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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1872–1874

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the seventh parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1872 to 1874.[1][2][3][4] The 182 election was held between 13 February and 28 March 1872 with parliament first meeting on 30 April 1872. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. The maximum term of this parliament was 3 years. However the assembly was dissolved after 32 months. Henry Parkes was the premier for the duration of the parliament. The Speaker was William Arnold.[5]

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Name Electorate Years in office
Abbott, RobertRobert Abbott Tenterfield 1872–1877, 1880–1882
Allen, George WigramGeorge Allen Glebe 1869–1883
Arnold, William MunningsWilliam Arnold Paterson 1856–1875
Baker, EzekialEzekial Baker Goldfields South 1870–1877, 1879–1881, 1884–1887
Bawden, ThomasThomas Bawden Clarence 1869–1880
Bennett, HanleyHanley Bennett Liverpool Plains 1872–1880
Booth, JohnJohn Booth West Sydney 1872–1877
Brown, Stephen CampbellStephen Brown Newtown 1864–1881
Brown, ThomasThomas Brown Hartley 1872–1876
Browne, WilliamWilliam Browne Patrick's Plains 1872–1880
Buchanan, DavidDavid Buchanan Goldfields West 1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Burns, John FitzgeraldJohn Burns Hunter 1861–1869, 1872–1891
Butler, EdwardEdward Butler Argyle 1869–1877
Campbell, JamesJames Campbell Morpeth 1864–1874
Clarke, HenryHenry Clarke Eden 1869–1894, 1895–1904
Combes, EdwardEdward Combes Bathurst 1872–1885
Cooper, WalterWalter Cooper [f] East Macquarie 1873–1874
Creed, JohnJohn Creed Upper Hunter 1872–1874
Cummings, WilliamWilliam Cummings East Macquarie 1859–1874
Cunneen, JamesJames Cunneen Wollombi 1860–1869, 1872–1877
Dangar, ThomasThomas Dangar Gwydir 1865–1885, 1887–1890
De Salis, Leopold WilliamLeopold William De Salis Queanbeyan 1872–1874
Driver, RichardRichard Driver Windsor 1860–1880
Farnell, James SquireJames Farnell Parramatta 1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Fitzpatrick, MichaelMichael Fitzpatrick Yass Plains 1869–1881
Forster, WilliamWilliam Forster Illawarra 1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874,
1875–1876, 1880–1882
Garrett, ThomasThomas Garrett Camden 1860–1871, 1872–1891
Grahame, WilliamWilliam Grahame Monaro 1865–1869, 1872–1874
Greville, EdwardEdward Greville Braidwood 1870–1880
Hannell, JamesJames Hannell Northumberland 1860–1869, 1872–1874
Hay, WilliamWilliam Hay [c] Murray 1872–1877, 1880–1882
Hill, RichardRichard Hill Canterbury 1868–1877
Hoskins, JamesJames Hoskins Tumut 1859–1863, 1868–1882
Hurley, JohnJohn Hurley (b.1796) Narellan 1859–1860, 1864–1869, 1872–1880
Hurley, JohnJohn Hurley (b.1844) Central Cumberland 1872–1874, 1876–1880, 1887–1891, 1901–1907
Innes, JosephJoseph Innes [e] Mudgee 1872–1873
Jacob, ArchibaldArchibald Jacob Lower Hunter 1872–1882
Jennings, PatrickPatrick Jennings [c] Murray 1869–1872, 1880–1887
Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey Central Cumberland 1860–1864, 1867–1880
Lee, BenjaminBenjamin Lee [h] West Maitland 1864–1874
Levy, LewisLewis Levy [h] West Maitland 1871–1872, 1874–1874
Lloyd, GeorgeGeorge Lloyd Newcastle 1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885–1887
Lord, GeorgeGeorge Lord Bogan 1856–1877
Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas Canterbury 1860–1869, 1871–1880
Macintosh, JohnJohn Macintosh East Sydney 1872–1880
Macleay, William JohnWilliam Macleay Murrumbidgee 1856–1874
Martin, JamesSir James Martin [f] East Macquarie 1856, 1857–1860, 1862–1873
McLaurin, JamesJames McLaurin [d] Hume 1872–1873
Moore, CharlesCharles Moore [g] East Sydney 1874
Moses, HenryHenry Moses Hawkesbury 1869–1880, 1882–1885
Neale, JamesJames Neale [g] East Sydney 1864–1874
Nelson, HarrisHarris Nelson Orange 1872–1877
Nowlan, JohnJohn Nowlan Williams 1866–1874
O'Connor, JosephJoseph O'Connor [e] Mudgee 1873–1874
Oakes, GeorgeGeorge Oakes [b] East Sydney 1856–1860, 1872–1874
Onslow, ArthurArthur Onslow Camden 1869–1880
Parkes, HenryHenry Parkes East Sydney 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Phelps, JosephJoseph Phelps Balranald 1864–1877
Piddington, WilliamWilliam Piddington Hawkesbury 1856–1877
Raphael, JosephJoseph Raphael West Sydney 1872–1874
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson West Sydney 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,
1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Robertson, ThomasThomas Robertson [d] Hume 1873–1874
Rodd, JamesJames Rodd Goldfields North 1865–1869, 1872–1874
Samuel, SaulSaul Samuel [b] East Sydney 1859–1860, 1862–1872
Scholey, StephenStephen Scholey East Maitland 1872–1878
Single, JosephJoseph Single Nepean 1872–1874
Smith, John SamuelJohn Smith Wellington 1872–1877
Smith, Robert BurdettRobert Smith Hastings 1870–1889
Stewart, JohnJohn Stewart Kiama 1866–1869, 1871–1874
Sutherland, JohnJohn Sutherland Paddington 1860–1881, 1882–1889
Taylor, HughHugh Taylor [a] Parramatta 1872–1880, 1882–1894
Teece, WilliamWilliam Teece Goulburn 1872–1880
Terry, SamuelSamuel Terry New England 1859–1869, 1871–1881
Tunks, WilliamWilliam Tunks St Leonards 1864–1874
Warden, JamesJames Warden Shoalhaven 1871–1877
Watson, JamesJames Watson Lachlan 1869–1882, 1884–1885
Wearne, JosephJoseph Wearne West Sydney 1869–1875
Webb, EdmundEdmund Webb West Macquarie 1869–1874, 1878–1881
West, ThomasThomas West Carcoar 1872–1874
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There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed.[4]

  1. [a]
    Parramatta MLA Hugh Taylor resigned as he had received conflicting legal advice as to whether his contract to supply articles to a destitute institution disqualified him from office. He was elected unopposed at the resulting by-election on 22 May 1872.[6]
  2. [b]
    East Sydney MLA Saul Samuel was elevated to the Legislative Council in June 1872. The resulting by-election was won by George Oakes on 12 June 1872.
  3. [c]
    Murray MLA Patrick Jennings resigned in July 1872. The resulting by-election on 5 August 1872 was won by William Hay.
  4. [d]
    Hume MLA James McLaurin resigned from parliament in March 1873. The resulting by-election was won by Thomas Robertson on 31 March 1873.
  5. [e]
    Mudgee MLA Joseph Innes was elevated to the Legislative Council in August 1873. The resulting by-election was won by Joseph O'Connor on 8 September 1873.
  6. [f]
    East Macquarie MLA Sir James Martin resigned in November 1873 on being appointed Chief Justice of New South Wales. The resulting by-election was won by Walter Cooper on 1 December 1873.
  7. [g]
    East Sydney MLA James Neale resigned in June 1874. The resulting by-election of 15 July 1874 was won by Charles Moore.
  8. [h]
    West Maitland MLA Benjamin Lee resigned due to financial difficulties. The resulting by-election on 4 August 1874 was won by Lewis Levy.
  9. [i]
    By-elections & changes in chronological order were Parramatta,[a] East Sydney,[b] Murray,[c] Hume,[d] Mudgee,[e] East Macquarie,[f] East Sydney,[g] West Maitland.[h]

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