Robertson ministry (1875–77)

The third Robertson ministry was the fifteenth ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the Honourable John Robertson. It was the third of five occasions that Robertson was Premier. Robertson was elected in the first free elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly held in March 1856.

Third Robertson ministry
15th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
Premier John Robertson and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed9 February 1875 (1875-02-09)
Date dissolved21 March 1877 (1877-03-21)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Victoria (represented by Sir Hercules Robinson)
Head of governmentJohn Robertson
No. of ministers8
Member partyunaligned
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition partyunaligned
Opposition leaderHenry Parkes
History
Outgoing election1877
PredecessorFirst Parkes ministry
SuccessorSecond Parkes ministry

The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but not enshrined in formal use until 1920.

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.

This ministry covers the period from 9 February 1875 until 21 March 1877, when Robertson was defeated by Henry Parkes at the 1877 election.[1][2]

Composition of ministry
Portfolio Minister Term start Term end Term length
Premier
Colonial Secretary		 Hon. John Robertson MLA 9 February 1875 21 March 1877 2 years, 40 days
Colonial Treasurer Hon. William Forster MLA 7 February 1876 363 days
Hon. Alexander Stuart MLA 8 February 1876 21 March 1877 1 year, 41 days
Minister for Justice and Public Instruction
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council		 Hon. Joseph Docker MLC 9 February 1875 2 years, 40 days
Secretary for Lands Hon. Thomas Garrett MLA 5 February 1877 1 year, 362 days
Hon. Ezekiel Baker MLA 6 February 1877 21 March 1877 43 days
Secretary for Public Works Hon. John Lackey MLA 9 February 1875 2 years, 40 days
Attorney-General Hon. William Dalley MLC[lower-alpha 1]
Secretary for Mines Hon. John Lucas MLA
Postmaster-General Hon. John Burns MLA
  1. A Member of the Government without a seat in the Executive Council.

See also

References
  1. Serle, Percival. "Robertson, Sir John (1816–1891)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 March 2011.

 

Preceded by
First Parkes ministry		 Third Robertson ministry
1875–1877		 Succeeded by
Second Parkes ministry
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