Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1896–1899

This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1896 to 1899, as elected at the 1896 colonial election:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Name Party Electorate Term of office
William ArchibaldLaborPort Adelaide1893–1910
George Ash [4]NDLAlbert1890–1897
Lee BatchelorLaborWest Adelaide1893–1901
William BlackerNoarlunga1892–1913
Thomas Henry BrookerWest Torrens1890–1905
Thomas BurgoyneNewcastle1884–1915
Richard ButlerYatala1890–1924
Robert CaldwellNDLOnkaparinga1884–1902
William CarpenterLaborEncounter Bay1896–1902
John William CastineNDLWooroora1884–1902
Hon Alfred CattGladstone1881–1906
James CockVictoria1890–1899
Hon John Cockburn [7]Mount Barker1884–1898
Frederick ConeybeerLaborEast Torrens1893–1921, 1924–1930
Hon Sir Jenkin ColesNDLLight1875–1878, 1881–1911
William CopleyNDLYorke Peninsula1884–1887, 1896–1902
William Patrick Cummins [2]Stanley1896–1907
John Darling, juniorNDLEast Torrens1896–1905
Hon Sir John DownerNDLBarossa1878–1901
Charles Dumas [7]NDLMount Barker1898–1902
Walter Hughes DuncanNDLOnkaparinga1896–1906
Richard FosterNewcastle1893–1906
William GilbertNDLYatala1881–1906
Paddy Glynn [3]NDLNorth Adelaide1887–1890, 1895–1896, 1897–1901
Charles Rufus GoodeNDLBurra1896–1899
Clement GilesNDLFrome1887–1902
Peter Paul Gillen [2]Stanley1889–1896
Henry Allerdale GraingerWallaroo1884–1885, 1890–1901
Walter GriffithsNorthern Territory1893–1900
James HagueNDLBarossa1890–1902
Andrew Dods HandysideNDLAlbert1885–1904
Arthur Harrold [3]NDLNorth Adelaide1896–1897
Frederick HolderBurra1887–1901
Robert HomburgNDLGumeracha1884–1905
Richard HooperLaborWallaroo1891–1902
Frank HouriganLaborWest Torrens1893–1901
James Hutchison [6]LaborEast Adelaide1898–1902
John JenkinsSturt1887–1905
Hon Charles KingstonWest Adelaide1881–1900
Albert Henry LandseerMount Barker1875–1899
Ivor MacGillivrayLaborPort Adelaide1893–1918
Alexander McDonaldNDLNoarlunga1887–1915
James McLachlan, seniorNDLWooroora1893–1902
John McPherson [6]LaborEast Adelaide1892–1897
John MillerStanley1884–1885, 1890–1893, 1896–1902
David MoodyLight1878–1881, 1884–1887, 1896–1899
James Toulmin MorrisVictoria1896–1902
William Tennant MortlockFlinders1896–1899, 1901–1902
Laurence O'LoughlinFrome1890–1918
King O'MalleyEncounter Bay1896–1899
Archibald Peake [4]Albert1897–1915, 1915–1920
Alexander PoyntonLaborFlinders1893–1901
Thomas PriceLaborSturt1893–1909
William Richard Randell [1]Gumeracha1893–1896, 1896–1899
Ernest RobertsLaborGladstone1896–1902, 1905–1908
Theodor ScherkEast Adelaide1886–1905
John ShannonYorke Peninsula1896–1905
Vaiben Louis SolomonNorthern Territory1890–1901, 1905–1908
Charles Willcox [1]NDLGumeracha1896
Richard WoodLabor/Ind. [5]North Adelaide1893–1902
1 Gumeracha NDL MHA Charles Willcox resigned on 18 June 1896 following concerns about his status as a government contractor. He was declared by the Court of Disputed Returns to have been incapable of being elected on 19 June. William Richard Randell, who Willcox had defeated at the 1896 election, won the resulting by-election on 10 July.
2 Stanley MHA Peter Paul Gillen died on 22 September 1896. William Patrick Cummins won the resulting by-election on 17 October.
3 North Adelaide NDL MHA Arthur Harrold resigned on 2 April 1897. NDL candidate Paddy Glynn won the resulting by-election on 22 May.
4 Albert NDL MHA George Ash died on 23 February 1897. Archibald Peake won the resulting by-election on 22 May, but was unseated by the Court of Disputed Returns on 3 July following allegations of electoral irregularities in the booth at Holder. Peake won a second by-election on 31 July.
5 North Adelaide MHA Richard Wood was expelled from the Labor Party in November 1897 and served out his term as an independent.
6 East Adelaide Labor MHA John McPherson died on 13 December 1897. Labor candidate James Hutchison won the resulting by-election on 22 January 1898.
7 Mount Barker MHA John Cockburn resigned on 20 April 1898. Charles Dumas won the resulting by-election on 14 May.

References
  1. "Statistical Register of the Parliament of South Australia" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "NORTH ADELAIDE". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 13 April 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. NORTH ADELAIDE". Adelaide Observer. 29 May 1897. p. 14. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "2nd EDITION MINER OFFICE, 4 p.m. THE ALBERT ELECTION". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW. 6 July 1897. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "EAST ADELAIDE ELECTION". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 24 January 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "UNITED LABOR PARTY". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 12 November 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 28 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
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