Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the sixth parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1869 to 1872.[1][2][3][4] The 1869–70 election was held between 3 December 1869 and 10 January 1870 with parliament first meeting on 27 January 1870. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. Due to a change in the Constitution of New South Wales the maximum term of this parliament was reduced from 5 years to 3. However the assembly was dissolved after only 25 months after the third government of Sir James Martin lost a vote of supply. The Speaker was William Arnold.[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 Sydney MLA Henry Parkes was elected to two seats, East Sydney and Kiama. He resigned the seat of East Sydney and represented Kiama. The resulting by-election on 23 February 1870 was won by Bowie Wilson.
- 1 2 West Sydney MLA John Robertson resigned in February 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 2 March 1870.
- 1 2 3 Goldfields North MLA Robert Wisdom was elected to two seats Goldfields North and Hunter. He resigned the seat of Goldfields North and represented Hunter. The resulting by-election on 18 April 1870 was won by Robert Forster.
- 1 2 Goldfields South MLA Ezekiel Baker resigned from parliament in June 1870. He was re-elected unopposed at the resulting by-election on 20 June 1870.
- 1 2 Hastings MLA Horace Dean's election was invalid because he held an office of profit under the crown. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 4 July 1870.
- 1 2 Wollombi MLA Joseph Eckford resigned in September 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 19 September 1870.
- 1 2 3 Hastings MLA Horace Dean's election was declared invalid because he was not a British subject. Robert Smith, the runner-up at the resulting by-election of 4 July 1870 was declared elected.
- 1 2 3 Braidwood MLA Michael Kelly's election was declared invalid due to electoral irregularities. The resulting by-election on 17 October 1870 was won by Edward Greville.
- 1 2 Kiama MLA Henry Parkes resigned in October 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 3 November 1870.
- 1 2 3 Monaro MLA Daniel Egan died on 16 October 1870. The resulting by-election on 17 November 1870 was won by James Hart.
- 1 2 Goldfields South MLA Ezekiel Baker resigned from parliament when he was appointed to the Goldfields Royal Commission. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 12 December 1870.
- 1 2 3 Canterbury MLA Montagu Stephen resigned in December 1870 to visit England. The resulting by-election on 6 January 1871 was won by John Lucas.
- 1 2 3 Kiama MLA Henry Parkes resigned in December 1870 because of financial difficulties. The resulting by-election was won by John Stewart on 12 January 1871.
- 1 2 3 Liverpool Plains MLA Charles Cowper resigned in December 1870 after accepting the position of Agent-General in London. The resulting by-election on 9 January 1871 was won by Lewis Levy.
- 1 2 3 Shoalhaven MLA Thomas Garrett resigned in August 1871 to take the position of Police Magistrate at Berrima. The resulting by-election on 28 August 1871 was won by James Warden.
- 1 2 3 New England MLA Charles Weaver resigned in August 1871. The resulting by-election on 28 August 1871 was won by Samuel Terry.
- 1 2 3 Mudgee MLA Henry Stephen resigned in December 1871. The resulting by-election on 2 January 1872 was won by Henry Parkes.
- ↑ By-elections in chronological order were East Sydney,[lower-alpha 1] West Sydney,[lower-alpha 2] Goldfields North,[lower-alpha 3] Goldfields South,[lower-alpha 4] Hastings,[lower-alpha 5] Wollombi,[lower-alpha 6] Hastings,[lower-alpha 7] Braidwood,[lower-alpha 8] Kiama,[lower-alpha 9] Monaro,[lower-alpha 10] Goldfields South,[lower-alpha 11] Canterbury,[lower-alpha 12] Kiama,[lower-alpha 13] Liverpool Plains,[lower-alpha 14] Shoalhaven,[lower-alpha 15] New England,[lower-alpha 16] Mudgee.[lower-alpha 17]
References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1869–70 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. "1869–72 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.[lower-alpha 18]
- ↑ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.