Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1857–1860

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This is a list of members of the first parliament of the South Australian House of Assembly , which sat from 22 April 1857 until 1 March 1860. The members were elected at the inaugural 1857 election.

Name
 Electorate
Start
Date
End
Date
Terms
Richard Andrews 2 Yatala 5 June 18571 March 18601857–1860, 1862–1870
Benjamin Babbage 6 Encounter Bay 9 March 185717 December 18571857
John Bagot Light 26 February 18571 March 18601857–1865
William Bakewell 1 Barossa 13 June 18571 March 18601857–1860, 1862–1864
John Henry Barrow 8 East Torrens 6 April 18581 March 18601858–1860, 1871–1874
Arthur Blyth Gumeracha 26 February 18571 March 18601857–1868, 1870–1877
Charles Bonney 8 East Torrens 26 February 185726 January 18581857–1858
William Henville Burford 14 City of Adelaide 9 March 185729 April 18591857–1859
James Cole West Torrens 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1860
Edward Collinson 13 Port Adelaide 11 October 18581 March 18601858–1860
William Dawes 4 Onkaparinga 9 March 185724 November 18571857
Horace Dean 1Barossa9 March 18577 May 18571857, 1857
Horace Dean 1Barossa1 June 185713 June 18571857, 1857
Walter Duffield Barossa9 March 18571 March 18601857–1868, 1870–1871
John Dunn Mount Barker 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1868, 1868
Francis Dutton City of Adelaide 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1862, 1862–1865
Boyle Travers Finniss City of Adelaide 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1862
Lavington Glyde 3East Torrens6 October 18571 March 18601857–1875, 1877–1884
John Hallett The Sturt 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1862
Richard Hanson City of Adelaide 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1861
Charles Simeon Hare 2Yatala9 March 185712 May 18571857, 1878–1881
John Hart 15Port Adelaide9 March 185723 August 18591857–1859, 1862–1866, 1868–1873
John Harvey Yatala9 March 18571 March 18601857–1860
George Charles Hawker 5 Victoria 5 January 18581 March 18601858–1865, 1875–1883, 1884–1895
Alexander Hay Gumeracha26 February 18571 March 18601857–1861, 1867–1871
John Bristow Hughes 13Port Adelaide9 March 185724 September 18581857–1858
George Kingston The Burra and Clare 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1860, 1861–1880
Friedrich Krichauff 9Mount Barker9 March 185712 March 18581857–1858, 1870–1882, 1884–1890
Robert Leake 5Victoria23 February 18578 December 18571857
Arthur Fydell Lindsay Encounter Bay9 March 18571 March 18601857–1860, 1870–1871, 1873–1878
Marshall MacDermott 16 Flinders 23 February 18571 September 18591857–1859
Morris Lyon Marks 12 The Burra and Clare 9 March 18572 August 18581857–1858
William Maturin 7, 10Light8 February 18581 July 18581858
Edward McEllister 12 The Burra and Clare 9 September 18581 March 18601858–1862
Henry Mildred Noarlunga 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1865
William Milne Onkaparinga9 March 18571 March 18601857–1868
John Bentham Neales City of Adelaide 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1860, 1862–1870
William Owen 14 City of Adelaide 13 May 18591 March 18601857–1860, 1859–1862
Edward John Peake 17 The Burra and Clare 9 March 18571 October 18591857–1859
Thomas Reynolds The Sturt 9 March 18571 March 18601857–1862, 1862, 1864–1870,
1871–1872, 1872–1873
William Rogers 9Mount Barker16 September 18581 March 18601858–1860, 1864–1865, 1868,
1868–1870, 1872–1875
Luther Scammell West Torrens9 March 18571 March 18601857–1860
David Shannon 10Light9 September 18581 March 18601858–1860
Carrington Smedley 7Light26 February 185723 December 18571857
Judah Solomon 11 City of Adelaide 16 September 18581 March 18601858–1860, 1871–1875
Henry Strangways 6Encounter Bay15 January 18581 March 18601858–1871
Robert Torrens 11 City of Adelaide 9 March 18571 July 18581857–1858
William Townsend 4Onkaparinga23 December 18571 March 18601857–1882
David Wark The Murray 23 February 18571 March 18601857–1862
George Waterhouse 3East Torrens26 February 18578 September 18571857
Thomas Young Noarlunga9 March 18571 March 18601857–1860
Notes
NoteDistrictOutgoingIncoming
1Barossa Horace Dean was initially declared elected, but the result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns on 7 May 1857.Dean won the resulting by-election on 1 June 1857
Dean was again unseated by the Court on 13 June 1857.On 13 June 1857 the court declared William Bakewell duly elected.
(Dean was subsequently elected as member for Hastings, New South Wales in December 1869 and July 1870, but was disqualified both times.[ citation needed ])
2Yatala Charles Simeon Hare resigned on 12 May 1857. Richard Andrews won the resulting by-election on 5 June 1857.
3East Torrens George Waterhouse resigned on 8 September 1857. Lavington Glyde won the resulting by-election on 6 October 1857.
4Onkaparinga William Dawes resigned on 24 November 1857. William Townsend won the resulting by-election on 23 December 1857.
5Victoria Robert Leake resigned on 8 December 1857. George Charles Hawker won the resulting by-election on 5 January 1858.
6Encounter Bay Benjamin Babbage resigned on 17 December 1857. Henry Strangways won the resulting by-election on 15 January 1858.
7Light Carrington Smedley resigned on 23 December 1857. William Maturin won the resulting by-election on 8 February 1858.
8East Torrens Charles Bonney resigned on 26 January 1858. John Henry Barrow won the resulting by-election on 6 April 1858.
9Mount Barker Friedrich Krichauff resigned on 12 March 1858. William Rogers won the resulting by-election on 16 September 1858.
10Light William Maturin resigned on 1 July 1858. David Shannon won the resulting by-election on 9 September 1858.
11City of Adelaide Robert Torrens resigned on 1 July 1858. Judah Solomon won the resulting by-election on 16 September 1858.
12The Burra and Clare Morris Marks resigned on 2 August 1858. Edward McEllister won the resulting by-election on 9 September 1858.
13Port Adelaide John Hughes resigned on 24 September 1858. Edward Collinson won the resulting by-election on 11 October 1858.
14City of Adelaide William Henville Burford resigned on 29 April 1859. William Owen won the resulting by-election on 13 May 1859.
15Port AdelaideSeat declared vacant 23 August 1859 – John Hart absent without leave.No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1860 election.
16Flinders Marshall MacDermott accepted the office of special magistrate on 1 September 1859.No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1860 election.
17The Burra and ClareEdward Peake accepted the office of state manager of railways on 1 October 1859.No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1860 election.

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