Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1843 to 1851. The 1843 Electoral Act prescribed 36 members, 24 to be elected, 6 appointed by virtue of their office (Colonial Secretary, Colonial Treasurer, Auditor-General, Attorney General, Commander of the forces and Collector of Customs) and 6 nominated. The appointments and elections were for five year terms and thus occurred in 1843, and 1848. The Speaker was Alexander Macleay until 19 May 1846 and then Charles Nicholson. The parliament was dissolved on 30 June 1851 as a result of the 1851 Electoral Act which increased the number of members in the Council to 54 (18 to be appointed and 36 elected).

Name Appointed or District Years in office   Port Phillip 1847–1848   Appointed 1845–1856   1843; 1851–1856 Appointed 1843–1856   City of Sydney 1843–1848; 1849–1850; 1858–1861   Appointed 1829–1844 Cumberland Boroughs 1843–1851; 1853–1856   Port Phillip 1844–1845   Port Phillip 1845   County of Argyle 1843–1846; 1851–1856   Port Phillip 1846–1848   County of Cumberland 1850–1851   Counties of St Vincent and Auckland 1843–1845   Town of Melbourne 1843–1844   Counties of St Vincent and Auckland 1849–1851; 1855–1856   County of Cumberland 1843–1850; 1851–1856; 1860   Port Phillip 1845–1846; 1848–1849   County of Northumberland 1845–1851   Appointed; County of Bathurst 1844–1856 Port Phillip 1848–1851; 1856–1859   County of Durham 1848–1853; 1855–1856 Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh 1843–1848; 1851–1856   Port Phillip 1843–1844; 1848; 1850–1851   Appointed 1843–1844   County of Argyle 1846–1848   County of Cumberland 1849–1856; 1856–1865   Port Phillip 1846–1848; 1849–1850   County of Northumberland 1843–1845 1843–1855   Northumberland Boroughs 1845–1848   City of Melbourne 1848–1850   Appointed 1843–1846; 1848–1850   Counties of St Vincent and Auckland 1848–1849; 1856–1861 Appointed 1843–1853; 1855–1856; 1864–1874   Appointed; Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley 1829–1843; 1850–1852   Appointed 1839; 1850–1851; 1851–1856   Appointed 1844–1851; 1851–1853; 1857–1861   Port Phillip; City of Sydney 1843–1847; 1850–1851; 1854–1856   County of Cumberland 1848–1849 County of Cumberland 1843–1848 1829–1852 County of Bathurst 1843–1848; 1856–1861; 1864–1893   Appointed;Counties of St Vincent and Auckland; City of Sydney 1843–1844;1845–1849 Town of Parramatta 1830–1848 County of Camden 1839–1843; 1848–1856; 1866–1867   Port Phillip 1849–1855; 1864–1882   Port Phillip 1848–1850   Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley 1825–1836; 1843–1848 Counties of Cook and Westmoreland 1848–1856 Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh 1848–1851   Port Phillip 1850–1851   Port Phillip 1844   Port Phillip 1849–1851 Counties of Murray, King and Georgiana 1843–1856 Northumberland Boroughs 1848–1856 Port Phillip; County of Argyle 1843–1856   Port Phillip 1845–1848 1838–1848 Town of Parramatta 1848–1856; 1879–1881   Port Phillip 1848–1849 Counties of Cook and Westmoreland 1843–1848   Appointed 1846–1856   1836–1841; 1843–1856; 1857–58; 1861–69 1843–1858   Town of Melbourne 1844–1848   Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley 1848–1850 Counties of Roxburgh, Phillip and Wellington 1843–1854   County of Camden 1841–1845; 1856–1859   Port Phillip 1843–1844 1837–1854; 1856–1879   Port Phillip 1843–1845   Northumberland Boroughs 1843–1845 City of Sydney 1843–1854; 1861–1862   City of Melbourne 1850–1851   County of Camden 1845–1848   Port Phillip 1848–1849   County of Durham 1843–1847 1848–1851   Port Phillip 1844–1845

See also

Results of the 1843 and 1848 elections

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