Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1856–1858

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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]

Contents

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

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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]

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 Northumberland Boroughs MLA Bob Nichols died on 12 September 1857. In the resulting by-election on 6 November 1857, James Dickson was elected.
  10. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 Cumberland (North Riding) MLA John Darvall resigned on 26 November 1857. In the resulting by-election on 11 December 1857, Thomas Smith was elected.
  12. ↑ 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]
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 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

  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.
  4. 1 2 Green, Antony. "Results of 1856 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 June 2019. [l]
  5. ↑ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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