Stuart ministry

The Stuart ministry was the 20th ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the Honourable Sir Alexander Stuart. Stuart was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1874.

Stuart ministry
20th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
Premier Alexander Stuart and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed5 January 1883 (1883-01-05)
Date dissolved6 October 1885 (1885-10-06)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Victoria (represented by Lord Augustus Loftus and subsequently The Lord Carrington)
Head of governmentAlexander Stuart
No. of ministers10
Member partyunaligned
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition partyunaligned
Opposition leaderHenry Parkes
History
PredecessorThird Parkes ministry
SuccessorFirst Dibbs 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 5 January 1883 until 6 October 1885. Suffering a paralytic stroke whilst in office, W. B. Dalley was Acting Leader of the Government from late 1884. Following Dalley's decision to send a contingent of troops to the Sudan, Stuart resigned in October 1885 with his Treasurer, George Dibbs, succeeding as Colonial Premier.[1][2][3]

Composition of ministry
Portfolio Minister Term start Term end Term length
Premier
Colonial Secretary		 Hon. Sir Alexander Stuart MLA a 5 January 1883 6 October 1885 2 years, 274 days
Colonial Treasurer Hon. George Dibbs MLA
Minister of Public Instruction Hon. George Reid MLA 6 March 1884 1 year, 61 days
Hon. William Trickett MLA 2 May 1884 6 October 1885 1 year, 157 days
Minister of Justice Hon. Henry Cohen MLA 5 January 1883 2 years, 274 days
Attorney-General
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council		 Hon. William Dalley MLC 1
Secretary for Lands Hon. James Farnell MLA
Secretary for Public Works Hon. Henry Copeland MLA 28 March 1883 82 days
Hon. Francis Wright MLA 28 May 1883 6 October 1885 862 days
Postmaster-General 5 January 1883 27 May 1883 142 days
Hon. William Trickett MLA 28 May 1883 1 May 1884 339 days
Hon. James Norton MLA 2 May 1884 6 October 1885 1 year, 157 days
Secretary for Mines Hon. Joseph Palmer Abbott MLA 5 January 1883 2 years, 274 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council Hon. Sir Patrick Jennings MLC 31 July 1883 207 days

:a Due to the illness of Sir Alexander Stuart, in addition to his other responsibilities, W. B. Dalley was also charged with the duties of Colonial Secretary from 7 October 1884 to 11 May 1885.

See also

References
  1. Nairn, Bede; Martha Rutledge. "Stuart, Sir Alexander (1824–1886)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. Serle, Percival. "Stuart, Sir Alexander (1824–1886)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. "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 17 July 2011.
Preceded by
Third Parkes ministry		 Stuart ministry
1883–1885		 Succeeded by
First Dibbs ministry
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