Members_of_the_South_Australian_Legislative_Council,_1865–1868

Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1865–1869

Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1865–1869

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This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1865 to 1869.

This was the third Legislative Council to be elected under the Constitution of 1856, which provided for a house consisting of eighteen members to be elected from the whole colony acting as one electoral district "The Province"; that six members, selected by lot, should be replaced at General Elections after four years, another six to be replaced four years later and thenceforth each member should have a term of twelve years.[1][2][3] Eight members were elected – six by the "effluxion of time" and two to replace members Forster and Waterhouse who resigned the previous December.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Colonial Constitutions". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 16 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    "The New Parliament". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 26 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "Our First Parliament". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 8 March 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 28 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. [4]
    "The South Australian Parliament". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail. Adelaide. 6 June 1868. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia. A useful synopsis.
  5. [5]
    Ayers' term originally to have expired 1869 but changed to 1865 when O'Halloran resigned
  6. [6]
    Barrow's term originally to have expired 1873 but became 1869 after by-elections
  7. [7]
    Peacock's term originally to have expired 1873 but changed to 1869 after by-elections
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