Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the seventh parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1872 to 1874.[1][2][3][4] The 182 election was held between 13 February and 28 March 1872 with parliament first meeting on 30 April 1872. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. The maximum term of this parliament was 3 years. However the assembly was dissolved after 32 months. Henry Parkes was the premier for the duration of the parliament. The Speaker was William Arnold.[5]
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editThere 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]
- ^ a b Parramatta MLA Hugh Taylor resigned as he had received conflicting legal advice as to whether his contract to supply articles to a destitute institution disqualified him from office. He was elected unopposed at the resulting by-election on 22 May 1872.[6]
- ^ a b c East Sydney MLA Saul Samuel was elevated to the Legislative Council in June 1872. The resulting by-election was won by George Oakes on 12 June 1872.
- ^ a b c Murray MLA Patrick Jennings resigned in July 1872. The resulting by-election on 5 August 1872 was won by William Hay.
- ^ a b c Hume MLA James McLaurin resigned from parliament in March 1873. The resulting by-election was won by Thomas Robertson on 31 March 1873.
- ^ a b c Mudgee MLA Joseph Innes was elevated to the Legislative Council in August 1873. The resulting by-election was won by Joseph O'Connor on 8 September 1873.
- ^ a b c East Macquarie MLA Sir James Martin resigned in November 1873 on being appointed Chief Justice of New South Wales. The resulting by-election was won by Walter Cooper on 1 December 1873.
- ^ a b c East Sydney MLA James Neale resigned in June 1874. The resulting by-election of 15 July 1874 was won by Charles Moore.
- ^ a b c West Maitland MLA Benjamin Lee resigned due to financial difficulties. The resulting by-election on 4 August 1874 was won by Lewis Levy.
- ^ By-elections & changes in chronological order were Parramatta,[a] East Sydney,[b] Murray,[c] Hume,[d] Mudgee,[e] East Macquarie,[f] East Sydney,[g] West Maitland.[h]
References
edit- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 members elected". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1872–74 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.[i]
- ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Election for Parramatta". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 1872. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via Trove.