Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1898–1901
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This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
who served in the 18th parliament of New South Wales from 1898 to 1901. They were elected at the 1898 state election on 27 July 1898. The Speaker
was Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott
until June 12 1900 and then Hon William McCourt.
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.
¶ Members of the Protectionist Party
under the leadership of Barton and Lyne campaigned as the National Federal Party at the 1898 State election. After the success of the 2nd Federal Referendum on 20 June 1899, they resumed the Protectionist name. The party designation is the designation given at the time of election but party affiliations were particularly flexible during the pre-federation period in the New South Wales Parliament (see Antony Green below).
† While nominally supporters of the Free Trade Party, these members supported the Protectionist government of William Lyne and prevented George Reid from becoming Premier
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 18th parliament of New South Wales from 1898 to 1901. They were elected at the 1898 state election on 27 July 1898. 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...
until June 12 1900 and then Hon William McCourt.
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 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... |
National Federal Party (NF) 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 | Free Trade (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... |
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 | FT | 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 |
William Archer | Independent Free Trade | 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... |
1898-1904 |
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 | 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.... |
1894–1907 |
John Barnes | NF | 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 |
Edmund Barton Edmund Barton Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, KC , Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.... 1, 5 |
NF | 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... |
1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900 |
Walter Bennett | Independent Federalist | 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... |
1898-1907 1917-1934 |
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.... |
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... |
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 |
Francis Byrne | 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... |
1898-1904 |
Alexander Campbell | NF | 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 | 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... |
NF | 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.... |
NF | 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... |
NF | 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... |
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... |
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... 1, 5 |
NF | 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 |
Henry Clarke Henry Clarke (Australian politician) Henry Clarke was an Australian businessman and politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Clarke was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to New South Wales in 1841 and he farmed for a while at Broulee. He returned to Sydney and married Jane Rayner in 1847 and... |
NF | Bega | 1869–1894, 1895–1904 |
Thomas Clarke | FT | 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... |
1898-1901 |
John Cohen | NF | 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... |
1898–1919 |
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... |
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 6 | NF | 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:... |
1877-1901 |
Francis Cotton Francis Cotton Francis Cotton was an Australian politician.Born in Adelaide to grocer Richard Cotton and Esther Ann Payne, he was educated privately and worked on a cattle station in Port Lincoln before arriving in New South Wales in 1875. He married Evangeline Mary Geake Lake on 1 January 1883 at Forbes; they... |
FT | 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... |
1891-1901 |
Paddy Crick Paddy Crick William Patrick Crick, known as Paddy Crick or W.P.Crick was an Australian politician, solicitor and newspaper proprietor... |
NF | 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 | NF | 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 |
John Dacey | Labor | 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... |
1895–1912 |
David Davis | Independent Federalist | 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:... |
1898-1901 |
William Davis 11 | NF | 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... |
1889-1904 |
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 |
Charles Dight | NF | 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... |
1898-1904 |
Robert Donaldson | Independent | 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:... |
1898–1913 |
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... |
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 |
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... |
NF | 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 |
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/Protectionist † | 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 |
William Ferris 2 | Independent Federalist | 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.... |
1898-1901 |
Robert Fitzgerald | NF | 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 |
John Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick (New South Wales politician) John Charles Lucas Fitzpatrick was an Australian politician and journalist.Fitzpatrick was born in Moama in the Riverina region of New South Wales, but his family moved to Windsor in 1869. He was educated at a catholic school and he was apprenticed to the former Australian newspaper's Windsor... |
FT | 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... |
1895-1904 1907-1930 |
Thomas Fitzpatrick | NF | 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 |
John Garland | FT | 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... |
1898-1904 |
John Gillies | FT | 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 |
Thomas Goodwin | NF | 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:... |
1887–1901 |
James Gormley | NF | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Thomas Griffith | NF | Albury | 1898-1904 |
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 | NF | 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... |
FT | 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... |
NF | 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 |
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.... |
1894-1895 1998-1910 |
William Holman William Holman William Arthur Holman was an Australian Labor Party Premier of New South Wales, Australia, who split with the party on the conscription issue in 1916 during World War I, and immediately became Premier of a conservative Nationalist Party Government.-Early life:Holman was born in St Pancras, London,... |
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... |
1898–1920 |
George Howarth | 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:... |
1895-1903 |
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 |
William Hurley | NF | 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:... |
1895-1904 |
Thomas Jessup | 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... |
1896-1907 |
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... |
NF | 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 |
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 | Independent | 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 |
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:... |
NF | 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 | Castlereagh Electoral district of Castlereagh Castlereagh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales originally created in 1904, partly replacing Coonamble and named after the Castlereagh River. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Wammerawa,... |
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 |
NF | 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 |
Michael MacMahon 12 | 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... |
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... |
1900–1904 |
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 |
William McCourt | 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 .... |
NF | 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 |
John McLaughlin | Independent | 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... |
1880-1885 1895-1901 |
Gordon McLaurin14 | 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... |
1901–1913 |
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 |
Richard Meagher Richard Meagher Richard Denis Meagher MLA was an Australian solicitor and was Lord Mayor of Sydney from 1916 to 1917.-Early life:... |
Independent | 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... |
1895 1898-1904 1907-1917 |
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 |
Gus Miller | NF | 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 |
William Morgan | FT | 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 |
John Neild John Neild John Cash Neild was an English-born Australian politician who served as a Senator from New South Wales from 1901 to 1910.... |
FT | Paddington | 1885-1889 1891-1894 1895-1901 |
Arthur Nelson | NF | 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... |
1895–1904 |
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 | FT | 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 |
Niels Nielson 4 | Labor | 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:... |
1899–1913 |
John Nobbs | FT | 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:... |
1888-1993 1898-1913 |
John Norton John Norton (Australian journalist) John Norton, , was an English-born Australian journalist, editor and member of the New South Wales Parliament. He was a writer and newspaper proprietor best known for his Sydney newspaper the Truth... 3 |
Independent | 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... |
1898-1906 1907-1910 |
Daniel O'Connor Daniel O'Connor (politician) The Honourable Daniel O'Connor JP was an Irish-born politician and businessman active in colonial-era New South Wales.-Early life and education:... 6 |
Prot | 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:... |
1877-1891 1900-1904 |
Broughton O'Conor | NF | 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.... |
1898-1907 |
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... |
NF | 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 |
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... 7 |
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 | NF | Ballina | 1889–1920 |
Simeon Phillips | FT | 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.... |
1895-1904 |
William Henry Piddington 8, 12 | NF | 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 | NF | 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... |
NF | 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 |
Patrick Quinn Patrick Quinn (Australian politician) Patrick Edward Quinn was an Australian politician.Born in Darlinghurst to postal officer Edward Quinn and Catherine McCarty, he attended Marist Brothers School and Fort Street Public School in Sydney. He began studying law but instead chose journalism as a career and edited a newspaper at Narrabri... |
NF | 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... |
1898-1904 |
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 |
Joseph Reymond | NF | 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... |
1895-1904 |
Edwin Richards | NF | 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,... |
1894-1904 |
William Rigg | FT | 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 | NF | 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 | NF | 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 |
Hugh Ross | Labor | 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... |
1898-1901 |
William Sawers William Sawers William Bowie Stewart Campbell Sawers was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Stirlingshire in Scotland, where he was educated, he migrated to Australia in 1865, becoming a grazier with large holdings... |
NF | 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... |
1885-1886 1898-1901 |
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.... |
NF | 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 |
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 |
Samuel Smith Samuel Smith (Australian politician) Samuel Smith was an Australian politicianBorn in Ayrshire, Scotland, to Samuel Smith and Marion Hunter, he attended school at Kilwinning and became a colliery lad at the age of eleven, becoming active in the Glasgow Railway and Seaman's Union... |
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... |
1898-1902 |
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... 7, 10 |
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:... |
1882-1898 1900 |
William Spence William Spence William Guthrie Spence , Australian trade union leader and politician, played a leading role in the formation of both Australia's largest union, the Australian Workers Union, and the Australian Labor Party.-Early life:... |
Labor | 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:... |
1898-1901 |
Wilfred Spruson | NF | 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... |
1898-1901 |
Richard Stevenson 3 | NF | 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 |
Francis Bathurst Suttor Francis Bathurst Suttor Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor was an Australian pastoralist, politician, and sheep and horse breeder.-Early life:... 9 |
NF | Bathurst | 1875-1887 1891-1894 1898-1900 |
Thomas Taylor 10 | Independent | 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:... |
1900-1901 |
Edward Terry Edward Terry (Australian politician) Edward Terry was an Australian politician.Born at Box Hill near Rouse Hill to landowner John Terry and Eleanor Rouse, he would marry Isabel Benson, with whom he had thirteen children. He owned the Eastwood Estate from around 1863 and built a racecourse at Eastwood... |
Independent Federalist | 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... |
1898-1901 1904 |
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... |
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... |
NF | 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 Thomson | Labor | 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:... |
1895–1901 |
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,... |
NF | 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:... |
1897–1917 |
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 |
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 |
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... |
NF | Barwon | 1889–1904 |
Charles Wilson | NF | 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... |
1898–1901 |
Bernhard Wise 13 | NF | 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... |
1887-1889 1891–1895 1898-1900 |
Frederick Winchcombe Frederick Winchcombe -Early life:F. E. Winchcombe was born on 26 April 1855 in Brunswick, Victoria. His parents were John Phillimore Winchcombe, a quarryman who immigrated from Wales, and Julia Sophia Earle... 13 |
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... |
1900–1905 |
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... |
NF | 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 | NF | 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 |
William Young 9 | Prot | Bathurst | 1900-1907 |
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... |
Departing Member | Party | Reason for By-election | Date of By-election | Winner of By-election | Party |
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1 | 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... |
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... |
NF | Resigned to give Barton a seat | 23/09/1898 | Edmund Barton Edmund Barton Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, KC , Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.... |
NF |
2 | 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.... |
William Ferris | Independent Federalist | Election declared void on appeal | 26/10/1898 | William Ferris | Prot |
3 | 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... |
Richard Stevenson | NF | Death | 20/06/1899 | John Norton John Norton (Australian journalist) John Norton, , was an English-born Australian journalist, editor and member of the New South Wales Parliament. He was a writer and newspaper proprietor best known for his Sydney newspaper the Truth... |
Independent |
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:... |
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... |
Prot | Appointed to Legislative Council | 23/09/1899 | Niels Nielson | Labor |
5 | 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... |
Edmund Barton Edmund Barton Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, KC , Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.... |
Prot | Resigned to take Constitution to London | 01/03/1900 | 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 |
6 | 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:... |
Henry Copeland | Prot | accepted post as Agent-General | 7/04/1900 | Daniel O'Connor Daniel O'Connor (politician) The Honourable Daniel O'Connor JP was an Irish-born politician and businessman active in colonial-era New South Wales.-Early life and education:... |
Prot |
7 | 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 | 9/06/1900 | 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 |
8 | 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... |
William Henry Piddington | Prot | Unknown | 9/06/1900 | William Henry Piddington | Prot |
9 | Bathurst | Francis Bathurst Suttor Francis Bathurst Suttor Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor was an Australian pastoralist, politician, and sheep and horse breeder.-Early life:... |
Prot | Appointed to Legislative Council | 25/06/1900 | William Young | Prot |
10 | 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:... |
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 | By-election result voided on appeal | 28/07/1900 | Thomas Taylor | Independent |
11 | 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... |
William Davis | Prot | Unknown | 15/09/1900 | William Davis | Prot |
12 | 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... |
William Henry Piddington | Prot | Death | 27/10/1900 | Michael MacMahon | Prot |
13 | 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... |
Bernhard Wise | Prot | Appointed to Legislative Council | 10/11/1900 | Frederick Winchcombe Frederick Winchcombe -Early life:F. E. Winchcombe was born on 26 April 1855 in Brunswick, Victoria. His parents were John Phillimore Winchcombe, a quarryman who immigrated from Wales, and Julia Sophia Earle... |
FT |
14 | 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... |
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 | Successfully contested Hume Division of Hume The Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is located in the central part of the state, just north of the Australian Capital Territory. The Division covers a predominantly rural area, with agriculture and coal mining the main industries... at 1901 Federal election |
17/04/1901 | Gordon McLaurin | Prot |
¶ Members of the Protectionist Party
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...
under the leadership of Barton and Lyne campaigned as the National Federal Party at the 1898 State election. After the success of the 2nd Federal Referendum on 20 June 1899, they resumed the Protectionist name. The party designation is the designation given at the time of election but party affiliations were particularly flexible during the pre-federation period in the New South Wales Parliament (see Antony Green below).
† While nominally supporters of the Free Trade Party, these members supported the Protectionist government of William Lyne and prevented George Reid from becoming Premier