Electoral district of North Eastern Boroughs

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

1856 New South Wales colonial election: North Eastern Boroughs ^[5]
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

Polling was conducted on 29 March 1856. Both Flood and Plunkett had served in the old Legislative Council, Flood representing this district and Plunkett as an appointed member. Plunkett had earlier contested Sydney City and was unsuccessful. After his defeat in this seat, Plunkett contested both Argyle and Bathurst (County).

1858

Flood did not contest the seat at the 1858 election, successfully standing for Cumberland (South Riding) instead.^[3]

1858 New South Wales colonial election: North Eastern Boroughs
26 January 1858 ^[6]
Candidate		Votes	%
Richard Bowker		unopposed

The sitting member Edward Flood successfully contested Cumberland (South Riding).

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.

[1] Green, Antony. "North-eastern boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[1858Act-2] An Act to amend the Electoral Law (NSW) (PDF) (20). Australasian Legal Information Institute. 24 November 1858. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[Edward_Flood_NSW_Parl-3] "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

[Richard_Bowker_NSW_Parl-4] "Dr Richard Ryther Steer Bowker(1815-1903)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[5] Green, Antony. "1856 North Eastern Boroughs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

[6] 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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