Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1882–1885

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1882 to 1885. Elections for the eleventh Legislative Assembly were held between 30 November and 21 December 1882 with parliament first meeting on 3 January 1883. The Assembly was expanded to 113 members elected in 40 single member electorates, 26 two member electorates, 3 three member electorate and 3 four member electorates. The parliament had a maximum term of 3 years and was dissolved on 7 October 1885 after 33 months. The Premiers during this parliament were Alexander Stuart until 7 October 1885 and then George Dibbs .

Name Electorate Years in office
Joseph AbbottGunnedah1880–1901
Francis AbigailWest Sydney1880–1891
George Allen 5Glebe1869–1883
Henry BadgeryMonaro1878–1885
Ezekiel Baker 14Carcoar1870-1877 1879-1881 1884-1887
Robert BarbourMurray1877-1880 1882-1894
Edmund BartonEast Sydney1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900
Russell BartonBourke1880–1886
Herbert BrownDurham1875–1898
James BrunkerEast Maitland1880–1904
David BuchananMudgee1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Sydney Burdekin 7East Sydney1880-1882 1884-1891 1892-1894
Robert ButcherPaddington1882–1887
John BurnsHunter1861–1869, 1872–1891
Angus CameronWest Sydney1874–1889 1894-1896
George CampbellCarcoar1881–1885
William CampbellGwydir1868–1869 1880-1886
George CassBogan1880–1892
Michael Chapman 5Glebe1883–1885 1887-1891
Henry ClarkeEden1869–1894, 1895–1904
William ClarkeOrange1880–1889
Henry CohenWest Maitland1874 - 1880 1882-1885
Edward CombesEast Macquarie1872-1874 1877-1885
Walter CoonanForbes1877-1880 1882-1887
Henry Copeland 1, 2Newtown East Sydney1877–1883, 1883–1895, 1895–1900
John CramsieBalranald1880–1887
Thomas DaltonOrange1882–1891
Thomas Dangar Jr.Namoi1865–1885, 1887–1890
George DayAlbury1874–1889
George De SalisQueanbeyan1882–1885
George DibbsSt Leonards1874–1877, 1882–1895
James EllisNewcastle1882–1885 1887-1889 1894-1895
James FarnellNew England1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
David FergusonWellington1882–1891
William FergussonGlen Innes1880–1887
James FletcherNewcastle1880–1891
Alfred FremlinRedfern1880–1885
John Gannon 15Argyle1881–1885
Jacob GarrardBalmain1880–1898
Thomas GarrettCamden1860–1871, 1872–1891
James GarvanEden1880–1894
Frederick GibbesNewtown1882–1888
John GillTamworth1882–1885
Joseph GorrickWollombi1882–1885
Albert GouldPatrick's Plains1882–1898
Samuel GrayRichmond1859-1864 1874-1880 1882-1885
George GriffithsEast Sydney1882–1885
Mark Hammond 8Canterbury1884–1887
John HarrisSouth Sydney1877-1880 1882-1885
Thomas Hellyer 11West Macquarie1882–1884
William Henson 17Canterbury1880-1882 1885-1889
Louis HeydonYass Plains1882–1886
William HolborowArgyle1880–1894
Bernhardt Holtermann 16St Leonards1882–1885
Frederick HumpheryShoalhaven1882–1887
William HutchinsonBalmain1882–1885
Isaac Ives 16St Leonards1885–1889
Patrick JenningsBogan1869–1872 1880-1887
Auber JonesMurrumbidgee1882–1885
John Lackey 18Central Cumberland1860–1864, 1867–1885
Charles Lee 13Tenterfield1884–1920
Leyser LevinHume1880–1885
Robert LevienTamworth1880–1889, 1889–1913
Lewis Lloyd 11West Macquarie1882–1884
George LoughnanMurrumbidgee1880–1885
Richard Luscombe 10Northumberland1884–1885
Andrew Lynch 14Carcoar1876–1884
William LyneHume1880–1901
Richard MachattieBourke1882–1885
James MackinnonYoung1882–1894
William McCourtCamden1882–1885 1887-1913
Andrew McCullochCentral Cumberland1877–1888
John McElhone 2,3,4East Sydney Upper Hunter1875-1889 1895-1898
John McLaughlinUpper Hunter1880–1885 1895-1901
Henry McQuadeHawkesbury1880 1882-1885
Ninian MelvilleNorthumberland1880–1887 1889-1894
George MerrimanWest Sydney1882–1885 1887-1889
Joseph Mitchell 1Newtown1881–1885 1888-1891
Henry Moses 17Canterbury1869–1880 1882-1885
Richard MurrayInverell1880–1885
Daniel O'ConnorWest Sydney1877-1891 1900-1904
Joseph OlliffeSouth Sydney1882–1885
Thomas O'MaraTumut1882–1885, 1887–1889
Henry Parkes 13, 15Tenterfield Argyle1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Varney Parkes 18Central Cumberland1885–1888, 1891–1913
William Pigott 8Canterbury1880–1884
William PooleSouth Sydney1880–1885
William ProctorNew England1880–1887
John PurvesClarence1880–1887
Edward QuinWentworth1882–1887
George Reid 7East Sydney1880–1884 1885-1901
Charles RobertsHastings and Manning1882–1890
John RobertsonMudgee1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,
1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Andrew RossMolong1880–1904
Alexander RyrieBraidwood1880–1891
David Ryrie 12Monaro1884–1885
John SeeGrafton1880–1904
Thomas SlatteryBoorowa1880–1885 1887-1895
Bruce Smith 9Gundagai1882–1884, 1889–1894
Robert SmithMacleay1870–1889
Sydney SmithEast Macquarie1882–1898 1900
Thomas SmithNepean1877-1887 1895-1904
Gerald SpringYoung1869–1872 1882-1887
Septimus StephenCanterbury1882–1887
Alfred StokesForbes1882–1891
Alexander StuartIllawarra1874–1885
Francis Bathurst Suttor 6Bathurst1875–1890
John SutherlandRedfern1860–1881, 1882–1889
Walter TargettHartley1882–1887
Harman TarrantKiama1880–1887
Adolphus Taylor 3,4Mudgee1882–1887 1890-1891
Hugh TaylorParramatta1882–1894
William Teece JrGoulburn1872–1890
Atkinson Tighe 10Northumberland1862–1869, 1882–1884
Robert Tooth 12Monaro1880–1884
William TrickettPaddington1880–1885 1887
Robert VaughnGrenfell1880–1894
James Watson 9Gundagai1869–1882, 1884–1885
Robert WhiteGloucester1882–1887
Robert WilkinsonBalranald1880–1894
Alexander WilsonMurray1880-1885 1887-1889
Robert WisdomMorpeth1859–1872, 1874–1887
George WithersSouth Sydney1880–1885 1887-1889
Francis WrightRedfern1882–1885, 1889–1903
James YoungHastings and Manning1880–1901 1904-1907
1 Newtown MLA Henry Copeland was required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election after being appointed Secretary for Public Works in January 1883. The resulting by-election on 13 January 1883 was won by Joseph Mitchell.
2 East Sydney MLA John McElhone was elected to two seats, East Sydney and Upper Hunter. He resigned the seat of East Sydney and represented Upper Hunter. The resulting by-election on 23 January 1883 was won by Henry Copeland.
3 4Mudgee MLA Adolphus Taylor, notorious for his disruption of Assembly proceedings made an inflammatory speech in February 1883 in which he challenged Upper Hunter MLA John McElhone to resign. McElhone took up the challenge and both resigned. They were both returned to their respective seats at the resultant by-elections on 6 March 1883.
5 Glebe MLA George Allen resigned in August 1883 to take a voyage to England. The resulting by-election was won by Michael Chapman on 26 August 1883.
6 Orange MLA Francis Bathurst Suttor was declared to have a position of profit under the crown in January 1884. Having resolved this he was unopposed at the resulting by-election on 11 February 1884.
7 East Sydney MLA George Reid was declared to have a position of profit under the crown in January 1884. The resulting by-election on 29 February 1884 was won by Sydney Burdekin.
8 Canterbury MLA William Pigott resigned in April 1884 due to his private work commitments. The resulting by-election was won by Mark Hammond on 19 April 1884.
9 Gundagai MLA Bruce Smith resigned in April 1884. The resulting by-election on 22 April 1884 was won by James Watson.
10 Northumberland MLA Atkinson Tighe resigned in May 1884. The resulting by-election on 26 May 1884 was won by Richard Luscombe.
11 West Macquarie MLA Thomas Hellyer resigned in June 1884. The resulting by-election was won by Lewis Lloyd on 2 July 1884.
12 Monaro MLA Robert Tooth resigned in July 1884. The resulting by-election on 24 July 1884 was won by David Ryrie.
13 Tenterfield MLA Henry Parkes resigned in November 1884 claiming that he was retiring from politics. The resulting by-election on 24 November 1884 was won by Charles Lee.
14 Carcoar MLA Andrew Lynch died on 2 November 1884. The resulting by-election on 21 November 1884 was won by Ezekiel Baker .
15 Argyle MLA John Gannon resigned in March 1885 due to ill health. The resulting by-election on 31 March 1885 was won by Henry Parkes.
16 St Leonards MLA Bernhardt Holtermann died on 29 April 1885. The resulting by-election on 4 June 1885 was won by Isaac Ives
17 Canterbury MLA Henry Moses was elevated to the Legislative Council in August 1885. The resulting by-election on 16 September 1885 was won by William Henson.
18 Central Cumberland MLA John Lackey was elevated to the Legislative Council in August 1885. The resulting by-election on 24 September 1885 was won by Varney Parkes.

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.

See also

References

  • "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006". New South Wales Parliament. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  • Antony Green. "NSW Elections Analysis". New South Wales Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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