title: Electoral district of County of Northumberland
text: # Electoral district of County of Northumberland
  
  The Electoral district of County of Northumberland and from 1851, Northumberland and Hunter, was an electorate of the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council, created for the first elections for the Council in 1843. The County of Northumberland was bounded by the part of the Hawkesbury River to the south, the Macdonald River to the south-west, and the Hunter River to the north, however the electoral district did not include the towns of East Maitland, West Maitland and Newcastle which made up the district of Northumberland Boroughs. Polling took place at Gosford, Newcastle, East Maitland, Wollombi, Singleton and Watson's on the Macdonald River. The County of Hunter was added to the district with the expansion of the Council in 1851 and elected two members.
  
  In 1856 the unicameral Legislative Council was abolished and replaced with an elected Legislative Assembly and an appointed Legislative Council. The district was represented by the Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland and Hunter.
  
  ## Members
  
  Northumberland (1843–1851) :
  
  | Member 1 | Term |
  | - | - |
  | William Foster | Jun 1843 – Oct 1845 |
  | Henry Dangar | Oct 1845 – Jun 1851 |
  | Northumberland and Hunter (1851–1856) ||
  | Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term |
  | Henry Douglass | Jul 1851 – Feb 1856 | George Bowman | Jul 1851 – Feb 1856 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1843
  
  1843 New South Wales colonial election, 19 June: County of Northumberland :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Foster | William Foster | unopposed | |
  
  ### 1845
  
  1845 County of Northumberland by-election 27 October 1845 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Dangar | Henry Dangar | 95 | 67.38 |
  | Andrew Lang | Andrew Lang | 46 | 32.62 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 141 | 100.00 |
  | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 39.50% | 39.50% |
  
  ### 1848
  
  1848 New South Wales colonial election, 31 July: County of Northumberland :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Dangar (elected) | Henry Dangar (elected) | 127 | 64 |
  | Charles Salmon Vallack | Charles Salmon Vallack | 73 | 36 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 200 | 100 |
  
  ### 1851
  
  1851 New South Wales colonial election, 23 September: Counties of Northumberland and Hunter :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Douglass | Henry Douglass | 258 | 37.23 |
  | George Bowman | George Bowman | 235 | 33.91 |
  | Daniel Egan | Daniel Egan | 200 | 28.86 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 693 | 100.00 |
  