Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1864–1869


Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the fifth parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1864 until 1869. The 1864–65 election was held between 22 November 1864 and 10 January 1865 with parliament first meeting on 24 January 1865. The Speaker was John Hay until 31 October 1865 and then William Arnold.
NameElectorateYears in office
Alexander, MauriceMaurice AlexanderGoulburn1861–1872
Arnold, William MunningsWilliam ArnoldPaterson1856–1875
Bell Jr., ArchibaldArchibald Bell[|20]Upper Hunter1868–1872
Brown, Edward GeorgeEdward Brown10Tumut1866–1872, 1891–1894
Brown, Stephen CampbellStephen BrownNewtown1864–1881
Buchanan, DavidDavid Buchanan[|19]East Macquarie1860–1862, 1864–1867, 1869–1877, 1879–1885, 1888–1889
Burdekin, MarshallMarshall Burdekin8,16Williams, East Sydney1863–1866, 1867–1869
Burns, John FitzgeraldJohn BurnsHunter1861–1869, 1872–1891
Byrnes, JamesJames ByrnesParramatta1858–1861, 1864–1872
Caldwell, JohnJohn Caldwell13East Sydney1860–1866
Campbell, JamesJames CampbellMorpeth1864–1874
Campbell, WilliamWilliam Campbell23West Sydney1868–1869, 1880–1886
Church, WalterWalter Church25Goldfields West1869–1872
Cooper, TheophilusTheophilus CooperNew England1864–1869
Cowper, CharlesSir Charles Cowper16East Sydney1856–1859, 1860–1870
Cowper Jr., CharlesCharles Cowper, Jr.10Tumut1860–1866
Cummings, WilliamWilliam CummingsEast Macquarie1859–1874
Cunneen, JamesJames CunneenHawkesbury1860–1869, 1872–1877
Dangar, ThomasThomas Dangar Jr.3Gwydir1865–1885, 1887–1890
Darvall, JohnJohn Darvall[|4]West Sydney1859–1865
De Salis, Leopold FaneLeopold De SalisQueanbeyan1864–1869
Dignam, PhillipPhillip DignamArgyle1864–1869
Dodds, AlexanderAlexander DoddsEast Maitland1864–1872
Donnelly, StephenStephen Donnelly[|15]Goldfields West1864–1866
Driver, RichardRichard DriverWest Macquarie1860–1880
Eagar, GeoffreyGeoffrey Eagar4West Sydney1863–1864, 1865–1869
Eckford, JosephJoseph EckfordWollombi1860–1872, 1877–1882
Egan, DanielDaniel EganEden1856–1870
Faucett, PeterPeter Faucett[|6]Yass Plains1856–1859, 1860, 1861–1865
Farnell, James SquireJames FarnellParramatta1860–1860, 1864–1885, 1887–1888
Forlonge, WilliamWilliam Forlonge18Orange1864–1867
Forster, WilliamWilliam ForsterHastings1856–1860, 1861–1864, 1864–1869, 1869–1874,
1875–1876, 1880–1882
Garrett, ThomasThomas GarrettShoalhaven1860–1871, 1872–1891
Gordon, HughHugh GordonTenterfield1861–1869
Grahame, WilliamWilliam Grahame2Monaro1865–1869, 1872–1874
Hannell, JamesJames HannellNewcastle1860–1869, 1872–1874
Hart, JamesJohn HartEast Sydney1859–1872
Hay, JohnJohn Hay17Central Cumberland1856–1857, 1858–1864, 1864–1867
Hill, RichardRichard Hill22Canterbury1868–1877
Hoskins, JamesJames Hoskins21Goldfields North1859–1863, 1868–1882
Hurley, JohnJohn HurleyNarellan1859–1860, 1864–1880
Isaacs, RobertRobert Isaacs6Yass Plains1865–1869
Joseph, SamuelSamuel Joseph23West Sydney1864–1868
Josephson, JoshuaJoshua Josephson26Braidwood1864–1869
Kelly, MichaelMichael Kelly26Braidwood1869–1870
Kemp, JamesJames Kemp14Bathurst1864–1866
Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey17Central Cumberland1860–1864, 1867–1880
Landale, RobertRobert LandaleMurray1864–1869
Lang, John DunmoreJohn Dunmore LangWest Sydney1859–1869
Laycock, JohnJohn Laycock[|11]Clarence1859–1866
Lee, BenjaminBenjamin LeeWest Maitland1864–1874
Lord, GeorgeGeorge LordBogan1856–1877
Lloyd, JohnJohn LloydLiverpool Plains1864–1869
Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas[|1]Canterbury Hartley1860–1869, 1871–1880
Lyons, SamuelSamuel Lyons24Central Cumberland1859–1860, 1868–1869
Macleay, William JohnWilliam MacleayMurrumbidgee1856–1874
Macpherson, AllanAllan Macpherson24Central Cumberland1863–1868
Manton, Fredeick JulianFrederick Manton8,[|9]Williams1866
Martin, JamesSir James Martin2Lachlan, Monaro1856, 1857–1860, 1862–1873
Mate, ThomasThomas MateHume1860–1869
McKay, GeorgeGeorge McKay18Orange1867–1869
Morrice, JohnJohn MorriceCamden1860–1872
Neale, JamesJames NealeEast Sydney1864–1874
Nowlan, JohnJohn Nowlan9Williams1866–1874
Oatley, JamesJames OatleyCanterbury1864–1869
Osborne, PatrickPatrick Osborne12Illawarra1864–1866
Parkes, HenryHenry ParkesKiama1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895
Pemell, JamesJames Pemell1,22Canterbury1859–1860, 1865–1869
Phelps, JosephJoseph PhelpsBalranald1864–1877
Pickering, GeorgeGeorge Pickering21Goldfields North1865–1868
Piddington, WilliamWilliam PiddingtonHawkesbury1856–1877
Roberts, RichardRichard RobertsCamden1864–1869
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson5,7,11West Sydney, Clarence1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,
1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886
Rodd, JamesJames RoddGoldfields South1865–1869, 1872–1874
Ryan, JamesJames RyanNepean1860–1872
Samuel, SaulSaul SamuelWellington1859–1860, 1862–1872
Smart, ThomasThomas SmartGlebe1860–1869
Stewart, JohnJohn Stewart12Illawarra1866–1869, 1871–1871
Stewart, RobertRobert Stewart13East Sydney1860–1864, 1866–1869
Stimpson, BarnardBarnard StimpsonCarcoar1864–1869
Sutherland, JohnJohn SutherlandPaddington1860–1881, 1882–1889
Suttor, JohnJohn Suttor19East Macquarie1867–1872
Suttor Sr., WilliamWilliam Suttor14Bathurst1856–1859, 1860–1864, 1866–1872
Terry, SamuelSamuel TerryMudgee1859–1869, 1871–1881
Thornton, GeorgeGeorge Thornton15,25Goldfields West1858–1859, 1867–1868
Tighe, AtkinsonAtkinson TigheNorthumberland1862–1869, 1882–1884
Tunks, WilliamWilliam TunksSt Leonards1864–1874
Walker, WilliamWilliam WalkerWindsor1860–1869
White, JamesJames White20Upper Hunter1864–1868
Wilson, John BowieJohn WilsonPatrick's Plains1859–1872
Windeyer, William CharlesWilliam Windeyer7West Sydney1859–1862, 1866–1872, 1876–1879
Wisdom, RobertRobert WisdomLower Hunter1859–1872, 1874–1887

By-elections
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.
#ElectorateDeparting MemberReason for By-electionDate of By-electionWinner of By-election
1CanterburyLucas, JohnJohn LucasElected to two seats24 2 1865Pemell, JamesJames Pemell
2MonaroMartin, JamesJames MartinElected to two seats10 4 1865Grahame, WilliamWilliam Grahame
3GwydirDangar, ThomasThomas Dangar Jr.Position of profit under the crown29 6 1865Dangar, ThomasThomas Dangar Jr.
4West SydneyDarvall, JohnJohn DarvallRetired to England7 7 1865Eagar, GeoffreyGeoffrey Eagar
5West SydneyRobertson, JohnJohn RobertsonFinancial Difficulty20 10 1865Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson
6Yass PlainsFaucett, PeterPeter FaucettAppointed as a judge in the New South Wales Supreme Court6 11 1865Isaacs, RobertRobert Isaacs
7West SydneyRobertson, JohnJohn RobertsonMinisterial by-election17 1 1866Windeyer, William CharlesWilliam Charles Windeyer
8WilliamsBurdekin, MarshallMarshall BurdekinMinisterial by-election22 1 1866Manton, Frederick JulianFrederick Manton
9WilliamsManton, Frederick JulianFrederick MantonFinancial Difficulty19 4 1866Nowlan, JohnJohn Nowlan
10TumutCowper Jr., CharlesCharles Cowper, Jr.Absent from parliament without leave20 8 1866Brown, Edward GeorgeEdward Brown
11ClarenceLaycock, JohnJohn LaycockCause of resignation is unknown27 8 1866Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson
12IllawarraOsborne, PatrickPatrick OsborneProlonged trip to England6 9 1866Stewart, JohnJohn Stewart
13East SydneyCaldwell, JohnJohn CaldwellFinancial Difficulty24 9 1866Stewart, RobertRobert Stewart
14BathurstKemp, JamesJames KempCause of resignation is unknown24 12 1866Suttor Sr., WilliamWilliam Suttor
15Goldfields WestDonnelly, StephenStephen DonnellyCause of resignation is unknown26 2 1867Thornton, GeorgeGeorge Thornton
16East SydneyCowper, CharlesSir Charles CowperFinancial Difficulty20 3 1867Burdekin, MarshallMarshall Burdekin
17Central CumberlandHay, JohnJohn HayAppointed to the Legislative Council27 6 1867Lackey, JohnJohn Lackey
18OrangeForlonge, WilliamWilliam ForlongeFinancial Difficulty1 7 1867McKay, GeorgeGeorge McKay
19East MacquarieBuchanan, DavidDavid BuchananTraveled to England to study for the bar26 8 1867Suttor, John BlighJohn Suttor
20Upper HunterWhite, JamesJames WhiteProlonged trip to England6 6 1868Bell, ArchibaldArchibald Bell
21Goldfields NorthPickering, GeorgeGeorge PickeringCause of resignation is unknown6 7 1868Hoskins, JamesJames Hoskins
22CanterburyPemell, JamesJames PemellCause of resignation is unknown19 9 1868Hill, RichardRichard Hill
23West SydneyJoseph, SamuelSamuel JosephProlonged trip to England15 12 1868Campbell, WilliamWilliam Campbell
24Central CumberlandMacpherson, AllanAllan MacphersonCause of resignation is unknown17 12 1868Lyons, SamuelSamuel Lyons
25Goldfields WestThornton, GeorgeGeorge ThorntonLengthy trip to England15 2 1869Church, WalterWalter Church
26BraidwoodJosephson, JoshuaJoshua JosephsonAppointed a district court judge25 9 1869Kelly, MichaelMichael Kelly