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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the ninth parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1877 to 1880.[1][2][3][4] The 1877 election was held between 24 October and 12 November 1877 with parliament first meeting on 27 November 1877. There were 73 members elected for 53 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. Premiers during this parliament were Sir John Robertson until 18 December 1877, James Farnell from 18 December 1877 until 21 December 1878 and Sir Henry Parkes from 21 December 1878. The Speaker was Sir George Allen.[5]

Name Electorate Years in office
Allen, George WigramSir George Allen Glebe 1869–1883
Badgery, HenryHenry Badgery [b] East Maitland 1878–1885
Baker, EzekielEzekiel Baker Goldfields South 1870–1877, 1879–1881, 1884–1887
Barbour, RobertRobert Barbour Murray 1877–1880, 1882–1894
Barton, EdmundEdmund Barton [g] University of Sydney 1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900
Bawden, ThomasThomas Bawden [j] Clarence 1869–1880
Bennett, HanleyHanley Bennett Liverpool Plains 1872–1880
Beyers, LouisLouis Beyers Goldfields West 1877–1882
Bowker, RichardRichard Bowker Newcastle 1858–1859, 1877–1880
Bowman, AlexanderAlexander Bowman Hawkesbury 1877–1882, 1885–1892
Brown, HerbertHerbert Brown Paterson 1875–1898
Brown, Stephen CampbellStephen Brown Newtown 1864–1881
Browne, WilliamWilliam Browne Patrick's Plains 1872–1880
Buchanan, DavidDavid Buchanan[e] Mudgee 1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Burns, John FitzgeraldJohn Burns Hunter 1861–1869, 1872–1891
Cameron, AngusAngus Cameron West Sydney 1874–1889, 1894–1896
Charles, SamuelSamuel Charles [l] Kiama 1874–1880
Clarke, HenryHenry Clarke Eden 1869–1894, 1895–1904
Cohen, HenryHenry Cohen West Maitland 1874–1885
Combes, EdwardEdward Combes[d][f] Orange, East Macquarie 1872–1874, 1877–1885
Coonan, WalterWalter Coonan Bogan 1877–1880, 1882–1887
Copeland, HenryHenry Copeland Goldfields North 1877–1883, 1883–1895, 1895–1900
Dangar, ThomasThomas Dangar Gwydir 1865–1885, 1887–1890
Davies, JohnJohn Davies East Sydney 1874–1887
Davies, WilliamWilliam Davies Argyle 1877–1880
Day, GeorgeGeorge Day Hume 1874–1889
Dillon, JohnJohn Dillon Tenterfield 1869–1872, 1877–1882
Driver, RichardRichard Driver[n] Windsor 1860–1880
Eckford, JosephJoseph Eckford Wollombi 1860–1872, 1877–1882
Farnell, James SquireJames Farnell St Leonards 1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Fawcett, CharlesCharles Fawcett [j] Clarence 1880–1882
Fitzpatrick, MichaelMichael Fitzpatrick Yass Plains 1869–1881
Garrett, ThomasThomas Garrett Camden 1860–1871, 1872–1891
Gray, SamuelSamuel Gray [m] Illawarra 1859–1864, 1874–1880, 1882–1885
Greenwood, JamesJames Greenwood East Sydney 1877–1880
Greville, EdwardEdward Greville Braidwood 1870–1880
Harris, JohnJohn Harris West Sydney 1877–1880, 1882–1885
Hezlet, WilliamWilliam Hezlet [i] Paddington 1880–1882
Hoskins, JamesJames Hoskins Tumut 1859–1863, 1868–1882
Hungerford, ThomasThomas Hungerford [k] Northumberland 1875-1875, 1877–1882, 1885–1887
Hurley, JohnJohn Hurley (b.1796) Narellan 1859–1860, 1864–1869, 1872–1880
Hurley, JohnJohn Hurley (b.1844) Hartley 1872–1874, 1876–1880, 1887–1891, 1901–1907
Jacob, ArchibaldArchibald Jacob Lower Hunter 1872–1882
Johnston, WilliamWilliam Johnston Williams 1877–1880
Kerr, AndrewAndrew Kerr[d] Orange 1879–1882
Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey Central Cumberland 1860–1864, 1867–1880
Leary, JosephJoseph Leary Murrumbidgee 1860–1864, 1869–1872, 1876–1880
Long, WilliamWilliam Long Parramatta 1875–1880
Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas Canterbury 1860–1869, 1871–1880
Lynch, AndrewAndrew Lynch Carcoar 1876–1884
Macintosh, JohnJohn Macintosh East Sydney 1872–1880
McCulloch, AndrewAndrew McCulloch Central Cumberland 1877–1888
McElhone, JohnJohn McElhone Upper Hunter 1875–1889, 1895–1898
McQuade, HenryHenry McQuade [n] Windsor 1880, 1882–1885
Melville, NinianNinian Melville [k] Northumberland 1880–1887, 1889–1894
Merriman, JamesJames Merriman West Sydney 1877–1880
Moses, HenryHenry Moses Hawkesbury 1869–1880, 1882–1885
Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy Monaro 1877–1880
O'Connor, DanielDaniel O'Connor West Sydney 1877–1891, 1900–1904
Onslow, ArthurArthur Onslow Camden 1869–1880
Parkes, HenrySir Henry Parkes Canterbury 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Pilcher, CharlesCharles Pilcher West Macquarie 1874–1882
Renwick, ArthurArthur Renwick [h] East Sydney 1879–1882, 1885–1887
Robertson, JohnSir John Robertson [a][c] East Macquarie, Mudgee 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,
1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Roseby, JohnJohn Roseby Shoalhaven 1877–1882
Rouse, RichardRichard Rouse [c][e] Mudgee 1876–1877, 1879
Scholey, StephenStephen Scholey [b] East Maitland 1872–1878
Shepherd, JohnJohn Shepherd Wellington 1877–1880, 1885–1887, 1889–1891
Simson, ColinColin Simson Balranald 1877–1880
Smith, Robert BurdettRobert Smith Hastings 1870–1889
Smith, Thomas RichardThomas Smith Nepean 1877–1887, 1895–1904
Stuart, AlexanderAlexander Stuart [h][m] East Sydney, Illawarra 1874–1885
Sutherland, JohnJohn Sutherland [i] Paddington 1860–1881, 1882–1889
Suttor, Francis BathurstFrancis Suttor Bathurst 1875–1890
Suttor, WilliamWilliam Suttor [f] East Macquarie 1875–1879
Tarrant, HarmanHarman Tarrant [l] Kiama 1880–1887
Taylor, HughHugh Taylor Parramatta 1872–1880, 1882–1894
Teece, WilliamWilliam Teece Goulburn 1872–1880
Terry, SamuelSamuel Terry New England 1859–1869, 1871–1881
Thompson, JamesJames Thompson Queanbeyan 1877–1881
Watson, JamesJames Watson Lachlan 1869–1882, 1884–1885
Webb, EdmundEdmund Webb [a] East Macquarie 1869–1874, 1878–1881
Windeyer, William CharlesWilliam Windeyer [g] University of Sydney 1859–1862, 1866–1872, 1876–1879
Wisdom, RobertRobert Wisdom Morpeth 1859–1872, 1874–1887

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Notes

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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 b c East Macquarie MLA John Robertson was elected to two seats, East Macquarie and Mudgee. He resigned the seat of East Macquarie and represented Mudgee. The resulting by-election on 1 February 1878 was won by Edmund Webb.
  2. ^ a b c East Maitland MLA Stephen Scholey died on 13 May 1878. The resulting by-election was won by Henry Badgery on 5 June 1878.
  3. ^ a b c Mudgee MLA John Robertson was elevated to the Legislative Council in December 1878. The resulting by-election on 6 January 1879 was won by Richard Rouse by 1 vote.
  4. ^ a b c Orange MLA Edward Combes was declared to have an office of profit under the crown. The resulting by-election was won by Andrew Kerr on 4 March 1879.
  5. ^ a b c Mudgee MLA Richard Rouse's 1 vote victory at the 1879 by-election was overturned by the Elections and Qualifications Committee. David Buchanan was declared to be the member for Mudgee.
  6. ^ a b c East Macquarie MLA William Suttor resigned in July 1879. The resulting by-election on 15 August 1879 was won by Edward Combes.
  7. ^ a b c University of Sydney MLA William Windeyer resigned to become a Judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court in August 1879. The resulting by-election was won by Edmund Barton on 26 August 1879.
  8. ^ a b c East Sydney MLA Alexander Stuart resigned to take the post of Agent-General in November 1879. The resulting by-election on 17 December 1879 was won by Arthur Renwick.
  9. ^ a b c Paddington MLA John Sutherland resigned in January 1880 because he held a position of profit under the crown. The resulting by-election on 20 February 1880 was won by William Hezlet.
  10. ^ a b c Clarence MLA Thomas Bawden resigned in March 1880. The resulting by-election on 7 April 1880 was won by Charles Fawcett.
  11. ^ a b c Northumberland MLA Thomas Hungerford resigned in April 1880 to attend to personal financial matters. The resulting by-election was won by Ninian Melville on 30 April 1880.
  12. ^ a b c Kiama MLA Samuel Charles resigned in June 1880 to take a voyage to Europe. The resulting by-election on 2 July 1880 was won by Harman Tarrant.
  13. ^ a b c Illawarra MLA Samuel Gray resigned in June 1880. The resulting by-election on 7 July 1880 was won by Alexander Stuart.
  14. ^ a b c Windsor MLA Richard Driver died on 7 July 1880. The resulting by-election on 29 July 1880 was won by Henry McQuade.
  15. ^ By-elections in chronological order were East Macquarie,[a] East Maitland,[b] Mudgee,[c] Orange,[d] Mudgee,[e] East Macquarie,[f] University of Sydney,[g] East Sydney,[h] Paddington,[i] Clarence,[j] Northumberland,[k] Kiama,[l] Illawarra,[m] Windsor.[n]

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 members elected". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1877–80 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.[o]
  5. ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

 

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