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
Abbott, Robert Robert Abbott	Tenterfield	1872–1877, 1880–1882
Allen, George Wigram George Allen	Glebe	1869–1883
Arnold, William Munnings William Arnold	Paterson	1856–1875
Baker, Ezekial Ezekial Baker	Goldfields South	1870–1877, 1879–1881, 1884–1887
Bawden, Thomas Thomas Bawden	Clarence	1869–1880
Bennett, Hanley Hanley Bennett	Liverpool Plains	1872–1880
Booth, John John Booth	West Sydney	1872–1877
Brown, Stephen Campbell Stephen Brown	Newtown	1864–1881
Brown, Thomas Thomas Brown	Hartley	1872–1876
Browne, William William Browne	Patrick's Plains	1872–1880
Buchanan, David David Buchanan	Goldfields West	1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Burns, John Fitzgerald John Burns	Hunter	1861–1869, 1872–1891
Butler, Edward Edward Butler	Argyle	1869–1877
Campbell, James James Campbell	Morpeth	1864–1874
Clarke, Henry Henry Clarke	Eden	1869–1894, 1895–1904
Combes, Edward Edward Combes	Bathurst	1872–1885
Cooper, Walter Walter Cooper ^[f]	East Macquarie	1873–1874
Creed, John John Creed	Upper Hunter	1872–1874
Cummings, William William Cummings	East Macquarie	1859–1874
Cunneen, James James Cunneen	Wollombi	1860–1869, 1872–1877
Dangar, Thomas Thomas Dangar	Gwydir	1865–1885, 1887–1890
De Salis, Leopold William Leopold William De Salis	Queanbeyan	1872–1874
Driver, Richard Richard Driver	Windsor	1860–1880
Farnell, James Squire James Farnell	Parramatta	1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Fitzpatrick, Michael Michael Fitzpatrick	Yass Plains	1869–1881
Forster, William William Forster	Illawarra	1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874, 1875–1876, 1880–1882
Garrett, Thomas Thomas Garrett	Camden	1860–1871, 1872–1891
Grahame, William William Grahame	Monaro	1865–1869, 1872–1874
Greville, Edward Edward Greville	Braidwood	1870–1880
Hannell, James James Hannell	Northumberland	1860–1869, 1872–1874
Hay, William William Hay ^[c]	Murray	1872–1877, 1880–1882
Hill, Richard Richard Hill	Canterbury	1868–1877
Hoskins, James James Hoskins	Tumut	1859–1863, 1868–1882
Hurley, John John Hurley (b.1796)	Narellan	1859–1860, 1864–1869, 1872–1880
Hurley, John John Hurley (b.1844)	Central Cumberland	1872–1874, 1876–1880, 1887–1891, 1901–1907
Innes, Joseph Joseph Innes ^[e]	Mudgee	1872–1873
Jacob, Archibald Archibald Jacob	Lower Hunter	1872–1882
Jennings, Patrick Patrick Jennings ^[c]	Murray	1869–1872, 1880–1887
Lackey, John John Lackey	Central Cumberland	1860–1864, 1867–1880
Lee, Benjamin Benjamin Lee ^[h]	West Maitland	1864–1874
Levy, Lewis Lewis Levy ^[h]	West Maitland	1871–1872, 1874–1874
Lloyd, George George Lloyd	Newcastle	1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885–1887
Lord, George George Lord	Bogan	1856–1877
Lucas, John John Lucas	Canterbury	1860–1869, 1871–1880
Macintosh, John John Macintosh	East Sydney	1872–1880
Macleay, William John William Macleay	Murrumbidgee	1856–1874
Martin, James Sir James Martin ^[f]	East Macquarie	1856, 1857–1860, 1862–1873
McLaurin, James James McLaurin ^[d]	Hume	1872–1873
Moore, Charles Charles Moore ^[g]	East Sydney	1874
Moses, Henry Henry Moses	Hawkesbury	1869–1880, 1882–1885
Neale, James James Neale ^[g]	East Sydney	1864–1874
Nelson, Harris Harris Nelson	Orange	1872–1877
Nowlan, John John Nowlan	Williams	1866–1874
O'Connor, Joseph Joseph O'Connor ^[e]	Mudgee	1873–1874
Oakes, George George Oakes ^[b]	East Sydney	1856–1860, 1872–1874
Onslow, Arthur Arthur Onslow	Camden	1869–1880
Parkes, Henry Henry Parkes	East Sydney	1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Phelps, Joseph Joseph Phelps	Balranald	1864–1877
Piddington, William William Piddington	Hawkesbury	1856–1877
Raphael, Joseph Joseph Raphael	West Sydney	1872–1874
Robertson, John John Robertson	West Sydney	1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Robertson, Thomas Thomas Robertson ^[d]	Hume	1873–1874
Rodd, James James Rodd	Goldfields North	1865–1869, 1872–1874
Samuel, Saul Saul Samuel ^[b]	East Sydney	1859–1860, 1862–1872
Scholey, Stephen Stephen Scholey	East Maitland	1872–1878
Single, Joseph Joseph Single	Nepean	1872–1874
Smith, John Samuel John Smith	Wellington	1872–1877
Smith, Robert Burdett Robert Smith	Hastings	1870–1889
Stewart, John John Stewart	Kiama	1866–1869, 1871–1874
Sutherland, John John Sutherland	Paddington	1860–1881, 1882–1889
Taylor, Hugh Hugh Taylor ^[a]	Parramatta	1872–1880, 1882–1894
Teece, William William Teece	Goulburn	1872–1880
Terry, Samuel Samuel Terry	New England	1859–1869, 1871–1881
Tunks, William William Tunks	St Leonards	1864–1874
Warden, James James Warden	Shoalhaven	1871–1877
Watson, James James Watson	Lachlan	1869–1882, 1884–1885
Wearne, Joseph Joseph Wearne	West Sydney	1869–1875
Webb, Edmund Edmund Webb	West Macquarie	1869–1874, 1878–1881
West, Thomas Thomas West	Carcoar	1872–1874

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.

[:1-4] 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]

[:2-5] 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.

[:3-6] Murray MLA Patrick Jennings resigned in July 1872. The resulting by-election on 5 August 1872 was won by William Hay.

[:4-7] Hume MLA James McLaurin resigned from parliament in March 1873. The resulting by-election was won by Thomas Robertson on 31 March 1873.

[:5-8] 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.

[:6-9] 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.

[:7-10] East Sydney MLA James Neale resigned in June 1874. The resulting by-election of 15 July 1874 was won by Charles Moore.

[:8-11] West Maitland MLA Benjamin Lee resigned due to financial difficulties. The resulting by-election on 4 August 1874 was won by Lewis Levy.

[12] 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]

[1] Green, Antony. "1872 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-13] Green, Antony. "1872–74 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.^[i]

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

[15] "Election for Parramatta". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 1872. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via Trove.

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