5th Parliament of South Australia

The 5th 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 Legislative Council President of the Legislative Council: John Morphett Clerk of the Legislative Council: Francis Corbet Singleton Clerk's assistant and Sergeant-at-arms: Joseph George Atkinson Branthwaite House of Assembly Speaker of the House of Assembly: George Strickland Kingston Clerk of the House of Assembly: George William de la Poer Beresford Clerk's assistant and Sargeant-at-arms: Simon Pierse Creagh (until 24 December 1869), Edwin Gordon Blackmore (from 24 December 1869)

Membership Legislative Council Until 19 March 1869

Henry Ayers* Charles Hervey Bagot* John Tuthill Bagot* John Baker John Henry Barrow John Crozier Thomas Elder Thomas English* Charles George Everard

John Hodgkiss Thomas Hogarth Henry Mildred William Morgan* John Morphett* William Parkin* William Peacock Emanuel Solomon William Wedd Tuxford*

From 19 March 1869

7 of the 18 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 19 March 1869. Members elected in 1869 are marked with an asterisk (*).

Henry Ayers John Tuthill Bagot John Baker* John Henry Barrow* John Crozier John Dunn, sen.* Thomas English* John Hodgkiss Thomas Hogarth

Henry Mildred William Milne* William Morgan John Morphett Alexander Borthwick Murray* William Parkin Emanuel Solomon Augustine Stow* William Wedd Tuxford

House of Assembly

All 36 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 6 April – 4 May 1868.

Barossa Richard Chaffey Baker Philip Santo The Burra James Boucaut John Bentham Neales East Adelaide Robert Cottrell Thomas Reynolds East Torrens Daniel Fisher George Pearce Encounter Bay Neville Blyth William Everard Flinders William Ranson Mortlock Alfred Watts

Gumeracha Alexander Hay William Sandover Light John Hart, sen. William Lewis Mount Barker John Cheriton William Rogers Noarlunga John Carr John Colton Onkaparinga Thomas Playford William Townsend Port Adelaide David Bower Henry Hill

Stanley Henry Edward Bright George Strickland Kingston The Sturt Joseph Fisher Frederick Spicer Victoria Henry Kent Hughes John Riddoch West Adelaide Henry Robert Fuller William Knox Simms West Torrens John Pickering Henry Bull Templer Strangways Yatala Wentworth Cavenagh Lavington Glyde

Changes of membership House of Assembly SeatBefore Change AfterMemberTypeDateDateMemberMount BarkerJohn CheritonUnseated11 August 18683 September 1868John CheritonMount BarkerWilliam RogersUnseated11 August 18683 September 1868John Dunn, sen.Mount BarkerJohn Dunn, sen.Unseated9 October 18685 November 1868William RogersThe SturtRichard Bullock AndrewsResigned18 January 187010 February 1870Frederick SpicerWest TorrensGeorge Thomas BeanFailure to attend20 January 187010 February 1870John Pickering

See also Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1865–1869 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1869–1873 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1868–1870

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