Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_1856–1858

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1856–1858

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the first parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1856 to 1858.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^{[lower-alpha 13]} The Speaker was Sir Daniel Cooper.^[5]

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[:1-4] Western Division of Camden MLA James Macarthur resigned over to what he believed to be unconstitutional election. At the resulting by-election he was elected unopposed.

[:2-5] John Plunkett was elected as the member for both Argyle and Bathurst County. After attempting to represent both electorates in the Assembly, he resigned as the member for Bathurst County and sat as the member for Argyle. In the resulting by-election on 19 June 1856, William Suttor was elected.

[:3-6] Elias Weekes was originally elected as the member for Cumberland (South Riding). However, he had also contested Northumberland Boroughs, and when Bourn Russell's election was voided, Weekes became member for that seat as well. He chose to sit as the member for Northumberland Boroughs. In the by-election for Cumberland (South Riding) on 21 August 1856, Ryan Brenan was elected.

[:4-7] Former Premier Stuart Donaldson was required to recontest Sydney Hamlets when appointed to the ministry. In the by-election on 10 October 1856, he was defeated by John Campbell.

[:5-8] The election of Ryan Brenan to Cumberland (South Riding) was voided, and in the resulting by-election on 7 November 1856, Stuart Donaldson was elected unopposed.

[:6-9] Henry Parkes resigned as member for Sydney City on 19 December 1856 following financial difficulties relating to his newspaper. In the resulting by-election on 29 December 1856, William Dalley was elected.

[:7-10] Argyle MLA John Plunkett was appointed to the Legislative Council on 27 January 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 February 1857, Daniel Deniehy was elected.

[:8-11] Cumberland (South Riding) MLA William Manning resigned on 18 May 1857. In the resulting by-election on 12 June 1857, James Byrnes was elected.

[:9-12] Northumberland Boroughs MLA Bob Nichols died on 12 September 1857. In the resulting by-election on 6 November 1857, James Dickson was elected.

[:10-13] Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa MLA Gordon Sandeman resigned on 10 October 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 December 1857, Patrick Leslie was elected.

[:11-14] Cumberland (North Riding) MLA John Darvall resigned on 26 November 1857. In the resulting by-election on 11 December 1857, Thomas Smith was elected.

[15] By-elections in chronological order were Camden,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Bathurst,^{[lower-alpha 2]} Cumberland South,^{[lower-alpha 3]} Sydney Hamlets,^{[lower-alpha 4]} Cumberland South (2),^{[lower-alpha 5]} Sydney City,^{[lower-alpha 6]} Argyle,^{[lower-alpha 7]} Cumberland South (3),^{[lower-alpha 8]} Northumberland Boroughs,^{[lower-alpha 9]} Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa,^{[lower-alpha 10]} Cumberland North.^{[lower-alpha 11]}

[:12-17] The First Parliament was actually dissolved in December 1857, and the next election held in January–February 1858. For the purposes of this list, members who served until the end of the First Parliament are said to have served until 1858, to distinguish them from those who left the parliament prior to this.

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Green, Antony. "1856 election members". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

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"Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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"Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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Green, Antony. "Results of 1856 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.^{[lower-alpha 12]}

[Speaker-18] [5]
"Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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Name	Electorate	Years in office
Arnold, William MunningsWilliam Arnold	Durham	1856–1875
Barker, ThomasThomas Barker	Gloucester and Macquarie	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Bowman, WilliamWilliam Bowman	Cumberland Boroughs	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Brenan, RyanRyan Brenan ^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Cumberland (South Riding)	1856
Buckley, HenryHenry Buckley	Stanley County	1856–1859
Byrnes, JamesJames Byrnes ^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Cumberland (South Riding)	1857–1861, 1864–1872
Campbell, JohnJohn Campbell ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Sydney Hamlets	1856–1860
Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell	Sydney City	1856–1859
Cooper, DanielSir Daniel Cooper	Sydney Hamlets	1856–1860
Cowper, CharlesCharles Cowper	Sydney City	1856–1859, 1860–1867, 1869–1870
Cox, GeorgeGeorge Cox	Wellington (County)	1856–1859
Dalley, William BedeWilliam Dalley ^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Sydney City	1856–1857, 1858–1860, 1862–1864
Darvall, JohnJohn Darvall ^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Cumberland (North Riding)	1856–1857, 1859–1860, 1863–1865
Deniehy, DanielDaniel Deniehy ^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Argyle	1857–1859, 1860
Dickson, JamesJames Dickson ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Northumberland Boroughs	1857–1859, 1859–1863
Donaldson, StuartStuart Donaldson ^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Sydney Hamlets, Cumberland (South Riding)	1856, 1856–1859
Egan, DanielDaniel Egan	Maneroo	1856–1869, 1870
Faucett, PeterPeter Faucett	King and Georgiana	1856–1859, 1860, 1861–1865
Flood, EdwardEdward Flood	North Eastern Boroughs	1856–1860, 1869–1872
Forster, WilliamWilliam Forster	United Counties of Murray and St Vincent	1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874, 1875–1876, 1880–1882
Garland, JamesJames Garland	Lachlan and Lower Darling	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Gordon, SamuelSamuel Gordon	Durham	1856–1859, 1859–1860
Hargrave, RichardRichard Hargrave	New England and Macleay	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Hay, JohnJohn Hay	Murrumbidgee	1856–1867
Hely, HovendenHovenden Hely	Northumberland and Hunter	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Holroyd, ArthurArthur Holroyd	Western Boroughs	1856–1858 ,^{[lower-alpha 13]} 1861–1864
Holt, ThomasThomas Holt	Stanley Boroughs	1856–1858 ,^{[lower-alpha 13]} 1861–1864
Irving, ClarkClark Irving	Clarence and Darling Downs	1856–1858 ,^{[lower-alpha 13]} 1859–1864
Jamison, RobertRobert Jamison	Cook and Westmoreland	1856–1860
Jones, RichardRichard Jones	Durham	1856–1860
Lang, GideonGideon Lang	Liverpool Plains and Gwydir	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee	Roxburgh	1856–1859
Leslie, PatrickPatrick Leslie ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa	1857–1858
Lord, GeorgeGeorge Lord	Wellington and Bligh	1856–1877
Macarthur, JamesJames Macarthur ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Western Division of Camden	1856, 1856–1859
Macleay, GeorgeGeorge Macleay	Murrumbidgee	1856–1859
Macleay, William JohnWilliam Macleay	Lachlan and Lower Darling	1856–1874
Manning, William MontaguWilliam Manning ^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Cumberland (South Riding)	1856–1857
Marks, JohnJohn Marks	Eastern Division of Camden	1856–1859
Martin, JamesJames Martin	Cook and Westmoreland	1856–1860, 1862–1863, 1863–1864, 1864–1872, 1872–1873
Murray, Terence AubreyTerence Murray	Southern Boroughs	1856–1862
Nichols, BobBob Nichols ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Northumberland Boroughs	1856–1857
Oakes, GeorgeGeorge Oakes	Parramatta	1856–1860, 1872–1874
Osborne, HenryHenry Osborne	Eastern Division of Camden	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Oxley, John NortonJohn Oxley	Western Division of Camden	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Parker, HenryHenry Parker	Parramatta	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Parkes, HenryHenry Parkes ^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Sydney City	1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1870, 1872–1877, 1877–1882, 1882–1884, 1885–1887, 1887–1895
Piddington, WilliamWilliam Piddington	Northumberland and Hunter	1856–1877
Plunkett, JohnJohn Plunkett ^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Argyle, Bathurst County	1856–1857, 1858–1860
Pye, JamesJames Pye	Cumberland (North Riding)	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Richardson, JohnJohn Richardson	Stanley Boroughs	1856–1859
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson	Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh	1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Rusden, FrancisFrancis Rusden	Liverpool Plains and Gwydir	1856–1858 ,^{[lower-alpha 13]} 1860–1864
Rusden, ThomasThomas Rusden	New England and Macleay	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Russell, BournBourn Russell ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Northumberland Boroughs	1856
Sandeman, GordonGordon Sandeman ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa	1856–1857
Scott, Alexander WalkerAlexander Scott	Northumberland and Hunter	1856–1860, 1860–1861
Smith, Thomas WhistlerThomas Smith ^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Cumberland (North Riding)	1857–1859
Suttor, William HenryWilliam Suttor ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Bathurst County	1856–1859, 1860–1864, 1866–1872
Thompson, JamesJames Thompson	St Vincent	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Weekes, EliasElias Weekes ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Cumberland (South Riding), Northumberland Boroughs	1856–1864
Wilshire, James RobertJames Wilshire	Sydney City	1856–1858 ^{[lower-alpha 13]}

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1856–1858

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