Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1885–1887
This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1885 to 1887. Elections for the twelfth Legislative Assembly were held between 16 and 31 October 1885 with parliament first meeting on 17 November 1985. The Assembly was expanded to 122 members elected in 37 single member electorates, 24 two member electorates, 7 three member electorate and 4 four member electorates. The parliament had a maximum term of 3 years but was dissolved on 26 January 1886 after 14 months. The Premiers during this parliament were George Dibbs until 22 December 1885, John Robertson until 26 February 1886, Patrick Jennings until 20 January 1887 and Henry Parkes.
Name |
Electorate |
Years in office |
Joseph Abbott | Gunnedah | 1880–1901 |
Francis Abigail | West Sydney | 1880–1891 |
Ezekial Baker | Carcoar | 1870-1877 1879-1881 1884-1887 |
Robert Barbour | Murray | 1877-1880 1882-1894 |
Edmund Barton | East Sydney | 1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900 |
Russell Barton | Bourke | 1880–1886 |
Alexander Bolton | Murrumbidgee | 1885–1887 |
Alexander Bowman | Hawkesbury | 1877-1882 1885-1892 |
Herbert Brown | Durham | 1875–1898 |
Thomas Browne | Mudgee | 1885–1889 |
James Brunker | East Maitland | 1880–1904 |
Nathaniel Bull | Central Cumberland | 1885–1887 |
Sydney Burdekin | East Sydney | 1880-1882 1884-1891 1892-1894 |
Michael Burke | Tamworth | 1885–1887 |
Robert Butcher | Paddington | 1882–1887 |
John Burns | Hunter | 1861–1869, 1872–1891 |
Angus Cameron 7 | Kiama | 1874–1885 1887-1889 1894-1896 |
William Campbell 2 | Gwydir | 1868–1869 1880-1886 |
George Cass | Bogan | 1880–1892 |
John Chanter | Murray | 1885–1901 |
Henry Clarke | Eden | 1869–1894, 1895–1904 |
William Clarke | Orange | 1880–1889 |
Charles Collins | Namoi | 1885–1887 1890-1898 |
Thomas Colls 5 | Yass Plains | 1886–1894 |
Walter Coonan | Forbes | 1877-1880 1882-1887 |
Henry Copeland | East Sydney | 1877–1883, 1883–1895, 1895–1900 |
John Cramsie | Balranald | 1880–1887 |
Joseph Creer | Northumberland | 1885–1891 |
Thomas Dalton | Orange | 1882–1891 |
John Davies | South Sydney | 1874–1882 1885-1887 |
Henry Dawson | Monaro | 1885–1894 |
George Day | Albury | 1874–1889 |
George Dibbs | Murrumbidgee | 1874–1877, 1882–1895 |
Thomas Ewing | Richmond | 1885–1901 |
David Ferguson | Wellington | 1882–1891 |
William Fergusson | Glen Innes | 1880–1887 |
Robert Fitzgerald | Upper Hunter | 1885–1901 |
James Fletcher | Newcastle | 1880–1891 |
Archibald Forsyth | South Sydney | 1885–1887 |
William Foster | Newtown | 1880–1882 1885-1888 |
Charles Garland | Carcoar | 1885–1891 |
Jacob Garrard | Balmain | 1880–1898 |
Thomas Garrett | Camden | 1860–1871, 1872–1891 |
James Garvan | Eden | 1880–1894 |
Frederick Gibbes | Newtown | 1882–1888 |
James Gormly | Murrumbidgee | 1885–1904 |
Albert Gould | Patrick's Plains | 1882–1898 |
Mark Hammond | Canterbury | 1884–1887 |
Thomas Hassall 2 | Gwydir | 1886–1901 |
John Hawthorne | Balmain | 1885–1891 1894-1904 |
James Hayes | Hume | 1885–1904 |
William Henson | Canterbury | 1880-1882 1885-1889 |
Louis Heydon 5 | Yass Plains | 1882–1886 |
Patrick Hogan | Richmond | 1885–1887 1889-1895 |
William Holborow | Argyle | 1880–1894 |
Frederick Humphery | Shoalhaven | 1882–1887 |
Thomas Hungerford | Upper Hunter | 1875-1875 1877-1882 1885-1887 |
Solomon Hyam | Balmain | 1885–1887 |
James Inglis | New England | 1885–1894 |
Isaac Ives | St Leonards | 1885–1889 |
Patrick Jennings | Bogan | 1869–1872 1880-1887 |
Travers Jones | Tumut | 1885–1891 1894-1898 |
William Judd | Canterbury | 1885–1887 |
Alexander Kethel | West Sydney | 1885–1889 |
John Kidd | Camden | 1880–1882, 1885–1887 1889-1904 |
Charles Lee | Tenterfield | 1884–1920 |
Robert Levien | Tamworth | 1880–1913 |
George Lloyd | Newcastle | 1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885-1887 |
Lewis Lloyd | West Macquarie | 1884–1887 |
William Lyne | Hume | 1880–1901 |
Andrew Lysaght | Illawarra | 1885–1887 1891 |
William MacGregor | Wentworth | 1885–1887 |
James Mackinnon 1 | Young | 1882–1894 |
Andrew McCulloch | Central Cumberland | 1877–1888 |
John Meeks | Glebe | 1885–1887 |
Ninian Melville | Northumberland | 1880–1887 1889-1894 |
Samuel Moore | Inverell | 1885–1889 1894-1910 |
John Neild | Paddington | 1885–1889 1891-1894 1895-1901 |
Daniel O'Connor | West Sydney | 1877-1891 1900-1904 |
Joseph Olliffe | South Sydney | 1882–1887 |
Edward O'Sullivan | Queanbeyan | 1885–1910 |
Henry Parkes | St Leonards | 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895 |
Varney Parkes | Central Cumberland | 1885–1888, 1891–1900 1907-1913 |
William Proctor 6 | New England | 1880–1887 |
John Purves | Clarence | 1880–1887 |
Edward Quin | Wentworth | 1882–1887 |
George Reid | East Sydney | 1880-1884 1885-1901 |
Arthur Renwick | Redfern | 1879-1882 1885-1887 |
Charles Roberts | Hastings and Manning | 1882–1890 |
John Robertson 3 | Mudgee | 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886 |
Andrew Ross | Molong | 1880–1904 |
Alexander Ryrie | Braidwood | 1880–1891 |
William Sawers | Bourke | 1885–1886 1898-1901 |
Lyall Scott 4 | Wollombi | 1885–1886 |
John See | Grafton | 1880–1904 |
John Shepherd | East Macquarie | 1877-1880 1885-1887 1889-1891 |
Thomas Slattery | Boorowa | 1880-1885 1887-1895 |
James Smith | Newtown | 1885–1887 1901-1907 |
Robert Smith | Macleay | 1870–1889 |
Sydney Smith | East Macquarie | 1882–1898 1900 |
Thomas Smith | Nepean | 1877-1887 1895-1904 |
Gerald Spring | Young | 1869–1872 1882-1887 |
Harold Stephen | Monaro | 1885–1889 |
Septimus Stephen | Canterbury | 1882–1887 |
Richard Stevenson 4 | Wollombi | 1885–1886 |
Alfred Stokes | Forbes | 1882–1891 |
Francis Bathurst Suttor | Bathurst | 1875-1887 1891-1894 1898-1900 |
John Sutherland | Redfern | 1860–1881, 1882–1889 |
Francis Tait | Argyle | 1885–1887 |
Walter Targett | Hartley | 1882–1887 |
Harman Tarrant 7 | Kiama | 1880–1887 |
Adolphus Taylor | Mudgee | 1882–1887 1890-1891 |
Hugh Taylor | Parramatta | 1882–1894 |
William Teece Jr | Goulburn | 1872–1890 |
Richard Thompson | West Maitland | 1885–1891 |
James Toohey | South Sydney | 1885–1891 |
William Trickett | Paddington | 1880–1887 |
Robert Vaughn | Grenfell | 1880–1894 |
William Wall 3 | Mudgee | 1886–1895 |
John Want | Gundagai | 1885–1894 |
William Watson 1 | Young | 1880–1882 1885 |
Robert White | Gloucester | 1882–1887 |
Robert Wilkinson | Balranald | 1880–1894 |
William Wilkinson | Glebe | 1885–1889 |
Thomas Williamson | Redfern | 1885–1887 |
Robert Wisdom | Morpeth | 1859–1872, 1874–1887 |
James Young | Hastings and Manning | 1880–1901 1904-1907 |
John Young | West Sydney | 1885–1887 |
- 1 Young MLA William Watson's election victory was overturned by the Qualifications Committee. James Mackinnon was declared to be the Member for Young on 22 December 1885.
- 2 Gwydir MLA William Campbell resigned in May 1886. The resulting by-election on 10 June 1886 was won by Thomas Hassall.
- 3 Mudgee MLA John Robertson retired in June 1886 citing ill-health, financial difficulties and dejection at the loss of government. The resulting by-election on 2 July 1886 was won by William Wall.
- 4Wollombi MLA Lyall Scott retired in December 1886 citing ill-health. The resulting by-election on 17 December 1886 was won by Richard Stevenson.
- 5 Yass Plains MLA Louis Heydon retired in December 1886. The resulting by-election on 20 December 1886 was won by Thomas Colls.
- 6 New England MLA William Proctor resigned and then successfully recontested his seat at the resulting by-election on 10 January 1887.
- 7 Kiama MLA Harman Tarrant resigned in December 1886. The resulting by-election on 13 January 1887 was won by Angus Cameron.
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.
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