Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1912–1915 explained

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1912 to 1915

It was the fourth Legislative Council to be fully determined by provisions of the (State) Constitution Act 779 of 1901, which provided for, inter alia, a reduction in the number of seats from 24 to 18, realignment of District borders to encompass Assembly electorates, six-year terms (one half of the Council retiring every three years), and elections held jointly with the House of Assembly.[1]

The North-Eastern district was renamed "Midland" from 1912

Name DistrictPartyTime in office
Northern 1888–1915
Northern Liberal 1894–1923
Southern Liberal 1910–1944
Southern Liberal 1905–1915
Midland Liberal 1891–1896, 1900–1913
Midland Liberal 1913–1944
Midland Liberal 1912–1941
Northern Liberal 1897–1918
Central 1912–1933
Central Labor 1910–1915
Northern Liberal 1898–1923
Midland Liberal 1900–1918
Midland Liberal 1900–1933
Southern Liberal 1891–1932
Central Labor 1910–1918
Central Labor 1912–1918
Southern Liberal 1901–1921
Central Labor 1907–1921
Central Labor 1906–1918

Liberal MLC John Duncan died on 8 October 1913. Liberal candidate David Gordon won the resulting by-election on 15 November.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: The New Constitution Act . . Adelaide . 8 March 1902 . 25 October 2014 . 15 . National Library of Australia. This article clearly lays out changes brought about by the Act, includes voter statistics and certain criticisms.