Northumberland and Hunter - 1856 (Roll: 2,328) - 3 to be elected
Nominations: Wednesday, 2 April 1856, Polling: Thursday, 17 April 1856
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Scott, Alexander Walker (Elected 1)
821
27.10
Piddington, William Richman (Elected 2)
706
23.31
Hely, Hovenden (Elected 3)
574
18.95
Douglass, Henry Grattan
389
12.84
Bowman, George
289
9.54
Rotton, Walter
250
8.25
Formal Votes
3,029
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
3,029
43.37
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,180
50.69
Notes: George Bowman and Henry Grattan Douglas had both been members of the old Legislative Council. Nominations were reported SMH 4 April 1856, p.4-5, where J H Plunkett was nominated. After being elected to both Argyle and Bathurst on 31 March, Plunkett had a letter to his nominators published in the SMH indicating he was not a candidate for this seat, and he did not appear in any of the published results.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 4 April 1856, pp.4-5, results from Maitland Mercury 24 April 1856, p.2 col.2 including booths, and SMH 25 April 1856, p.5 col.2. Detailed Mercury report of nominations, supplement published 5 April.