Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 12th parliament of New South Wales held their seats between from 1885 to 1887.[1] [2] Elections for the twelfth Legislative Assembly were held between 16 and 31 October 1885 with parliament first meeting on 17 November 1885. The Assembly was expanded from 113 to 122 members elected in 37 single member electorates, 24 two member electorates, 7 three member electorate and 4 four member electorates. The parliament had a maximum term of 3 years but was dissolved on 26 January 1886 after 14 months. The Premiers during this parliament were George Dibbs until 22 December 1885, Sir John Robertson until 26 February 1886, Sir Patrick Jennings until 20 January 1887 and Sir Henry Parkes.
| Name | Electorate | Years in office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880–1901 | |||
| 1880–1891 | |||
| 1870-1877 1879-1881 1884-1887 | |||
| 1877-1880 1882-1894 | |||
| 1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900 | |||
| 1880–1886 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1877-1882 1885-1892 | |||
| 1875–1898 | |||
| 1885–1889 | |||
| 1880–1904 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1880-1882 1884-1891 1892-1894 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1861–1869, 1872–1891 | |||
| 1882–1887 | |||
| 1874–1885 1887-1889 1894-1896 | |||
| 1868–1869 1880-1886 | |||
| 1880–1892 | |||
| 1885–1901 | |||
| 1869–1894, 1895–1904 | |||
| 1880–1889 | |||
| 1885–1887 1890-1898 | |||
| 1886–1894 | |||
| 1877-1880 1882-1887 | |||
| 1877–1883, 1883–1895, 1895–1900 | |||
| 1880–1887 | |||
| 1885–1891 | |||
| 1882–1891 | |||
| 1874–1882 1885-1887 | |||
| 1885–1894 | |||
| 1874–1889 | |||
| 1874–1877, 1882–1895 | |||
| 1885–1901 | |||
| 1882–1891 | |||
| 1880–1887 | |||
| 1885–1901 | |||
| 1880–1891 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1880–1882 1885-1888 | |||
| 1885–1891 | |||
| 1880–1898 | |||
| 1860–1871, 1872–1891 | |||
| 1880–1894 | |||
| 1882–1888 | |||
| 1885–1904 | |||
| 1882–1898 | |||
| 1884–1887 | |||
| 1886–1901 | |||
| 1885–1891 1894-1904 | |||
| 1885–1904 | |||
| 1880-1882 1885-1889 | |||
| 1882–1886 | |||
| 1885–1887 1889-1895 | |||
| 1880–1894 | |||
| 1882–1887 | |||
| 1875-1875 1877-1882 1885-1887 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1885–1894 | |||
| 1885–1889 | |||
| 1869–1872 1880-1887 | |||
| 1885–1891 1894-1898 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1885–1889 | |||
| 1880–1882, 1885–1887 1889-1904 | |||
| 1884–1920 | |||
| 1880–1889, 1889–1913 | |||
| 1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885-1887 | |||
| 1884–1887 | |||
| 1880–1901 | |||
| 1885–1887 1891 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1882–1894 | |||
| 1877–1888 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1880–1887 1889-1894 | |||
| 1885–1889 1894-1910 | |||
| 1885–1889 1891-1894 1895-1901 | |||
| 1877-1891 1900-1904 | |||
| 1882–1887 | |||
| 1885–1910 | |||
| 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895 | |||
| 1885–1888, 1891–1900 1907-1913 | |||
| 1880–1887 | |||
| 1880–1887 | |||
| 1882–1887 | |||
| 1880-1884 1885-1901 | |||
| 1879-1882 1885-1887 | |||
| 1882–1890 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870, 1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886 | |||
| 1880–1904 | |||
| 1880–1891 | |||
| 1885–1886 1898-1901 | |||
| 1885–1886 | |||
| 1880–1904 | |||
| 1877-1880 1885-1887 1889-1891 | |||
| 1880-1885 1887-1895 | |||
| 1885–1887 1901-1907 | |||
| 1870–1889 | |||
| 1882–1898 1900 | |||
| 1877-1887 1895-1904 | |||
| 1869–1872 1882-1887 | |||
| 1885–1889 | |||
| 1882–1887 | |||
| 1885–1886 | |||
| 1882–1891 | |||
| 1875-1887 1891-1894 1898-1900 | |||
| 1860–1881, 1882–1889 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1882–1887 | |||
| 1880–1887 | |||
| 1882–1887 1890-1891 | |||
| 1882–1894 | |||
| 1872–1890 | |||
| 1885–1891 | |||
| 1885–1891 | |||
| 1880–1887 | |||
| 1880–1894 | |||
| 1886–1895 | |||
| 1885–1894 | |||
| 1880–1882 1885 | |||
| 1882–1887 | |||
| 1880–1894 | |||
| 1885–1889 | |||
| 1885–1887 | |||
| 1859–1872, 1874–1887 | |||
| 1880–1901 1904-1907 | |||
| 1885–1887 |
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.