MEMBERS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1856-1858

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the first parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1856 to 1858.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[m] The Speaker was Sir Daniel Cooper.^[5]

Name	Electorate	Years in office
Arnold, William Munnings William Arnold	Durham	1856–1875
Barker, Thomas Thomas Barker	Gloucester and Macquarie	1856–1858 ^[m]
Bowman, William William Bowman	Cumberland Boroughs	1856–1858 ^[m]
Brenan, Ryan Ryan Brenan ^[c]^[e]	Cumberland (South Riding)	1856
Buckley, Henry Henry Buckley	Stanley County	1856–1859
Byrnes, James James Byrnes ^[h]	Cumberland (South Riding)	1857–1861, 1864–1872
Campbell, John John Campbell ^[d]	Sydney Hamlets	1856–1860
Campbell, Robert Robert Campbell	Sydney City	1856–1859
Cooper, Daniel Sir Daniel Cooper	Sydney Hamlets	1856–1860
Cowper, Charles Charles Cowper	Sydney City	1856–1859, 1860–1867, 1869–1870
Cox, George George Cox	Wellington (County)	1856–1859
Dalley, William Bede William Dalley ^[f]	Sydney City	1856–1857, 1858–1860, 1862–1864
Darvall, John John Darvall ^[k]	Cumberland (North Riding)	1856–1857, 1859–1860, 1863–1865
Deniehy, Daniel Daniel Deniehy ^[g]	Argyle	1857–1859, 1860
Dickson, James James Dickson ^[i]	Northumberland Boroughs	1857–1859, 1859–1863
Donaldson, Stuart Stuart Donaldson ^[d]^[e]	Sydney Hamlets, Cumberland (South Riding)	1856, 1856–1859
Egan, Daniel Daniel Egan	Maneroo	1856–1869, 1870
Faucett, Peter Peter Faucett	King and Georgiana	1856–1859, 1860, 1861–1865
Flood, Edward Edward Flood	North Eastern Boroughs	1856–1860, 1869–1872
Forster, William William Forster	United Counties of Murray and St Vincent	1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874, 1875–1876, 1880–1882
Garland, James James Garland	Lachlan and Lower Darling	1856–1858 ^[m]
Gordon, Samuel Samuel Gordon	Durham	1856–1859, 1859–1860
Hargrave, Richard Richard Hargrave	New England and Macleay	1856–1858 ^[m]
Hay, John John Hay	Murrumbidgee	1856–1867
Hely, Hovenden Hovenden Hely	Northumberland and Hunter	1856–1858 ^[m]
Holroyd, Arthur Arthur Holroyd	Western Boroughs	1856–1858 ,^[m] 1861–1864
Holt, Thomas Thomas Holt	Stanley Boroughs	1856–1858 ,^[m] 1861–1864
Irving, Clark Clark Irving	Clarence and Darling Downs	1856–1858 ,^[m] 1859–1864
Jamison, Robert Robert Jamison	Cook and Westmoreland	1856–1860
Jones, Richard Richard Jones	Durham	1856–1860
Lang, Gideon Gideon Lang	Liverpool Plains and Gwydir	1856–1858 ^[m]
Lee, William William Lee	Roxburgh	1856–1859
Leslie, Patrick Patrick Leslie ^[j]	Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa	1857–1858
Lord, George George Lord	Wellington and Bligh	1856–1877
Macarthur, James James Macarthur ^[a]	Western Division of Camden	1856, 1856–1859
Macleay, George George Macleay	Murrumbidgee	1856–1859
Macleay, William John William Macleay	Lachlan and Lower Darling	1856–1874
Manning, William Montagu William Manning ^[h]	Cumberland (South Riding)	1856–1857
Marks, John John Marks	Eastern Division of Camden	1856–1859
Martin, James James Martin	Cook and Westmoreland	1856–1860, 1862–1863, 1863–1864, 1864–1872, 1872–1873
Murray, Terence Aubrey Terence Murray	Southern Boroughs	1856–1862
Nichols, Bob Bob Nichols ^[i]	Northumberland Boroughs	1856–1857
Oakes, George George Oakes	Parramatta	1856–1860, 1872–1874
Osborne, Henry Henry Osborne	Eastern Division of Camden	1856–1858 ^[m]
Oxley, John Norton John Oxley	Western Division of Camden	1856–1858 ^[m]
Parker, Henry Henry Parker	Parramatta	1856–1858 ^[m]
Parkes, Henry Henry Parkes ^[f]	Sydney City	1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1870, 1872–1877, 1877–1882, 1882–1884, 1885–1887, 1887–1895
Piddington, William William Piddington	Northumberland and Hunter	1856–1877
Plunkett, John John Plunkett ^[b]^[g]	Argyle, Bathurst County	1856–1857, 1858–1860
Pye, James James Pye	Cumberland (North Riding)	1856–1858 ^[m]
Richardson, John John Richardson	Stanley Boroughs	1856–1859
Robertson, John John Robertson	Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh	1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Rusden, Francis Francis Rusden	Liverpool Plains and Gwydir	1856–1858 ,^[m] 1860–1864
Rusden, Thomas Thomas Rusden	New England and Macleay	1856–1858 ^[m]
Russell, Bourn Bourn Russell ^[c]	Northumberland Boroughs	1856
Sandeman, Gordon Gordon Sandeman ^[j]	Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa	1856–1857
Scott, Alexander Walker Alexander Scott	Northumberland and Hunter	1856–1860, 1860–1861
Smith, Thomas Whistler Thomas Smith ^[k]	Cumberland (North Riding)	1857–1859
Suttor, William Henry William Suttor ^[b]	Bathurst County	1856–1859, 1860–1864, 1866–1872
Thompson, James James Thompson	St Vincent	1856–1858 ^[m]
Weekes, Elias Elias Weekes ^[c]	Cumberland (South Riding), Northumberland Boroughs	1856–1864
Wilshire, James Robert James Wilshire	Sydney City	1856–1858 ^[m]

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 Western Division of Camden MLA James Macarthur resigned over to what he believed to be unconstitutional election. At the resulting by-election he was elected unopposed.
^ ^a ^b ^c John Plunkett was elected as the member for both Argyle and Bathurst County. After attempting to represent both electorates in the Assembly, he resigned as the member for Bathurst County and sat as the member for Argyle. In the resulting by-election on 19 June 1856, William Suttor was elected.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Elias Weekes was originally elected as the member for Cumberland (South Riding). However, he had also contested Northumberland Boroughs, and when Bourn Russell's election was voided, Weekes became member for that seat as well. He chose to sit as the member for Northumberland Boroughs. In the by-election for Cumberland (South Riding) on 21 August 1856, Ryan Brenan was elected.
^ ^a ^b ^c Former Premier Stuart Donaldson was required to recontest Sydney Hamlets when appointed to the ministry. In the by-election on 10 October 1856, he was defeated by John Campbell.
^ ^a ^b ^c The election of Ryan Brenan to Cumberland (South Riding) was voided, and in the resulting by-election on 7 November 1856, Stuart Donaldson was elected unopposed.
^ ^a ^b ^c Henry Parkes resigned as member for Sydney City on 19 December 1856 following financial difficulties relating to his newspaper. In the resulting by-election on 29 December 1856, William Dalley was elected.
^ ^a ^b ^c Argyle MLA John Plunkett was appointed to the Legislative Council on 27 January 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 February 1857, Daniel Deniehy was elected.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cumberland (South Riding) MLA William Manning resigned on 18 May 1857. In the resulting by-election on 12 June 1857, James Byrnes was elected.
^ ^a ^b ^c Northumberland Boroughs MLA Bob Nichols died on 12 September 1857. In the resulting by-election on 6 November 1857, James Dickson was elected.
^ ^a ^b ^c Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa MLA Gordon Sandeman resigned on 10 October 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 December 1857, Patrick Leslie was elected.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cumberland (North Riding) MLA John Darvall resigned on 26 November 1857. In the resulting by-election on 11 December 1857, Thomas Smith was elected.
^ By-elections in chronological order were Camden,^[a] Bathurst,^[b] Cumberland South,^[c] Sydney Hamlets,^[d] Cumberland South (2),^[e] Sydney City,^[f] Argyle,^[g] Cumberland South (3),^[h] Northumberland Boroughs,^[i] Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa,^[j] Cumberland North.^[k]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r The First Parliament was actually dissolved in December 1857, and the next election held in January–February 1858. For the purposes of this list, members who served until the end of the First Parliament are said to have served until 1858, to distinguish them from those who left the parliament prior to this.

References

^ Green, Antony. "1856 election members". 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. "Results of 1856 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.^[l]
^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[:1-4] Western Division of Camden MLA James Macarthur resigned over to what he believed to be unconstitutional election. At the resulting by-election he was elected unopposed.

[:2-5] John Plunkett was elected as the member for both Argyle and Bathurst County. After attempting to represent both electorates in the Assembly, he resigned as the member for Bathurst County and sat as the member for Argyle. In the resulting by-election on 19 June 1856, William Suttor was elected.

[:3-6] Elias Weekes was originally elected as the member for Cumberland (South Riding). However, he had also contested Northumberland Boroughs, and when Bourn Russell's election was voided, Weekes became member for that seat as well. He chose to sit as the member for Northumberland Boroughs. In the by-election for Cumberland (South Riding) on 21 August 1856, Ryan Brenan was elected.

[:4-7] Former Premier Stuart Donaldson was required to recontest Sydney Hamlets when appointed to the ministry. In the by-election on 10 October 1856, he was defeated by John Campbell.

[:5-8] The election of Ryan Brenan to Cumberland (South Riding) was voided, and in the resulting by-election on 7 November 1856, Stuart Donaldson was elected unopposed.

[:6-9] Henry Parkes resigned as member for Sydney City on 19 December 1856 following financial difficulties relating to his newspaper. In the resulting by-election on 29 December 1856, William Dalley was elected.

[:7-10] Argyle MLA John Plunkett was appointed to the Legislative Council on 27 January 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 February 1857, Daniel Deniehy was elected.

[:8-11] Cumberland (South Riding) MLA William Manning resigned on 18 May 1857. In the resulting by-election on 12 June 1857, James Byrnes was elected.

[:9-12] Northumberland Boroughs MLA Bob Nichols died on 12 September 1857. In the resulting by-election on 6 November 1857, James Dickson was elected.

[:10-13] Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa MLA Gordon Sandeman resigned on 10 October 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 December 1857, Patrick Leslie was elected.

[:11-14] Cumberland (North Riding) MLA John Darvall resigned on 26 November 1857. In the resulting by-election on 11 December 1857, Thomas Smith was elected.

[15] By-elections in chronological order were Camden,^[a] Bathurst,^[b] Cumberland South,^[c] Sydney Hamlets,^[d] Cumberland South (2),^[e] Sydney City,^[f] Argyle,^[g] Cumberland South (3),^[h] Northumberland Boroughs,^[i] Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa,^[j] Cumberland North.^[k]

[:12-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r The First Parliament was actually dissolved in December 1857, and the next election held in January–February 1858. For the purposes of this list, members who served until the end of the First Parliament are said to have served until 1858, to distinguish them from those who left the parliament prior to this.

[1] Green, Antony. "1856 election members". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

[2] "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[3] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[by-elections-16] Green, Antony. "Results of 1856 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.^[l]

[Speaker-18] "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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v t e Members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Legislative Assembly	1856–1858 1858–1859 1859–1860 1860–1864 1864–1869 1869–1872 1872–1874 1874–1877 1877–1880 1880–1882 1882–1885 1885–1887 1887–1889 1889–1891 1891–1894 1894–1895 1895–1898 1898–1901 1901–1904 1904–1907 1907–1910 1910–1913 1913–1917 1917–1920 1920–1922 1922–1925 1925–1927 1927–1930 1930–1932 1932–1935 1935–1938 1938–1941 1941–1944 1944–1947 1947–1950 1950–1953 1953–1956 1956–1959 1959–1962 1962–1965 1965–1968 1968–1971 1971–1973 1973–1976 1976–1978 1978–1981 1981–1984 1984–1988 1988–1991 1991–1995 1995–1999 1999–2003 2003–2007 2007–2011 2011–2015 2015–2019 2019–2023 2023–2027
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