Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1894–1895
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This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
who served in the 16th parliament of New South Wales from 1894 to 1895 They were elected at the 1894 state election on 17 July 1894. The Speaker
was Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott
.
By-elections
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.
¶ Despite being the inaugural Labor Leader
in the previous parliament, Joseph Cook
stood as an independent Labor candidate in the 1884 election and became the Postmaster General in George Reid's
Free Trade government.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
who served in the 16th parliament of New South Wales from 1894 to 1895 They were elected at the 1894 state election on 17 July 1894. The Speaker
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly, New South Wales's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is Shelley Hancock, who was elected on 3 May 2011...
was Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott
Joseph Palmer Abbott
Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott, KB, KCMG was an Australian politician and solicitor.-Early life:Joseph Palmer Abbott was born on 29 September 1842 at Muswellbrook, New South Wales, to John Kingsmill Abbott, a squatter, and his wife Frances Amanda, née Brady...
.
Name | Party | Electorate New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina... |
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Joseph Abbott | FT Free Trade Party The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909... |
Newtown-Camperdown Electoral district of Newtown-Camperdown Newtown-Camperdown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the division of the multi-member district of Newtown and named after and including the inner Sydney of Camperdown. It was partly replaced by Camperdown in... |
1888–1895 |
Joseph Palmer Abbott Joseph Palmer Abbott Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott, KB, KCMG was an Australian politician and solicitor.-Early life:Joseph Palmer Abbott was born on 29 September 1842 at Muswellbrook, New South Wales, to John Kingsmill Abbott, a squatter, and his wife Frances Amanda, née Brady... |
Prot Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in... |
Wentworth Electoral district of Wentworth Wentworth was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1880 and partly replacing Lachlan and named after and including Wentworth. From 1885 until the creation of Sturt in 1889, it elected two members. It was abolished in... |
1880–1901 |
William Affleck | FT | Yass Electoral district of Yass Yass was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1894 and 1920. It largely replaced the electoral district of Yass Plains. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed along with Burrangong into... |
1894–1904 |
George Anderson | Independent Free Trade | Waterloo Electoral district of Waterloo Waterloo was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894, partly replacing the former multi-member electoral district of Redfern, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Waterloo. In 1904 it was abolished and partly... |
1894-1904 |
James Ashton James Ashton (Australian politician) James Ashton was an Australian politician.Born at Ashby near Geelong to coffee-roaster James Ashton and Mary Ann Kinsman Brittan, he attended Sandhurst Grammar School until he left at the age of ten to work in a printing office. He moved to Echuca at the age of thirteen and then to Hay... |
FT | Hay Electoral district of Hay Hay was an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales created with the abolition of single-member electorates in 1894, mainly from the abolished electoral district of Balranald, and named after and including Hay. It was abolished in 1904, with the... |
1894–1907 |
John Barnes | Prot | Gundagai Electoral district of Gundagai Gundagai was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904 in the Gundagai area. It was replaced by Wynyard.-Members for Gundagai:... |
1889-1904 |
Thomas Bavister | FT | Ashfield Electoral district of Ashfield Ashfield was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, first created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member electoral districts from part of Canterbury, and named after the Sydney suburb of Ashfield. It was abolished in 1920, with the... |
1891-1898 |
George Black | Independent Labor | Sydney-Gipps Electoral district of Sydney-Gipps Sydney-Gipps was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney, replacing part of the former multi-member electorate of West Sydney, and named after Governor George Gipps. It included the Rocks, west of George Street... |
1891-1898 1910-1917 |
Herbert Brown | Independent Free Trade | Durham Electoral district of Durham Durham was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Durham County, which lies on the north side of the Hunter River. From 1856 to 1859, it elected three members simultaneously by voters casting three votes with the three leading... |
1875-1898 |
Thomas Brown Thomas Brown (New South Wales politician) Thomas Brown was an Australian farmer and politician, born near Forbes, New South Wales, to Mitchell Brown, a domestic servant, and his wife Isabella, née Abernethy.... |
Independent Labor | Condobolin Electoral district of Condobolin Condobolin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1901, in the Condobolin area.-Members for Condobolin:... |
1894-1901 1913-1917 |
James Brunker | FT | East Maitland Electoral district of East Maitland East Maitland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904.-Members for East Maitland:... |
1880-1904 |
Angus Cameron | FT | Waverley Electoral district of Waverley Waverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, with the abolition of multi-member constituencies, out of part of Paddington, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Waverley. In 1920, with the... |
1874–1889 1894-1896 |
Alexander Campbell | Independent Protectionist | Kiama Electoral district of Kiama Kiama is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gareth Ward of the Liberal Party of Australia. This electorate is named after the Municipality of Kiama in the Illawarra, which is at the centre... |
1894-1904 |
Archibald Campbell | FT | Illawarra Electoral district of Illawarra Illawarra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was originally created in 1859, replacing East Camden. It was replaced by Wollongong in 1904 and recreated in 1927. In 1968, it was abolished and partly replaced by Kembla. In 1971,... |
1891-1903 |
John Cann John Cann John Henry Cann was a New South Wales politician, Treasurer, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of James McGowen and William Holman. From 1912 to 1914 he was the Treasurer of New South Wales... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
Broken Hill Electoral district of Broken Hill Broken Hill was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. From 1894 to 1913, the Broken Hill district was covered by the electoral districts of Broken Hill, Willyama and Sturt. In the 1912 redistribution, the electoral district of Broken Hill... |
1891–1916 |
James Carroll James Carroll (Australian politician) James George Carroll was an Australian politician.Born in Tipperary, Ireland, to James and Katherine Carroll, he arrived in Australia in 1867 having received a primary education. He worked as a saddler in Hillston from 1876 until 1883, when he became the licensee of Tattersall's Hotel. He married... |
Independent Protectionist | Lachlan Electoral district of Lachlan Lachlan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. During the first two Parliaments , there was an electorate in the same area called Lachlan and Lower Darling, named after the Lachlan and Darling Rivers. Lachlan was created in 1859 and... |
1894-1904 |
Joseph Carruthers Joseph Carruthers Sir Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers KCMG was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales.According to Percival Serle, few premiers of New South Wales succeeded in doing so much distinguished work... |
FT | St George Electoral district of St George St George was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member districts, from part of Canterbury and named after the St George district... |
1887-1908 |
John Chanter John Chanter John Moore Chanter was an Australian politician, farmer and commission agent. He was variously a member of the Protectionist Party, Australian Labor Party and Nationalist Party of Australia.... |
Prot | Deniliquin Electoral district of Deniliquin Deniliquin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created with the abolition of single-member electorates in 1894, mainly from the abolished electoral district of Balranald, and named after and including Deniliquin... |
1885-1901 |
Austin Chapman Austin Chapman Sir Austin Chapman KCMG , Australian politician, was a member of several early federal ministries. He was born in Bong Bong near Bowral, New South Wales and educated at Marulan Public School and was apprenticed as a saddler at an early age... |
Prot | Braidwood Electoral district of Braidwood Braidwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1904, which included the town of Braidwood. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern... |
1891-1901 |
Henry Chapman | FT | Sydney-Fitzroy Electoral district of Sydney-Fitzroy Sydney-Fitzroy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of East Sydney in inner Sydney including Woolloomooloo, Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay and bounded by Riley Street, William Street, King's Cross Road, Bayswater... |
1894-1895 1898-1901 |
Edward Clark Edward Clark (Australian politician) Edward Mann Clark was an Australian politician.Born in Hobart to William and Selina Clark, he attended Oldfield's Commercial Academy until he was twelve, when he moved to Sydney following his father's death. On 24 January 1874 he married Mary Jenkins, with whom he had eight children; he would... 2 |
FT | Willoughby Electoral district of Willoughby Willoughby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gladys Berejiklian of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
1891–1904 1907-1910 |
Francis Clarke Francis Clarke Francis Clarke was an Australian politician. Born in Stroud, New South Wales, the son of Thomas Clarke and Ellen Walsh. He attended St Stanislaus College at Bathurst before becoming a surveyor. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1893 to 1898, representing the seats of... |
Prot | Hastings and Macleay Electoral district of Hastings and Macleay Hastings and Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1920. It was created with the division of the two-member electorate of Hastings and Manning. In 1920 proportional representation was introduced and Hastings and Macleay... |
1893–1898 1900-1901 |
Charles Collins | FT | Narrabri Electoral district of Narrabri Narrabri was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 largely replacing Namoi and including Narrabri. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, and was largely replaced by a... |
1885- 1887 1890-1898 |
Joseph Cook Joseph Cook Sir Joseph Cook, GCMG was an Australian politician and the sixth Prime Minister of Australia. Born as Joseph Cooke and working in the coal mines of Silverdale, Staffordshire during his early life, he emigrated to Lithgow, New South Wales during the late 1880s, and became General-Secretary of the... |
Independent Labor/FT ¶ | Hartley Electoral district of Hartley (New South Wales) Hartley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the Lithgow area and named after the town of Hartley, near Lithgow. It replaced part of Cook and Westmoreland. From 1891 to 1894, it elected two members... |
1891–1901 |
Henry Copeland | Prot | Armidale Electoral district of Armidale Armidale was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacing New England, and named after and including Armidale. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Northern... |
1877-1901 |
Paddy Crick Paddy Crick William Patrick Crick, known as Paddy Crick or W.P.Crick was an Australian politician, solicitor and newspaper proprietor... |
Prot | West Macquarie Electoral district of West Macquarie West Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1904, in the Bathurst region.-Members for West Macquarie:... |
1889–1906 |
George Cruickshank | Prot | Inverell Electoral district of Inverell Inverell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880 and including Inverell. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, and was largely replaced by Gwydir.-Members for Inverell:... |
1889-1901 |
Joseph Cullen 2 | FT | Willoughby Electoral district of Willoughby Willoughby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gladys Berejiklian of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
1891-1894 |
Thomas Davis | Labor | Sydney-Pyrmont Electoral district of Sydney-Pyrmont Sydney-Pyrmont was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894, partly replacing the multi-member electorate of West Sydney and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont. In 1904, it changed its name to Pyrmont and it... |
1891-1898 |
George Dibbs George Dibbs Sir George Richard Dibbs KCMG was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales on three occasions.-Early years:Dibbs was born in Sydney, son of Captain John Dibbs, who disappeared in the same year... |
Prot | Tamworth Electoral district of Tamworth Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kevin Anderson of the National Party of Australia... |
1874-1877, 1882–1895 |
William Dick | FT | Newcastle East Electoral district of Newcastle East Newcastle East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1901, when it was reabsorbed into the district of Newcastle.-Members for Newcastle East:... |
1894-1907 |
Dennis Donnelly | Prot | Cowra Electoral district of Cowra Cowra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, including the town of Cowra. It was partly replaced by Belubula.-Members for Cowra:... |
1891-1896 |
Alfred Edden Alfred Edden Alfred Edden was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Parliament from 1891 until 1920 and held a number of ministerial positions in the Government of New South Wales. He was a foundation member of the Australian Labor Party but left the party over the question of the... |
Independent Labor | Kahibah Electoral district of Kahibah Kahibah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member districts from part of the electoral district of Newcastle and named after the Newcastle suburb of Kahibah. It was abolished in 1920, with the... |
1891–1920 |
James Ellis James Ellis (Australian politician) James Ellis was an Australian politician.Ellis was born in Jersey and migrated to Victoria in 1854 and moved to New South Wales in 1857. He became a major ship-owner in Newcastle and acquired waterfront property in Pyrmont in Sydney... |
FT | Newcastle West Electoral district of Newcastle West Newcastle West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1901, when it was reabsorbed into the district of Newcastle.-Members for Newcastle West:... |
1882–1885 1887-1889 1894-1895 |
Thomas Ewing Thomas Ewing (Australian politician) Sir Thomas Thomson Ewing KCMG was an Australian politician.-Early life:Ewing was born at Pitt Town, New South Wales to clergyman Thomas Campbell Ewing and Elizabeth, née Thomson. Despite an intention to study for the Bar, he joined a surveyor's party at the age of 17, and became a licensed... |
Prot | Lismore Electoral district of Lismore Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Thomas George of the National Party of Australia.... |
1885-1901 |
Frank Farnell | FT | Ryde Electoral district of Ryde Ryde is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It includes the suburbs and localities of Denistone, Denistone East, Denistone West, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Ryde, North Ryde, West Ryde; and part of Eastwood.It is... |
1887-1898 1901-1903 |
John Fegan John Fegan John Lionel Fegan was an Australian politician.Fegan was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England and worked as a coalminer in Northern Wales and Lancashire from the age of 16. He married Ann Saggerson in February 1883 and they had one daughter and one son, but he abandoned them in 1896 to travel to... |
FT | Wickham | 1891–1907 1920-1922 |
William Ferguson William John Ferguson William John Ferguson was an Australian politician.Born in Redruth in South Australia to smelter James Boyce Ferguson and Barbara Robinson... |
Labor | Sturt | 1894-1904 |
Robert Fitzgerald | Prot | Robertson Electoral district of Robertson Robertson was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, in the upper Hunter Valley around Scone and named after John Robertson.-Members for Robertson:... |
1885-1901 |
Thomas Fitzpatrick | Prot | Murrumbidgee Electoral district of Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It is represented by Adrian Piccoli of the National Party of Australia.... |
1894-1904 |
Robert Fowler | FT | Sydney-Phillip Electoral district of Sydney-Phillip Sydney-Phillip was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was located in central Sydney and named after Arthur Phillip; it was created in 1894 from part of South Sydney. In 1904 its name was changed to Phillip.-Members for Sydney-Phillip:... |
1894-1895 |
Albert Gardiner | Labor | Ashburnham Electoral district of Ashburnham Ashburnham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894 in the Parkes area and named after Ashburnham County. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Murrumbidgee, along with... |
1891-1895 1904-1907 |
Jacob Garrard | FT | Sherbrooke Electoral district of Sherbrooke Sherbrooke was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, existing from 1894 until 1913. It included Blacktown and Baulkham Hills. It was named after Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke.... |
1880-1898 |
John Gillies | Independent Free Trade | West Maitland Electoral district of West Maitland West Maitland was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904, including the town of Maitland.-Members for West Maitland:... |
1891–1911 |
James Gormley | Prot | Wagga Wagga Electoral district of Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Daryl Maguire of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
1885-1904 |
Albert Gould | FT | Singleton Electoral district of Singleton Singleton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1894, replacing Patrick's Plains and named after Singleton. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the multi-member Maitland.-Members... |
1882-1898 |
James Graham | FT | Sydney-Belmore Electoral district of Sydney-Belmore Sydney-Belmore was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, when it was replaced by Belmore.-Members for Sydney-Belmore:... |
1894–1901 1907-1910 |
George Greene 1 | FT | Grenfell Electoral district of Grenfell Grenfell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, partly replacing Lachlan, and named after and including Grenfell. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation.-Members for... |
1889–1891 1894 1895-1898 |
Arthur Hill Griffith Arthur Hill Griffith Arthur Griffith was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1894 until 1917 and held a number of ministerial positions in the Government of New South Wales... |
Labor | Waratah | 1894-1903 1904-1920 |
Matthew Harris | FT | Sydney-Denison Electoral district of Sydney-Denison Sydney-Denison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of the electoral district of West Sydney in the Ultimo area and named after Governor Denison. It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed into the electoral district... |
1894-1901 |
Thomas Hassall | Prot | Moree Electoral district of Moree Moree was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 largely replacing Gwydir and including Moree. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, and was largely replaced by a recreated... |
1886-1901 |
John Hawthorne John Hawthorne (Australian politician) John Stuart Hawthorne was an Australian politician.Born in Sydney to James Hawthorne and Jane Elkins, he attended Cleveland Street Public School before working with a softgoods firm, establishing his own business in 1875. In that year he married Mary Emily Meyn at Singleton, with whom he had nine... |
Independent Free Trade | Leichhardt | 1885-1891 1894-1904 |
James Hayes James Hayes (Australian politician) James Hayes, who lived from 1831 – 24 May 1908, was an Australian politician.Hayes was born in Cork, Ireland and arrived with parents in New South Wales in 1837. He was educated at a private school near Parramatta and became a miller. He married Frances Foott in June 1861 and had four daughters... |
Prot | Murray Electoral district of Murray (New South Wales) Murray was an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was a single-member electorate from 1859 to 1920, but from 1920 to 1927 it was merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga to create a three-member electorate, voting by proportional representation. It was recreated as a... |
1885-1904 |
John Haynes | FT | Wellington | 1887-1904 1915-1917 |
Patrick Hogan | Prot | Raleigh Electoral district of Raleigh Raleigh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacing Macleay, and named after Raleigh County. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Oxley, along with... |
1885-1887 1889-1895 |
James Hogue | FT | Glebe Electoral district of Glebe Glebe was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing Sydney Hamlets, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Glebe. It elected one member from 1859 to 1885 and two members from 1885 to 1894.... |
1894-1910 |
Leslie Hollis | FT | Goulburn Electoral district of Goulburn Goulburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Pru Goward of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
1891–1898 |
Billy Hughes Billy Hughes William Morris "Billy" Hughes, CH, KC, MHR , Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923.... |
Labor | Sydney-Lang Electoral district of Sydney-Lang Sydney-Lang was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of the electoral district of West Sydney in inner Sydney and named after Presbyterian clergyman, writer, politician and activist John Dunmore Lang... |
1894-1901 |
Llewellyn Jones | Independent Free Trade | Petersham Electoral district of Petersham Petersham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member electoral districts from part of Canterbury, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Petersham. With the introduction of... |
1894-1898 |
Robert Jones | FT | Mudgee Electoral district of Mudgee Mudgee was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales first created in 1859, partly replacing Wellington and Bligh and named after and including Mudgee. Following the abolition of Goldfields West in 1880, it elected three members simultaneously,... |
1891–1998 1907-1910 |
Travers Jones | Prot | Tumut Electoral district of Tumut Tumut was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904 in the Tumut area. It was replaced by Wynyard.-Members for Tumut:... |
1885-1891 1894-1898 |
Joseph Kelly 3 | Prot | Tweed Electoral district of Tweed Tweed is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Geoff Provest of the National Party of Australia. It includes eastern Tweed Shire, including Tweed Heads, Kingscliff, Fingal Head, Chinderah, Cudgen, Bogangar, Pottsville and... |
1894-1898 |
John Kidd John Kidd (Australian politician) John Kidd was an Australian politician.Born in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, to boot manufacturer John Kidd and Elizabeth Souter, received a limited education and was apprenticed at the age of thirteen as a baker and confectioner. In 1857 he arrived in New South Wales and became a baker in... |
Prot | Camden Electoral district of Camden Camden is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's south-west. It is currently represented by Chris Patterson of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
1880–1882 1885–1887 1889-1904 |
John Kirkpatrick | Labor | Gunnedah Electoral district of Gunnedah Gunnedah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, partly replacing Liverpool Plains, and named after and including Gunnedah. In 1904 it was abolished and replaced by Liverpool Plains and Namoi.-Members for Gunnedah:... |
1891-1895 |
Adrian Knox Adrian Knox Sir Adrian Knox KCMG, KC , Australian judge, was the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, sitting on the bench of the High Court from 1919 to 1930.-Education:... |
Independent Free Trade | Woollahra Electoral district of Woollahra Woollahra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created with the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894 from part of Paddington, along with Waverley and Randwick. It was named after and including the Sydney suburb of... |
1894-1898 |
Sydney Law Sydney Law Sydney James Law was an Australian politician.Born in Redfern to cabinet maker John Law and Sarah Pollard, he established what would become a highly successful drapery shop in Balmain around 1881. On 4 July 1883 he married Mary Maclean, with whom he had two children... |
Labor | Balmain South Electoral district of Balmain South Balmain South was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1901, when it was reabsorbed into the district of Balmain.-Members for Balmain South:... |
1894 - 1907 |
Charles Lee | FT | Tenterfield Electoral district of Tenterfield Tenterfield was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing New England and Macleay, and named after, and including, Tenterfield. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was... |
1884–1920 |
Samuel Lees Samuel Lees Samuel Edward Lees was an Australian politician.Born in Sydney to painter and glazier Samuel Lees and Caroline Whitehead, he attended William Street National School but was mostly self-educated... |
FT | Nepean Electoral district of Nepean (New South Wales) Nepean was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after the Nepean River. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of the Assembly after Federation. Nepean was recreated in 1927 and abolished again in... |
1887–1895 1898-1901 |
Robert Levien | Prot | Quirindi Electoral district of Quirindi Quirindi was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, named after Quirindi. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation and partly replaced by Liverpool Plains.-Members for... |
1880–1913 |
Michael Loughnane 1 | Labor | Grenfell Electoral district of Grenfell Grenfell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, partly replacing Lachlan, and named after and including Grenfell. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation.-Members for... |
1894-1895 |
William Lyne William Lyne Sir William John Lyne KCMG , Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales and a member of the first federal ministry.-Early life:... |
Prot | Hume Electoral district of Hume Hume was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1859 in the Albury area, named after Hamilton Hume. It did not include the town of Albury after the creation of the electoral district of Albury in 1880. From 1880 to 1894, it... |
1880 - 1901 |
Hugh MacDonald | Labor | Coonamble Electoral district of Coonamble Coonamble was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, named after Coonamble. It was partly replaced by Castlereagh.-Members for Coonamble:... |
1894–1906 |
James Mackay James Mackay (Australian politician) Major-General James Alexander Kenneth Mackay CB, OBE, VD was an Australian politician.Born at Wallendenbeen Station near Cootamundra to pastoralist Alexander Mackay and Annie Mackenzie, he attended Camden College and Sydney Grammar School before farming at his father's property... 4 |
Prot | Boorowa Electoral district of Boorowa Boorowa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904, including the town of Boorowa. Its name was spelt "Booroowa" from 1899 to 1901.-Members for Boorowa:... |
1895-1899 |
William Mahony | FT | Annandale Electoral district of Annandale Annandale was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894, with the abolition of multi-member constituencies, from part of Balmain, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Annandale. With the introduction of proportional... |
1894-1910 |
James Martin James Martin (Australian politician) Sir James Martin, KCB, QC was three times Premier of New South Wales, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1873 to 1886.-Early career:... |
FT | Sydney-Bligh Electoral district of Sydney-Bligh Sydney-Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, in central Sydney, created in 1894, with the abolition of the multi-member district of East Sydney and named after naval officer and colonial administrator William Bligh... |
1889-1895 |
William McCourt 5 | FT | Bowral Electoral district of Bowral Bowral was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created with the abolition of multi-member electorates in 1894, largely from part of Camden, and named after and including Bowral. It was abolished in 1904 and largely replaced by... |
1882-1885 1887-1913 |
John McFarlane John McFarlane (Australian politician) John McFarlane was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 28 years, 4 months and 29 days .... |
Prot | Clarence Electoral district of Clarence Clarence is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.It was represented by Steve Cansdell of the National Party of Australia until he resigned on 16th September 2011 due to issues relating to a statutory declaration related to a speeding offence... |
1887–1915 |
James McGowen James McGowen James Sinclair Taylor McGowen was an Australian politician and the first Labor Premier of New South Wales from 21 October 1910 to 30 June 1913.-Early life and family:... |
Labor | Redfern Electoral district of Redfern Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern... |
1891–1917 |
Francis McLean Francis McLean Francis Edward McLean was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he received a primary education before becoming a clerk, and eventually an accountant and businessman. In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Marrickville, a member of the Free Trade... |
FT | Marrickville Electoral district of Marrickville Marrickville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a 13.47 km² urban electorate in Sydney's inner west, centred on the suburb of Marrickville from which it takes its name... |
1894-1901 |
William McMillan William McMillan (Australian politician) Sir William McMillan KCMG was an Australian politician and businessman. Alfred Deakin said he was a "thoughtful, educated businessman, narrow and cold after the manner of the Manchester School … business-like in manner and incisive in debate".McMillan was born in Derry, Ireland and... |
FT | Burwood Electoral district of Burwood (New South Wales) Burwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, first created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member electoral districts from part of Canterbury, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Burwood. With the introduction of... |
1887-1898 |
William Millard | FT | Moruya Electoral district of Moruya Moruya was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, named after Moruya. Its only member was William Millard, who held it for the Free Trade Party. It was replaced by Clyde.... |
1894–1920 1920-1921 |
Edward Millen Edward Millen Edward Davis Millen was an Australian journalist and politician who served as the first Minister for Repatriation.... |
FT | Bourke Electoral district of Bourke Bourke was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904, including the town of Bourke. It elected two members simultaneously between 1882 and 1894, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.-Members... |
1894-1898 |
Gus Miller | Prot | Monaro Electoral district of Monaro Monaro is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Barilaro of the National Party of Australia.... |
1889–1918 |
Edmund Molesworth | FT | Newtown-Erskine Electoral district of Newtown-Erskine Newtown-Erskine was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the division of the multi-member district of Newtown and named after the inner Sydney suburb of Erskineville or the Reverend George Erskine whom it was named after... |
1889–1901 |
Samuel Moore | FT | Bingara Electoral district of Bingara Bingara was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894, partly from New England, and named after and including Bingara. It was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation.-Members for Bingara:... |
1885-1910 |
James Morgan | Prot | Dubbo Electoral district of Dubbo Dubbo is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Troy Grant of the National Party of Australia.... |
1891-1895 |
William Morgan | Independent Free Trade | Hawkesbury Electoral district of Hawkesbury Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by Steven Pringle, formerly of the Liberal Party of Australia, who contested the 2007 election as an independent but was defeated by Ray Williams of the Liberal Party of... |
1894-1901 |
Phillip Morton | FT | Shoalhaven Electoral district of Shoalhaven Shoalhaven was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904. It included the lower part of the Shoalhaven valley. It replaced parts of Eastern Camden and St Vincent. It was replaced by Allowrie.-Members for Shoalhaven:... |
1889-1898 |
Henry Newman | FT | Orange Electoral district of Orange Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Gee of the National Party of Australia.... |
1891–1904 |
John Nicholson | Independent Labor | Woronora Electoral district of Woronora Woronora was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Woronora. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. It was recreated in 1973 and abolished in 1988.-Members for Woronora:... |
1891–1917 |
Dowell O'Reilly | Independent Free Trade | Parramatta Electoral district of Parramatta Parramatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Geoff Lee of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
1894-1898 |
Edward O'Sullivan Edward William O'Sullivan Edward William O'Sullivan was an Australian journalist and politician.As a politician, O'Sullivan had strong Labour sympathies before the Labor Party had developed in New South Wales, and worked untiringly for old-age pensions until they became law in 1900... |
Prot | Queanbeyan Electoral district of Queanbeyan Queanbeyan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Queanbeyan area. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern Boroughs... |
1885-1910 |
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his... |
FT | St Leonards Electoral district of St Leonards St Leonards was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing Sydney Hamlets, and named after the Sydney suburb of St Leonards. It extended from North Sydney to Broken Bay, including the Northern Beaches... |
1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895 |
Varney Parkes Varney Parkes Varney Parkes was an Australian politician.He was born in Ryde, the seventh child of Henry Parkes and Clarinda Varney. He attended public schools and then The King's School in Parramatta before working at the Bank of New South Wales and the Colonial Architect's Office... 6 |
FT | Canterbury Electoral district of Canterbury Canterbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Linda Burney of the Australian Labor Party.-History:... |
1885–1888, 1891–1900 1907-1913 |
Hon John Perry | Prot | Ballina | 1889–1920 |
William Henry Piddington | Independent Free Trade | Uralla-Walcha Electoral district of Uralla-Walcha Uralla-Walcha was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of New England and including Uralla and Walcha. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation.-Members for... |
1894-1900 |
Richard Price | Prot | Gloucester Electoral district of Gloucester Gloucester was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, partly replacing Williams, and named after Gloucester or Gloucester County . In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into... |
1894-1904 1907-1922 |
Robert Pyers Robert Pyers Robert Pyers was an Australian politician.Born in Seaham to butcher Abel Pyers and Margaret McDermott, he followed his father into butchery, becoming a carrier between Maitland and Glen Innes... |
Independent Protectionist | Richmond Electoral district of Richmond (New South Wales) Richmond was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1913 in the Northern Rivers region and named after the Richmond River. It elected two members simultaneously between 1885 and 1889 and three members between 1889 and 1894, with... |
1894-1904 |
Thomas Rawlinson | Independent Protectionist | Bega | 1894-1895 |
George Reid George Reid (Australian politician) Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, KC was an Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales and the fourth Prime Minister of Australia.... |
FT | Sydney-King | 1880-1884 1885-1901 |
William Rigg | Independent Free Trade | Newtown-St Peters Electoral district of Newtown-St Peters Newtown-St Peters was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the division of the multi-member district of Newtown and named after the inner Sydney suburb of St Peters. Along with Newtown-Erskine, it was partly replaced by a... |
1894-1901 |
Thomas Rose | Prot | Argyle Electoral district of Argyle Argyle was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1856 to 1904, including Argyle County surrounding Goulburn... |
1891-1904 |
Andrew Ross | Prot | Molong Electoral district of Molong Molong was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880 and named after and including Molong. In 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, it was abolished and partly replaced by Blayney.-Members for ... |
1880-1904 |
William Schey William Schey William Francis Schey was an Australian politician.Schey was born in England and educated in London. After a short time in New Zealand, Schey arrived in Sydney as first mate of a ship in 1875... |
Independent Labor | Darlington Electoral district of Darlington Darlington was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the division of the multi-member district of Redfern and named after and including the inner Sydney suburb of Darlington. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of... |
1887-1898 |
John See John See Sir John See, KCMG was a member of the New South Wales Legislature from 26 November 1880 to 15 June 1901, and was then Premier of New South Wales from 1901 to 1904.... |
Prot | Grafton Electoral district of Grafton Grafton was electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904 and was named after and included the town of Grafton. Its only member was John See, who held it for the Protectionist Party and it was the only seat that See held... |
1880-1904 |
William Shipway William Shipway William Charles Shipway was an Australian politician.Born in Braidwood to Joshua Shipway and Mary Downey, he attended school in Yass and Sydney and was articled as a solicitor, being admitted in 1890. He had served in Sudan with the New South Wales Infantry Regiment in 1885... |
FT | Paddington | 1894-1895 |
Thomas Slattery 4 | Prot | Boorowa Electoral district of Boorowa Boorowa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904, including the town of Boorowa. Its name was spelt "Booroowa" from 1899 to 1901.-Members for Boorowa:... |
1880-1885 1887-1895 |
Richard Sleath Richard Sleath Richard Sleath was an Australian politician.Born in Cerres in Fifeshire to ploughman Richard Sleath and Mary Fernie, he migrated to Queensland in 1877, becoming a shearer and prospector. In 1882 he moved to Sydney, working as a contractor before mining at Broken Hill from 1887. On 11 March 1887 he... |
Labor | Wilcannia Electoral district of Wilcannia Wilcannia was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1889 to 1904. The electorate included Wilcannia. Its first member was the son of Charles Dickens.-Members for Wilcannia:... |
1894-1904 |
George Smailes | Labor | Granville Electoral district of Granville Granville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It is currently represented by Tony Issa of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
1894-1898 |
Sydney Smith Sydney Smith (Australian politician) -Early years:Born in Colyton, near Penrith, west of Sydney, the son of a hotel keeper, Smith was educated at public schools before gaining work with the railways... |
FT | Bathurst | 1882-1898 1900 |
William Steven | Independent Free Trade | Botany Electoral district of Botany Botany was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacing Redfern, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Botany... |
1887-1891 1894-1895 |
Richard Stevenson | Prot | Northumberland Electoral district of Northumberland Northumberland was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County. It elected two members simultaneously between 1880 and 1887 and three members between 1887 and 1894... |
1886-1895 1898-1899 |
David Storey | FT | Randwick Electoral district of Randwick Randwick was an Australian electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created with the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894 from part of Paddington, along with Waverley and Woollahra. It was named after and including the Sydney... |
1894–1920 |
Josiah Thomas Josiah Thomas Josiah Thomas was an Cornish Australian miner and politician.Thomas was born in Camborne, Cornwall, UK and went to Mexico as a child with his father and later worked in mines in Cornwall. He travelled to Australia in the mid-1880s and worked at the Barrier Range, near Broken Hill... |
Independent Labor | Alma Electoral district of Alma Alma was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, named after Alma, a locality in southern Broken Hill, now known as South Broken Hill.-Members for Alma:... |
1894-1901 |
Dugald Thomson Dugald Thomson Dugald Thomson was an Australian politician.Thomson was born in Camberwell, London in 1849 and his family migrated to South Australia in 1850 and later moved to Victoria. He completed his education in England and spent some time in his uncle's Liverpool business. After spending two years as a... |
FT | Warringah Electoral district of Warringah Warringah was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894, partly replacing St Leonards, and named after and including the Warringah region of the northeastern suburbs of Sydney. It was abolished in 1904 and partly replaced by... |
1894–1901 |
James Tonkin | FT | Macquarie Electoral district of Macquarie Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 and named after the Macquarie River. It was abolished in 1920.-Members for Macquarie:-References:... |
1887-1895 |
Thomas Waddell Thomas Waddell Thomas Waddell , an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1887 to 1917, was briefly the Premier of New South Wales during 1904, and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1917 to 1934.-Early life:He was born in County Monaghan,... |
Prot | Cobar Electoral district of Cobar Cobar was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1920, when it was combined with Willyama and Sturt to create a three-member Sturt. Cobar was recreated in 1932 and abolished in 1968. It included Cobar.-Members for Cobar:... |
1887–1917 |
William Wall William Wall (Australian politician) William Chandos Wall was an Australian politician. He was also a prospector, geologist, minerals surveyor, commission / mining agent, inventor and a quarry and mine operator before and after entering politics... |
Prot | Rylstone Electoral district of Rylstone Rylstone was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of Mudgee and named after and including Rylstone. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation.-Members for... |
1886-1895 |
David Watkins David Watkins (Australian politician) David Watkins was an Australian politician and Member of the Australian House of Representatives for Newcastle from 1901 until his death in 1935.... |
Labor | Wallsend Electoral district of Wallsend Wallsend is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Wallsend is a Newcastle suburban electorate, deriving its name from the suburb of the same name, covering 118.57 km² and encompassing at least part of the suburbs of Wallsend, Edgeworth,... |
1894–1901 |
Chris Watson Chris Watson John Christian Watson , commonly known as Chris Watson, Australian politician, was the third Prime Minister of Australia... |
Labor | Young Electoral district of Young Young was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Young area. It elected two members between 1880 to 1894 and one member from 1894 to 1904, when it was replaced by Burrangong. Young was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1981.-Members for... |
1894–1901 |
Samuel Whiddon | FT | Sydney-Cook Electoral district of Sydney-Cook Sydney-Cook was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney from part of the electoral district of South Sydney and named after James Cook... |
1894-1904 |
John Wilkinson John Wilkinson (Australian politician) John Wilkinson was an Australian politician, elected from 1889 to 1895 as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, for the electoral district of Albury.... |
Prot | Albury | 1889-1895 |
William Wilks William Wilks (Australian politician) -Early life:Wilks was born in Sydney to English sea captain Joseph Henry Wilks and Susannah, née Harris. He was educated at Balmain Public School and, before establishing a wood and coal yard at Balmain, became associated with Billy Hughes... |
FT | Balmain North Electoral district of Balmain North Balmain North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, when it was reabsorbed into the district of Balmain.-Members for Balmain North:... |
1894-1901 |
John Willard 3 | Labor | Tweed Electoral district of Tweed Tweed is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Geoff Provest of the National Party of Australia. It includes eastern Tweed Shire, including Tweed Heads, Kingscliff, Fingal Head, Chinderah, Cudgen, Bogangar, Pottsville and... |
1894-1901 |
William Willis William Nicholas Willis William Nicholas Willis was an Australian politician and newspaper proprietor.-Early life:Willis was born in Mudgee, New South Wales and educated in a denominational school at Mudgee and briefly at St Mary's School in Sydney. He left school at nine to support his mother after his father's... |
Prot | Barwon | 1889–1904 |
Bernhard Wise | FT | Sydney-Flinders Electoral district of Sydney-Flinders Sydney-Flinders was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney from part of the electoral district of South Sydney and named after maritime explorer Matthew Flinders. It was in the Surry Hills area, bounded by Riley... |
1887-1889 1891–1895 1898-1900 |
William Wood William Wood (Australian politician) William Herbert Wood was an Australian politician.Born at Wallhollow, Victoria, to storekeeper Henry Gibson Wood, he attended schools in Victoria and Sydney before completing his secondary education at Sydney Grammar School and studying law at the University of Sydney. He entered his father's... |
Independent Labor | Eden-Bombala Electoral district of Eden-Bombala Eden-Bombala was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1894, including the town of Eden. In 1894, single-member electorates were introduced state-wide and the seat of Eden was split into Eden-Bombala and Bega... |
1894–1913 |
Francis Wright | Prot | Glen Innes Electoral district of Glen Innes Glen Innes was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Glen Innes. It was created in 1880 and gained a second member in 1889, with voters casting two votes with the two leading candidates being elected... |
1882–1885, 1889–1903 |
James Young | FT | Manning | 1880-1901 1904-1907 |
By-elections
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.
# | Electorate New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina... |
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1 | Grenfell Electoral district of Grenfell Grenfell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, partly replacing Lachlan, and named after and including Grenfell. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation.-Members for... |
George Greene | FT | Election result voided on appeal (no by-election) | 25/10/1894 | Michael Loughnane | Labor |
2 | Willoughby Electoral district of Willoughby Willoughby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gladys Berejiklian of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
Joseph Cullen | FT | Financial difficulty | 30/11/1894 | Edward Clark Edward Clark (Australian politician) Edward Mann Clark was an Australian politician.Born in Hobart to William and Selina Clark, he attended Oldfield's Commercial Academy until he was twelve, when he moved to Sydney following his father's death. On 24 January 1874 he married Mary Jenkins, with whom he had eight children; he would... |
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3 | Tweed Electoral district of Tweed Tweed is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Geoff Provest of the National Party of Australia. It includes eastern Tweed Shire, including Tweed Heads, Kingscliff, Fingal Head, Chinderah, Cudgen, Bogangar, Pottsville and... |
John Willard | Labor | Not a resident of NSW | 29/11/1894 | Joseph Kelly | Prot |
4 | Boorowa Electoral district of Boorowa Boorowa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904, including the town of Boorowa. Its name was spelt "Booroowa" from 1899 to 1901.-Members for Boorowa:... |
Thomas Slattery | Prot | Unknown resignation | 15/01/1895 | James Mackay James Mackay (Australian politician) Major-General James Alexander Kenneth Mackay CB, OBE, VD was an Australian politician.Born at Wallendenbeen Station near Cootamundra to pastoralist Alexander Mackay and Annie Mackenzie, he attended Camden College and Sydney Grammar School before farming at his father's property... |
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5 | Bowral Electoral district of Bowral Bowral was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created with the abolition of multi-member electorates in 1894, largely from part of Camden, and named after and including Bowral. It was abolished in 1904 and largely replaced by... |
William McCourt | Prot | Unknown resignation | 19/02/1895 | William McCourt | Prot |
6 | Canterbury Electoral district of Canterbury Canterbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Linda Burney of the Australian Labor Party.-History:... |
Varney Parkes Varney Parkes Varney Parkes was an Australian politician.He was born in Ryde, the seventh child of Henry Parkes and Clarinda Varney. He attended public schools and then The King's School in Parramatta before working at the Bank of New South Wales and the Colonial Architect's Office... |
FT | Unknown resignation | 14/06/1895 | Varney Parkes Varney Parkes Varney Parkes was an Australian politician.He was born in Ryde, the seventh child of Henry Parkes and Clarinda Varney. He attended public schools and then The King's School in Parramatta before working at the Bank of New South Wales and the Colonial Architect's Office... |
FT |
¶ Despite being the inaugural Labor Leader
Leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales
The leader of the ALP in the New South Wales Parliament is elected from and by the members of the party caucus, comprising all party members in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. When the Labor party forms a government the leader is the Premier and when the party is in opposition...
in the previous parliament, Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook
Sir Joseph Cook, GCMG was an Australian politician and the sixth Prime Minister of Australia. Born as Joseph Cooke and working in the coal mines of Silverdale, Staffordshire during his early life, he emigrated to Lithgow, New South Wales during the late 1880s, and became General-Secretary of the...
stood as an independent Labor candidate in the 1884 election and became the Postmaster General in George Reid's
George Reid (Australian politician)
Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, KC was an Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales and the fourth Prime Minister of Australia....
Free Trade government.