Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1872–1874
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the seventh parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1872 to 1874.[1][2][3][4] The 182 election was held between 13 February and 28 March 1872 with parliament first meeting on 30 April 1872. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. The maximum term of this parliament was 3 years. However the assembly was dissolved after 32 months. Henry Parkes was the premier for the duration of the parliament. The Speaker was William Arnold.[5]
Name | Electorate | Years in office |
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Robert Abbott | Tenterfield | 1872–1877, 1880–1882 |
George Allen | Glebe | 1869–1883 |
William Arnold | Paterson | 1856–1875 |
Ezekial Baker | Goldfields South | 1870–1877, 1879–1881, 1884–1887 |
Thomas Bawden | Clarence | 1869–1880 |
Hanley Bennett | Liverpool Plains | 1872–1880 |
John Booth | West Sydney | 1872–1877 |
Stephen Brown | Newtown | 1864–1881 |
Thomas Brown | Hartley | 1872–1876 |
William Browne | Patrick's Plains | 1872–1880 |
David Buchanan | Goldfields West | 1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889 |
John Burns | Hunter | 1861–1869, 1872–1891 |
Edward Butler | Argyle | 1869–1877 |
James Campbell | Morpeth | 1864–1874 |
Henry Clarke | Eden | 1869–1894, 1895–1904 |
Edward Combes | Bathurst | 1872–1885 |
Walter Cooper [f] | East Macquarie | 1873–1874 |
John Creed | Upper Hunter | 1872–1874 |
William Cummings | East Macquarie | 1859–1874 |
James Cunneen | Wollombi | 1860–1869, 1872–1877 |
Thomas Dangar | Gwydir | 1865–1885, 1887–1890 |
Leopold William De Salis | Queanbeyan | 1872–1874 |
Richard Driver | Windsor | 1860–1880 |
James Farnell | Parramatta | 1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888 |
Michael Fitzpatrick | Yass Plains | 1869–1881 |
William Forster | Illawarra | 1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874, 1875–1876, 1880–1882 |
Thomas Garrett | Camden | 1860–1871, 1872–1891 |
William Grahame | Monaro | 1865–1869, 1872–1874 |
Edward Greville | Braidwood | 1870–1880 |
James Hannell | Northumberland | 1860–1869, 1872–1874 |
William Hay [c] | Murray | 1872–1877, 1880–1882 |
Richard Hill | Canterbury | 1868–1877 |
James Hoskins | Tumut | 1859–1863, 1868–1882 |
John Hurley (b.1796) | Narellan | 1859–1860, 1864–1869, 1872–1880 |
John Hurley (b.1844) | Central Cumberland | 1872–1874, 1876–1880, 1887–1891, 1901–1907 |
Joseph Innes [e] | Mudgee | 1872–1873 |
Archibald Jacob | Lower Hunter | 1872–1882 |
Patrick Jennings [c] | Murray | 1869–1872, 1880–1887 |
John Lackey | Central Cumberland | 1860–1864, 1867–1880 |
Benjamin Lee [h] | West Maitland | 1864–1874 |
Lewis Levy [h] | West Maitland | 1871–1872, 1874–1874 |
George Lloyd | Newcastle | 1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885–1887 |
George Lord | Bogan | 1856–1877 |
John Lucas | Canterbury | 1860–1869, 1871–1880 |
John Macintosh | East Sydney | 1872–1880 |
William Macleay | Murrumbidgee | 1856–1874 |
Sir James Martin [f] | East Macquarie | 1856, 1857–1860, 1862–1873 |
James McLaurin [d] | Hume | 1872–1873 |
Charles Moore [g] | East Sydney | 1874 |
Henry Moses | Hawkesbury | 1869–1880, 1882–1885 |
James Neale [g] | East Sydney | 1864–1874 |
Harris Nelson | Orange | 1872–1877 |
John Nowlan | Williams | 1866–1874 |
Joseph O'Connor [e] | Mudgee | 1873–1874 |
George Oakes [b] | East Sydney | 1856–1860, 1872–1874 |
Arthur Onslow | Camden | 1869–1880 |
Henry Parkes | East Sydney | 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895 |
Joseph Phelps | Balranald | 1864–1877 |
William Piddington | Hawkesbury | 1856–1877 |
Joseph Raphael | West Sydney | 1872–1874 |
John Robertson | West Sydney | 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886 |
Thomas Robertson [d] | Hume | 1873–1874 |
James Rodd | Goldfields North | 1865–1869, 1872–1874 |
Saul Samuel [b] | East Sydney | 1859–1860, 1862–1872 |
Stephen Scholey | East Maitland | 1872–1878 |
Joseph Single | Nepean | 1872–1874 |
John Smith | Wellington | 1872–1877 |
Robert Smith | Hastings | 1870–1889 |
John Stewart | Kiama | 1866–1869, 1871–1874 |
John Sutherland | Paddington | 1860–1881, 1882–1889 |
Hugh Taylor [a] | Parramatta | 1872–1880, 1882–1894 |
William Teece | Goulburn | 1872–1880 |
Samuel Terry | New England | 1859–1869, 1871–1881 |
William Tunks | St Leonards | 1864–1874 |
James Warden | Shoalhaven | 1871–1877 |
James Watson | Lachlan | 1869–1882, 1884–1885 |
Joseph Wearne | West Sydney | 1869–1875 |
Edmund Webb | West Macquarie | 1869–1874, 1878–1881 |
Thomas West | Carcoar | 1872–1874 |
See also[]
- First Parkes ministry
- Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election
- Candidates of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election
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 Parramatta MLA Hugh Taylor resigned as he had received conflicting legal advice as to whether his contract to supply articles to a destitute institution disqualified him from office. He was elected unopposed at the resulting by-election on 22 May 1872.[6]
- ^ a b c East Sydney MLA Saul Samuel was elevated to the Legislative Council in June 1872. The resulting by-election was won by George Oakes on 12 June 1872.
- ^ a b c Murray MLA Patrick Jennings resigned in July 1872. The resulting by-election on 5 August 1872 was won by William Hay.
- ^ a b c Hume MLA James McLaurin resigned from parliament in March 1873. The resulting by-election was won by Thomas Robertson on 31 March 1873.
- ^ a b c Mudgee MLA Joseph Innes was elevated to the Legislative Council in August 1873. The resulting by-election was won by Joseph O'Connor on 8 September 1873.
- ^ a b c East Macquarie MLA Sir James Martin resigned in November 1873 on being appointed Chief Justice of New South Wales. The resulting by-election was won by Walter Cooper on 1 December 1873.
- ^ a b c East Sydney MLA James Neale resigned in June 1874. The resulting by-election of 15 July 1874 was won by Charles Moore.
- ^ a b c West Maitland MLA Benjamin Lee resigned due to financial difficulties. The resulting by-election on 4 August 1874 was won by Lewis Levy.
- ^ By-elections & changes in chronological order were Parramatta,[a] East Sydney,[b] Murray,[c] Hume,[d] Mudgee,[e] East Macquarie,[f] East Sydney,[g] West Maitland.[h]
References[]
- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 members elected". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1872–74 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.[i]
- ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Election for Parramatta". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 1872. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via Trove.
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