The 7th 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 (until 1873), William Milne (from 1873) Clerk of the Legislative Council: Francis Corbet Singleton Clerk's assistant and Sergeant-at-arms: Joseph George Atkinson Branthwaite (until 1874), Frederick Halcomb (from 1874) 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 Until 3 April 1873
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
From 3 April 1873
7 of the 18 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 3 April 1873. Members elected in 1873 are marked with an asterisk (*).
Henry Ayers* John Crozier John Dunn, sen. Walter Duffield* Thomas Elder Thomas English William Edward Everard* Joseph Fisher* Alexander Hay*
Thomas Hogarth* William Milne William Morgan Alexander Borthwick Murray William Parkin William Sandover Philip Santo William Storrie Robert Alfred Tarlton*
House of Assembly
All 36 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 14–27 December 1871.
Barossa John Howard Angas James Andrew Trehane Lake The Burra Charles Mann Rowland Rees East Adelaide John Cox Bray Robert Cottrell East Torrens Edwin Thomas Smith George Stevenson Encounter Bay Arthur Fydell Lindsay William Rogers Flinders William Ranson Mortlock Alfred Watts
Gumeracha Arthur Blyth Ebenezer Ward Light James Pearce Randolph Isham Stow Mount Barker James Garden Ramsay William West-Erskine Noarlunga John Carr Charles Myles Onkaparinga William Henry Bundey Friedrich Edouard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff Port Adelaide John Duncan Henry Kent Hughes
Stanley Henry Edward Bright George Strickland Kingston The Sturt William Mair William Townsend Victoria Thomas Wilde Boothby James Park Dawson Laurie West Adelaide William Knox Simms Judah Moss Solomon West Torrens James Boucaut John Pickering Yatala Wentworth Cavenagh Lavington Glyde
Changes of membership Legislative Council Before Change AfterMemberTypeDateDateMemberJohn BakerDied29 November 1872VacantJohn Bentham NealesDied26 August 187322 September 1873William Sandover
House of Assembly SeatBefore Change AfterMemberTypeDateDateMemberEncounter BayWilliam Edward EverardUnseated2 February 187229 February 1872William RogersEncounter BayThomas ReynoldsUnseated2 February 187229 February 1872Thomas ReynoldsThe BurraJohn Hart, sen.Died28 January 18733 April 1873Rowland ReesVictoriaJohn RiddochResigned28 April 187329 May 1873James Park Dawson LaurieVictoriaEdwin Henry DerringtonResigned6 May 187317 June 1873Thomas Wilde BoothbyEncounter BayThomas ReynoldsResigned28 August 18735 September 1873Arthur Fydell LindsayLightMountifort Longfield ConnerResigned11 September 187318 September 1873Randolph Isham StowThe SturtJohn Henry BarrowDied22 August 18747 September 1874William Mair
See also Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1869–1873 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1873–1877 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1871–1875
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