Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1898–1901

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 18th parliament of New South Wales held their seats between 1898 and 1901. They were elected at the 1898 colonial election on 27 July 1898. [1] [2] The Speaker was Sir Joseph Abbott until 12 June 1900 and then William McCourt. [3]

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NameParty  [lower-alpha 1] Electorate Term in office
Sir Joseph Abbott   National Federal Wentworth 1880–1901
William Affleck   Free Trade Yass 1894–1904
George Anderson   Free Trade Waterloo 1894–1904
William Archer   Ind. Free Trade Burwood 1898–1904
James Ashton   Free Trade Goulburn 1894–1907
John Barnes   National Federal Gundagai 1889–1904
Edmund Barton 1, 5   National Federal Hastings and Macleay 1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900
Walter Bennett   Independent Federalist Durham 1898–1907, 1917–1934
Thomas Brown   Labor Condoublin 1894–1901, 1913–1917
James Brunker   Free Trade East Maitland 1880–1904
Frank Byrne   Free Trade Hay 1898–1904
Alexander Campbell   National Federal Kiama 1894–1904
Archibald Campbell   Free Trade Illawarra 1891–1903
John Cann   Labor Broken Hill 1891–1916
James Carroll   National Federal Lachlan 1894–1904
Joseph Carruthers   Free Trade St George 1887–1908
John Chanter   National Federal Deniliquin 1885–1901
Austin Chapman   National Federal Braidwood 1891–1901
Henry Chapman   Free Trade  [lower-alpha 2] Sydney-Fitzroy 1894–1895, 1898–1901
Edward Clark   Free Trade  [lower-alpha 2] St Leonards 1891–1904, 1907–1910
Francis Clarke 1, 5   National Federal Hastings and Macleay 1893–11898, 1900–1901
Henry Clarke   National Federal Bega 1869–1894, 1895–1904
Thomas Clarke   Free Trade Darlington 1898–1901
John Cohen   National Federal Petersham 1898–1919
Joseph Cook   Free Trade Hartley 1891–1901
Henry Copeland 6   National Federal Sydney-Phillip 1877–1883, 1883–1895, 1895–1900
Francis Cotton   Free Trade  [lower-alpha 2] Newtown-Camperdown 1891–1901
Paddy Crick   National Federal West Macquarie 1889–1906
George Cruickshank   National Federal Inverell 1889–1901
John Dacey   Labor Botany 1895–1912
David Davis   Independent Federalist Shoalhaven 1898–1901
William Davis 11   National Federal Bourke 1889–1891, 1898–1904
William Dick   Free Trade Newcastle East 1894–1907
Charles Dight   National Federal Singleton 1898–1904
Robert Donaldson   Independent Tumut 1898–1913
Alfred Edden   Labor Kahibah 1891–1920
Thomas Ewing   National Federal Lismore 1885–1901
John Fegan   Free Trade / Protectionist  [lower-alpha 2] Wickham 1891–1907, 1920–1922
William Ferguson   Labor Sturt 1894–1904
William Ferris 2   Independent Federalist Parramatta 1898–1901
Robert Fitzgerald   National Federal Robertson 1885–1901
John Fitzpatrick   Free Trade  [lower-alpha 2] Rylstone 1895–1904, 1907–1930
Thomas Fitzpatrick   National Federal Murrumbidgee 1894–1904
John Garland   Free Trade Woollahra 1898–1901, 1903–1904
John Gillies   Free Trade  [lower-alpha 2] West Maitland 1891–1911
Thomas Goodwin   National Federal Gunnedah 1887–1888, 1895–1901
James Gormly   National Federal Wagga Wagga 1885–1904
James Graham   Free Trade Sydney-Belmore 1894–1901, 1907–1910
Arthur Griffith   Labor Waratah 1894–1903, 1904–1920
Thomas Griffith   National Federal Albury 1898–1904
Sir Matthew Harris   Free Trade Sydney-Denison 1894–1901
Thomas Hassall   National Federal Moree 1886–1901
John Hawthorne   Free Trade Leichhardt 1885–1891, 1894–1904
James Hayes   National Federal Murray 1885–1904
John Haynes   Free Trade  [lower-alpha 2] Wellington 1887–1904, 1915–1917
James Hogue   Free Trade Glebe 1894–1910
William Holman   Labor Grenfell 1898–1920
George Howarth   Free Trade Willoughby 1895–1903
Billy Hughes   Labor Sydney-Lang 1894–1901
William Hurley   National Federal Macquarie 1895–1904
Thomas Jessep   Free Trade Waverley 1896–1907
John Kidd   National Federal Camden 1880–1882, 1885–1887, 1889–1904
Sydney Law   Labor Balmain South 1894–1907
Charles Lee   Free Trade Tenterfield 1884–1920
Samuel Lees   Free Trade Nepean 1887–1895, 1898–1901
Robert Levien   Independent Quirindi 1880–1889, 1889–1913
Sir William Lyne   National Federal Hume 1880–1901
Hugh Macdonald   Labor Castlereagh 1894–1906
Kenneth Mackay 4   National Federal Boorowa 1895–1899
Michael MacMahon 12   Protectionist Uralla-Walcha 1900–1904
William Mahony   Free Trade Annandale 1894–1910
William McCourt   Free Trade Bowral 1882–1885, 1887–1913
John McFarlane   National Federal Clarence 1887–1915
James McGowen   Labor Redfern 1891–1917
John McLaughlin   Independent Raleigh 1880–1885, 1895–1901
Gordon McLaurin 14   Protectionist Hume 1901–1913
Francis McLean   Free Trade Marrickville 1894–1901
Richard Meagher   Independent Tweed 1895, 1898–1904, 1907–1917
William Millard   Free Trade Moruya 1894–1920, 1920–1921
Gus Miller   National Federal Monaro 1889–1918
Edmund Molesworth   Free Trade Newtown-Erskine 1889–1901
Samuel Moore   Free Trade Bingara 1885–1910
William Morgan   Free Trade Hawkesbury 1894–1901
John Neild   Free Trade Paddington 1885–1889, 1891–1894, 1895–1901
Arthur Nelson   National Federal Sydney-Flinders 1895–1904
Harry Newman   Free Trade Orange 1891–1904
John Nicholson   Free Trade  [lower-alpha 2] Woronora 1891–1917
Niels Nielsen 4   Labor Boorowa 1899–1913
John Nobbs   Free Trade Granville 1888–1893, 1898–1913
John Norton 3   Independent Northumberland 1898–1906, 1907–1910
Daniel O'Connor 6   Protectionist Sydney-Phillip 1877–1891, 1900–1904
Broughton O'Conor   National Federal Sherbrooke 1898–1907
Edward O'Sullivan   National Federal Queanbeyan 1885–1910
Varney Parkes 7   Free Trade Canterbury 1885–1888, 1891–1900, 1907–1913
John Perry   National Federal Ballina 1889–1920
Simeon Phillips   Free Trade Dubbo 1895–1904
William Piddington 8, 12   National Federal Uralla-Walcha 1894–1900
Richard Price   National Federal Gloucester 1894–1904, 1907–1922
Robert Pyers   National Federal Richmond 1894–1904
Patrick Quinn   National Federal Sydney-Bligh 1898–1904
George Reid   Free Trade Sydney-King 1880–1884, 1885–1901
Joseph Reymond   National Federal Ashburnham 1895–1904
Edwin Richards   National Federal Mudgee 1894–1904
William Rigg   Free Trade Newtown-St Peters 1894–1901
Thomas Rose   National Federal Argyle 1891–1904
Andrew Ross   National Federal Molong 1880–1904
Hugh Ross   Labor Narrabri 1898–1901
William Sawers   National Federal Tamworth 1885–1886, 1898–1901
John See   National Federal Grafton 1880–1904
Richard Sleath   Labor Wilcannia 1894–1904
Samuel Smith   Labor Sydney-Pyrmont 1898–1902
Sydney Smith 7, 10   Free Trade Canterbury 1882–1898, 1900
William Spence   Labor Cobar 1898–1901
Wilfred Spruson   National Federal Sydney-Gipps 1898–1901
Richard Stevenson 3   National Federal Northumberland 1886–1895, 1898–1899
David Storey   Free Trade Randwick 1894–1920
Francis Suttor 9   National Federal Bathurst 1875–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900
Thomas Taylor 10   Independent Canterbury 1900–1901
Edward Terry   Independent Federalist Ryde 1898–1901, 1904
Josiah Thomas   Labor Alma 1894–1901
Dugald Thomson   National Federal Warringah 1894–1901
James Thomson   Labor Newcastle West 1895–1901
Thomas Waddell   National Federal Cowra 1897–1917
David Watkins   Labor Wallsend 1894–1901
Chris Watson   Labor Young 1894–1901
Samuel Whiddon   Free Trade Sydney-Cook 1894–1904
Bill Wilks   Free Trade Balmain North 1894–1901
William Willis   National Federal Barwon 1889–1904
Charles Wilson   National Federal Armidale 1898–1901
Bernhard Wise 13   National Federal Ashfield 1887–1889, 1891–1895, 1898–1900
Frederick Winchcombe 13   Free Trade Ashfield 1900–1905
William Wood   National Federal Eden-Bombala 1894–1913
Francis Wright   National Federal Glen Innes 1882–1885, 1889–1903
James Young   Free Trade Manning 1880–1901, 1904–1907
William Young 9   Protectionist Bathurst 1900–1907

By-elections

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. [5]

# Electorate Departing MemberPartyReason for By-electionDate of By-electionWinner of By-electionParty
1 Hastings and Macleay Francis Clarke   National Federal Resigned to give Barton a seat23 September 1898 Edmund Barton   National Federal
2 Parramatta William Ferris   Independent Federalist Election declared void on appeal26 October 1898 William Ferris   Protectionist
3 Northumberland Richard Stevenson   National Federal Death20 June 1899 John Norton   Independent
4 Boorowa Kenneth Mackay   Protectionist Appointed to Legislative Council23 September 1899 Niels Nielsen   Labor
5 Hastings and Macleay Edmund Barton   Protectionist Resigned to take Constitution to London1 March 1900 Francis Clarke   Protectionist
6 Sydney-Phillip Henry Copeland   Protectionist accepted post as Agent-General in London7 April 1900 Daniel O'Connor   Protectionist
7 Canterbury Varney Parkes   Free Trade Resignation9 June 1900 Sydney Smith   Free Trade
8 Uralla-Walcha William Piddington   Protectionist Resignation due to insolvency9 June 1900 William Piddington   Protectionist
9 Bathurst Francis Suttor   Protectionist Appointed to Legislative Council25 June 1900 William Young   Protectionist
10 Canterbury Sydney Smith   Free Trade By-election result voided on appeal28 July 1900 Thomas Taylor   Independent
11 Bourke William Davis   Protectionist Resignation due to insolvency15 September 1900 William Davis   Protectionist
12 Uralla-Walcha William Piddington   Protectionist Death27 October 1900 Michael MacMahon   Protectionist
13 Ashfield Bernhard Wise   Protectionist Appointed to Legislative Council10 November 1900 Frederick Winchcombe   Free Trade
14 Hume William Lyne   Protectionist Successfully contested Hume at 1901 Federal election 17 April 1901 Gordon McLaurin   Protectionist

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Members of the Protectionist Party under the leadership of Barton and Lyne campaigned as the National Federal Party at the 1898 colonial election. After the success of the 2nd Federal Referendum on 20 June 1899, they resumed the Protectionist name. The party designation is the designation given at the time of election but party affiliations were particularly flexible during the pre-federation period in the New South Wales Parliament (see Antony Green below).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 While nominally supporters of the Free Trade Party, these members supported a no confidence motion which brought about the defeat of the Reid government. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Elected members". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Motion of censure". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . New South Wales: Legislative Assembly. 7 September 1899. p. 1308.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "Results of 1898–1901 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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