Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 12th parliament of New South Wales held their seats between from 1885 to 1887.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Elections for the twelfth Legislative Assembly were held between 16 and 31 October 1885 with parliament first meeting on 17 November 1885. The Assembly was expanded from 113 to 122 members elected in 37 single member electorates, 24 two member electorates, 7 three member electorate and 4 four member electorates. The parliament had a maximum term of 3 years but was dissolved on 26 January 1886 after 14 months. The Premiers during this parliament were George Dibbs until 22 December 1885, Sir John Robertson until 26 February 1886, Sir Patrick Jennings until 20 January 1887 and Sir Henry Parkes .
Name
Electorate
Years in office
Joseph Abbott
Gunnedah
1880–1901
Francis Abigail
West Sydney
1880–1891
Ezekiel Baker
Carcoar
1870-1877 1879-1881 1884-1887
Robert Barbour
Murray
1877-1880 1882-1894
Edmund Barton
East Sydney
1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900
Russell Barton [ h]
Bourke
1880–1886
Alexander Bolton
Murrumbidgee
1885–1887
Alexander Bowman
Hawkesbury
1877-1882 1885-1892
Herbert Brown
Durham
1875–1898
Thomas Browne
Mudgee
1885–1889
James Brunker
East Maitland
1880–1904
Nathaniel Bull
Central Cumberland
1885–1887
Sydney Burdekin
East Sydney
1880-1882 1884-1891 1892-1894
Michael Burke
Tamworth
1885–1887
John Burns
Hunter
1861–1869, 1872–1891
Robert Butcher
Paddington
1882–1887
Angus Cameron [ g]
Kiama
1874–1885 1887-1889 1894-1896
William Campbell [ b]
Gwydir
1868–1869 1880-1886
George Cass
Bogan
1880–1892
John Chanter
Murray
1885–1901
Henry Clarke
Eden
1869–1894, 1895–1904
William Clarke
Orange
1880–1889
Charles Collins
Namoi
1885–1887 1890-1898
Thomas Colls [ e]
Yass Plains
1886–1894
Walter Coonan
Forbes
1877-1880 1882-1887
Henry Copeland
East Sydney
1877–1883, 1883–1895, 1895–1900
John Cramsie
Balranald
1880–1887
Joseph Creer
Northumberland
1885–1891
Thomas Dalton
Orange
1882–1891
John Davies
South Sydney
1874–1882 1885-1887
Henry Dawson
Monaro
1885–1894
George Day
Albury
1874–1889
George Dibbs
Murrumbidgee
1874–1877, 1882–1895
Thomas Ewing
Richmond
1885–1901
David Ferguson
Wellington
1882–1891
William Fergusson
Glen Innes
1880–1887
Robert Fitzgerald
Upper Hunter
1885–1901
James Fletcher
Newcastle
1880–1891
Archibald Forsyth
South Sydney
1885–1887
William Foster
Newtown
1880–1882 1885-1888
Charles Garland
Carcoar
1885–1891
Jacob Garrard
Balmain
1880–1898
Thomas Garrett
Camden
1860–1871, 1872–1891
James Garvan
Eden
1880–1894
Frederick Gibbes
Newtown
1882–1888
James Gormly
Murrumbidgee
1885–1904
Albert Gould
Patrick's Plains
1882–1898
Mark Hammond
Canterbury
1884–1887
Thomas Hassall [ b]
Gwydir
1886–1901
John Hawthorne
Balmain
1885–1891 1894-1904
James Hayes
Hume
1885–1904
William Henson
Canterbury
1880-1882 1885-1889
Louis Heydon [ e]
Yass Plains
1882–1886
Patrick Hogan
Richmond
1885–1887 1889-1895
William Holborow
Argyle
1880–1894
Frederick Humphery
Shoalhaven
1882–1887
Thomas Hungerford
Upper Hunter
1875-1875 1877-1882 1885-1887
Solomon Hyam
Balmain
1885–1887
James Inglis
New England
1885–1894
Isaac Ives
St Leonards
1885–1889
Sir Patrick Jennings
Bogan
1869–1872 1880-1887
Travers Jones
Tumut
1885–1891 1894-1898
William Judd
Canterbury
1885–1887
Alexander Kethel
West Sydney
1885–1889
John Kidd
Camden
1880–1882, 1885–1887 1889-1904
Charles Lee
Tenterfield
1884–1920
Robert Levien
Tamworth
1880–1889, 1889–1913
George Lloyd
Newcastle
1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885-1887
Lewis Lloyd
West Macquarie
1884–1887
William Lyne
Hume
1880–1901
Andrew Lysaght
Illawarra
1885–1887 1891
William MacGregor
Wentworth
1885–1887
James Mackinnon [ a]
Young
1882–1894
Andrew McCulloch
Central Cumberland
1877–1888
John Meeks
Glebe
1885–1887
Ninian Melville
Northumberland
1880–1887 1889-1894
Samuel Wilkinson Moore
Inverell
1885–1889 1894-1910
John Neild
Paddington
1885–1889 1891-1894 1895-1901
Daniel O'Connor
West Sydney
1877-1891 1900-1904
Joseph Olliffe
South Sydney
1882–1887
Edward O'Sullivan
Queanbeyan
1885–1910
Sir Henry Parkes
St Leonards
1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Varney Parkes
Central Cumberland
1885–1888, 1891–1900 1907-1913
William Proctor [ f]
New England
1880–1887
John Purves
Clarence
1880–1887
Edward Quin
Wentworth
1882–1887
George Reid
East Sydney
1880-1884 1885-1901
Arthur Renwick
Redfern
1879-1882 1885-1887
Charles Roberts
Hastings and Manning
1882–1890
Sir John Robertson
Mudgee
1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Andrew Ross
Molong
1880–1904
Alexander Ryrie
Braidwood
1880–1891
William Sawers [ h]
Bourke
1885–1886 1898-1901
Lyall Scott [ d]
Wollombi
1885–1886
John See
Grafton
1880–1904
John Shepherd
East Macquarie
1877-1880 1885-1887 1889-1891
Thomas Slattery
Boorowa
1880-1885 1887-1895
James Smith
Newtown
1885–1887 1901-1907
Robert Smith
Macleay
1870–1889
Sydney Smith
East Macquarie
1882–1898 1900
Thomas Smith
Nepean
1877-1887 1895-1904
Gerald Spring
Young
1869–1872 1882-1887
Harold Stephen
Monaro
1885–1889
Septimus Stephen
Canterbury
1882–1887
Richard Stevenson [ d]
Wollombi
1885–1886
Alfred Stokes
Forbes
1882–1891
Francis Suttor
Bathurst
1875-1887 1891-1894 1898-1900
John Sutherland
Redfern
1860–1881, 1882–1889
Francis Tait
Argyle
1885–1887
Walter Targett
Hartley
1882–1887
Harman Tarrant [ g]
Kiama
1880–1887
Adolphus Taylor
Mudgee
1882–1887 1890-1891
Hugh Taylor
Parramatta
1882–1894
William Teece
Goulburn
1872–1890
Richard Thompson
West Maitland
1885–1891
James Toohey
South Sydney
1885–1891
William Trickett
Paddington
1880–1887
Robert Vaughn
Grenfell
1880–1894
William Wall [ c]
Mudgee
1886–1895
Jack Want
Gundagai
1885–1894
William Watson [ a]
Young
1880–1882 1885
Robert White
Gloucester
1882–1887
Robert Wilkinson
Balranald
1880–1894
William Wilkinson
Glebe
1885–1889
Thomas Williamson
Redfern
1885–1887
Robert Wisdom
Morpeth
1859–1872, 1874–1887
James Young
Hastings and Manning
1880–1901 1904-1907
John Young
West Sydney
1885–1887
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]
^ a b c Young MLA William Watson's election victory was overturned by the Qualifications Committee. James Mackinnon was declared to be the Member for Young on 22 December 1885.
^ a b c Gwydir MLA William Campbell resigned in May 1886. The resulting by-election on 10 June 1886 was won by Thomas Hassall .
^ a b Mudgee MLA John Robertson retired in June 1886 citing ill-health, financial difficulties and dejection at the loss of government. The resulting by-election on 2 July 1886 was won by William Wall .
^ a b c Wollombi MLA Lyall Scott retired in December 1886 citing ill-health. The resulting by-election on 17 December 1886 was won by Richard Stevenson .
^ a b c Yass Plains MLA Louis Heydon retired in December 1886. The resulting by-election on 20 December 1886 was won by Thomas Colls .
^ a b New England MLA William Proctor resigned and then successfully recontested his seat at the resulting by-election on 10 January 1887.
^ a b c Kiama MLA Harman Tarrant resigned in December 1886. The resulting by-election on 13 January 1887 was won by Angus Cameron .
^ a b c Both members for Bourke , Russell Barton and William Sawers , resigned on 2 December 1886.[ 5] A writ was issued for a by-election,[ 6] which was held on 21 January 1887. The writ was not returned however as the parliament was dissolved on 26 January.[ 5]
^ By-elections in chronological order were
Young,[ a]
Gwydir,[ b]
Mudgee,[ c]
Wollombi,[ d]
Yass Plains,[ e]
New England,[ f]
Kiama,[ g]
Bourke[ h]