This is a list of
members of the South Australian House of Assembly
This is a list of state elections in South Australia for the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, consisting of the House of Assembly ( lower house) and the Legislative Council (upper house).
See also
* List of South Australian House of A ...
from 1899 to 1902, as elected at the
1899 colonial election:
The
Federation of Australia
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia (which also governed what is now the Northern Territory), and Western A ...
occurred on 1 January 1901, resulting in South Australia changing from a colony to a state of the new nation during this term of parliament. Seven members of the House of Assembly were elected to the new
Parliament of Australia
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at the
1901 federal election, resulting in by-elections for their state seats.
: Encounter Bay MHA
Charles Tucker was unseated by the Court of Disputed Returns on 6 July 1899. He was re-elected at the
resulting by-election on 29 July.
: West Adelaide MHA
Charles Kingston
Charles Cameron Kingston (22 October 1850 – 11 May 1908) was an Australian politician. From 1893 to 1899 he was a radical liberal Premier of South Australia, occupying this office with the support of Labor, which in the House of Assembly ...
resigned on 7 February 1900.
Bill Denny won the
resulting by-election on 17 March.
: Northern Territory MHA
Walter Griffiths
Walter Griffiths (4 July 1867 – 4 September 1900) was a politician in the Northern Territory of Australia. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1893 to 1900, representing the Northern Territory electorate.
Backgro ...
died on 4 September 1900.
Charles Edward Herbert
Charles Edward Herbert (12 June 1860 – 21 January 1929) was an Australian politician and judge. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1900 to 1905, representing the electorate of Electoral district of Northern Territor ...
won the
resulting by-election on 20 October.
: West Adelaide MHA
Lee Batchelor
Egerton Lee Batchelor (10 April 1865 – 8 October 1911) was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was a pioneer of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in South Australia, which at the time was known as the United Labor Party (ULP). He w ...
vacated his seat when he was seated in the first
Parliament of Australia
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on 9 May 1901.
Francis Bernard Keogh won the
resulting by-election on 1 June.
: North Adelaide MHA
Paddy Glynn
Patrick McMahon Glynn KC (25 August 1855 – 28 October 1931) was an Irish-Australian lawyer and politician. He served in the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1919, and was a government minister under three prime ministers, as Attorney-Gen ...
vacated his seat when he was seated in the first
Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia (officially the Federal Parliament, also called the Commonwealth Parliament) is the legislature, legislative branch of the government of Australia. It consists of three elements: the monarch (represented by the ...
on 9 May 1901.
Hugh Robert Dixson
Sir Hugh Robert Denison, originally Hugh Robert Dixson (11 November 1865 – 25 November 1940) was a businessman, parliamentarian and philanthropist in South Australia and later New South Wales. He was a member of the South Australian House ...
won the
resulting by-election on 1 June.
: Barossa MHA
John Downer
Sir John William Downer, KCMG, KC (6 July 1843 – 2 August 1915) was an Australian politician who served two terms as Premier of South Australia, from 1885 to 1887 and again from 1892 to 1893. He later entered federal politics and served as ...
vacated his seat when he was seated in the first
Parliament of Australia
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on 9 May 1901.
E. H. Coombe won the
resulting by-election on 8 June.
: Burra MHA
Frederick Holder
Sir Frederick William Holder (12 May 185023 July 1909) was an Australian politician. He was Premier of South Australia from June to October 1892 and again from 1899 to 1901. He was a prominent member of the inaugural Parliament of Australia fo ...
vacated his seat when he was seated in the first
Parliament of Australia
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on 9 May 1901.
William Russell won the
resulting by-election on 8 June.
: Gumeracha MHA
Thomas Playford vacated his seat when he was seated in the first
Parliament of Australia
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on 9 May 1901.
William Jamieson won the
resulting by-election on 1 June.
: Flinders MHA
Alexander Poynton
Alexander Poynton OBE (8 August 1853 – 9 January 1935) was an Australian politician. He held ministerial office under Prime Minister Billy Hughes, serving as Treasurer (1916–1917), Minister for Home and Territories (1920–1921), and Pos ...
vacated his seat when he was seated in the first
Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia (officially the Federal Parliament, also called the Commonwealth Parliament) is the legislature, legislative branch of the government of Australia. It consists of three elements: the monarch (represented by the ...
on 9 May 1901.
William Tennant Mortlock
William Tennant Mortlock (1858 – 17 August 1913) was a South Australian grazier and politician.
Mortlock was born near Port Lincoln, the son of William Ranson Mortlock. He was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide and Jesus College, Camb ...
won the
resulting by-election on 8 June.
: Northern Territory MHA
Vaiben Louis Solomon
Vaiben Louis Solomon (13 May 1853 – 20 October 1908) was the 21st Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian Commonwealth parliament. He was generally known by his full name (perhaps to distinguish him from his uncle, ...
vacated his seat when he was seated in the first
Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia (officially the Federal Parliament, also called the Commonwealth Parliament) is the legislature, legislative branch of the government of Australia. It consists of three elements: the monarch (represented by the ...
on 9 May 1901.
Samuel James Mitchell
Samuel James Mitchell (11 May 1852 – 3 October 1926) was an Australian politician and judge. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1901 to 1910, representing the Electoral district of Northern Territory, Northern Ter ...
won the
resulting by-election on 15 June.
: Wallaroo MHA
Henry Allerdale Grainger resigned on 30 May 1901.
John Verran
John Verran (9 July 1856 – 7 June 1932) was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He served as premier of South Australia from 1910 to 1912, the second member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to hold the position.
Verran was b ...
won the
resulting by-election on 22 June.
: West Torrens MHA
Frank Hourigan died on 1 December 1901. No by-election was held before the
1902 election.
References
External links
History of South Australian elections 1857–2006, volume 1: ECSA
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Members of South Australian parliaments by term
19th-century Australian politicians