Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1895 to 1898 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the election on 24 July 1895 and the election on 27 July 1898.[1] The President was Sir John Lackey.[7]
A loose party system had emerged in the Legislative Assembly at this time, there was no real party structure in the Council.
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edit- ^ a b Benjamin Backhouse was appointed on 8 August 1895 and took his seat on the same day.[2]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 8 members were appointed on 8 August 1895,[2] and took their seats on 13 August 1895.
- ^ a b Alexander Kethel was appointed on 8 August 1895,[2] and took his seat on 21 August 1895.
- ^ a b Edmund Barton was appointed on 8 May 1897,[3] and took his seat on 12 May 1897.
- ^ a b c d e Edmund Barton, Samuel Lees and Daniel O'Connor resigned on 18 July 1898 to contest the 1898 Legislative Assembly election.
- ^ a b Charles Heydon resigned on 22 March 1898, having been appointed as an acting judge of Supreme Court,[4] but was re-appointed on 10 May once those duties had concluded.[5]
- ^ a b Charles Goodchap died on 20 October 1896.
- ^ a b Edward Combes died on 18 October 1895.
- ^ a b Sir Patrick Jennings died on 11 July 1897.
- ^ a b The seat of Harman Tarrant was declared vacant due to absence on 12 May 1896.[6]
- ^ a b William Laidley died on 14 February 1897.
- ^ a b Richard O'Connor resigned on 16 July 1898 to contest the 1898 Legislative Assembly election.
- ^ a b John Davies died on 23 May 1896.
- ^ a b George Lloyd died on 25 December 1897.
- ^ a b Richard Hill died on 19 August 1895.
- ^ a b John Stewart died on 13 August 1895.
- ^ a b Leopold De Salis resigned on 5 January 1898.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Backhouse appointed,[a] 8 appointed,[b] Kethel appointed,[c] Barton appointed,[d] 3 resigned,[e] C Heydon resigned,[f] Goodchap died,[g] Combes died,[h] Jennings died,[i] Tarrant vacated,[j] Laidley died,[k] R O'Connor resigned,[l] Davies died,[m] Lloyd died,[n] Hill died,[o] Stewart died,[p] De Salis resigned,[q]
References
edit- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 528. 8 August 1895. p. 5075. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Edmund Barton appointed to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 375. 8 May 1897. p. 3255. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Appointment Charles Gilbert Heydon QC to act as a Judge". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 252. 22 March 1898. p. 2326. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Charles Heydon summoned to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 399. 10 May 1898. p. 3615. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Seat vacated". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Council. 12 May 1896. p. 3.
- ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[r]