Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1880–1882
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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 1880 to 1882. Elections for the tenth Legislative Assembly were held between 17 November and 10 December 1880 with parliament first meeting on 15 December 1880. Electoral reforms passed by the ninth parliament had resulted in parliament being expanded to 108 members elected in 43 single member electorates, 25 two member electorates, 1 three member electorate and 3 four member electorates. In addition, electorates franchised on qualifications of occupation or education (Goldfields North
Electoral district of Goldfields North
Goldfields North was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1880, including the goldfields within several northern electorates...

, Goldfields South
Electoral district of Goldfields South
Goldfields South was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1880, including the goldfields within several southern electorates...

, Goldfields West
Electoral district of Goldfields West
Goldfields West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1880, including the goldfields within a number of western electorates...

 and University of Sydney
Electoral district of University of Sydney
University of Sydney was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1876 to 1880. It was established in the 1858 redistribution to be elected by graduates of the University of Sydney once there were 100 eligible electors...

) had been abolished. The parliament had a maximum term of 3 years but was dissolved after 23 months. 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...

 continued as the Premier for the duration of the parliament.
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
Abbott, Joseph PalmerJoseph Abbott
Joseph Palmer Abbott
Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott, KB, KCMG was an Australian politician and solicitor.-Early life:Joseph Palmer Abbott was born on 29 September 1842 at Muswellbrook, New South Wales, to John Kingsmill Abbott, a squatter, and his wife Frances Amanda, née Brady...

Gunnedah
Electoral district of Gunnedah
Gunnedah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, partly replacing Liverpool Plains, and named after and including Gunnedah. In 1904 it was abolished and replaced by Liverpool Plains and Namoi.-Members for Gunnedah:...

1880–1901
Abbott, RobertRobert Abbott Hartley
Electoral district of Hartley (New South Wales)
Hartley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the Lithgow area and named after the town of Hartley, near Lithgow. It replaced part of Cook and Westmoreland. From 1891 to 1894, it elected two members...

1872–1877, 1880-1882
Abigail, FrancisFrancis Abigail West Sydney
Electoral district of West Sydney
West Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales created in 1859 from part of the electoral district of Sydney, covering the western part of the current Sydney central business district, Ultimo and Pyrmont, bordered by George Street,...

1880–1891
Allen, George WigramGeorge Allen
George Wigram Allen
Sir George Wigram Allen KCMG was an Australian politician and philanthropist. He was Speaker in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1875–1883....

Glebe
Electoral district of Glebe
Glebe was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing Sydney Hamlets, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Glebe. It elected one member from 1859 to 1885 and two members from 1885 to 1894....

1869–1883
Andrews, JosephJoseph Andrews Hastings and Manning
Electoral district of Hastings and Manning
Hastings and Manning was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1894. Created to succeed Hastings, it elected two members with voters casting two votes and the two leading candidates being elected...

1880–1882
Badgery, HenryHenry Badgery Monaro
Electoral district of Monaro
Monaro is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Barilaro of the National Party of Australia....

1878–1885
Baker, EzekialEzekial Baker 2 Carcoar
Electoral district of Carcoar
Carcoar was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the Lithgow area and named after Carcoar. It replaced part of Western Boroughs and part of Bathurst . From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. It was...

1870-1877, 1879-1881, 1884-1887
Barton, EdmundEdmund Barton
Edmund Barton
Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, KC , Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia....

Wellington 1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900
Barton, RussellRussell Barton Bourke
Electoral district of Bourke
Bourke was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904, including the town of Bourke. It elected two members simultaneously between 1882 and 1894, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.-Members...

1880–1886
Beyers, HugoHugo Beyers Mudgee
Electoral district of Mudgee
Mudgee was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales first created in 1859, partly replacing Wellington and Bligh and named after and including Mudgee. Following the abolition of Goldfields West in 1880, it elected three members simultaneously,...

1877–1882
Bodel, JohnJohn Bodel Forbes
Electoral district of Forbes
Forbes was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, replacing Lachlan, and named after and including Forbes. In 1894, with the abolition of multi-member electorates, it was abolished and replaced by Lachlan and...

1880–1882
Bowman, AlexanderAlexander Bowman Hawkesbury
Electoral district of Hawkesbury
Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by Steven Pringle, formerly of the Liberal Party of Australia, who contested the 2007 election as an independent but was defeated by Ray Williams of the Liberal Party of...

1877-1882, 1885-1892
Brown, HerbertHerbert Brown 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...

1875–1898
Brown, JohnJohn Brown Patrick's Plains
Electoral district of Patrick's Plains
Patrick's Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1859 and named after an old name for the Singleton area. In 1894, it was replaced by Singleton.-Members for Patrick's Plains:...

1875–1898
Brown, Steven CampbellSteven Brown 3 Newtown
Electoral district of Newtown
Newtown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Newtown. It elected one member from 1859 to 1880, two members from 1880 to 1885, three members from 1885 to 1891...

1864–1881
Brunker, JamesJames Brunker East Maitland
Electoral district of East Maitland
East Maitland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904.-Members for East Maitland:...

1880–1904
Brodribb, WilliamWilliam Brodribb 10 Wentworth
Electoral district of Wentworth
Wentworth was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1880 and partly replacing Lachlan and named after and including Wentworth. From 1885 until the creation of Sturt in 1889, it elected two members. It was abolished in...

1880–1881
Buchanan, DavidDavid Buchanan Mudgee
Electoral district of Mudgee
Mudgee was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales first created in 1859, partly replacing Wellington and Bligh and named after and including Mudgee. Following the abolition of Goldfields West in 1880, it elected three members simultaneously,...

1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Burdekin, SydneySydney Burdekin Tamworth
Electoral district of Tamworth
Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kevin Anderson of the National Party of Australia...

1880–1882, 1884-1891, 1892-1894
Burns, John FitzgeraldJohn Burns Hunter
Electoral district of Hunter
Hunter was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1859 and partly replacing Durham on the Hunter River. It was abolished in 1894.-Members for Hunter:...

1861–1869, 1872–1891
Byrnes, CharlesCharles Byrnes 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....

1874-1877, 1880-1882
Cameron, AngusAngus Cameron West Sydney
Electoral district of West Sydney
West Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales created in 1859 from part of the electoral district of Sydney, covering the western part of the current Sydney central business district, Ultimo and Pyrmont, bordered by George Street,...

1874–1889, 1894-1896
Campbell, GeorgeGeorge Campbell 2 Carcoar
Electoral district of Carcoar
Carcoar was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the Lithgow area and named after Carcoar. It replaced part of Western Boroughs and part of Bathurst . From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. It was...

1881–1885
Campbell, William RobertWilliam Campbell Gwydir
Electoral district of Gwydir
Gwydir was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859, when Liverpool Plains and Gwydir was divided, and named after and including the Gwydir River. In 1894 it was abolished and largely replaced by Moree and Barwon...

1868–1869, 1880-1886
Carter, GeorgeGeorge Carter South Sydney
Electoral district of South Sydney
South Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1880 to 1894, covering the southern part of the current Sydney central business district, Haymarket, Surry Hills, Moore Park and Chippendale, bordered by George Street, Broadway,...

1880–1882
Cass, GeorgeGeorge Cass Bogan
Electoral district of Bogan
The Bogan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and named after the Bogan River. It elected two members between 1880 and 1889 and three members between 1889 and 1894. It was abolished in 1894 and partly replaced by Cobar,...

1880–1892
Clarke, HenryHenry Clarke
Henry Clarke (Australian politician)
Henry Clarke was an Australian businessman and politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Clarke was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to New South Wales in 1841 and he farmed for a while at Broulee. He returned to Sydney and married Jane Rayner in 1847 and...

Eden
Electoral district of Eden
Eden was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1894, including the town of Eden. From 1880 to 1894 it elected two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected...

1869–1894, 1895–1904
Clarke, WilliamWilliam Clarke
William Clarke (Australian politician)
William Clarke was an Australian businessman and parliamentarian.Clarke was born in Melbourne, where he married Mary Ann Mortimer on 25 June 1862. He was a Justice of the Peace for the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, and was M.L.A. for Orange in the former colony, but was...

Orange
Electoral district of Orange
Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Gee of the National Party of Australia....

1880–1889
Combes, EdwardEdward Combes East Macquarie
Electoral district of East Macquarie
East Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894, in the Bathurst region. It was represented by two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.-Members for East Macquarie:...

1872-1874, 1877-1885
Cooke, HenryHenry Cooke Forbes
Electoral district of Forbes
Forbes was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, replacing Lachlan, and named after and including Forbes. In 1894, with the abolition of multi-member electorates, it was abolished and replaced by Lachlan and...

1880–1882, 1887-1891
Copeland, HenryHenry Copeland New England
Electoral district of New England
New England was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the New England region, partly replacing New England and Macleay. It elected two members from 1880 to 1891 and three members from 1891 to 1894...

1877–1900
Cramsie, JohnJohn Cramsie Balranald
Electoral district of Balranald
Balranald was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established from part of Lachlan and Lower Darling in 1859 and named after and including Balranald. From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. In 1894, it was abolished and partly replaced...

1880–1887
Dangar, HenryHenry Dangar East Sydney
Electoral district of East Sydney
East Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales created in 1859 from part of the electoral district of Sydney, covering the eastern part of the current Sydney central business district, Woolloomooloo, Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and...

1874-1877, 1880-1882
Dangar, ThomasThomas Dangar Jr. Namoi
Electoral district of Namoi
The Namoi was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880 and named after the Namoi River. It elected two members between 1891 and 1894. In 1894 it was abolished and partly replaced by Narrabri...

1865–1885, 1887–1890
Davies, JohnJohn Davies South Sydney
Electoral district of South Sydney
South Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1880 to 1894, covering the southern part of the current Sydney central business district, Haymarket, Surry Hills, Moore Park and Chippendale, bordered by George Street, Broadway,...

1874–1887
Day, GeorgeGeorge Day
George Day (Australian politician)
George Day was an Australian politician. He was born in the Hawkesbury River district of New South Wales on 29 October 1826. He was elected from 1874 to 1880 as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, for the electoral district of Hume, and elected from 1880 to 1889 for the electoral...

Albury 1874–1889
Dillon, JohnJohn Dillon 11 Tenterfield
Electoral district of Tenterfield
Tenterfield was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing New England and Macleay, and named after, and including, Tenterfield. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was...

1869-1872, 1877-1882
Douglas, JamesJames Douglas 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....

1880–1882
Eckford, JosephJoseph Eckford Wollombi
Electoral district of Wollombi
Wollombi was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1894.-Members for Wollombi:...

1860–1872, 1877–1882
Farnell, JamesJames Farnell St Leonards
Electoral district of St Leonards
St Leonards was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing Sydney Hamlets, and named after the Sydney suburb of St Leonards. It extended from North Sydney to Broken Bay, including the Northern Beaches...

1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Fawcett, CharlesCharles Fawcett Richmond
Electoral district of Richmond (New South Wales)
Richmond was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1913 in the Northern Rivers region and named after the Richmond River. It elected two members simultaneously between 1885 and 1889 and three members between 1889 and 1894, with...

1880–1882
Fergusson, WilliamWilliam Fergusson Glen Innes
Electoral district of Glen Innes
Glen Innes was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Glen Innes. It was created in 1880 and gained a second member in 1889, with voters casting two votes with the two leading candidates being elected...

1880–1887
Fitzpatrick, MichaelMichael Fitzpatrick 5 Yass Plains
Electoral district of Yass Plains
Yass Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894. It largely replaced the electoral district of King and Georgiana. It was renamed Yass in 1894.-Members for Yass Plains:...

1869–1881
Fletcher, JamesJames Fletcher
James Fletcher (Australian politician)
James Fletcher was an Australian coalminer and owner, newspaper proprietor and politician.Fletcher was born in Dalkeith, East Lothian, Scotland and migrated to Australia in February 1851, first working in the goldfields and later in the Newcastle area as a coalminer. He married Isabella Birrell...

Newcastle
Electoral district of Newcastle
Newcastle is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales named after and including Newcastle. It is represented by Tim Owen of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...

1880–1891
Forster, WilliamWilliam Forster 14 Gundagai
Electoral district of Gundagai
Gundagai was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904 in the Gundagai area. It was replaced by Wynyard.-Members for Gundagai:...

1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874,
1875–1876, 1880–1882
Foster, WilliamWilliam Foster Newtown
Electoral district of Newtown
Newtown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Newtown. It elected one member from 1859 to 1880, two members from 1880 to 1885, three members from 1885 to 1891...

1880–1888
Fraser, AugustusAugustus Fraser 11 Tenterfield
Electoral district of Tenterfield
Tenterfield was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing New England and Macleay, and named after, and including, Tenterfield. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was...

1882
Fremlin, AlfredAlfred Fremlin Redfern
Electoral district of Redfern
Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern...

1880–1885
Fulford, JamesJames Fulford West Maitland
Electoral district of West Maitland
West Maitland was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904, including the town of Maitland.-Members for West Maitland:...

1880–1882
Gannon, JohnJohn Gannon 4 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...

1881–1885
Garrard, JacobJacob Garrard Balmain
Electoral district of Balmain
Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. It includes the suburbs and localities of Annandale, Balmain, Balmain East, Birchgrove, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Glebe Island, Haberfield, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Rozelle,...

1880–1898
Garrett, ThomasThomas Garrett Camden
Electoral district of Camden
Camden is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's south-west. It is currently represented by Chris Patterson of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...

1860–1871, 1872–1891
Garvan, JamesJames Garvan Eden
Electoral district of Eden
Eden was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1894, including the town of Eden. From 1880 to 1894 it elected two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected...

1880–1894
Hay, WilliamWilliam Hay
William Hay (Australian politician)
William Hay was an Australian politician.Hay was born in Banffshire, Scotland, educated at the University of Aberdeen and arrived in Sydney in 1838. He was elected as the member for the Murray in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1872 and held the seat to 1877. He held it again from...

Murray
Electoral district of Murray (New South Wales)
Murray was an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was a single-member electorate from 1859 to 1920, but from 1920 to 1927 it was merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga to create a three-member electorate, voting by proportional representation. It was recreated as a...

1872–1877, 1880-1882
Henson, WilliamWilliam Henson Canterbury
Electoral district of Canterbury
Canterbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Linda Burney of the Australian Labor Party.-History:...

1880–1882, 1885-1889
Heydon, LouisLouis Heydon 5 Yass Plains
Electoral district of Yass Plains
Yass Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894. It largely replaced the electoral district of King and Georgiana. It was renamed Yass in 1894.-Members for Yass Plains:...

1882–1886
Hezlet, WilliamWilliam Hezlet Paddington 1880–1882
Holborow, WilliamWilliam Holborow 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...

1880–1894
Hoskins, JamesJames Hoskins13 Tumut
Electoral district of Tumut
Tumut was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904 in the Tumut area. It was replaced by Wynyard.-Members for Tumut:...

1859–1863, 1868–1882
Hungerford, ThomasThomas Hungerford 8 Northumberland
Electoral district of Northumberland
Northumberland was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County. It elected two members simultaneously between 1880 and 1887 and three members between 1887 and 1894...

1875, 1877-1882, 1885-1887
Jacob, ArchibaldArchibald Jacob Gloucester
Electoral district of Gloucester
Gloucester was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, partly replacing Williams, and named after Gloucester or Gloucester County . In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into...

1872–1882
Jennings, PatrickPatrick Jennings Bogan
Electoral district of Bogan
The Bogan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and named after the Bogan River. It elected two members between 1880 and 1889 and three members between 1889 and 1894. It was abolished in 1894 and partly replaced by Cobar,...

1869–1872, 1880-1887
Kerr, AndrewAndrew Kerr Orange
Electoral district of Orange
Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Gee of the National Party of Australia....

1879–1882
Kidd, JohnJohn Kidd
John Kidd (Australian politician)
John Kidd was an Australian politician.Born in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, to boot manufacturer John Kidd and Elizabeth Souter, received a limited education and was apprenticed at the age of thirteen as a baker and confectioner. In 1857 he arrived in New South Wales and became a baker in...

Camden
Electoral district of Camden
Camden is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's south-west. It is currently represented by Chris Patterson of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...

1880–1882, 1885–1887, 1889-1904
Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey Central Cumberland
Electoral district of Central Cumberland
Central Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1894, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...

1860–1864, 1867–1880
Levin, LyserLyser Levin Hume
Electoral district of Hume
Hume was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1859 in the Albury area, named after Hamilton Hume. It did not include the town of Albury after the creation of the electoral district of Albury in 1880. From 1880 to 1894, it...

1880–1885
Levien, RobertRobert Levien Tamworth
Electoral district of Tamworth
Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kevin Anderson of the National Party of Australia...

1880–1913
Lloyd, GeorgeGeorge Lloyd
George Lloyd (politician)
George Lloyd was an Australian politician, elected as a member for Newcastle from 1869 to 1877, 1880 to 1882 and 1885 to 1887....

Newcastle
Electoral district of Newcastle
Newcastle is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales named after and including Newcastle. It is represented by Tim Owen of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...

1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885-1887
Loughnan, GeorgeGeorge Loughnan 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....

1880–1885
Lynch, AndrewAndrew Lynch Carcoar
Electoral district of Carcoar
Carcoar was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the Lithgow area and named after Carcoar. It replaced part of Western Boroughs and part of Bathurst . From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. It was...

1876–1884
Lyne, WilliamWilliam Lyne
William Lyne
Sir William John Lyne KCMG , Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales and a member of the first federal ministry.-Early life:...

Hume
Electoral district of Hume
Hume was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1859 in the Albury area, named after Hamilton Hume. It did not include the town of Albury after the creation of the electoral district of Albury in 1880. From 1880 to 1894, it...

1880–1901
Martin, WilliamWilliam Martin West Sydney
Electoral district of West Sydney
West Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales created in 1859 from part of the electoral district of Sydney, covering the western part of the current Sydney central business district, Ultimo and Pyrmont, bordered by George Street,...

1880–1882, 1887-1889
McCulloch, AndrewAndrew McCulloch Central Cumberland
Electoral district of Central Cumberland
Central Cumberland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1894, in Cumberland County, which includes Sydney...

1877–1888
McElhone, JohnJohn McElhone Upper Hunter
Electoral district of Upper Hunter
Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by George Souris of the National Party of Australia....

1875-1889, 1895-1898
McLaughlin, JohnJohn McLaughlin Upper Hunter
Electoral district of Upper Hunter
Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by George Souris of the National Party of Australia....

1880–1885, 1895-1901
Melville, NinianNinian Melville
Ninian Melville
Ninian Melville Junior was a colourful Australian politician in the late nineteenth century.The son of a Scottish cabinet maker who had been transported to Australia for stealing clothes, Melville was born in Sydney and followed his father into the furniture making business...

Northumberland
Electoral district of Northumberland
Northumberland was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County. It elected two members simultaneously between 1880 and 1887 and three members between 1887 and 1894...

1880–1887, 1889-1894
Mitchell, JosephJoseph Mitchell 3 Newtown
Electoral district of Newtown
Newtown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Newtown. It elected one member from 1859 to 1880, two members from 1880 to 1885, three members from 1885 to 1891...

1881–1885, 1888-1891
Murray, RichardRichard Murray Inverell
Electoral district of Inverell
Inverell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880 and including Inverell. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, and was largely replaced by Gwydir.-Members for Inverell:...

1880–1885
Myers, PhillipPhillip Myers 4 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...

1880–1881
O'Connor, DanielDaniel O'Connor West Sydney
Electoral district of West Sydney
West Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales created in 1859 from part of the electoral district of Sydney, covering the western part of the current Sydney central business district, Ultimo and Pyrmont, bordered by George Street,...

1877-1891, 1900-1904
O'Mara, ThomasThomas O'Mara13 Tumut
Electoral district of Tumut
Tumut was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904 in the Tumut area. It was replaced by Wynyard.-Members for Tumut:...

1882–1885, 1887–1889
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...

East Sydney
Electoral district of East Sydney
East Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales created in 1859 from part of the electoral district of Sydney, covering the eastern part of the current Sydney central business district, Woolloomooloo, Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and...

1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Pechey, HenryAlfred Pechey 9, 12 East Macquarie
Electoral district of East Macquarie
East Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894, in the Bathurst region. It was represented by two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.-Members for East Macquarie:...

1882-1882
Pigott, WilliamWilliam Pigott Canterbury
Electoral district of Canterbury
Canterbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Linda Burney of the Australian Labor Party.-History:...

1880–1884
Pilcher, CharlesCharles Pilcher West Macquarie
Electoral district of West Macquarie
West Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1904, in the Bathurst region.-Members for West Macquarie:...

1874–1882
Poole, WilliamWilliam Poole South Sydney
Electoral district of South Sydney
South Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1880 to 1894, covering the southern part of the current Sydney central business district, Haymarket, Surry Hills, Moore Park and Chippendale, bordered by George Street, Broadway,...

1880–1885
Proctor, WilliamWilliam Proctor New England
Electoral district of New England
New England was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the New England region, partly replacing New England and Macleay. It elected two members from 1880 to 1891 and three members from 1891 to 1894...

1880–1887
Purves, JohnJohn Purves Clarence
Electoral district of Clarence
Clarence is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.It was represented by Steve Cansdell of the National Party of Australia until he resigned on 16th September 2011 due to issues relating to a statutory declaration related to a speeding offence...

1880–1887
Quin, EdwinEdwin Quin 10 Wentworth
Electoral district of Wentworth
Wentworth was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1880 and partly replacing Lachlan and named after and including Wentworth. From 1885 until the creation of Sturt in 1889, it elected two members. It was abolished in...

1882–1887
Reid, GeorgeGeorge Reid
George Reid (Australian politician)
Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, KC was an Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales and the fourth Prime Minister of Australia....

East Sydney
Electoral district of East Sydney
East Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales created in 1859 from part of the electoral district of Sydney, covering the eastern part of the current Sydney central business district, Woolloomooloo, Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and...

1880–1884, 1885-1901
Renwick, ArthurArthur Renwick
Arthur Renwick
Sir Arthur Renwick was an Australian physician, politician and philanthropist.-Early life:Renwick was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of George Renwick, a bricklayer, and his wife Christina, née Condie. His parents travelled as bounty immigrants aboard the Helen, arriving in Sydney, Australia...

East Sydney
Electoral district of East Sydney
East Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales created in 1859 from part of the electoral district of Sydney, covering the eastern part of the current Sydney central business district, Woolloomooloo, Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and...

1879–1882, 1885-1887
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson 7 Mudgee
Electoral district of Mudgee
Mudgee was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales first created in 1859, partly replacing Wellington and Bligh and named after and including Mudgee. Following the abolition of Goldfields West in 1880, it elected three members simultaneously,...

1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,
1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Roseby, JohnJohn Roseby Shoalhaven
Electoral district of Shoalhaven
Shoalhaven was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904. It included the lower part of the Shoalhaven valley. It replaced parts of Eastern Camden and St Vincent. It was replaced by Allowrie.-Members for Shoalhaven:...

1877–1882
Ross, AndrewAndrew Ross Molong
Electoral district of Molong
Molong was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880 and named after and including Molong. In 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, it was abolished and partly replaced by Blayney.-Members for ...

1880–1904
Rutledge, ThomasThomas Rutledge 1 Queanbeyan
Electoral district of Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Queanbeyan area. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern Boroughs...

1881–1882
Ryrie, AlexanderAlexander Ryrie Braidwood
Electoral district of Braidwood
Braidwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1904, which included the town of Braidwood. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern...

1880–1891
See, JohnJohn See
John See
Sir John See, KCMG was a member of the New South Wales Legislature from 26 November 1880 to 15 June 1901, and was then Premier of New South Wales from 1901 to 1904....

Grafton
Electoral district of Grafton
Grafton was electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904 and was named after and included the town of Grafton. Its only member was John See, who held it for the Protectionist Party and it was the only seat that See held...

1880–1904
Slattery, ThomasThomas Slattery Boorowa
Electoral district of Boorowa
Boorowa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904, including the town of Boorowa. Its name was spelt "Booroowa" from 1899 to 1901.-Members for Boorowa:...

1880–1885, 1887-1895
Smith, BruceBruce Smith
Bruce Smith (Australian politician)
Arthur Bruce Smith KC was a long serving Australian politician and leading political opponent of the White Australia policy.-Early life:...

 14
Gundagai
Electoral district of Gundagai
Gundagai was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904 in the Gundagai area. It was replaced by Wynyard.-Members for Gundagai:...

1882–1884, 1889–1894
Smith, Robert BurdettRobert Smith Macleay
Electoral district of Macleay
Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1880 in the Macleay River area. Between 1889 and 1894, it elected two members with voters casting two votes and the two leading candidates being elected. In 1894, it was...

1870–1889
Smith, SydneySydney Smith
Sydney Smith (Australian politician)
-Early years:Born in Colyton, near Penrith, west of Sydney, the son of a hotel keeper, Smith was educated at public schools before gaining work with the railways...

 12
East Macquarie
Electoral district of East Macquarie
East Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894, in the Bathurst region. It was represented by two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.-Members for East Macquarie:...

1882-1898, 1900
Smith, ThomasThomas Smith Nepean
Electoral district of Nepean (New South Wales)
Nepean was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after the Nepean River. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of the Assembly after Federation. Nepean was recreated in 1927 and abolished again in...

1877-1887, 1895-1904
Stuart, AlexanderAlexander Stuart
Alexander Stuart (Australian politician)
Sir Alexander Stuart KCMG was Premier of New South Wales from 5 January 1883 to 7 October 1885.-Early years:Stuart was born at Edinburgh, the son of Alexander Stuart and his wife Mary, née McKnight. Stuart was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and attended the University of Edinburgh, but did not...

Illawarra
Electoral district of Illawarra
Illawarra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was originally created in 1859, replacing East Camden. It was replaced by Wollongong in 1904 and recreated in 1927. In 1968, it was abolished and partly replaced by Kembla. In 1971,...

1874–1885
Suttor, Francis BathurstFrancis Bathurst Suttor
Francis Bathurst Suttor
Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor was an Australian pastoralist, politician, and sheep and horse breeder.-Early life:...

Bathurst 1875–1890
Sutherland, JohnJohn Sutherland 6 Redfern
Electoral district of Redfern
Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern...

1860–1881, 1882–1889
Tarrant, HarmanHarman Tarrant Kiama
Electoral district of Kiama
Kiama is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gareth Ward of the Liberal Party of Australia. This electorate is named after the Municipality of Kiama in the Illawarra, which is at the centre...

1880–1887
Teece, WilliamWilliam Teece Goulburn
Electoral district of Goulburn
Goulburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Pru Goward of the Liberal Party of Australia....

1872–1880
Terry, SamuelSamuel Terry 7 Mudgee
Electoral district of Mudgee
Mudgee was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales first created in 1859, partly replacing Wellington and Bligh and named after and including Mudgee. Following the abolition of Goldfields West in 1880, it elected three members simultaneously,...

1859–1869, 1871–1881
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:...

 1
Queanbeyan
Electoral district of Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Queanbeyan area. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern Boroughs...

1877–1881
Tooth, RobertRobert Tooth
Robert Tooth
Robert Tooth was one of three brothers of Sydney's Tooth brewery family. He built two of Sydney's grandest houses, Cranbrook House and The Swifts.-Early life:...

Monaro
Electoral district of Monaro
Monaro is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Barilaro of the National Party of Australia....

1880–1884
Trickett, WilliamWilliam Trickett Paddington 1880–1885, 1887
Turner, WilliamWilliam Turner 8 Northumberland
Electoral district of Northumberland
Northumberland was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County. It elected two members simultaneously between 1880 and 1887 and three members between 1887 and 1894...

1877, 1880-1881
Vaughn, RobertRobert Vaughn Grenfell
Electoral district of Grenfell
Grenfell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, partly replacing Lachlan, and named after and including Grenfell. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation.-Members for...

1880–1894
Watson, JamesJames Watson Young
Electoral district of Young
Young was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Young area. It elected two members between 1880 to 1894 and one member from 1894 to 1904, when it was replaced by Burrangong. Young was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1981.-Members for...

1869–1882, 1884–1885
Watson, WilliamWilliam Watson Young
Electoral district of Young
Young was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Young area. It elected two members between 1880 to 1894 and one member from 1894 to 1904, when it was replaced by Burrangong. Young was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1981.-Members for...

1880–1885
Webb, EdmundEdmund Webb 9 East Macquarie
Electoral district of East Macquarie
East Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894, in the Bathurst region. It was represented by two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.-Members for East Macquarie:...

1869–1874, 1878-1881
Wilkinson, RobertRobert Wilkinson Balranald
Electoral district of Balranald
Balranald was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established from part of Lachlan and Lower Darling in 1859 and named after and including Balranald. From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. In 1894, it was abolished and partly replaced...

1880–1894
Wilson, AlexanderAlexander Wilson Murray
Electoral district of Murray (New South Wales)
Murray was an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was a single-member electorate from 1859 to 1920, but from 1920 to 1927 it was merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga to create a three-member electorate, voting by proportional representation. It was recreated as a...

1880-1885, 1887-1889
Wisdom, RobertRobert Wisdom Morpeth
Electoral district of Morpeth
Morpeth was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and partly replacing Northumberland Boroughs and including Morpeth. It was abolished in 1894.-Members for Morpeth:...

1859–1872, 1874–1887
Withers, GeorgeGeorge Withers South Sydney
Electoral district of South Sydney
South Sydney was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1880 to 1894, covering the southern part of the current Sydney central business district, Haymarket, Surry Hills, Moore Park and Chippendale, bordered by George Street, Broadway,...

1880–1885, 1887-1889
Wright, FrancisFrancis Wright 6 Redfern
Electoral district of Redfern
Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern...

1882–1885, 1889–1903
Young, JamesJames Young Hastings and Manning
Electoral district of Hastings and Manning
Hastings and Manning was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1894. Created to succeed Hastings, it elected two members with voters casting two votes and the two leading candidates being elected...

1880–1901, 1904-1907

1 Queanbeyan
Electoral district of Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Queanbeyan area. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern Boroughs...

 MLA James 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:...

 resigned in January 1881. The resulting by-election on 21 January 1881 was won by Thomas Rutledge.
2 Carcoar
Electoral district of Carcoar
Carcoar was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the Lithgow area and named after Carcoar. It replaced part of Western Boroughs and part of Bathurst . From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. It was...

 MLA Ezekial Baker was expelled from the Assembly after he had been found to have fraudulently dealt with trust funds. The resulting by-election was won by George Campbell on 1 December 1881.
3 Newtown
Electoral district of Newtown
Newtown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Newtown. It elected one member from 1859 to 1880, two members from 1880 to 1885, three members from 1885 to 1891...

 MLA Steven Brown was elevated 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...

 in November 1881. The resulting by-election on 1 December 1881 was won by Joseph Mitchell.
4 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 Phillip Myers died on 16 November 1881. The resulting by-election was won by John Gannon on 9 December 1881.
5 Yass Plains
Electoral district of Yass Plains
Yass Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894. It largely replaced the electoral district of King and Georgiana. It was renamed Yass in 1894.-Members for Yass Plains:...

 MLA Michael Fitzpatrick died on 10 December 1881. The resulting by-election was won by Louis Heydon on 10 January 1882.
6 Redfern
Electoral district of Redfern
Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern...

 MLA John Sutherland was elevated 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...

 in December 1881. The resulting by-election on 11 January 1882 was won by Francis Wright.
7 Mudgee
Electoral district of Mudgee
Mudgee was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales first created in 1859, partly replacing Wellington and Bligh and named after and including Mudgee. Following the abolition of Goldfields West in 1880, it elected three members simultaneously,...

 MLA Samuel Terry was elevated 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...

 in December 1881. The resulting by-election on 20 January 1882 was won by John Robertson.
8 Northumberland
Electoral district of Northumberland
Northumberland was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Newcastle area and named after Northumberland County. It elected two members simultaneously between 1880 and 1887 and three members between 1887 and 1894...

 MLA William Turner resigned in January 1882. He was a candidate supported by the local coal miners, however the miner's subscriptions were insufficient for him to stay in the Assembly. The resulting by-election was won by Thomas Hungerford on 18 January 1882.
9 East Macquarie
Electoral district of East Macquarie
East Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894, in the Bathurst region. It was represented by two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.-Members for East Macquarie:...

 MLA Edmund Webb was elevated 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...

 in January 1882. The resulting by-election on 19 January 1882 was won by Alfred Pechey.
10 Wentworth
Electoral district of Wentworth
Wentworth was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1880 and partly replacing Lachlan and named after and including Wentworth. From 1885 until the creation of Sturt in 1889, it elected two members. It was abolished in...

 MLA William Brodribb was elevated 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...

 in January 1882. The resulting by-election on 23 January 1882 was won by Edwin Quin.
11 Tenterfield
Electoral district of Tenterfield
Tenterfield was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing New England and Macleay, and named after, and including, Tenterfield. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was...

 MLA John Dillon resigned in January 1882. The resulting by-election was won by Augustus Fraser on 6 February 1882.
12 East Macquarie
Electoral district of East Macquarie
East Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894, in the Bathurst region. It was represented by two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.-Members for East Macquarie:...

 MLA Alfred Pechey died on 5 June 1882. The resulting by-election on 11 July 1882 was won by Harman Tarrant.
13 Tumut
Electoral district of Tumut
Tumut was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904 in the Tumut area. It was replaced by Wynyard.-Members for Tumut:...

 MLA James Hoskins resigned in September 1882 to take a recuperative sea voyage. The resulting by-election on 17 October 1882 was won by Thomas O'Mara.
14 Gundagai
Electoral district of Gundagai
Gundagai was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904 in the Gundagai area. It was replaced by Wynyard.-Members for Gundagai:...

 MLA William Forster died on 30 October 1882. The resulting by-election on 23 November 1882 was won by Bruce Smith .


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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