Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1885–1887

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 12th parliament of New South Wales held their seats between from 1885 to 1887. Elections for the twelfth Legislative Assembly were held between 16 and 31 October 1885 with parliament first meeting on 17 November 1885. The Assembly was expanded from 113 to 122 members elected in 37 single member electorates, 24 two member electorates, 7 three member electorate and 4 four member electorates. The parliament had a maximum term of 3 years but was dissolved on 26 January 1886 after 14 months. The Premiers during this parliament were George Dibbs until 22 December 1885, Sir John Robertson until 26 February 1886, Sir Patrick Jennings until 20 January 1887 and Sir Henry Parkes.

Name Electorate Years in office Gunnedah 1880–1901 West Sydney 1880–1891 Carcoar 1870-1877 1879-1881 1884-1887 Murray 1877-1880 1882-1894 East Sydney 1879–1887, 1891–1894, 1898–1900 Bourke 1880–1886 Murrumbidgee 1885–1887 Hawkesbury 1877-1882 1885-1892 Durham 1875–1898 Mudgee 1885–1889 East Maitland 1880–1904 Central Cumberland 1885–1887 East Sydney 1880-1882 1884-1891 1892-1894 Tamworth 1885–1887 Hunter 1861–1869, 1872–1891 Paddington 1882–1887 Kiama 1874–1885 1887-1889 1894-1896 Gwydir 1868–1869 1880-1886 Bogan 1880–1892 Murray 1885–1901 Eden 1869–1894, 1895–1904 Orange 1880–1889 Namoi 1885–1887 1890-1898 Yass Plains 1886–1894 Forbes 1877-1880 1882-1887 East Sydney 1877–1883, 1883–1895, 1895–1900 Balranald 1880–1887 Northumberland 1885–1891 Orange 1882–1891 South Sydney 1874–1882 1885-1887 Monaro 1885–1894 Albury 1874–1889 Murrumbidgee 1874–1877, 1882–1895 Richmond 1885–1901 Wellington 1882–1891 Glen Innes 1880–1887 Upper Hunter 1885–1901 Newcastle 1880–1891 South Sydney 1885–1887 Newtown 1880–1882 1885-1888 Carcoar 1885–1891 Balmain 1880–1898 Camden 1860–1871, 1872–1891 Eden 1880–1894 Newtown 1882–1888 Murrumbidgee 1885–1904 Patrick's Plains 1882–1898 Canterbury 1884–1887 Gwydir 1886–1901 Balmain 1885–1891 1894-1904 Hume 1885–1904 Canterbury 1880-1882 1885-1889 Yass Plains 1882–1886 Richmond 1885–1887 1889-1895 Argyle 1880–1894 Shoalhaven 1882–1887 Upper Hunter 1875-1875 1877-1882 1885-1887 Balmain 1885–1887 New England 1885–1894 St Leonards 1885–1889 Bogan 1869–1872 1880-1887 Tumut 1885–1891 1894-1898 Canterbury 1885–1887 West Sydney 1885–1889 Camden 1880–1882, 1885–1887 1889-1904 Tenterfield 1884–1920 Tamworth 1880–1889, 1889–1913 Newcastle 1869–1877, 1880–1882, 1885-1887 West Macquarie 1884–1887 Hume 1880–1901 Illawarra 1885–1887 1891 Wentworth 1885–1887 Young 1882–1894 Central Cumberland 1877–1888 Glebe 1885–1887 Northumberland 1880–1887 1889-1894 Inverell 1885–1889 1894-1910 Paddington 1885–1889 1891-1894 1895-1901 West Sydney 1877-1891 1900-1904 South Sydney 1882–1887 Queanbeyan 1885–1910 St Leonards 1856, 1858, 1859–1861, 1864–1870, 1872–1895 Central Cumberland 1885–1888, 1891–1900 1907-1913 New England 1880–1887 Clarence 1880–1887 Wentworth 1882–1887 East Sydney 1880-1884 1885-1901 Redfern 1879-1882 1885-1887 Hastings and Manning 1882–1890 Mudgee 1856–1861, 1862–1865, 1865–1866, 1866–1870,1870–1877, 1877–1878, 1882–1886 Molong 1880–1904 Braidwood 1880–1891 Bourke 1885–1886 1898-1901 Wollombi 1885–1886 Grafton 1880–1904 East Macquarie 1877-1880 1885-1887 1889-1891 Boorowa 1880-1885 1887-1895 Newtown 1885–1887 1901-1907 Macleay 1870–1889 East Macquarie 1882–1898 1900 Nepean 1877-1887 1895-1904 Young 1869–1872 1882-1887 Monaro 1885–1889 Canterbury 1882–1887 Wollombi 1885–1886 Forbes 1882–1891 Bathurst 1875-1887 1891-1894 1898-1900 Redfern 1860–1881, 1882–1889 Argyle 1885–1887 Hartley 1882–1887 Kiama 1880–1887 Mudgee 1882–1887 1890-1891 Parramatta 1882–1894 Goulburn 1872–1890 West Maitland 1885–1891 South Sydney 1885–1891 Paddington 1880–1887 Grenfell 1880–1894 Mudgee 1886–1895 Gundagai 1885–1894 Young 1880–1882 1885 Gloucester 1882–1887 Balranald 1880–1894 Glebe 1885–1889 Redfern 1885–1887 Morpeth 1859–1872, 1874–1887 Hastings and Manning 1880–1901 1904-1907 West Sydney 1885–1887

See also Dibbs ministry Fifth Robertson ministry Jennings ministry Fourth Parkes ministry

Notes There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. 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.

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