6th Parliament of South Australia

The 6th 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: Edwin Gordon Blackmore

Membership Legislative Council

Members elected in 1869 are marked with an asterisk (*).

Henry Ayers John Baker* John Crozier John Dunn, sen.* Thomas Elder* Thomas English* John Hodgkiss Thomas Hogarth Henry Mildred

William Milne* William Morgan John Morphett Alexander Borthwick Murray* John Bentham Neales William Parkin Philip Santo William Storrie* William Wedd Tuxford

House of Assembly

All 36 seats in the lower house were contested in the 28 March – 5 April 1870.

Barossa Richard Chaffey Baker Walter Duffield The Burra John Hart, sen. Charles Mann East Adelaide Robert Cottrell David Murray East Torrens Alexander Hay Henry Hay Mildred Encounter Bay Arthur Fydell Lindsay Emil Wentzel Flinders Hampton Gleeson Alfred Watts

Gumeracha Arthur Blyth Ebenezer Ward Light James Pearce James White Mount Barker John Cheriton James Garden Ramsay Noarlunga John Carr James Stewart Onkaparinga Friedrich Edouard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff Thomas Playford Port Adelaide Henry Kent Hughes William Quin

Stanley Henry Edward Bright George Strickland Kingston The Sturt John Lindsay William Townsend Victoria Neville Blyth Park Laurie West Adelaide Patrick Boyce Coglin John Darling, sen. West Torrens William Henry Bean James Penn Boucaut Yatala Wentworth Cavenagh Lavington Glyde

Changes of membership Legislative Council Before Change AfterMemberTypeDateDateMemberJohn Tuthill BagotResigned16 June 18704 July 1870John Bentham NealesJohn Henry BarrowResigned7 September 18714 October 1871William StorrieEmanuel SolomonResigned7 September 18714 October 1871Philip SantoAugustine StowResigned7 September 18714 October 1871Thomas Elder

House of Assembly SeatBefore Change AfterMemberTypeDateDateMemberLightEdward Angus HamiltonResigned28 July 187112 August 1871James WhiteVictoriaWilliam PaltridgeResigned28 July 187124 August 1871Neville BlythWest TorrensHenry Bull Templer StrangwaysResigned28 July 187110 August 1871James Penn Boucaut

See also Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1869–1873 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1870–1871

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