Electoral district of North Eastern Boroughs (NSW Legislative Council)

The Electoral district of North Eastern Boroughs was an electorate of the New South Wales Legislative Council at a time when some of its members were elected and the balance were appointed by the Governor. It was a new electorate created in 1851 by the expansion of the Legislative Council to 54, 18 to be appointed and 36 elected.[1] The district consisted of the towns of Newcastle, Stockton and Raymond Terrace that had previously been part of Northumberland Boroughs.[1]

North Eastern Boroughs New South Wales—Legislative Council
State	New South Wales
Created	1851
Abolished	1856
Coordinates	32°55′S 151°45′E

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 North Eastern Boroughs.

Members

Member	Term
Edward Flood [2]	Sep 1851 – Feb 1856

Edward Flood went on to represent North Eastern Boroughs in the Legislative Assembly from 1856.

Election results

1851

1851 New South Wales colonial election, 20 September:
North Eastern Boroughs [3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Edward Flood		47	55.95
Charles Kemp		37	44.05
Total votes		84	100.00

References

1. "An Act to provide for the division of the Colony of New South Wales after the separation of the District of Port Phillip therefrom into Electoral Districts and for the Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council.". Act No. 48 of 2 May 1851 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
2. "Mr Edward Flood (1805–1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
3. "The elections: The North Eastern Boroughs". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 27 September 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Trove.