Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1858–1859

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the second parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1858 to 1859. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Speaker was Sir Daniel Cooper. [5]

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Name Electorate Years in office
Andrew Aldcorn St Vincent 1858–1859
William Arnold Durham 1856–1875
Richard Bowker North Eastern Boroughs 1858–1859, 1877–1880
Henry Buckley Stanley County 1856–1859
James Byrnes Parramatta 1857–1861, 1864–1872
John Campbell 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
Benjamin Cribb Stanley Boroughs 1858–1859
William Dalley Cumberland Boroughs 1856–1857, 1858–1860, 1862–1864
Daniel Deniehy Argyle 1857–1859, 1860
James Dickson Northumberland Boroughs 1857–1859, 1859–1863
Stuart Donaldson Cumberland (South Riding) 1856, 1856–1859
Daniel Egan Maneroo 1856–1869, 1870
Peter Faucett King and Georgiana 1856–1859, 1860, 1861–1865
Edward Flood Cumberland (South Riding) 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
Samuel Gordon Durham 1856–1859, 1859–1860
John Hargrave   [lower-alpha 3] East Camden 1859
James Hart   [lower-alpha 2] New England and Macleay 1858–1869, 1870–1872
John Hay Murrumbidgee 1856–1867
Arthur Hodgson Clarence and Darling Downs 1858–1860
Robert Jamison Cook and Westmoreland 1856–1860
Richard Jenkins Liverpool Plains and Gwydir 1858–1860
Richard Jones Durham 1856–1860
William Lee Roxburgh 1856–1859
Edward Lloyd Liverpool Plains and Gwydir 1858–1859
George Lord Wellington and Bligh 1856–1877
James Macarthur West Camden 1856, 1856–1859
George Macleay Murrumbidgee 1856–1859
William Macleay Lachlan and Lower Darling 1856–1874
John Marks East Camden 1856–1859
James Martin Cook and Westmoreland 1856–1860, 1862–1863, 1863–1864, 1864–1872, 1872–1873
Abram Moriarty   [lower-alpha 2] New England and Macleay 1858
Terence Murray Southern Boroughs 1856–1862
George Oakes Parramatta 1856–1860, 1872–1874
Robert Owen   [lower-alpha 3] East Camden 1858–1859
Henry Parkes   [lower-alpha 1] Cumberland (North Riding) 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1870, 1872–1877,
1877–1882, 1882–1884, 1885–1887, 1887–1895
John Paterson Lachlan and Lower Darling 1858–1859
William Piddington Northumberland and Hunter 1856–1877
John Plunkett   [lower-alpha 1] Cumberland (North Riding) 1856–1857, 1858–1860
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
Henry Rotton Western Boroughs 1858–1859, 1859–1860, 1860–1864
Alexander Scott Northumberland and Hunter 1856–1860, 1860–1861
Thomas Smith Cumberland (North Riding) 1857–1859
William Suttor Bathurst County 1856–1859, 1860–1864, 1866–1872
William Taylor New England and Macleay 1858–1859
George Thornton Sydney City 1858–1859, 1867–1868
Robert Tooth Sydney City 1858–1859
William Tooth Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa 1858–1859
Elias Weekes Northumberland Boroughs 1856–1864
George White Northumberland and Hunter 1858–1859
William Wild West Camden 1858–1860
James Williamson Gloucester and Macquarie 1858–1859

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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 3 Cumberland (North Riding) MLA Henry Parkes resigned on 28 August 1858 due to financial difficulties. The resulting by-election on 20 September 1858 was won by John Plunkett.
  2. 1 2 3 New England and Macleay MLA Abram Moriarty resigned on 13 October 1858. The resulting by-election on 14 December 1858 was won by James Hart.
  3. 1 2 3 East Camden MLA Robert Owen resigned on 3 March 1859 to take a seat on a District Court. The resulting by-election on 21 March 1859 was won by John Hargrave.
  4. ↑ By-elections in chronological order were Cumberland North, [lower-alpha 1] New England and Macleay, [lower-alpha 2] and East Camden. [lower-alpha 3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 members elected". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1858 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 June 2019. [lower-alpha 4]
  5. ↑ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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