Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1869–1872

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1869 to 1872. Elections for the sixth Legislative Assembly were held between 3 December 1869 and 10 January 1870 with parliament first meeting on 27 January 1870. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. Due to a change in the Constitution of New South Wales the maximum term of this parliament was reduced from 5 years to 3. However the assembly was dissolved after only 25 months after the third government of James Martin lost a vote of supply.

Name Electorate Years in office
Maurice Alexander Goulburn 1861–1872
George Allen Glebe 1869–1883
William Arnold Paterson 1856–1875
Ezekiel Baker4,11 Goldfields South, Carcoar 1870–1877, 1879–1881, 1884–1887
Thomas Bawden Clarence 1869–1880
Archibald Bell Upper Hunter 1868–1872
William Brookes Northumberland 1869–1872
Edward Brown Tumut 1866–1872, 1891–1894
Steven Brown Newtown 1864–1881
David Buchanan East Sydney 1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Edward Butler Argyle 1869–1877
James Byrnes Parramatta 1858–1861, 1864–1872
James Campbell Morpeth 1869–1874
Henry Clarke Eden 1869–1894, 1895–1904
Walter Church Goldfields West 1869–1872
Charles Cowper14 Liverpool Plains 1856–1859, 1860–1870
William Cummings East Macquarie 1859–1874
Thomas Dangar Jr. Gwydir 1865–1885, 1887–1890
Horace Dean5,7 Hastings 1869–1870
Arthur Dight Windsor 1869–1872
John Dillon Hunter 1869–1872 1877-1882
Richard Driver Carcoar 1860–1880
Alexander Dodds East Maitland 1864–1872
Joseph Eckford6 Wollombi 1860–1872, 1877–1882
Daniel Egan10 Monaro 1856–1870
James Fallon Hume 1869–1872
James Farnell Parramatta 1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Michael Fitzpatrick Yass Plains 1869–1881
Edward Flood Central Cumberland 1856–1860 1869-1872
Robert Forster3 Goldfields North 1862–1864, 1870–1872, 1875–1877
William Forster Queanbeyan 1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874,
1875–1876, 1880–1882
Colin Fraser Tenterfield 1869–1872
Thomas Garrett15 Shoalhaven 1860–1871, 1872–1891
Edward Greville8 Braidwood 1870–1880
James Hart10 Monaro 1862-1864, 1870-1872, 1875-1877
Richard Hill Canterbury 1868–1877
James Hoskins Patrick's Plains 1859–1863, 1868–1882
Patrick Jennings Murray 1869–1872, 1880-1887
Michael Kelly8 Braidwood 1869–1870
George King East Sydney 1869–1872
John Lackey Central Cumberland 1860–1864, 1867–1880
Joseph Leary Narellan 1860–1864, 1869–1872, 1876-1880
Benjamin Lee West Maitland 1864–1874
Lewis Levy14 Liverpool Plains 1871–1874
George Lloyd Newcastle 1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885-1887
George Lord Bogan 1856–1877
John Lucas12 Canterbury 1860–1869, 1871–1880
William Macleay Murrumbidgee 1856–1874
James Martin East Sydney 1856, 1857–1860, 1862–1873
John Morrice Camden 1860–1872
Henry Moses Hawkesbury 1869–1880, 1882-1885
James Neale Hartley 1864–1874
John Nowlan Williams 1866–1874
Arthur Onslow Camden 1869–1880
James Osborne Illawarra 1869–1872
Henry Parkes 1,9,13,17 Kiama, East Sydney 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Joseph Phelps Balranald 1864–1877
William Piddington Hawkesbury 1856–1877
John Robertson 2 West Sydney, Clarence 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,
1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
James Ryan Nepean 1860–1872
Saul Samuel Orange 1859–1860, 1862–1872
Robert Smith7 Hastings 1870–1889
William Speer West Sydney 1869–1872
Gerald Spring Wellington 1869–1872, 1882-1887
Matthew Stephen17 Mudgee 1869–1871
Montagu Stephen12 Canterbury 1869–1870
John Stewart13 Kiama 1866–1869, 1871–1874
John Sutherland Paddington 1860–1881, 1882–1889
John Suttor East Macquarie 1867–1872
William Suttor Bathurst 1856–1859, 1860–1864, 1866–1872
Samuel Terry16 New England 1859–1869, 1871–1881
William Tunks St Leonards 1864–1874
James Warden15 Shoalhaven 1871–1877
James Watson Lachlan 1869–1882, 1884–1885
Joseph Wearne West Sydney 1869–1875
Charles Weaver 16 New England 1869–1871
Edmund Webb West Macquarie 1869–1871
John Wilson 1 East Sydney 1859–1872
William Windeyer West Sydney 1859–1862, 1866–1872, 1876–1879
Robert Wisdom3 Lower Hunter, Goldfields North 1859–1872, 1874–1887
1 East Sydney MLA Henry Parkes was elected to two seats, East Sydney and Kiama. He resigned the seat of East Sydney and represented Kiama. The resulting by-election on 23 February 1870 was won by John Wilson.
2 West Sydney MLA John Robertson resigned in February 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 2 March 1870.
3 Goldfields North MLA Robert Wisdom was elected to two seats Goldfields North and Hunter. He resigned the seat of Goldfields North and represented Hunter. The resulting by-election on 18 April 1870 was won by Robert Forster.
4 Goldfields South MLA Ezekiel Baker resigned from parliament in June 1870. He was re-elected unopposed at the resulting by-election on 11 July 1870.
5 Hastings MLA Horace Dean's election was invalid because he held an office of profit under the crown. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 4 July 1870.
6 Wollombi MLA Joseph Eckford resigned in September 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 19 September 1870.
7 Hastings MLA Horace Dean's election was declared invalid because he was not a British subject. Robert Smith, the runner-up at the resulting by-election of 4 July 1870 was declared elected.
8 Braidwood MLA Michael Kelly's election was declared invalid due to electoral irregularities. The resulting by-election on 17 October 1870 was won by Edward Greville.
9 Kiama MLA Henry Parkes resigned in October 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 3 November 1870.
10 Monaro MLA Daniel Egan died on 16 October 1870. The resulting by-election on 17 November 1870 was won by James Hart.
11 Goldfields South MLA Ezekiel Baker resigned from parliament when he was appointed to the Goldfields Royal Commission. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 12 December 1870.
12 Canterbury MLA Montagu Stephen resigned in December 1870 to visit England. The resulting by-election on 6 January 1871 was won by John Lucas.
13 Kiama MLA Henry Parkes resigned in December 1870 because of financial difficulties. The resulting by-election was won by John Stewart on 12 January 1871.
14 Liverpool Plains MLA Charles Cowper resigned in December 1870 after accepting the position of Agent-General in London. The resulting by-election on 9 January 1871 was won by Lewis Levy.
15 Shoalhaven MLA Thomas Garrett resigned in August 1871 to take the position of Police Magistrate at Berrima. The resulting by-election on 28 August 1871 was won by James Warden.
16 New England MLA Charles Weaver resigned in August 1871. The resulting by-election on 28 August 1871 was won by Samuel Terry.
17 Mudgee MLA Matthew Stephen resigned in December 1871. The resulting by-election on 2 January 1872 was won by Henry 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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Members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Legislative Council

1859–1860 • 1860–1864 • 1864–1869

Legislative Assembly

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