Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the third parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1859 to 1860.[1][2][3][4] The Speaker was Sir Daniel Cooper until 31 January 1860 and then Terence Murray.[5]
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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 2 3 East Maitland MLA Joseph Chambers was appointed Crown Prosecutor for the Western Districts on 31 August 1859 and resigned his seat. The resulting by-election on 15 September 1859 was won by James Dickson.
- 1 2 Yass Plains MLA Thomas Laidlaw resigned on 2 September 1859 after it was discovered that he held a position as postmaster. He resigned that position and was elected unopposed on 20 September 1859.
- 1 2 3 East Macquarie MLA William Suttor resigned on 13 September 1859. The resulting by-election on 6 October 1859 was won by Thomas Hawkins.
- 1 2 3 Illawarra MLA John Hargrave resigned on 11 October 1859. The resulting by-election on 28 October 1859 was won by Samuel Gordon.
- 1 2 3 Mudgee MLA Lyttleton Bayley resigned on 26 November 1859. The resulting by-election on 19 December 1859 was won by Samuel Terry.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The state of Queensland was established during 1859, and on 10 December the seats in present-day Queensland ceased to be part of the New South Wales Parliament. These seats were Burnett, Brisbane, Darling Downs, East Moreton, West Moreton, Ipswich and Leichhardt.
- 1 2 3 West Macquarie MLA John McPhillamy resigned on 6 December 1859. The resulting by-election on 28 December 1859 was won by Henry Mort, who was unopposed.
- 1 2 3 East Sydney MLA Charles Cowper resigned on 17 November 1859. The resulting by-election on 20 January 1860 was won by Peter Faucett.
- 1 2 3 Canterbury MLA Edward Flood resigned on 13 January 1860. The resulting by-election on 4 February 1860 was won by John Lucas.
- 1 2 3 Williams MLA Stephen Dark resigned on 25 January 1860. The resulting by-election on 16 February 1860 was won by Alexander Campbell.
- 1 2 3 Windsor MLA William Dalley resigned on 25 February 1860 to undertake a visit to Europe. The resulting by-election on 12 March 1860 was won by William Walker.
- 1 2 3 Liverpool Plains MLA Andrew Loder resigned on 5 March 1860. The resulting by-election on 10 April 1860 was won by Charles Kemp.
- 1 2 3 Hunter MLA Richard Jones resigned on 10 April 1860. The resulting by-election was won by Isidore Blake.
- 1 2 3 St Leonards MLA Edward Sayers resigned on 16 April 1860. The resulting by-election on 2 May 1860 was won by James Farnell.
- 1 2 3 East Macquarie MLA Thomas Hawkins resigned on 10 April 1860. The resulting by-election on 10 May 1860 was won by Daniel Deniehy.
- 1 2 3 Tumut MLA George Lang resigned on 10 April 1860. The resulting by-election on 10 May 1860 was won by Daniel Deniehy, who also won the East Macquarie by-election. Deniehy took up his representative duties for East Macquarie and was never recognised as the member for Tumut.
- 1 2 3 Wollombi MLA William Cape resigned on 13 April 1860. The resulting by-election on 17 May 1860 was won by Joseph Eckford.
- 1 2 3 Wellington MLA Nicolas Hyeronimus died on 27 June 1860. The resulting by-election on 26 July 1860 was won by Silvanus Daniel.
- 1 2 3 Morpeth MLA Edward Close resigned on 12 July 1860. The resulting by-election on 7 August 1860 was won by Samuel Cohen.
- 1 2 3 Braidwood MLA Frederick Cooper resigned on 14 July 1860. The resulting by-election on 10 August 1860 was won by Merion Moriarty.
- 1 2 The seat of Tumut was vacant as the winner in the previous by-election, Daniel Deniehy, had also won East Macquarie. A by-election was scheduled but Charles Cowper Jr. was unopposed and was declared elected on 8 November 1860.
- ↑ By-elections & changes in chronological order were East Maitland,[lower-alpha 1] Yass Plains,[lower-alpha 2] East Macquarie,[lower-alpha 3] Illawarra,[lower-alpha 4] Mudgee,[lower-alpha 5] Separation of Qld,[lower-alpha 6] West Macquarie,[lower-alpha 7] East Sydney,[lower-alpha 8] Canterbury,[lower-alpha 9] Williams,[lower-alpha 10] Windsor,[lower-alpha 11] Liverpool Plains,[lower-alpha 12] Hunter,[lower-alpha 13] St Leonards,[lower-alpha 14] East Macquarie,[lower-alpha 15] Tumut,[lower-alpha 16] Wollombi,[lower-alpha 17] Wellington,[lower-alpha 18] Morpeth,[lower-alpha 19] Braidwood,[lower-alpha 20] Tumut (2),[lower-alpha 21]
References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1859 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.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1859 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.[lower-alpha 22]
- ↑ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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