hungerford | Thomas Hungerford | 481 | 19.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,439 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 48 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,487 | 80.4 |

#### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Thursday 17 December 1874 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charles Stevens (elected) | Charles Stevens (elected) | 1,305 | 54.7 |
| James Hannell (defeated) | James Hannell (defeated) | 1,083 | 45.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,388 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,447 | 79.1 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Wednesday 21 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Hannell (elected) | James Hannell (elected) | 991 | 57.1 |
| William Brookes (defeated) | William Brookes (defeated) | 387 | 22.3 |
| Francis O'Brien | Francis O'Brien | 188 | 10.8 |
| Thomas Adam | Thomas Adam | 90 | 5.2 |
| Henry Langley | Henry Langley | 68 | 3.9 |
| James Pemell | James Pemell | 13 | 0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,737 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,762 | 65.5 |

### Elections in the 1860s
#### 1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Thursday 9 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Brookes (elected) | William Brookes (elected) | 760 | 43.7 |
| Joseph Ward | Joseph Ward | 430 | 24.7 |
| F Shaw | F Shaw | 350 | 20.1 |
| Francis O'Brien | Francis O'Brien | 122 | 7.0 |
| Charles Cleveland | Charles Cleveland | 69 | 4.0 |
| Samuel Gordon | Samuel Gordon | 8 | 0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,739 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,794 | 72.0 |

#### 1868 by-election

1868 Northumberland by-election Thursday 8 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Atkinson Tighe (re-elected) | Atkinson Tighe (re-elected) | 783 | 67.3 |
| Alexander Black | Alexander Black | 380 | 32.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,163 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 42 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,205 | 57.6 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Saturday 24 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Atkinson Tighe (re-elected) | Atkinson Tighe (re-elected) | 630 | 62.1 |
| William Brookes | William Brookes | 384 | 37.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,014 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,049 | 57.2 |

#### 1862 by-election

1862 Northumberland by-election Tuesday 23 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Atkinson Tighe (elected) | Atkinson Tighe (elected) | 339 | 50.6 |
| William Brookes | William Brookes | 331 | 49.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 670 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 670 | 44.4 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Saturday 8 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Lewis (elected) | Thomas Lewis (elected) | 240 | 41.1 |
| Alexander Scott (defeated) | Alexander Scott (defeated) | 235 | 40.2 |
| Arthur Hodgson | Arthur Hodgson | 109 | 18.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 584 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 623 | 62.8 |

### Elections in the 1850s
#### 1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland Friday 17 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alexander Scott (re-elected) | Alexander Scott (re-elected) | unopposed | |