Farnell ministry

Farnell ministry
18th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales

Premier James Farnell and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed 18 December 1877 (1877-12-18)
Date dissolved 20 December 1878 (1878-12-20)
People and organisations
Head of government James Farnell
Head of state Queen Victoria (represented by Hercules Robinson)
Number of ministers 9
Member party unaligned
Status in legislature Minority Government
Opposition party unaligned
Opposition leader Henry Parkes
History
Predecessor Fourth Robertson ministry
Successor Third Parkes ministry

The Farnell ministry was the eighteenth ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the Honourable James Farnell. Farnell was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1860.

The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but not enshrined in formal use until 1920.

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.

This ministry covers the period from 18 December 1877 until 20 December 1878, when Farnell resigned following his inability to gain safe passage of a land bill through Parliament. Henry Parkes succeeded Farnell as Leader of the Government.[1][2][3]

Composition of ministry

Portfolio Minister Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier
Secretary for Lands		 Hon. James Farnell MLA 18 December 1877 20 December 1878 367 days
Colonial Secretary Hon. Michael Fitzpatrick MLA
Colonial Treasurer Hon. Henry Cohen MLA
Minister for Justice and Public Instruction Hon. Joseph Leary MLA
Secretary for Public Works Hon. John Sutherland MLA
Attorney-General Hon. William Foster MLA
Secretary for Mines Hon. William Suttor, Jnr. MLA
Postmaster-General Hon. John Burns MLA
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council		 Hon. John Marks MLC

See also

References

  1. ↑ Serle, Percival. "Mr James Squire Farnell (1827 - 1888)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Goodin, V. W. E. "Farnell, James Squire (1825 - 1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
Preceded by
Robertson ministry (1877)		 Farnell ministry
1877-1878 		Succeeded by
Parkes ministry (1878–1883)
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