Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1877–1880

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1877 to 1880. Elections for the ninth Legislative Assembly were held between 24 October and 12 November 1877 with parliament first meeting on 27 November 1877. There were 73 members elected for 53 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. Premiers during this parliament were John Robertson until 18 December 1877, James Farnell from 18 December 1877 until 21 December 1878 and Henry Parkes from 21 December 1878

Name	Electorate	Years in office
Allen, George WigramGeorge Allen	Glebe	1869–1883
Badgery, HenryHenry Badgery 2	East Maitland	1878–1885
Baker, EzekialEzekial Baker	Goldfields South	1870-1877, 1879-1881, 1884-1887
Barbour, RobertRobert Barbour	Murray	1877–1880, 1882-1894
Barton, EdmundEdmund Barton 7	University of Sydney	1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900
Bawden, ThomasThomas Bawden 10	Clarence	1869–1880
Bennett, HanleyHanley Bennett	Liverpool Plains	1872–1880
Beyers, HugoHugo Beyers	Goldfields West	1877–1882
Bowker, RichardRichard Bowker	Newcastle	1858–1859, 1877-1880
Bowman, AlexanderAlexander Bowman	Hawkesbury	1877-1882, 1885-1892
Brown, HerbertHerbert Brown	Paterson	1875–1898
Brown, Steven CampbellSteven Brown	Newtown	1864–1881
Browne, WilliamWilliam Browne	Patrick's Plains	1872–1880
Buchanan, DavidDavid Buchanan5	Mudgee	1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Burns, John FitzgeraldJohn Burns	Hunter	1861–1869, 1872–1891
Cameron, AngusAngus Cameron	West Sydney	1874–1889, 1894-1896
Charles, SamuelSamuel Charles 12	Kiama	1874–1880
Clarke, HenryHenry Clarke	Eden	1869–1894, 1895–1904
Cohen, HenryHenry Cohen	West Maitland	1874–1885
Combes, EdwardEdward Combes4, 6	Orange, East Macquarie	1872-1874, 1877-1885
Coonan, WalterWalter Coonan	Bogan	1877–1880, 1882-1887
Copeland, HenryHenry Copeland	Goldfields North	1877–1900
Dangar, ThomasThomas Dangar Jr.	Gwydir	1865–1885, 1887–1890
Davies, JohnJohn Davies	East Sydney	1874–1887
Davies, WilliamWilliam Davies	Argyle	1877–1880
Day, GeorgeGeorge Day	Hume	1874–1889
Dillon, JohnJohn Dillon	Tenterfield	1869-1872, 1877-1882
Driver, RichardRichard Driver14	Windsor	1860–1880
Eckford, JosephJoseph Eckford	Wollombi	1860–1872, 1877–1882
Farnell, James SquireJames Farnell	St Leonards	1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Fawcett, CharlesCharles Fawcett 10	Clarence	1880–1882
Fitzpatrick, MichaelMichael Fitzpatrick	Yass Plains	1869–1881
Garrett, ThomasThomas Garrett	Camden	1860–1871, 1872–1891
Gray, SamuelSamuel Gray 13	Illawarra	1859-1864, 1874-1880, 1882-1885
Greenwood, JamesJames Greenwood	East Sydney	1877–1880
Greville, EdwardEdward Greville	Braidwood	1870–1880
Harris, JohnJohn Harris	West Sydney	1877–1880, 1882-1885
Hezlet, WilliamWilliam Hezlet 9	Paddington	1880–1882
Hoskins, JamesJames Hoskins	Tumut	1859–1863, 1868–1882
Hungerford, ThomasThomas Hungerford 11	Northumberland	1875-1875, 1877-1882, 1885-1887
Hurley, JohnJohn Hurley (1796-1882)	Narellan	1859–1860, 1864–1869, 1872-1880
Hurley, JohnJohn Hurley (1844-1911)	Hartley	1872-1874, 1876-1880, 1887–1891, 1901-1907
Jacob, ArchibaldArchibald Jacob	Lower Hunter	1872–1882
Johnston, WilliamWilliam Johnston	Williams	1877–1880
Kerr, AndrewAndrew Kerr4	Orange	1879–1882
Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey	Central Cumberland	1860–1864, 1867–1880
Leary, JosephJoseph Leary	Murrumbidgee	1860–1864, 1869–1872, 1876-1880
Long, WilliamWilliam Long	Parramatta	1875–1880
Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas	Canterbury	1860–1869, 1871–1880
Lynch, AndrewAndrew Lynch	Carcoar	1876–1884
Macintosh, JohnJohn Macintosh	East Sydney	1872–1880
McCulloch, AndrewAndrew McCulloch	Central Cumberland	1877–1888
McElhone, JohnJohn McElhone	Upper Hunter	1875-1889, 1895-1898
McQuade, HenryHenry McQuade 14	Windsor	1880, 1882-1885
Melville, NinianNinian Melville 11	Northumberland	1880–1887, 1889-1894
Merriman, JamesJames Merriman	West Sydney	1877–1880
Moses, HenryHenry Moses	Hawkesbury	1869–1880, 1882-1885
Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy	Monaro	1877–1880
O'Connor, DanielDaniel O'Connor	West Sydney	1877-1891, 1900-1904
Onslow, ArthurArthur Onslow	Camden	1869–1880
Parkes, HenryHenry Parkes	Canterbury	1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Pilcher, CharlesCharles Pilcher	West Macquarie	1874–1882
Renwick, ArthurArthur Renwick 8	East Sydney	1879–1882, 1885-1887
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson 1,3	East Macquarie, Mudgee	1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Roseby, JohnJohn Roseby	Shoalhaven	1877–1882
Rouse, RichardRichard Rouse 3,5	Mudgee	1876-1877, 1879
Scholey, StephenStephen Scholey 2	East Maitland	1872–1878
Shepherd, JohnJohn Shepherd	Wellington	1877–1880, 1885-1887, 1889-1891
Simson, ColinColin Simson	Balranald	1877–1880
Smith, Robert BurdettRobert Smith	Hastings	1870–1889
Smith, Thomas RichardThomas Smith	Nepean	1877-1887, 1895-1904
Stuart, AlexanderAlexander Stuart 8, 13	East Sydney, Illawarra	1874–1885
Sutherland, JohnJohn Sutherland 9	Paddington	1860–1881, 1882–1889
Suttor, Francis BathurstFrancis Bathurst Suttor	Bathurst	1875–1890
Suttor, WilliamWilliam Suttor, Jr. 6	East Macquarie	1875–1879
Tarrant, HarmanHarman Tarrant 12	Kiama	1880–1887
Taylor, HughHugh Taylor	Parramatta	1872–1880, 1882-1894
Teece, WilliamWilliam Teece	Goulburn	1872–1880
Terry, SamuelSamuel Terry	New England	1859–1869, 1871–1881
Thompson, JamesJames Thompson	Queanbeyan	1877–1881
Watson, JamesJames Watson	Lachlan	1869–1882, 1884–1885
Webb, EdmundEdmund Webb 1	East Macquarie	1869–1874, 1878-1881
Windeyer, William CharlesWilliam Windeyer 7	University of Sydney	1859–1862, 1866–1872, 1876–1879
Wisdom, RobertRobert Wisdom	Morpeth	1859–1872, 1874–1887

¹ East Macquarie MLA John Robertson was elected to two seats, East Macquarie and Mudgee. He resigned the seat of East Macquarie and represented Mudgee. The resulting by-election on 1 February 1878 was won by Edmund Webb.

² East Maitland MLA Stephen Scholey died on 13 May 1878. The resulting by-election was won by Henry Badgery on 5 June 1878.

³ Mudgee MLA John Robertson was elevated to the Legislative Council in December 1878. The resulting by-election on 6 January 1878 was won by Richard Rouse by 1 vote.

⁴ Electoral district of Orange MLA Edward Combes was declared to have an office of profit under the crown. The resulting by-election was won by Andrew Kerr on 4 March 1879.

⁵ Mudgee MLA Richard Rouse's 1 vote victory at the by-election of 6 January 1878 was overturned by the Qualifications Committee. David Buchanan was declared to be the member for Mudgee.

⁶ East Macquarie MLA William Henry Suttor Jr resigned in July 1879. The resulting by-election on 15 August 1879 was won by Edward Combes.

⁷ University of Sydney MLA William Windeyer resigned to become a Judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court in August 1879 The resulting by-election was won by Edmund Barton on 26 August 1879.

⁸ East Sydney MLA Alexander Stuart resigned to take the post of Agent-General in November 1879. The resulting by-election on 17 December 1879 was won by Arthur Renwick.

⁹ Paddington MLA John Sutherland resigned in January 1880 because he held a position of profit under the crown. The resulting by-election on 20 February 1880 was won by William Hezlet.

¹⁰ Clarence MLA Thomas Bawden resigned in March 1880 because he held a position of profit under the crown. The resulting by-election on 7 April 1880 was won by Charles Fawcett.

¹¹ Northumberland MLA Thomas Hungerford resigned in April 1880 to attend to personal financial matters. The resulting by-election was won by Ninian Melville on 30 April 1880.

¹² Kiama MLA Samuel Charles resigned in June 1880 to take a voyage to Europe. The resulting by-election on 2 July 1880 was won by Harman Tarrant.

¹³ Illawarra MLA Samuel Gray resigned in June 1880. The resulting by-election on 7 July 1880 was won by Alexander Stuart.

¹⁴ Windsor MLA Richard Driver died on 7 July 1880. The resulting by-election on 29 July 1880 was won by Henry McQuade .

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.

References

• "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006". New South Wales Parliament. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/V3ListFormerMembers. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 
• Antony Green. "NSW Elections Analysis". New South Wales Parliament. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/resources/nswelectionsanalysis/HomePage.htm. Retrieved 12 January 2009. 

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