Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1857–1861 explained

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1857 to February 1861.

This was the first Legislative Council to be elected under the new Constitution, which provided for a house consisting of eighteen members to be elected from the whole State acting as one Electoral District; that six members, selected by lot, should be replaced at General Elections after four years, another six to be replaced four years later and thenceforth each member should have a term of twelve years.[1] [2] [3]

NameTime in officeTerm expiresPreviously represented / Notes
1851– Feb. 1865 Barossa
1857– Feb. 1869
1851–1853
1857–1861
1865–1869
Feb. 1861 Light
1851–1861
1863–1872
Feb. 1861 Mount Barker
1855– Feb. 1873 Non-Official nominee
Charles Davies MD 1857– Feb. 1865
1857– Feb. 1869
1855– Feb. 1865 Non-Official nominee
1855– Feb. 1873
1855–1859 Feb 1861 Official nominee (Surveyor-General). Resigned August 1859
1851–1855, 1857–1859 Feb. 1861 Non-Official nominee. Vacated seat August 1859 to take position of Supreme Court judge.
1851– Feb. 1869 Port Adelaide
1851– Feb. 1865 Non-Official nominee
1857–1863 Feb. 1865
1857–1867 Feb. 1873
1855– Feb. 1869
1855– Feb. 1865 Non-Official nominee
1860–1863 Feb. 1869 elected April 1860 to fill vacancy; seat declared vacant June 1863
1860– Feb. 1869 elected April 1860 to fill vacancy
1851–1861 Feb. 1861 Stanley

Notes and References

  1. News: Colonial Constitutions . . Adelaide . 16 March 1857 . 28 August 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: The New Parliament . . Adelaide . 26 March 1857 . 27 August 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Our First Parliament . . Adelaide . 8 March 1930 . 28 August 2014 . 15 . National Library of Australia.