Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_1891–1894

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1891–1894

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1891–1894

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 15th parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1891 to 1894 They were elected at the 1891 colonial election between 17 June and 3 July 1891.[1][2] The Speaker was Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott.[3]

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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.[5]

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Notes

  1. The 35 Labour candidates elected at this election were the first Labour candidates elected in the Australasian colonies. Due to poor party organisation and disputes over the meaning of the solidarity pledge and the fiscal question, the party caucus split almost from the day of its first meeting. The membership of caucus was extremely fluid with some members (here indicated as Independent Labour) accepting a modified pledge that bound them to vote for the party platform. The second party designations are those for which the member stood at the 1894 election.
  2. Joseph Palmer Abbott had been elected as a Protectionist however on his appointment as Speaker in 1890 he was listed as an independent.[4]
  3. Labour was led by a steering committee of 5,George Black, Joseph Cook, Jack FitzGerald, Thomas Houghton and William Sharp,[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] until 1893 when Joseph Cook became the leader of the party.
  4. "The Labor Caucus". The Evening News. 14 July 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 6 October 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "The Labour representatives in Parliament". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 6 October 2021 – via Trove.

References

  1. [1]
    Green, Antony. "Results of the 1891 colonial election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Former Members". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. [4]
    Green, Antony. "1891 Wentworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. [5]
    Green, Antony. "Results of 1891–94 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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