Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1882–1885

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 1983. 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
Ezekial 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 Fane 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
Bernard 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
Lyser Levin Hume 1880–1885
Robert Levien Tamworth 1880–1913
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
Edwin 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 4Mudgee 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 Ezekial 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 Bernard Holtermann died on 29 April 1885. The resulting by-election on 4 June 1885 was won by Ezekial Baker
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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Members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Legislative Council

1859–1860 • 1860–1864 • 1864–1869

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