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

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...

from 1856 to 1858:

Name	Electorate New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...	Years in office
Arnold, William MunningsWilliam Arnold William Munnings Arnold The Hon. William Munning Arnold was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1856 until his death. He held numerous ministerial positions between 1860 and 1865 including Secretary for Public Works and Secretary for Lands...	Durham Electoral district of Durham Durham was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Durham County, which lies on the north side of the Hunter River. From 1856 to 1859, it elected three members simultaneously by voters casting three votes with the three leading...	1856–1875
Barker, ThomasThomas Barker Thomas Barker (Australian politician) Thomas Barker was an Australian politician and an appointed member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1853 and 1856. He was also an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 1 term from 1856 until 1858.-Early life:Barker was born in London...	Gloucester and Macquarie Electoral district of Gloucester and Macquarie Gloucester and Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the first and second Parliaments , named after Gloucester and Macquarie counties on the Mid North Coast....	1856–1858 ¹¹
Bowman, WilliamWilliam Bowman William Bowman (Australian politician) William Bowman was an Australian politician and an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1843 and 1856. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 1 term from 1856 until 1858.-Early life:Barker was born in Richmond, New South Wales and was...	Cumberland Boroughs Electoral district of Cumberland Boroughs Cumberland Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, consisting of the Cumberland County towns of Richmond, Windsor, and Liverpool, and Campbelltown, but not the surrounding rural areas, which were in Cumberland and...	1856–1858
Brenan, JohnJohn Brenan John Brenan John Ryan Brenan was an Australian politician and an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 68 days in 1856.-Early life:Brenan was born into a Protestant Anglo-Irish family and trained as a solicitor... ^{2, 4}	Cumberland (South Riding) Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding) Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...	1856–1856
Buckley, HenryHenry Buckley Henry Buckley Henry Buckley was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for two terms between 1856 and 1859 and after the creation of the separate colony of Queensland he became a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.-Early life:Buckley was born in...	Stanley County	1856–1859
Byrnes, JamesJames Byrnes James Byrnes (Australian politician) James Byrnes was an Australian politician. He was an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1851 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for two periods totaling 10 years between 1857 and 1872... ⁷	Cumberland (South Riding) Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding) Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...	1857–1872
Campbell, JohnJohn Campbell John Campbell (Australian politician) John Campbell was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1856 and between 1861 and 1886... ³	Sydney Hamlets Electoral district of Sydney Hamlets Sydney Hamlets was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including what were then outer suburbs of Sydney and are now the inner suburbs of Paddington, Surry Hills, Redfern, Chippendale, Glebe, Camperdown, O'Connell Town ,...	1856–1860
Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell Robert Campbell (Australian politician) Robert Campbell was an early opponent of penal transportation and an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly....	Sydney City Electoral district of Sydney City Sydney City was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.-Members for Sydney City:...	1856–1859
Cooper, DanielDaniel Cooper	Sydney Hamlets Electoral district of Sydney Hamlets Sydney Hamlets was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including what were then outer suburbs of Sydney and are now the inner suburbs of Paddington, Surry Hills, Redfern, Chippendale, Glebe, Camperdown, O'Connell Town ,...	1856–1860
Cowper, CharlesCharles Cowper Charles Cowper Sir Charles Cowper, KCMG was an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales on five different occasions from 1856 to 1870....	Sydney City Electoral district of Sydney City Sydney City was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.-Members for Sydney City:...	1856–1859, 1860–1870
Cox, GeorgeGeorge Cox George Cox (Australian politician) George Cox was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1863 and 1901...	Wellington County Electoral district of Wellington (County) Wellington was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1856 and named after Wellington County and including Wellington. There was also a separate Wellington and Bligh, covering part of Wellington County. In 1859, it was largely...	1856–1859
Dalley, William BedeWilliam Dalley William Bede Dalley William Bede Dalley was an Australian politician and barrister and the first Australian appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom... ⁵	Sydney City Electoral district of Sydney City Sydney City was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.-Members for Sydney City:...	1856–1860, 1862–1864
Darvall, JohnJohn Darvall John Darvall John Darvall was an Australian barrister and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1844 and 1856 and again between 1861 and 1863. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for three periods between 1856 and 1865... ¹⁰	Cumberland (North Riding) Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding) Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...	1856–1857, 1859–1860, 1863–1865
Deniehy, DanielDaniel Deniehy Daniel Deniehy Daniel Henry Deniehy was an Australian journalist, orator and politician; and early advocate of democracy in colonial New South Wales.-Early life:... ⁶	Argyle Electoral district of Argyle Argyle was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1856 to 1904, including Argyle County surrounding Goulburn...	1857–1859, 1860–1860
Dickson, JamesJames Dickson James Dickson (Australian politician) James Dickson was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1857 until his death.-Early life:... ⁸	Northumberland Boroughs Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs Northumberland Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including the towns of Morpeth, East Maitland, and West Maitland, and named after Northumberland County...	1857–1859, 1859–1863
Donaldson, StuartStuart Donaldson Stuart Donaldson Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson was the first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales.-Early life:Donaldson was born in London, England. He entered his father's firm at the age of 15 and was sent first to Mexico , for business training, and then to Sydney, where he arrived in 1835... ^{3, 4}	Sydney Hamlets Electoral district of Sydney Hamlets Sydney Hamlets was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including what were then outer suburbs of Sydney and are now the inner suburbs of Paddington, Surry Hills, Redfern, Chippendale, Glebe, Camperdown, O'Connell Town ,... , Cumberland (South Riding) Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding) Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...	1856, 1856–1859
Egan, DanielDaniel Egan Daniel Egan Daniel Egan was an Australian politician. Egan served as Mayor of Sydney in 1853 and was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly....	Maneroo Electoral district of Maneroo Maneroo was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1858. It was replaced by Monaro.-Members for Maneroo:...	1856–1870
Faucett, PeterPeter Faucett Peter Faucett Peter Faucett was an Australian barrister, jurist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1888 and 1894 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1865. He held the position of Solicitor-General in the first government of...	King and Georgiana Electoral district of King and Georgiana King and Georgiana was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, after King and Georgiana counties, including Yass and Taralga. Its only member was Peter Faucett. It was largely replaced by the electoral district of Yass Plains...	1856–1859, 1860–1865
Flood, EdwardEdward Flood Edward Flood Edward Flood was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1851 and 1856 and again from 1879 until his death. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1872...	North Eastern Boroughs Electoral district of North Eastern Boroughs North Eastern Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859 that included the towns of Newcastle, Stockton and Raymond Terrace. It was partly replaced by the electoral district of Newcastle and the electoral district of...	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 James Garland (Australian politician) James Garland was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:...	Lachlan and Lower Darling Electoral district of Lachlan and Lower Darling Lachlan and Lower Darling was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It existed between 1856 and 1859, and was named after the Lachlan and Darling Rivers. It elected two members simultaneously. In 1859 it was replaced by Lachlan.-Members for...	1856–1858
Gordon, SamuelSamuel Gordon Samuel Gordon (Australian politician) Samuel Gordon was an Australian merchant, pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1861 and 1882. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for three terms from 1856 until 1860.-Early life:Gordon was the son of an Irish...	Durham Electoral district of Durham Durham was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Durham County, which lies on the north side of the Hunter River. From 1856 to 1859, it elected three members simultaneously by voters casting three votes with the three leading...	1856–1859, 1859–1860
Hargrave, RichardRichard Hargrave Richard Hargrave Richard Hargrave was a former Australian politician and a pastoralist.Hargrave was born to Joshua Hargrave and Sarah Hargrave on 1 February 1817 at Greenwich, England. His father was a hardware merchant....	New England and Macleay Electoral district of New England and Macleay New England and Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the New England and the Mid North Coast regions, including the Macleay River. It elected two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two...	1856–1858
Hay, JohnJohn Hay John Hay (politician) Sir John Hay KCMG was a New South Wales politician.Hay was born at Little Ythsie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of John Hay and his wife Jean, née Mair. Hay graduated M.A. at King's College , in 1834, and then studied law at Edinburgh, but did not finish it...	Murrumbidgee Electoral district of Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It is represented by Adrian Piccoli of the National Party of Australia....	1856–1867
Hely, HovendenHovenden Hely Hovenden Hely Hovenden Hely was an Australian explorer and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:...	Northumberland and Hunter Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter Northumberland and Hunter was aa electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County and the Hunter River. It elected three members, with voters casting three votes and the first...	1856–1858
Holroyd, ArthurArthur Holroyd Arthur Holroyd Arthur Todd Holroyd was an Australian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1852 and 1856. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for two periods between 1856 and 1857 and again between 1861 and 1864.-Early life:Holroyd...	Western Boroughs Electoral district of Western Boroughs Western Boroughs was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included the towns of Bathurst, Carcoar and Kelso, while the surrounding rural areas were in Bathurst and Cook and Westmoreland. It was replaced by...	1856–1858, 1861–1864
Holt, ThomasThomas Holt Thomas Holt (Australian politician) Thomas Holt was an Australian pastoralist, company director and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1868 and 1883. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for two periods between 1856 and 1857 and again between 1861 and 1864...	Stanley Boroughs Electoral district of Stanley Boroughs Stanley Boroughs was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 election, named after the County of Stanley and including the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich. The surrounding rural parts of...	1856–1858, 1861–1864
Irving, ClarkClark Irving Clark Irving Clark Irving was an Australian merchant pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1856 until 1864.-Early life:...	Clarence and Darling Downs Electoral district of Clarence and Darling Downs Clarence and Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included the Clarence Valley and the Darling Downs region, which became part of Queensland on its establishment in 1859. The New South Wales part of...	1856–1858, 1859–1864
Jamison, RobertRobert Jamison Robert Jamison Robert Jamison was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1856 until 1860.-Early life:...	Cook and Westmoreland Electoral district of Cook and Westmoreland Cook and Westmoreland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the first and second Parliaments , named after Cook and Westmoreland counties in the Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Oberon areas. It was largely replaced by Hartley...	1856–1860
Jones, RichardRichard Jones	Durham Electoral district of Durham Durham was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Durham County, which lies on the north side of the Hunter River. From 1856 to 1859, it elected three members simultaneously by voters casting three votes with the three leading...	1856–1860
Lang, GideonGideon Lang Gideon Lang Gideon Scott Lang was a Scottish born Australian pastoralist who was a key figure in the pioneer settlement of Victoria, the Riverina and the Darling Downs regions....	Liverpool Plains and Gwydir Electoral district of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1856 and including the Liverpool Plains and the extensive pastoral district around the Gwydir River in the northwest of the state...	1856–1858
Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee William Lee (Australian politician) William Lee also variously known as William Smith and William Pantoney until 1816 was an Australian pastoralist and politician...	Roxburgh Electoral district of Roxburgh Roxburgh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, named after Roxburgh County. It included Sofala.-Members for Roxburgh:-References:...	1856–1859
Leslie, PatrickPatrick Leslie Patrick Leslie Patrick Leslie was a Scottish Settler in Australia. Leslie and his two brothers were the first to settle on the Darling Downs, and he was the first person to buy land in Warwick.-Early life:... ⁹	Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa Electoral district of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 and named after and the early settlements of Moreton Bay; Wide Bay, near Maryborough; the Burnett River, near Bundaberg; the Maranoa region of...	1857–1858
Lord, GeorgeGeorge Lord	Wellington and Bligh Electoral district of Wellington and Bligh Wellington and Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Wellington County and Bligh County, and including Mudgee. There were also separate electoral districts of Wellington , covering part of Wellington County, and Phillip,...	1856–1877
Macarthur, JamesJames Macarthur James Macarthur (Australian politician) James Macarthur was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council on three occasions between 1839 and 1843, 1848 and 1856 and finally from 1866 until his death...	West Camden	1856–1859
Macleay, GeorgeGeorge Macleay George Macleay Sir George Macleay KCMG, was an Australian explorer and politician.Macleay was born in London, the third son of Alexander Macleay and educated at Westminster School. He came to Australia in 1826....	Murrumbidgee Electoral district of Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It is represented by Adrian Piccoli of the National Party of Australia....	1856–1859
Macleay, William JohnWilliam Macleay William John Macleay Sir William John Macleay . was an Australian politician, zoologist and naturalist.-Early life:Macleay was born at Wick, Caithness, Scotland, second son of Kenneth Macleay of Keiss and his wife Barbara, née Horne...	Lachlan and Lower Darling Electoral district of Lachlan and Lower Darling Lachlan and Lower Darling was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It existed between 1856 and 1859, and was named after the Lachlan and Darling Rivers. It elected two members simultaneously. In 1859 it was replaced by Lachlan.-Members for...	1856–1859, 1860–1874
Manning, William MontaguWilliam Manning William Montagu Manning Sir William Montagu Manning KCMG LLD was an English-born Australian politician, judge and University of Sydney chancellor.-Early life:... ⁷	Cumberland (South Riding) Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding) Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...	1856–1857
Marks, JohnJohn Marks John Marks (Australian politician) John Marks was an Australian farmer and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1878 and 1885...	East Camden	1856–1859
Martin, JamesJames Martin James Martin (Australian politician) Sir James Martin, KCB, QC was three times Premier of New South Wales, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1873 to 1886.-Early career:...	Cook and Westmoreland Electoral district of Cook and Westmoreland Cook and Westmoreland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the first and second Parliaments , named after Cook and Westmoreland counties in the Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Oberon areas. It was largely replaced by Hartley...	1856–1873
Murray, Terence AubreyTerence Murray	Southern Boroughs Electoral district of Southern Boroughs Southern Boroughs was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856. It included the towns of Goulburn, Braidwood, Yass and Queanbeyan, while the surrounding rural area were in the electoral districts of Argyle, United Counties...	1856–1862
Nichols, GeorgeGeorge Nichols George Nichols (Australian politician) George Nichols was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1848 and 1856. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term from 1856 until his death.-Early life:Nichols was the son of Issac Nichols a former convict... ⁸	Northumberland Boroughs Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs Northumberland Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including the towns of Morpeth, East Maitland, and West Maitland, and named after Northumberland County...	1856–1857
Oakes, GeorgeGeorge Oakes George Oakes (Australian politician) George Oakes was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for two periods between 1848 and 1856 and again between 1879 and 1881...	Parramatta Electoral district of Parramatta Parramatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Geoff Lee of the Liberal Party of Australia....	1856–1860, 1872–1874
Osborne, HenryHenry Osborne Henry Osborne (Australian politician) Henry Osborne was an Australian pastoralist, collier and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1851 and 1856. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term from 1856 until 1857.-Early life:Osborne was the son of an Irish farmer...	East Camden	1856–1858
Oxley, John NortonJohn Oxley John Norton Oxley John Norton Oxley was an Australian farmer and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:...	West Camden	1856–1858
Parker, HenryHenry Parker	Parramatta Electoral district of Parramatta Parramatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Geoff Lee of the Liberal Party of Australia....	1856–1858
Parkes, HenryHenry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his... ⁵	Sydney City Electoral district of Sydney City Sydney City was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.-Members for Sydney City:...	1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Piddington, WilliamWilliam Piddington William Piddington William Richman Piddington was an Australian bookseller and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1877 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1879 until his death...	Northumberland and Hunter Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter Northumberland and Hunter was aa electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County and the Hunter River. It elected three members, with voters casting three votes and the first...	1856–1877
Plunkett, JohnJohn Plunkett John Plunkett John Hubert Plunkett was Attorney-General of New South Wales and elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly.-Early life:... ^{1, 6}	Argyle Electoral district of Argyle Argyle was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1856 to 1904, including Argyle County surrounding Goulburn... , Bathurst County Electoral district of Bathurst (County) Bathurst was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Bathurst County and including the rural part of the county. Bathurst town was included in Western Boroughs, until Bathurst was created in 1859...	1856–1857, 1858–1860
Pye, JamesJames Pye James Pye James Pye was an Australian orchardist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:...	Cumberland (North Riding) Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding) Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...	1856–1858
Richardson, JohnJohn Richardson John Richardson (New South Wales politician) John Richardson was an Australian pastoralist, store keeper and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council on three occasions and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1859.-Early life:Richardson was the son of a Presbyterian minister...	Stanley Boroughs Electoral district of Stanley Boroughs Stanley Boroughs was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 election, named after the County of Stanley and including the towns of North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Kangaroo Point and Ipswich. The surrounding rural parts of...	1856–1859
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson John Robertson (Australian politician) Sir John Robertson, KCMG was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales on five occasions. Robertson is best remembered for land reform and in particular the Robertson Land Acts of 1861, which sought to open up the selection of Crown land and break the monopoly of the...	Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh counties, including Scone, Murrurundi, Dunedoo and Mudgee. It was replaced by Upper Hunter and Mudgee.-Members for...	1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Rusden, FrancisFrancis Rusden Francis Rusden Francis Rusden was an Australian politician and pastoralist. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1857 and again between 1860 and 1864.-Early life:...	Liverpool Plains and Gwydir Electoral district of Liverpool Plains and Gwydir Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1856 and including the Liverpool Plains and the extensive pastoral district around the Gwydir River in the northwest of the state...	1856–1858, 1860–1864
Rusden, ThomasThomas Rusden Thomas Rusden Thomas Rusden was an Australian politician and pastoralist. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1855 and 1856 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857....	New England and Macleay Electoral district of New England and Macleay New England and Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the New England and the Mid North Coast regions, including the Macleay River. It elected two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two...	1856–1858
Russell, BournBourn Russell Bourn Russell Bourne Russell was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1858 and 1880... ²	Northumberland Boroughs Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs Northumberland Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including the towns of Morpeth, East Maitland, and West Maitland, and named after Northumberland County...	1856–1856
Sandeman, GordonGordon Sandeman Gordon Sandeman Gordon Sandeman was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 1 term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:... ⁹	Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa Electoral district of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 and named after and the early settlements of Moreton Bay; Wide Bay, near Maryborough; the Burnett River, near Bundaberg; the Maranoa region of...	1856–1857
Scott, Alexander WalkerAlexander Scott	Northumberland and Hunter Electoral district of Northumberland and Hunter Northumberland and Hunter was aa electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County and the Hunter River. It elected three members, with voters casting three votes and the first...	1856–1861
Smith, Thomas WhistlerThomas Smith Thomas Whistler Smith Thomas Smith was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1857 until 1859.-Early life:... ¹⁰	Cumberland (North Riding) Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding) Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...	1857–1859
Suttor, William HenryWilliam Suttor William Henry Suttor William Henry Suttor was an Australian pastoralist and politician. Suttor was born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, the third son of George Suttor and his wife Sarah Maria, née Dobinson.... ¹	Bathurst County Electoral district of Bathurst (County) Bathurst was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Bathurst County and including the rural part of the county. Bathurst town was included in Western Boroughs, until Bathurst was created in 1859...	1856–1859, 1860–1872
Thompson, JamesJames Thompson James Thompson (Australian politician) James Thompson was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:...	St Vincent Electoral district of St Vincent St Vincent was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales existing from 1856 until 1859. It was named after St Vincent County. It included Batemans Bay and the Jervis Bay area. It was replaced by Shoalhaven....	1856–1858
Weekes, EliasElias Weekes Elias Weekes Elias Weekes was an Australian ironmonger and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1865 and 1880. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1864... ²	Cumberland (South Riding) Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding) Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney... , Northumberland Boroughs Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs Northumberland Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including the towns of Morpeth, East Maitland, and West Maitland, and named after Northumberland County...	1856–1864
Wilshire, James RobertJames Wilshire James Robert Wilshire James Wilshire was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1855 and 1856 and again from 1858 until his death. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:Wilshire was the son of...	Sydney City Electoral district of Sydney City Sydney City was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.-Members for Sydney City:...	1856–1858

¹ John Plunkett

John Plunkett

John Hubert Plunkett was Attorney-General of New South Wales and elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly.-Early life:...

was elected as the member for both Argyle

Electoral district of Argyle

Argyle was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1856 to 1904, including Argyle County surrounding Goulburn...

and Bathurst County

Electoral district of Bathurst (County)

Bathurst was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Bathurst County and including the rural part of the county. Bathurst town was included in Western Boroughs, until Bathurst was created in 1859...

. 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

William Henry Suttor

William Henry Suttor was an Australian pastoralist and politician. Suttor was born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, the third son of George Suttor and his wife Sarah Maria, née Dobinson....

was elected.

² Elias Weekes

Elias Weekes

Elias Weekes was an Australian ironmonger and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1865 and 1880. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1864...

was originally elected as the member for Cumberland (South Riding)

Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding)

Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...

. However, he had also contested Northumberland Boroughs

Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs

Northumberland Boroughs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including the towns of Morpeth, East Maitland, and West Maitland, and named after Northumberland County...

, and when Bourn Russell

Bourn Russell

Bourne Russell was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1858 and 1880...

'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, John Brenan

John Brenan

John Ryan Brenan was an Australian politician and an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 68 days in 1856.-Early life:Brenan was born into a Protestant Anglo-Irish family and trained as a solicitor...

was elected.

³ Stuart Donaldson

Stuart Donaldson

Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson was the first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales.-Early life:Donaldson was born in London, England. He entered his father's firm at the age of 15 and was sent first to Mexico , for business training, and then to Sydney, where he arrived in 1835...

was required to recontest Sydney Hamlets

Electoral district of Sydney Hamlets

Sydney Hamlets was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, including what were then outer suburbs of Sydney and are now the inner suburbs of Paddington, Surry Hills, Redfern, Chippendale, Glebe, Camperdown, O'Connell Town ,...

when appointed to the ministry. He was defeated on 10 October 1856 by John Campbell

John Campbell (Australian politician)

John Campbell was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1856 and between 1861 and 1886...

⁴ The election of John Brenan

John Brenan

to Cumberland (South Riding)

Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding)

Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...

was voided, and in the resulting by-election on 7 November 1856, Stuart Donaldson

Stuart Donaldson

was elected unopposed.

⁵ Henry Parkes

Henry Parkes

Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...

resigned as member for Sydney City

Electoral district of Sydney City

Sydney City was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, when it was split into the electorates of East Sydney and West Sydney.-Members 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

William Bede Dalley

William Bede Dalley was an Australian politician and barrister and the first Australian appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom...

was elected.

⁶ Argyle

Electoral district of Argyle

Argyle was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1856 to 1904, including Argyle County surrounding Goulburn...

MLA John Plunkett

John Plunkett

John Hubert Plunkett was Attorney-General of New South Wales and elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly.-Early life:...

was appointed to the Legislative Council

New South Wales Legislative Council

The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...

on 27 January 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 February 1857, Daniel Deniehy

Daniel Deniehy

Daniel Henry Deniehy was an Australian journalist, orator and politician; and early advocate of democracy in colonial New South Wales.-Early life:...

was elected.

⁷ Cumberland (South Riding)

Electoral district of Cumberland (South Riding)

Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in the rural part of Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...

MLA William Manning

William Montagu Manning

Sir William Montagu Manning KCMG LLD was an English-born Australian politician, judge and University of Sydney chancellor.-Early life:...

resigned on 18 May 1857. In the resulting by-election on 12 June 1857, James Byrnes

James Byrnes (Australian politician)

James Byrnes was an Australian politician. He was an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1851 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for two periods totaling 10 years between 1857 and 1872...

was elected.

⁸ Northumberland Boroughs

Electoral district of Northumberland Boroughs

MLA George Nichols

George Nichols (Australian politician)

George Nichols was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1848 and 1856. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term from 1856 until his death.-Early life:Nichols was the son of Issac Nichols a former convict...

died on 12 September 1857. In the resulting by-election on 6 November 1857, James Dickson

James Dickson (Australian politician)

James Dickson was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1857 until his death.-Early life:...

was elected.

⁹ Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa

Electoral district of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa

Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1856 and named after and the early settlements of Moreton Bay; Wide Bay, near Maryborough; the Burnett River, near Bundaberg; the Maranoa region of...

MLA Gordon Sandeman

Gordon Sandeman

Gordon Sandeman was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 1 term between 1856 and 1857.-Early life:...

resigned on 10 October 1857. In the resulting by-election on 17 December 1857, Patrick Leslie

Patrick Leslie

Patrick Leslie was a Scottish Settler in Australia. Leslie and his two brothers were the first to settle on the Darling Downs, and he was the first person to buy land in Warwick.-Early life:...

was elected.

¹⁰ Cumberland (North Riding)

Electoral district of Cumberland (North Riding)

Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...

MLA John Darvall

John Darvall

John Darvall was an Australian barrister and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1844 and 1856 and again between 1861 and 1863. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for three periods between 1856 and 1865...

resigned on 26 November 1857. In the resulting by-election on 11 December 1857, Thomas Smith

Thomas Whistler Smith

Thomas Smith was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1857 until 1859.-Early life:...

was elected.

¹¹ 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.

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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