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First Parliament of South Australia
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Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of South Australia
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term22 April 1857 (1857-04-22) – 1 March 1860 (1860-03-01)
Election9 March 1857
Legislative Council
Members18
PresidentJames Hurtle Fisher
House of Assembly
Members36
SpeakerGeorge Strickland Kingston
Sessions
1st22 April 1857 – 27 January 1858
2nd27 August 1858 – 24 December 1858
3rd29 April 1859 – 1 September 1859

The 1st 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

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Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Membership

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Legislative Council

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Further information: Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1857–1861

All 18 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 9 March 1857.

House of Assembly

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Further information: Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1857–1860

All 36 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 9 March 1857.

Changes in membership

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Legislative Council

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Before Change After
Member Type Date Date Member
Arthur Henry Freeling Resigned 30 August 1859 Vacant
Edward Castres Gwynne Failure to attend 30 August 1859 Vacant

House of Assembly

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Seat Before Change After
Member Type Date Date Member
Barossa Horace Dean Unseated 7 May 1857 13 June 1857 William Bakewell
Yatala Charles Simeon Hare Resigned 12 May 1857 5 June 1857 Richard Bullock Andrews
East Torrens George Marsden Waterhouse Resigned 8 September 1857 6 October 1857 Lavington Glyde
Onkaparinga William Bower Dawes Resigned 24 November 1857 23 December 1857 William Townsend
Victoria Robert Rowland Leake Resigned 8 December 1857 5 January 1858 George Charles Hawker
Encounter Bay Benjamin Herschel Babbage Resigned 17 December 1857 15 January 1858 Henry Bull Templer Strangways
Light Carrington Smedley Resigned 23 December 1857 8 February 1858 William Henry Maturin
East Torrens Charles Bonney Resigned 26 January 1858 6 April 1858 John Henry Barrow
Mount Barker Friedrich Eduard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff Resigned 12 March 1858 16 September 1858 William Rogers
City of Adelaide Robert Richard Torrens Accepted office of profit 1 July 1858 16 September 1858 Judah Moss Solomon
Light William Henry Maturin Accepted office of profit 1 July 1858 9 September 1858 David Shannon
The Burra and Clare Morris Lyon Marks Resigned 2 August 1858 9 September 1858 Edward McEllister
Port Adelaide John Bristow Hughes Resigned 24 September 1858 11 October 1858 Edward Gascoigne Collinson
City of Adelaide William Henville Burford Resigned 29 April 1859 13 May 1859 William Owen
Port Adelaide John Hart, sen. Absent without leave 23 August 1859 Vacant
Flinders Marshall MacDermott Accepted office of profit 1 September 1859 Vacant
The Burra and Clare Edward John Peake Accepted office of profit 1 October 1859 Vacant

See also

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References

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