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

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]

References

^ Green, Antony. "1869–70 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. "1869–72 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.^[r]
^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[sup1-4] 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.

[sup2-5] 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.

[sup3-6] 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.

[sup4-7] 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.

[sup5-8] 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.

[sup6-9] 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.

[sup7-10] 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.

[sup8-11] 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.

[sup9-12] 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.

[sup10-13] Monaro MLA Daniel Egan died on 16 October 1870. The resulting by-election on 17 November 1870 was won by James Hart.

[sup11-14] 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.

[sup12-15] Canterbury MLA Montagu Stephen resigned in December 1870 to visit England. The resulting by-election on 6 January 1871 was won by John Lucas.

[sup13-16] 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.

[sup14-17] 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.

[sup15-18] 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.

[sup16-19] New England MLA Charles Weaver resigned in August 1871. The resulting by-election on 28 August 1871 was won by Samuel Terry.

[sup17-20] Mudgee MLA Henry Stephen resigned in December 1871. The resulting by-election on 2 January 1872 was won by Henry Parkes.

[21] 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]

[1] Green, Antony. "1869–70 members elected". 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-22] Green, Antony. "1869–72 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.^[r]

[23] "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[d]

[k]

[n]

[e]

[g]

[f]

[j]

[c]

[o]

[h]

[l]

[a]

[i]

[m]

[q]

[b]

[p]

[r]

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
Legislative Council	1823–1843 1843–1851 1851–1856 1856–1861 1861–1864 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 1932–1934 1934–1937 1937–1940 1940–1943 1943–1946 1946–1949 1949–1952 1952–1955 1955–1958 1958–1961 1961–1964 1964–1967 1967–1970 1970–1973 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

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
Legislative Council	1823–1843 1843–1851 1851–1856 1856–1861 1861–1864 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 1932–1934 1934–1937 1937–1940 1940–1943 1943–1946 1946–1949 1949–1952 1952–1955 1955–1958 1958–1961 1961–1964 1964–1967 1967–1970 1970–1973 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

See also

Notes

References

See also

Notes

References

Videos

Websites

Encyclopedia

Facebook