11th Parliament of South Australia
1884–1887 meeting of the South Australian Parliament
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The 11th 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
Term5 June 1884 â 2 March 1887
Election8â23 April 1884
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| Legislative body | Parliament of South Australia | ||||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||||
| Term | 5 June 1884 â 2 March 1887 | ||||||
| Election | 8â23 April 1884 | ||||||
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| Members | 24 | ||||||
| President | Henry Ayers | ||||||
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| Members | 52 | ||||||
| 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: Ebenezer Ward
- Clerk of the House of Assembly: George William de la Poer Beresford (until 30 April 1886), Edwin Gordon Blackmore (from 5 May 1886)
- Clerk's assistant and Sargeant-at-arms: Edwin Gordon Blackmore (until 5 May 1886), John Cummins Morphett (from 5 May 1886)
Membership
Legislative Council
Until 15 May 1885
Members elected in 1882 are marked with an asterisk (*).
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From 15 May 1885
8 of the 24 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 15 May 1885. Members elected in 1885 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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| Southern | Thomas English | Died | 4 June 1885 | 7 July 1885 | Samuel Tomkinson |
| North-Eastern | George Witheredge Cotton | Resigned | 27 May 1886 | 28 June 1886 | John Bosworth |
House of Assembly
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||
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| Albert | Rudolph Wilhelm Emil Henning | Died | 24 November 1884 | 5 January 1885 | Andrew Dods Handyside |
| Wallaroo | Henry Allerdale Grainger | Resigned | 19 January 1885 | 16 February 1885 | David Bews |
| Stanley | John Miller | Resigned | 20 April 1885 | 15 May 1885 | John Darling, sen. |
| Sturt | Thomas King | Resigned | 6 July 1885 | 17 July 1885 | Samuel Dening Glyde |
| Albert | Arthur Hardy | Resigned | 8 February 1886 | 9 March 1886 | Arthur Hardy |
| East Adelaide | George Dutton Green | Resigned | 15 May 1886 | 31 May 1886 | Johann Theodor Scherk |
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.