Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1912–1915

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1912 to 1915

It was the fourth Legislative Council to be fully determined by provisions of the (State) Constitution Act 779 of 1901, which provided for, inter alia, a reduction in the number of seats from 24 to 18, realignment of District borders to encompass Assembly electorates, six-year terms (one half of the Council retiring every three years), and elections held jointly with the House of Assembly. This article clearly lays out changes brought about by the Act, includes voter statistics and certain criticisms.

The North-Eastern district was renamed "Midland" from 1912

Name District Party Time in office Arthur Richman Addison Northern Liberal 1888–1915 John George Bice Northern Liberal 1894–1923 John Cowan Southern Liberal 1910–1944 Sir John Downer Southern Liberal 1905–1915 John Duncan Midland Liberal 1891–1896, 1900–1913 David Gordon Midland Liberal 1913–1944 Walter Hannaford Midland Liberal 1912–1941 James Howe Northern Liberal 1897–1918 James Jelley Central Labor 1912–1933 Ern Klauer Central Labor 1910–1915 John Lewis Northern Liberal 1898–1923 Edward Lucas Midland Liberal 1900–1918 Thomas Pascoe Midland Liberal 1900–1933 Sir Lancelot Stirling Southern Liberal 1891–1932 Alfred William Styles Central Labor 1910–1918 John Vaughan Central Labor 1912–1918 Alfred von Doussa Southern Liberal 1901–1921 Frederick Samuel Wallis Central Labor 1907–1921 James Phillips Wilson Central Labor 1906–1918

Liberal MLC John Duncan died on 8 October 1913. Liberal candidate David Gordon won the resulting by-election on 15 November.

References Parliament of South Australia — Statistical Record of the Legislature