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This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1882 to 1885. Elections for the eleventh Legislative Assembly were held between 30 November and 21 December 1882 with parliament first meeting on 3 January 1883. The Assembly was expanded to 113 members elected in 40 single member electorates, 26 two member electorates, 3 three member electorate and 3 four member electorates. The parliament had a maximum term of 3 years and was dissolved on 7 October 1885 after 33 months. The Premiers during this parliament were Alexander Stuart until 7 October 1885 and then George Dibbs .
Name
Electorate
Years in office
Joseph Abbott
Gunnedah
1880–1901
Francis Abigail
West Sydney
1880–1891
George Allen 5
Glebe
1869–1883
Henry Badgery
Monaro
1878–1885
Ezekiel Baker 14
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
Bourke
1880–1886
Herbert Brown
Durham
1875–1898
James Brunker
East Maitland
1880–1904
David Buchanan
Mudgee
1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Sydney Burdekin 7
East Sydney
1880-1882 1884-1891 1892-1894
Robert Butcher
Paddington
1882–1887
John Burns
Hunter
1861–1869, 1872–1891
Angus Cameron
West Sydney
1874–1889 1894-1896
George Campbell
Carcoar
1881–1885
William Campbell
Gwydir
1868–1869 1880-1886
George Cass
Bogan
1880–1892
Michael Chapman 5
Glebe
1883–1885 1887-1891
Henry Clarke
Eden
1869–1894, 1895–1904
William Clarke
Orange
1880–1889
Henry Cohen
West Maitland
1874 - 1880 1882-1885
Edward Combes
East Macquarie
1872-1874 1877-1885
Walter Coonan
Forbes
1877-1880 1882-1887
Henry Copeland 1, 2
Newtown East Sydney
1877–1883, 1883–1895, 1895–1900
John Cramsie
Balranald
1880–1887
Thomas Dalton
Orange
1882–1891
Thomas Dangar Jr.
Namoi
1865–1885, 1887–1890
George Day
Albury
1874–1889
George De Salis
Queanbeyan
1882–1885
George Dibbs
St Leonards
1874–1877, 1882–1895
James Ellis
Newcastle
1882–1885 1887-1889 1894-1895
James Farnell
New England
1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
David Ferguson
Wellington
1882–1891
William Fergusson
Glen Innes
1880–1887
James Fletcher
Newcastle
1880–1891
Alfred Fremlin
Redfern
1880–1885
John Gannon 15
Argyle
1881–1885
Jacob Garrard
Balmain
1880–1898
Thomas Garrett
Camden
1860–1871, 1872–1891
James Garvan
Eden
1880–1894
Frederick Gibbes
Newtown
1882–1888
John Gill
Tamworth
1882–1885
Joseph Gorrick
Wollombi
1882–1885
Albert Gould
Patrick's Plains
1882–1898
Samuel Gray
Richmond
1859-1864 1874-1880 1882-1885
George Griffiths
East Sydney
1882–1885
Mark Hammond 8
Canterbury
1884–1887
John Harris
South Sydney
1877-1880 1882-1885
Thomas Hellyer 11
West Macquarie
1882–1884
William Henson 17
Canterbury
1880-1882 1885-1889
Louis Heydon
Yass Plains
1882–1886
William Holborow
Argyle
1880–1894
Bernhardt Holtermann 16
St Leonards
1882–1885
Frederick Humphery
Shoalhaven
1882–1887
William Hutchinson
Balmain
1882–1885
Isaac Ives 16
St Leonards
1885–1889
Patrick Jennings
Bogan
1869–1872 1880-1887
Auber Jones
Murrumbidgee
1882–1885
John Lackey 18
Central Cumberland
1860–1864, 1867–1885
Charles Lee 13
Tenterfield
1884–1920
Leyser Levin
Hume
1880–1885
Robert Levien
Tamworth
1880–1889, 1889–1913
Lewis Lloyd 11
West Macquarie
1882–1884
George Loughnan
Murrumbidgee
1880–1885
Richard Luscombe 10
Northumberland
1884–1885
Andrew Lynch 14
Carcoar
1876–1884
William Lyne
Hume
1880–1901
Richard Machattie
Bourke
1882–1885
James Mackinnon
Young
1882–1894
William McCourt
Camden
1882–1885 1887-1913
Andrew McCulloch
Central Cumberland
1877–1888
John McElhone 2,3,4
East Sydney Upper Hunter
1875-1889 1895-1898
John McLaughlin
Upper Hunter
1880–1885 1895-1901
Henry McQuade
Hawkesbury
1880 1882-1885
Ninian Melville
Northumberland
1880–1887 1889-1894
George Merriman
West Sydney
1882–1885 1887-1889
Joseph Mitchell 1
Newtown
1881–1885 1888-1891
Henry Moses 17
Canterbury
1869–1880 1882-1885
Richard Murray
Inverell
1880–1885
Daniel O'Connor
West Sydney
1877-1891 1900-1904
Joseph Olliffe
South Sydney
1882–1885
Thomas O'Mara
Tumut
1882–1885, 1887–1889
Henry Parkes 13, 15
Tenterfield Argyle
1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Varney Parkes 18
Central Cumberland
1885–1888, 1891–1913
William Pigott 8
Canterbury
1880–1884
William Poole
South Sydney
1880–1885
William Proctor
New England
1880–1887
John Purves
Clarence
1880–1887
Edward Quin
Wentworth
1882–1887
George Reid 7
East Sydney
1880–1884 1885-1901
Charles Roberts
Hastings and Manning
1882–1890
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
David Ryrie 12
Monaro
1884–1885
John See
Grafton
1880–1904
Thomas Slattery
Boorowa
1880–1885 1887-1895
Bruce Smith 9
Gundagai
1882–1884, 1889–1894
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
Septimus Stephen
Canterbury
1882–1887
Alfred Stokes
Forbes
1882–1891
Alexander Stuart
Illawarra
1874–1885
Francis Bathurst Suttor 6
Bathurst
1875–1890
John Sutherland
Redfern
1860–1881, 1882–1889
Walter Targett
Hartley
1882–1887
Harman Tarrant
Kiama
1880–1887
Adolphus Taylor 3,4
Mudgee
1882–1887 1890-1891
Hugh Taylor
Parramatta
1882–1894
William Teece Jr
Goulburn
1872–1890
Atkinson Tighe 10
Northumberland
1862–1869, 1882–1884
Robert Tooth 12
Monaro
1880–1884
William Trickett
Paddington
1880–1885 1887
Robert Vaughn
Grenfell
1880–1894
James Watson 9
Gundagai
1869–1882, 1884–1885
Robert White
Gloucester
1882–1887
Robert Wilkinson
Balranald
1880–1894
Alexander Wilson
Murray
1880-1885 1887-1889
Robert Wisdom
Morpeth
1859–1872, 1874–1887
George Withers
South Sydney
1880–1885 1887-1889
Francis Wright
Redfern
1882–1885, 1889–1903
James Young
Hastings and Manning
1880–1901 1904-1907
1 Newtown MLA Henry Copeland was required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election after being appointed Secretary for Public Works in January 1883. The resulting by-election on 13 January 1883 was won by Joseph Mitchell .
2 East Sydney MLA John McElhone was elected to two seats, East Sydney and Upper Hunter . He resigned the seat of East Sydney and represented Upper Hunter. The resulting by-election on 23 January 1883 was won by Henry Copeland .
3 4 Mudgee MLA Adolphus Taylor , notorious for his disruption of Assembly proceedings made an inflammatory speech in February 1883 in which he challenged Upper Hunter MLA John McElhone to resign. McElhone took up the challenge and both resigned. They were both returned to their respective seats at the resultant by-elections on 6 March 1883.
5 Glebe MLA George Allen resigned in August 1883 to take a voyage to England. The resulting by-election was won by Michael Chapman on 26 August 1883.
6 Orange MLA Francis Bathurst Suttor was declared to have a position of profit under the crown in January 1884. Having resolved this he was unopposed at the resulting by-election on 11 February 1884.
7 East Sydney MLA George Reid was declared to have a position of profit under the crown in January 1884. The resulting by-election on 29 February 1884 was won by Sydney Burdekin .
8 Canterbury MLA William Pigott resigned in April 1884 due to his private work commitments. The resulting by-election was won by Mark Hammond on 19 April 1884.
9 Gundagai MLA Bruce Smith resigned in April 1884. The resulting by-election on 22 April 1884 was won by James Watson .
10 Northumberland MLA Atkinson Tighe resigned in May 1884. The resulting by-election on 26 May 1884 was won by Richard Luscombe .
11 West Macquarie MLA Thomas Hellyer resigned in June 1884. The resulting by-election was won by Lewis Lloyd on 2 July 1884.
12 Monaro MLA Robert Tooth resigned in July 1884. The resulting by-election on 24 July 1884 was won by David Ryrie .
13 Tenterfield MLA Henry Parkes resigned in November 1884 claiming that he was retiring from politics. The resulting by-election on 24 November 1884 was won by Charles Lee .
14 Carcoar MLA Andrew Lynch died on 2 November 1884. The resulting by-election on 21 November 1884 was won by Ezekiel Baker .
15 Argyle MLA John Gannon resigned in March 1885 due to ill health. The resulting by-election on 31 March 1885 was won by Henry Parkes .
16 St Leonards MLA Bernhardt Holtermann died on 29 April 1885. The resulting by-election on 4 June 1885 was won by Isaac Ives
17 Canterbury MLA Henry Moses was elevated to the Legislative Council in August 1885. The resulting by-election on 16 September 1885 was won by William Henson .
18 Central Cumberland MLA John Lackey was elevated to the Legislative Council in August 1885. The resulting by-election on 24 September 1885 was won by Varney Parkes .
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.
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