7th Parliament of South Australia

Seventh Parliament of South Australia
6th 8th
Old Parliament House (1872)
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of South Australia
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term14 December 1871 – 14 January 1875
Election14–27 December 1871
Legislative Council
Members18
PresidentJohn Morphett
(until 1873)
William Milne
(from 1873)
House of Assembly
Members36
SpeakerGeorge Strickland Kingston
Sessions
1st19 January 1872 – 30 November 1872
2nd25 July 1873 – 18 December 1873
3rd30 April 1874 – 6 November 1874

The 7th Parliament of South Australia was a meeting of the legislative branch of the South Australian state government, composed of the South Australian Legislative Council and the South Australian House of Assembly.

Leadership

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Membership

Legislative Council

Until 3 April 1873

Members elected in 1869 are marked with an asterisk (*).

From 3 April 1873

7 of the 18 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 3 April 1873. Members elected in 1873 are marked with an asterisk (*).

House of Assembly

All 36 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 14–27 December 1871.

Changes of membership

Legislative Council

Before Change After
Member Type Date Date Member
John Baker Died 29 November 1872 Vacant
John Bentham Neales Died 26 August 1873 22 September 1873 William Sandover

House of Assembly

Seat Before Change After
Member Type Date Date Member
Encounter Bay William Edward Everard Unseated 2 February 1872 29 February 1872 William Rogers
Encounter Bay Thomas Reynolds Unseated 2 February 1872 29 February 1872 Thomas Reynolds
The Burra John Hart, sen. Died 28 January 1873 3 April 1873 Rowland Rees
Victoria John Riddoch Resigned 28 April 1873 29 May 1873 James Park Dawson Laurie
Victoria Edwin Henry Derrington Resigned 6 May 1873 17 June 1873 Thomas Wilde Boothby
Encounter Bay Thomas Reynolds Resigned 28 August 1873 5 September 1873 Arthur Fydell Lindsay
Light Mountifort Longfield Conner Resigned 11 September 1873 18 September 1873 Randolph Isham Stow
The Sturt John Henry Barrow Died 22 August 1874 7 September 1874 William Mair

See also

References

  • "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.