Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1869–1872
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the sixth parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1869 to 1872.[1] [2] [3] [4] The 1869–70 election was held between 3 December 1869 and 10 January 1870 with parliament first meeting on 27 January 1870. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. Due to a change in the Constitution of New South Wales the maximum term of this parliament was reduced from 5 years to 3. However the assembly was dissolved after only 25 months after the third government of Sir James Martin lost a vote of supply. The Speaker was William Arnold .[5]
Name
Electorate
Years in office
Alexander, Maurice Maurice Alexander
Goulburn
1861–1872
Allen, George Wigram George Allen
Glebe
1869–1883
Arnold, William Munnings William Arnold
Paterson
1856–1875
Baker, Ezekiel Ezekiel Baker [d] [k]
Goldfields South , Carcoar
1870–1877, 1879–1881, 1884–1887
Bawden, Thomas Thomas Bawden
Clarence
1869–1880
Bell, Archibald Archibald Bell
Upper Hunter
1868–1872
Brookes, William William Brookes
Northumberland
1869–1872
Brown, Edward George Edward Brown
Tumut
1866–1872, 1891–1894
Brown, Stephen Campbell Stephen Brown
Newtown
1864–1881
Buchanan, David David Buchanan
East Sydney
1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Butler, Edward Edward Butler
Argyle
1869–1877
Byrnes, James James Byrnes
Parramatta
1858–1861, 1864–1872
Campbell, James James Campbell
Morpeth
1864–1874
Clarke, Henry Henry Clarke
Eden
1869–1894, 1895–1904
Church, Walter Walter Church
Goldfields West
1869–1872
Cowper, Charles Sir Charles Cowper [n]
Liverpool Plains
1856–1859, 1860–1870
Cummings, William William Cummings
East Macquarie
1859–1874
Dangar, Thomas Thomas Dangar
Gwydir
1865–1885, 1887–1890
Dean, Horace Horace Dean [e] [g]
Hastings
1869–1870
Dight, Arthur Arthur Dight
Windsor
1869–1872
Dillon, John John Dillon
Hunter
1869–1872 1877–1882
Driver, Richard Richard Driver
Carcoar
1860–1880
Dodds, Alexander Alexander Dodds
East Maitland
1864–1872
Eckford, Joseph Joseph Eckford [f]
Wollombi
1860–1872, 1877–1882
Egan, Daniel Daniel Egan [j]
Monaro
1856–1870
Fallon, James James Fallon
Hume
1869–1872
Farnell, James James Farnell
Parramatta
1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Fitzpatrick, Michael Michael Fitzpatrick
Yass Plains
1869–1881
Flood, Edward Edward Flood
Central Cumberland
1856–1860 1869–1872
Forster, Robert Robert Forster [c]
Goldfields North
1862–1864, 1870–1872, 1875–1877
Forster, William William Forster
Queanbeyan
1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874, 1875–1876, 1880–1882
Fraser, Colin Colin Fraser
Tenterfield
1869–1872
Garrett, Thomas Thomas Garrett [o]
Shoalhaven
1860–1871, 1872–1891
Greville, Edward Edward Greville [h]
Braidwood
1870–1880
Hart, James James Hart [j]
Monaro
1862–1864, 1870–1872, 1875–1877
Hill, Richard Richard Hill
Canterbury
1868–1877
Hoskins, James James Hoskins
Patrick's Plains
1859–1863, 1868–1882
Jennings, Patrick Patrick Jennings
Murray
1869–1872, 1880–1887
Kelly, Michael Michael Kelly [h]
Braidwood
1869–1870
King, George George King
East Sydney
1869–1872
Lackey, John John Lackey
Central Cumberland
1860–1864, 1867–1880
Leary, Joseph Joseph Leary
Narellan
1860–1864, 1869–1872, 1876–1880
Lee, Benjamin Benjamin Lee
West Maitland
1864–1874
Levy, Lewis Lewis Levy [n]
Liverpool Plains
1871–1874
Lloyd, George George Lloyd
Newcastle
1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885–1887
Lord, George George Lord
Bogan
1856–1877
Lucas, John John Lucas [l]
Canterbury
1860–1869, 1871–1880
Macleay, William John William Macleay
Murrumbidgee
1856–1874
Martin, James Sir James Martin
East Sydney
1856, 1857–1860, 1862–1873
Morrice, John John Morrice
Camden
1860–1872
Moses, Henry Henry Moses
Hawkesbury
1869–1880, 1882–1885
Neale, James James Neale
Hartley
1864–1874
Nowlan, John John Nowlan
Williams
1866–1874
Onslow, Arthur Arthur Onslow
Camden
1869–1880
Osborne, James James Osborne
Illawarra
1869–1872
Parkes, Henry Henry Parkes [a] [i] [m] [q]
Kiama , East Sydney , Mudgee
1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Phelps, Joseph Joseph Phelps
Balranald
1864–1877
Piddington, William William Piddington
Hawkesbury
1856–1877
Robertson, John John Robertson [b]
West Sydney , Clarence
1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Ryan, James Tobias James Ryan
Nepean
1860–1872
Samuel, Saul Saul Samuel
Orange
1859–1860, 1862–1872
Smith, Robert Burdett Robert Smith [g]
Hastings
1870–1889
Speer, William William Speer
West Sydney
1869–1872
Spring, Gerald Gerald Spring
Wellington
1869–1872, 1882–1887
Stephen, Henry Henry Stephen [q]
Mudgee
1869–1871
Stephen, Montagu Montagu Stephen [l]
Canterbury
1869–1870
Stewart, John John Stewart [m]
Kiama
1866–1869, 1871–1874
Sutherland, John John Sutherland
Paddington
1860–1881, 1882–1889
Suttor, John Bligh John Suttor
East Macquarie
1867–1872
Suttor, William William Suttor
Bathurst
1856–1859, 1860–1864, 1866–1872
Terry, Samuel Samuel Terry [p]
New England
1859–1869, 1871–1881
Tunks, William William Tunks
St Leonards
1864–1874
Warden, James James Warden [o]
Shoalhaven
1871–1877
Watson, James James Watson
Lachlan
1869–1882, 1884–1885
Wearne, Joseph Joseph Wearne
West Sydney
1869–1875
Weaver, Charles Charles Weaver [p]
New England
1869–1871
Webb, Edmund Edmund Webb
West Macquarie
1869–1871
Wilson, Bowie Bowie Wilson [a]
East Sydney
1859–1872
Windeyer, William Charles William Windeyer
West Sydney
1859–1862, 1866–1872, 1876–1879
Wisdom, Robert Robert Wisdom [c]
Lower Hunter , Goldfields North
1859–1872, 1874–1887
See also
Notes
There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed.[4]
^ a b c East Sydney MLA Henry Parkes was elected to two seats, East Sydney and Kiama . He resigned the seat of East Sydney and represented Kiama. The resulting by-election on 23 February 1870 was won by Bowie Wilson .
^ a b West Sydney MLA John Robertson resigned in February 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 2 March 1870.
^ a b c Goldfields North MLA Robert Wisdom was elected to two seats Goldfields North and Hunter . He resigned the seat of Goldfields North and represented Hunter. The resulting by-election on 18 April 1870 was won by Robert Forster .
^ a b Goldfields South MLA Ezekiel Baker resigned from parliament in June 1870. He was re-elected unopposed at the resulting by-election on 20 June 1870.
^ a b Hastings MLA Horace Dean's election was invalid because he held an office of profit under the crown. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 4 July 1870.
^ a b Wollombi MLA Joseph Eckford resigned in September 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 19 September 1870.
^ a b c Hastings MLA Horace Dean's election was declared invalid because he was not a British subject. Robert Smith , the runner-up at the resulting by-election of 4 July 1870 was declared elected.
^ a b c Braidwood MLA Michael Kelly's election was declared invalid due to electoral irregularities. The resulting by-election on 17 October 1870 was won by Edward Greville .
^ a b Kiama MLA Henry Parkes resigned in October 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 3 November 1870.
^ a b c Monaro MLA Daniel Egan died on 16 October 1870. The resulting by-election on 17 November 1870 was won by James Hart .
^ a b Goldfields South MLA Ezekiel Baker resigned from parliament when he was appointed to the Goldfields Royal Commission. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 12 December 1870.
^ a b c Canterbury MLA Montagu Stephen resigned in December 1870 to visit England. The resulting by-election on 6 January 1871 was won by John Lucas .
^ a b c Kiama MLA Henry Parkes resigned in December 1870 because of financial difficulties. The resulting by-election was won by John Stewart on 12 January 1871.
^ a b c Liverpool Plains MLA Charles Cowper resigned in December 1870 after accepting the position of Agent-General in London. The resulting by-election on 9 January 1871 was won by Lewis Levy .
^ a b c Shoalhaven MLA Thomas Garrett resigned in August 1871 to take the position of Police Magistrate at Berrima. The resulting by-election on 28 August 1871 was won by James Warden .
^ a b c New England MLA Charles Weaver resigned in August 1871. The resulting by-election on 28 August 1871 was won by Samuel Terry .
^ a b c Mudgee MLA Henry Stephen resigned in December 1871. The resulting by-election on 2 January 1872 was won by Henry Parkes .
^ By-elections in chronological order were East Sydney,[a] West Sydney,[b] Goldfields North,[c] Goldfields South,[d] Hastings,[e] Wollombi,[f] Hastings,[g] Braidwood,[h] Kiama,[i] Monaro,[j] Goldfields South,[k] Canterbury,[l] Kiama,[m] Liverpool Plains,[n] Shoalhaven,[o] New England,[p] Mudgee.[q]
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