Martin ministry (1870–72)

The third Martin ministry was the thirteenth ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and the third and final occasion of being led by Sir James Martin, KCB, QC.

Third Martin ministry
13th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
Premier Sir James Martin and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed16 December 1870 (1870-12-16)
Date dissolved13 May 1872 (1872-05-13)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Victoria (represented by The Earl Belmore)
Head of governmentSir James Martin
No. of ministers7
Member partyunaligned
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition partyunaligned
Opposition leader
History
PredecessorFifth Cowper ministry
SuccessorFirst Parkes ministry

Martin was elected in the first free elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly held in 1856. He came to power as Premier on the first occasion after Charles Cowper's government fell in October 1863.[1] Martin was asked to form government on the second occasion, this time in coalition with his former rival, Henry Parkes, after Cowper again lost the confidence of the Assembly in December 1865.[1] Martin came to power on this occasion, after Cowper again lost confidence of the Assembly.

The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but not enshrined in formal use until 1920.

There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. A poll was required for West Sydney with Sir John Robertson and William Windeyer comfortably re-elected. The other ministers were all re-elected unopposed.[2]

This ministry covers the period from 16 December 1870 until 13 May 1872, when Martin retired.[3] Upon retirement from politics, he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.[1]

Composition of ministry
Portfolio Minister Term start Term end Term length
Premier
Attorney General		 Sir James Martin MLA 16 December 1870 13 May 1872 1 year, 149 days
Colonial Secretary Sir John Robertson MLA
Colonial Treasurer George Lord MLA
Secretary for Lands Bowie Wilson MLA
Secretary for Public Works James Byrnes MLA
Solicitor General William Windeyer MLA
Postmaster-General
Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council		 Joseph Docker MLC

See also

References
  1. Serle, Percival (1949). "Martin, James (1820–1886)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. Green, Antony. "1870 to 1872 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

 

Preceded by
Fifth Cowper ministry		 Third Martin ministry
1870–1872		 Succeeded by
First Parkes ministry
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