Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1885–1888

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1885 to 1888.

This was the first Legislative Council to be affected by the amendments to the Act, which provided for the Colony to be divided into four districts: (1) Central; (2) Southern; (3) North-Eastern and (4) Northern, with six members in each division; one third of each to be replaced in rotation every three years. Previously, the whole colony acted as one electoral district "The Province" with one third replaced at General Elections every four years. This and the following election (1888–1891) are notable for having members elected under both systems.

Name District Term expires Time in office Notes John Howard Angas Central 1887–1894 Henry Ayers 1857–18881888–1893 Richard Chaffey Baker Southern 1877–1901 re-elected 1885 John Bosworth North-Eastern 1886–1894 elected 1886 Henry Edward Bright North-Eastern 1885–1891 William Christie Buik 1881–1888 Allan Campbell Northern 1878–1898 re-elected 1885 William Copley Northern 1887–1894 George Witheredge Cotton 1882–18861888–1892 John Crozier Central 1867–1887 re-elected 1885died 1887 John Dunn Jr. 1880–1888 William Dening Glyde 1882–1887 James Martin North-Eastern 1885–1894 Alexander Borthwick Murray 1880–1888 John Pickering 1881–1888 James Garden Ramsay 1880–1890 James Rankine 1881–1888 Maurice Salom Northern 1882-1891 Henry Scott Central 1878–1891 re-elected 1885 William Knox Simms Central 1884–1891 re-elected 1885 Alfred Muller Simpson Central 1887–1894 elected 1887 John Brodie Spence 1881–1887 resignedvacancy declared June 1887 Robert Alfred Tarlton 1873–1888 Samuel Tomkinson Southern 1885–18941897–1900 William Wadham Northern 1885–1888 retired 1888 William West-Erskine Southern 1885–1891

References Parliament of South Australia — Statistical Record of the Legislature