Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1895–1898
This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 17th parliament of New South Wales from 1895 to 1898. They were elected at the 1895 colonial election on 24 July 1895. The Speaker was Sir Joseph Abbott.[1][2]
By-elections
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.
# | Electorate | Departing Member | Party | Reason for By-election | Date of By-election | Winner of By-election | Party | ||
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1 | Rylstone | John Fitzpatrick | Free Trade | Election result voided on appeal | 14 October 1895 | John Fitzpatrick | Free Trade | ||
2 | Sydney-Phillip | Richard Meagher | Protectionist | Disgraced during Dean Affair | 17 October 1895 | Henry Copeland | Protectionist | ||
3 | Waverley | Angus Cameron | Free Trade | Death | 18 February 1896 | Thomas Jessep | Free Trade | ||
4 | Cowra | Denis Donnelly | Protectionist | Death | 27 March 1896 | Michael Phillips | Protectionist | ||
5 | Lachlan | James Carroll | Protectionist | Financial difficulties | 11 September 1896 | James Carroll | Protectionist | ||
6 | Narrabri | Charles Collins | Free Trade | Death | 3 June 1898 | Hugh Ross | Labour | ||
7 | Sydney-Fitzroy | John McElhone | Ind. Free Trade | Death | 3 June 1898 | John Norton | Protectionist |
See also
Notes
- The party designation is the designation given at the time of election but party affiliations were particularly flexible during the pre-federation period in the New South Wales Parliament.
References
- Green, Antony. "1895 Elected members". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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