10th Parliament of South Australia
1881–1884 meeting of the South Australian Parliament
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The 10th Parliament of South Australia was a meeting of the legislative branch of the South Australian state government, composed of the South Australian Legislative Council and the South Australian House of Assembly.
Legislative bodyParliament of South Australia
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term2 June 1881 â 19 March 1884
Election8â27 April 1881
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| Legislative body | Parliament of South Australia | ||||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||||
| Term | 2 June 1881 â 19 March 1884 | ||||||
| Election | 8â27 April 1881 | ||||||
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| Members | 18 (until 29 May 1882) 24 (from 29 May 1882) | ||||||
| President | Henry Ayers | ||||||
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| Members | 46 | ||||||
| Speaker | Robert Dalrymple Ross | ||||||
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Leadership
Legislative Council
- President of the Legislative Council: Henry Ayers
- Clerk of the Legislative Council: Francis Corbet Singleton
- Clerk's assistant and Sergeant-at-arms: Frederick Halcomb
House of Assembly
- Speaker of the House of Assembly: Robert Dalrymple Ross
- Chairman of Committees: William Townsend (until 31 October 1882), Luke Lidiard Furner (from 31 October 1882)
- Clerk of the House of Assembly: George William de la Poer Beresford
- Clerk's assistant and Sargeant-at-arms: Edwin Gordon Blackmore
Membership
Legislative Council
Until 29 May 1882
6 of the 18 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 20 April 1881. Members elected in 1881 are marked with an asterisk (*).
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From 29 May 1882
A special election was held on 29 May 1882 as the Legislative Council expanded to 24 members. Members elected in 1882 are marked with an asterisk (*).
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House of Assembly
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Changes of membership
Legislative Council
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||
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| Central | William Morgan | Died | 30 January 1884 | 28 February 1884 | William Knox Simms |
House of Assembly
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||
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| East Adelaide | George Swan Fowler | Resigned | 7 June 1881 | 17 June 1881 | Thomas Johnson |
| Yatala | David Murray | Unseated | 28 June 1881 | 13 July 1881 | David Murray |
| Yatala | David Murray | Resigned | 18 August 1881 | 6 September 1881 | Josiah Howell Bagster |
| Onkaparinga | Friedrich Edouard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff | Resigned | 22 May 1882 | 15 June 1882 | Rowland Rees |
| Flinders | Ebenezer Cooke | Resigned | 24 October 1882 | 1 December 1882 | Patrick Boyce Coglin |
| Sturt | William Townsend | Died | 25 October 1882 | 13 November 1882 | Thomas King |
| Victoria | George Charles Hawker | Resigned | 11 May 1883 | 15 June 1883 | William Whinham |
See also
References
- "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836â2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.