Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1856–1858

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the first parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1856 to 1858.[1][2][3][4] </ref>[lower-alpha 2] The Speaker was Sir Daniel Cooper.[5]

Name Electorate Years in office
Arnold, William MunningsWilliam Arnold Durham 1856–1875
Barker, ThomasThomas Barker Gloucester and Macquarie 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Bowman, WilliamWilliam Bowman Cumberland Boroughs 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Brenan, RyanRyan Brenan [lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Cumberland (South Riding) 1856
Buckley, HenryHenry Buckley Stanley County 1856–1859
Byrnes, JamesJames Byrnes [lower-alpha 5] Cumberland (South Riding) 1857–1861, 1864–1872
Campbell, JohnJohn Campbell [lower-alpha 6] Sydney Hamlets 1856–1860
Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell Sydney City 1856–1859
Cooper, DanielSir Daniel Cooper Sydney Hamlets 1856–1860
Cowper, CharlesCharles Cowper Sydney City 1856–1859, 1860–1867, 1869–1870
Cox, GeorgeGeorge Cox Wellington (County) 1856–1859
Dalley, William BedeWilliam Dalley [lower-alpha 7] Sydney City 1856–1857, 1858–1860, 1862–1864
Darvall, JohnJohn Darvall [lower-alpha 8] Cumberland (North Riding) 1856–1857, 1859–1860, 1863–1865
Deniehy, DanielDaniel Deniehy [lower-alpha 9] Argyle 1857–1859, 1860
Dickson, JamesJames Dickson [lower-alpha 10] Northumberland Boroughs 1857–1859, 1859–1863
Donaldson, StuartStuart Donaldson [lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 4] Sydney Hamlets, Cumberland (South Riding) 1856, 1856–1859
Egan, DanielDaniel Egan Maneroo 1856–1869, 1870
Faucett, PeterPeter Faucett King and Georgiana 1856–1859, 1860, 1861–1865
Flood, EdwardEdward Flood North Eastern Boroughs 1856–1860, 1869–1872
Forster, WilliamWilliam Forster United Counties of Murray and St Vincent 1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874,
1875–1876, 1880–1882
Garland, JamesJames Garland Lachlan and Lower Darling 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Gordon, SamuelSamuel Gordon Durham 1856–1859, 1859–1860
Hargrave, RichardRichard Hargrave New England and Macleay 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Hay, JohnJohn Hay Murrumbidgee 1856–1867
Hely, HovendenHovenden Hely Northumberland and Hunter 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Holroyd, ArthurArthur Holroyd Western Boroughs 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2], 1861–1864
Holt, ThomasThomas Holt Stanley Boroughs 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2], 1861–1864
Irving, ClarkClark Irving Clarence and Darling Downs 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2], 1859–1864
Jamison, RobertRobert Jamison Cook and Westmoreland 1856–1860
Jones, RichardRichard Jones Durham 1856–1860
Lang, GideonGideon Lang Liverpool Plains and Gwydir 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee Roxburgh 1856–1859
Leslie, PatrickPatrick Leslie [lower-alpha 11] Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa 1857–1858
Lord, GeorgeGeorge Lord Wellington and Bligh 1856–1877
Macarthur, JamesJames Macarthur [lower-alpha 12] Western Division of Camden 1856, 1856–1859
Macleay, GeorgeGeorge Macleay Murrumbidgee 1856–1859
Macleay, William JohnWilliam Macleay Lachlan and Lower Darling 1856–1874
Manning, William MontaguWilliam Manning [lower-alpha 5] Cumberland (South Riding) 1856–1857
Marks, JohnJohn Marks Eastern Division of Camden 1856–1859
Martin, JamesJames Martin Cook and Westmoreland 1856–1860, 1862–1863, 1863–1864, 1864–1872, 1872–1873
Murray, Terence AubreyTerence Murray Southern Boroughs 1856–1862
Nichols, BobBob Nichols [lower-alpha 10] Northumberland Boroughs 1856–1857
Oakes, GeorgeGeorge Oakes Parramatta 1856–1860, 1872–1874
Osborne, HenryHenry Osborne Eastern Division of Camden 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Oxley, John NortonJohn Oxley Western Division of Camden 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Parker, HenryHenry Parker Parramatta 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Parkes, HenryHenry Parkes [lower-alpha 7] Sydney City 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1870, 1872–1877,
1877–1882, 1882–1884, 1885–1887, 1887–1895
Piddington, WilliamWilliam Piddington Northumberland and Hunter 1856–1877
Plunkett, JohnJohn Plunkett [lower-alpha 13][lower-alpha 9] Argyle, Bathurst County 1856–1857, 1858–1860
Pye, JamesJames Pye Cumberland (North Riding) 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Richardson, JohnJohn Richardson Stanley Boroughs 1856–1859
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,
1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Rusden, FrancisFrancis Rusden Liverpool Plains and Gwydir 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2], 1860–1864
Rusden, ThomasThomas Rusden New England and Macleay 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Russell, BournBourn Russell [lower-alpha 3] Northumberland Boroughs 1856
Sandeman, GordonGordon Sandeman [lower-alpha 11] Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa 1856–1857
Scott, Alexander WalkerAlexander Scott Northumberland and Hunter 1856–1860, 1860–1861
Smith, Thomas WhistlerThomas Smith [lower-alpha 8] Cumberland (North Riding) 1857–1859
Suttor, William HenryWilliam Suttor [lower-alpha 13] Bathurst County 1856–1859, 1860–1864, 1866–1872
Thompson, JamesJames Thompson St Vincent 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]
Weekes, EliasElias Weekes [lower-alpha 3] Cumberland (South Riding), Northumberland Boroughs 1856–1864
Wilshire, James RobertJames Wilshire Sydney City 1856–1858 [lower-alpha 2]

See also

Notes

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. By-elections in chronological order were Camden, Bathurst, Cumberland South, Sydney Hamlets, Cumberland South (2), Sydney City, Argyle, Cumberland South (3), Northumberland Boroughs, Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa, Cumberland North.<ref name=':11' group='lower-alpha'>
  2. The First Parliament was actually dissolved in December 1857, and the next election held in January–February 1858. For the purposes of this list, members who served until the end of the First Parliament are said to have served until 1858, to distinguish them from those who left the parliament prior to this.
  3. Elias Weekes was originally elected as the member for Cumberland (South Riding). However, he had also contested Northumberland Boroughs, and when Bourn Russell's election was voided, Weekes became member for that seat as well. He chose to sit as the member for Northumberland Boroughs. In the by-election for Cumberland (South Riding) on 21 August 1856, Ryan Brenan was elected.
  4. The election of Ryan Brenan to Cumberland (South Riding) was voided, and in the resulting by-election on 7 November 1856, Stuart Donaldson was elected unopposed.
  5. Cumberland (South Riding) MLA William Manning resigned on 18 May 1857. In the resulting by-election on 12 June 1857, James Byrnes was elected.
  6. Former Premier Stuart Donaldson was required to recontest Sydney Hamlets when appointed to the ministry. In the by-election on 10 October 1856, he was defeated by John Campbell.
  7. Henry Parkes resigned as member for Sydney City on 19 December 1856 following financial difficulties relating to his newspaper. In the resulting by-election on 29 December 1856, William Dalley was elected.
  8. Cumberland (North Riding) MLA John Darvall resigned on 26 November 1857. In the resulting by-election on 11 December 1857, Thomas Smith was elected.
  9. Argyle MLA John Plunkett was appointed to the Legislative Council on 27 January 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 February 1857, Daniel Deniehy was elected.
  10. Northumberland Boroughs MLA Bob Nichols died on 12 September 1857. In the resulting by-election on 6 November 1857, James Dickson was elected.
  11. Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa MLA Gordon Sandeman resigned on 10 October 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 December 1857, Patrick Leslie was elected.
  12. Western Division of Camden MLA James Macarthur resigned over to what he believed to be unconstitutional election. At the resulting by-election he was elected unopposed.
  13. John Plunkett was elected as the member for both Argyle and Bathurst County. After attempting to represent both electorates in the Assembly, he resigned as the member for Bathurst County and sat as the member for Argyle. In the resulting by-election on 19 June 1856, William Suttor was elected.

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1856 election members". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "Results of 1856 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.[lower-alpha 1]
  5. "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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