Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1874–1877

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1874 to 1877. Elections for the eighth Legislative Assembly were held between 8 December 1874 and 12 January 1875 with parliament first meeting on 27 January 1875. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. During this parliament the number of graduates of Sydney University exceeded 100 and the seat of University of Sydney was created. The maximum term of this parliament was 3 years and the assembly was dissolved after 34 months. Premiers during this parliament were John Robertson 9 February 1875 till 22 March 1877 and from 17 August 1877 and Henry Parkes 22 March 1877 till 17 August 1877

Name Electorate Years in office
Abbott, RobertRobert Abbott Tenterfield 1872–1877, 1880-1882
Allen, George WigramGeorge Allen Glebe 1869–1883
Arnold, William MunningsWilliam Arnold 1 Paterson 1856–1875
Baker, EzekialEzekial Baker Goldfields South 1870-1877, 1879-1881, 1884-1887
Bawden, ThomasThomas Bawden Clarence 1869–1880
Bennett, HanleyHanley Bennett 6 Liverpool Plains 1872–1880
Booth, JohnJohn Booth East Macquarie 1872–1877
Brown, HerbertHerbert Brown 1 Paterson 1875–1898
Brown, Steven CampbellSteven Brown Newtown 1864–1881
Brown, ThomasThomas Brown 7 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
Byrnes, CharlesCharles Byrnes Parramatta 1874–1877, 1880-1882
Cameron, AngusAngus Cameron West Sydney 1874–1889, 1894-1896
Charles, SamuelSamuel Charles Kiama 1874–1880
Clarke, HenryHenry Clarke Eden 1869–1894, 1895–1904
Cohen, HenryHenry Cohen West Maitland 1874–1885
Combes, EdwardEdward Combes13 Orange 1872-1874, 1877-1885
Cunneen, JamesJames Cunneen Wollombi 1860–1869, 1872–1877
Dangar, Henry CareyHenry Dangar West Sydney 1874–1877, 1880-1882
Dangar, ThomasThomas Dangar Jr. Gwydir 1865–1885, 1887–1890
Davies, JohnJohn Davies East Sydney 1874–1887
Day, GeorgeGeorge Day Hume 1874–1889
Dibbs, GeorgeGeorge Dibbs West Sydney 1874–1877, 1882–1895
Driver, RichardRichard Driver Windsor 1860–1880
Farnell, James SquireJames Farnell St Leonards 1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Fitzpatrick, MichaelMichael Fitzpatrick Yass Plains 1869–1881
Forster, RobertRobert Forster Goldfields North 1862–1864, 1870–1872, 1874-1877
Forster, WilliamWilliam Forster 5 Murrumbidgee 1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874,
1875–1876, 1880–1882
Garrett, ThomasThomas Garrett Camden 1860–1871, 1872–1891
Goold, StephenStephen Goold 11 Mudgee 1874–1876
Gray, SamuelSamuel Gray Illawarra 1859-1864, 1874-1880, 1882-1885
Greville, EdwardEdward Greville Braidwood 1870–1880
Hay, WilliamWilliam Hay Murray 1872–1877, 1880-1882
Hill, RichardRichard Hill Canterbury 1868–1877
Hoskins, JamesJames Hoskins Tumut 1859–1863, 1868–1882
Hungerford, ThomasThomas Hungerford 2,4 Upper Hunter 1875-1875, 1877-1882, 1885-1887
Hurley, JohnJohn Hurley (1796-1882) Narellan 1859–1860, 1864–1869, 1872-1880
Hurley, JohnJohn Hurley (1844-1911) 7 Hartley 1872-1874, 1876-1880, 1887–1891, 1901-1907
Jacob, ArchibaldArchibald Jacob Lower Hunter 1872–1882
Johnston, WilliamWilliam Johnston 12 Williams 1877–1880
Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey Central Cumberland 1860–1864, 1867–1880
Leary, JosephJoseph Leary 5 Murrumbidgee 1860–1864, 1869–1872, 1876-1880
Lloyd, GeorgeGeorge Lloyd Newcastle 1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885-1887
Long, GeorgeGeorge Lord Bogan 1856–1877
Long, WilliamWilliam Long 3 Central Cumberland 1875–1880
Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas Canterbury 1860–1869, 1871–1880
Lynch, AndrewAndrew Lynch 9 Carcoar 1876–1884
Macintosh, JohnJohn Macintosh East Sydney 1872–1880
McElhone, JohnJohn McElhone 4 Upper Hunter 1875-1889, 1895-1898
Meyer, SolomonSolomon Meyer 9 Carcoar 1874–1876
Montague, AlexanderAlexander Montague Monaro 1874–1877
Moses, HenryHenry Moses Hawkesbury 1869–1880, 1882-1885
Nelson, HarrisHarris Nelson 13 Orange 1872–1877
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
Pilcher, CharlesCharles Pilcher West Macquarie 1874–1882
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson West Sydney 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,
1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Rouse, RichardRichard Rouse 11 Mudgee 1876–1879
Scholey, StephenStephen Scholey East Maitland 1872–1878
Shepherd, PatrickPatrick Shepherd Nepean 1874–1877
Smith, John SamuelJohn Smith Wellington 1872–1877
Smith, Robert BurdettRobert Smith Hastings 1870–1889
Stevens, CharlesCharles Stevens 14 Northumberland 1874–1877
Stuart, AlexanderAlexander Stuart East Sydney 1874–1885
Sutherland, JohnJohn Sutherland Paddington 1860–1881, 1882–1889
Suttor, Francis BathurstFrancis Bathurst Suttor Bathurst 1875–1890
Suttor, WilliamWilliam Suttor, Jr. East Macquarie 1875–1879
Taylor, HughHugh Taylor 6 Parramatta 1872–1880, 1882-1894
Teece, WilliamWilliam Teece Goulburn 1872–1880
Terry, SamuelSamuel Terry New England 1859–1869, 1871–1881
Turner, WilliamWilliam Turner 14 Northumberland 1877-1877, 1880-1881
Warden, JamesJames Warden Shoalhaven 1871–1877
Watson, JamesJames Watson Lachlan 1869–1882, 1884–1885
Watson, WilliamWilliam Watson 12 Williams 1874–1877
Wearne, JosephJoseph Wearne 3 Central Cumberland 1869–1875
White, FrancisFrancis White2 Upper Hunter 1874–1875
Windeyer, William CharlesWilliam Windeyer 10 University of Sydney 1859–1862, 1866–1872, 1876–1879
Wisdom, RobertRobert Wisdom Morpeth 1859–1872, 1874–1887
Wright, JohnJohn Wright Queanbeyan 1874–1877
1 Paterson MLA William Arnold died on 1 March 1875. The resulting by-election was won by Herbert Brown on 18 March 1875.
2 Upper Hunter MLA Francis White died on 4 May 1875. The resulting by-election was won by Thomas Hungerford on 7 June 1875.
3 Central Cumberland MLA Joseph Wearne resigned due to financial difficulties in June 1875. The resulting by-election on 28 June1875 was won by William Long.
4 Upper Hunter MLA Thomas Hungerford's election was declared void in July 1875. The resulting by-election was won by Thomas Robertson on 31 March 1873.
5 Murrumbidgee MLA William Forster resigned to accept the position of assistant to the Agent-General Charles Cowper in February 1876. The resulting by-election was won by Joseph Leary on 6 March 1876.
6 Parramatta MLA Hugh Taylor resigned as he believed he had a position of profit under the crown. Having resolved this he was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 20 April 1876.
7 Hartley MLA Thomas Brown's election was declared void as he held a position of profit under the crown in March 1876. The resulting by-election was won by John Hurley (1844-1911) on 21 April 1876.
8 Liverpool Plains MLA Hanley Bennett resigned due to financial difficulties in May 1876. Having resolved this he successfully contested the resulting by-election on 5 June 1876.
9 Carcoar MLA Solomon Meyer resigned in May 1876. The resulting by-election on 21 June 1876 was won by Andrew Lynch.
10 Having passed the threshold of 100 graduates the seat of University of Sydney was created. William Windeyer won the resulting by-election on 8 September 1876.
11 Mudgee MLA Stephen Goold died on 28 August1876. The resulting by-election was won by Richard Rouse on 5 October 1876.
12 Williams MLA William Watson resigned in January 1877. The resulting by-election on 12 February 1877 was won by William Johnston.
13 Orange MLA Harris Nelson resigned in January 1877. The resulting by-election on 22 February 1877 was won by Edward Combes.
14 Northumberland MLA Charles Stevens resigned due to financial difficulties in May 1876. The resulting by-election on 20 July 1877 was won by William Turner .

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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