Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1880–1882

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1880 to 1882. Elections for the tenth Legislative Assembly were held between 17 November and 10 December 1880 with parliament first meeting on 15 December 1880. Electoral reforms passed by the ninth parliament had resulted in parliament being expanded to 108 members elected in 43 single member electorates, 25 two member electorates, 1 three member electorate and 3 four member electorates. In addition, electorates franchised on qualifications of occupation or education (Goldfields North, Goldfields South, Goldfields West and University of Sydney) had been abolished. The parliament had a maximum term of 3 years but was dissolved after 23 months. Henry Parkes continued as the Premier for the duration of the parliament.

Name Electorate Years in office
Joseph Abbott Gunnedah 1880–1901
Robert Abbott Hartley 1872–1877, 1880-1882
Francis Abigail West Sydney 1880–1891
George Allen Glebe 1869–1883
Joseph Andrews Hastings and Manning 1880–1882
Henry Badgery Monaro 1878–1885
Ezekial Baker 2 Carcoar 1870-1877, 1879-1881, 1884-1887
Edmund Barton Wellington 1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900
Russell Barton Bourke 1880–1886
Hugo Louis Beyers Mudgee 1877–1882
John Bodel Forbes 1880–1882
Alexander Bowman Hawkesbury 1877-1882, 1885-1892
Herbert Brown Durham 1875–1898
John Brown Patrick's Plains 1875–1898
Steven Brown 3 Newtown 1864–1881
James Brunker East Maitland 1880–1904
William Brodribb 10 Wentworth 1880–1881
David Buchanan Mudgee 1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Sydney Burdekin Tamworth 1880–1882, 1884-1891, 1892-1894
John Burns Hunter 1861–1869, 1872–1891
Charles Byrnes Parramatta 1874-1877, 1880-1882
Angus Cameron West Sydney 1874–1889, 1894-1896
George Campbell 2 Carcoar 1881–1885
William Campbell Gwydir 1868–1869, 1880-1886
George Carter South Sydney 1880–1882
George Cass Bogan 1880–1892
Henry Clarke Eden 1869–1894, 1895–1904
William Clarke Orange 1880–1889
Edward Combes East Macquarie 1872-1874, 1877-1885
Henry Cooke Forbes 1880–1882, 1887-1891
Henry Copeland New England 1877–1883, 1883–1895, 1895–1900
John Cramsie Balranald 1880–1887
Henry Dangar East Sydney 1874-1877, 1880-1882
Thomas Dangar Jr. Namoi 1865–1885, 1887–1890
John Davies South Sydney 1874–1887
George Day Albury 1874–1889
John Dillon 11 Tenterfield 1869-1872, 1877-1882
James Douglas Murrumbidgee 1880–1882
Joseph Eckford Wollombi 1860–1872, 1877–1882
James Farnell St Leonards 1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Charles Fawcett Richmond 1880–1882
William Fergusson Glen Innes 1880–1887
Michael Fitzpatrick 5 Yass Plains 1869–1881
James Fletcher Newcastle 1880–1891
William Forster 14 Gundagai 1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874,
1875–1876, 1880–1882
William Foster Newtown 1880–1888
Augustus Fraser 11 Tenterfield 1882
Alfred Fremlin Redfern 1880–1885
James Fulford West Maitland 1880–1882
John Gannon 4 Argyle 1881–1885
Jacob Garrard Balmain 1880–1898
Thomas Garrett Camden 1860–1871, 1872–1891
James Garvan Eden 1880–1894
William Hay Murray 1872–1877, 1880-1882
William Henson Canterbury 1880–1882, 1885-1889
Louis Heydon 5 Yass Plains 1882–1886
William Hezlet Paddington 1880–1882
William Holborow Argyle 1880–1894
Bernhardt Holtermann St Leonards 1882–1885
James Hoskins13 Tumut 1859–1863, 1868–1882
Thomas Hungerford 8 Northumberland 1875, 1877-1882, 1885-1887
Archibald Jacob Gloucester 1872–1882
Patrick Jennings Bogan 1869–1872, 1880-1887
Andrew Kerr Orange 1879–1882
John Kidd Camden 1880–1882, 1885–1887, 1889-1904
John Lackey Central Cumberland 1860–1864, 1867–1880
Lyser Levin Hume 1880–1885
Robert Levien Tamworth 1880–1913
George Lloyd Newcastle 1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885-1887
George Loughnan Murrumbidgee 1880–1885
Andrew Lynch Carcoar 1876–1884
William Lyne Hume 1880–1901
William Martin West Sydney 1880–1882, 1887-1889
Andrew McCulloch Central Cumberland 1877–1888
John McElhone Upper Hunter 1875-1889, 1895-1898
John McLaughlin Upper Hunter 1880–1885, 1895-1901
Ninian Melville Northumberland 1880–1887, 1889-1894
Joseph Mitchell 3 Newtown 1881–1885, 1888-1891
Richard Murray Inverell 1880–1885
Phillip Myers 4 Argyle 1880–1881
Daniel O'Connor West Sydney 1877-1891, 1900-1904
Thomas O'Mara13 Tumut 1882–1885, 1887–1889
Henry Parkes East Sydney 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Alfred Pechey 9, 12 East Macquarie 1882-1882
William Pigott Canterbury 1880–1884
Charles Pilcher West Macquarie 1874–1882
William Poole South Sydney 1880–1885
William Proctor New England 1880–1887
John Purves Clarence 1880–1887
Edwin Quin 10 Wentworth 1882–1887
George Reid East Sydney 1880–1884, 1885-1901
Arthur Renwick East Sydney 1879–1882, 1885-1887
John Robertson 7 Mudgee 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,
1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
John Roseby Shoalhaven 1877–1882
Andrew Ross Molong 1880–1904
Thomas Rutledge 1 Queanbeyan 1881–1882
Alexander Ryrie Braidwood 1880–1891
John See Grafton 1880–1904
Thomas Slattery Boorowa 1880–1885, 1887-1895
Bruce Smith 14 Gundagai 1882–1884, 1889–1894
Robert Smith Macleay 1870–1889
Sydney Smith 12 East Macquarie 1882-1898, 1900
Thomas Smith Nepean 1877-1887, 1895-1904
Alexander Stuart Illawarra 1874–1885
Francis Bathurst Suttor Bathurst 1875–1890
John Sutherland 6 Redfern 1860–1881, 1882–1889
Harman Tarrant Kiama 1880–1887
William Teece Goulburn 1872–1880
Samuel Terry 7 Mudgee 1859–1869, 1871–1881
James Thompson 1 Queanbeyan 1877–1881
Robert Tooth Monaro 1880–1884
William Trickett Paddington 1880–1885, 1887
William Turner 8 Northumberland 1877, 1880-1881
Robert Vaughn Grenfell 1880–1889, 1891–1894
James Watson Young 1869–1882, 1884–1885
William Watson Young 1880–1885
Edmund Webb 9 East Macquarie 1869–1874, 1878-1881
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 6 Redfern 1882–1885, 1889–1903
James Young Hastings and Manning 1880–1901, 1904-1907
1 Queanbeyan MLA James Thompson resigned in January 1881. The resulting by-election on 21 January 1881 was won by Thomas Rutledge.
2 Carcoar MLA Ezekial Baker was expelled from the Assembly after he had been found to have fraudulently dealt with trust funds. The resulting by-election was won by George Campbell on 1 December 1881.
3 Newtown MLA Steven Brown was elevated to the Legislative Council in November 1881. The resulting by-election on 1 December 1881 was won by Joseph Mitchell.
4 Argyle MLA Phillip Myers died on 16 November 1881. The resulting by-election was won by John Gannon on 9 December 1881.
5 Yass Plains MLA Michael Fitzpatrick died on 10 December 1881. The resulting by-election was won by Louis Heydon on 10 January 1882.
6 Redfern MLA John Sutherland was elevated to the Legislative Council in December 1881. The resulting by-election on 11 January 1882 was won by Francis Wright.
7 Mudgee MLA Samuel Terry was elevated to the Legislative Council in December 1881. The resulting by-election on 20 January 1882 was won by John Robertson.
8 Northumberland MLA William Turner resigned in January 1882. He was a candidate supported by the local coal miners, however the miner's subscriptions were insufficient for him to stay in the Assembly. The resulting by-election was won by Thomas Hungerford on 18 January 1882.
9 East Macquarie MLA Edmund Webb was elevated to the Legislative Council in January 1882. The resulting by-election on 19 January 1882 was won by Alfred Pechey.
10 Wentworth MLA William Brodribb was elevated to the Legislative Council in January 1882. The resulting by-election on 23 January 1882 was won by Edwin Quin.
11 Tenterfield MLA John Dillon resigned in January 1882. The resulting by-election was won by Augustus Fraser on 6 February 1882.
12 East Macquarie MLA Alfred Pechey died on 5 June 1882. The resulting by-election on 11 July 1882 was won by Harman Tarrant.
13 Tumut MLA James Hoskins resigned in September 1882 to take a recuperative sea voyage. The resulting by-election on 17 October 1882 was won by Thomas O'Mara.
14 Gundagai MLA William Forster died on 30 October 1882. The resulting by-election on 23 November 1882 was won by Bruce Smith .

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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