Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1912–1915

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1912 to 1915

It was the fourth Legislative Council to be fully determined by provisions of the (State) Constitution Act 779 of 1901, which provided for, inter alia, a reduction in the number of seats from 24 to 18, realignment of District borders to encompass Assembly electorates, six-year terms (one half of the Council retiring every three years), and elections held jointly with the House of Assembly.[1]

The North-Eastern district was renamed "Midland" from 1912

Name District Party Time in office
Arthur Richman AddisonNorthernLiberal1888–1915
John George BiceNorthernLiberal1894–1923
John CowanSouthernLiberal1910–1944
Sir John DownerSouthernLiberal1905–1915
John Duncan [1]MidlandLiberal1891–1896, 1900–1913
David Gordon [1]MidlandLiberal1913–1944
Walter HannafordMidlandLiberal1912–1941
James HoweNorthernLiberal1897–1918
James JelleyCentralLabor1912–1933
Ern KlauerCentralLabor1910–1915
John LewisNorthernLiberal1898–1923
Edward LucasMidlandLiberal1900–1918
Thomas PascoeMidlandLiberal1900–1933
Sir Lancelot StirlingSouthernLiberal1891–1932
Alfred William StylesCentralLabor1910–1918
John VaughanCentralLabor1912–1918
Alfred von DoussaSouthernLiberal1901–1921
Frederick Samuel WallisCentralLabor1907–1921
James Phillips WilsonCentralLabor1906–1918
1 Liberal MLC John Duncan died on 8 October 1913. Liberal candidate David Gordon won the resulting by-election on 15 November.

References

  1. "The New Constitution Act". The Chronicle. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 8 March 1902. p. 15. Retrieved 25 October 2014. This article clearly lays out changes brought about by the Act, includes voter statistics and certain criticisms.
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