The 8th 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: William Milne Clerk of the Legislative Council: Francis Corbet Singleton Clerk's assistant and Sergeant-at-arms: Frederick Halcomb House of Assembly Speaker of the House of Assembly: George Strickland Kingston Chairman of Committees: John Carr (until 22 June 1876), William Townsend (from 22 June 1876) 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 5 April 1877
Members elected in 1873 are marked with an asterisk (*).
Henry Ayers* John Crozier John Dunn, sen. Walter Duffield* Thomas Elder Thomas English William 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*
From 5 April 1877
6 of the 18 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 5 April 1877. Members elected in 1877 are marked with an asterisk (*).
Henry Ayers Richard Chaffey Baker* John Crozier* Walter Duffield Thomas Elder Thomas English* William Everard Joseph Fisher Alexander Hay
Thomas Hogarth Henry Kent Hughes* William Milne William Morgan* James Pearce* William Sandover Philip Santo William Storrie Robert Alfred Tarlton
House of Assembly
Albert Arthur Hardy William Rodolph Wigley Barossa Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow John Dunn, jun. Burra Rowland Rees Ben Rounsevell East Adelaide John Cox Bray William Kay East Torrens David Murray Thomas Playford Encounter Bay James Boucaut Arthur Fydell Lindsay Flinders Patrick Boyce Coglin Ebenezer Cooke (politician) John Williams Gumeracha Frederick Hannaford Ebenezer Ward
Light Jenkin Coles David Nock James White Mount Barker Albert Henry Landseer James Garden Ramsay Noarlunga John Carr John Colton North Adelaide Neville Blyth Onkaparinga William Henry Dunn Friedrich Edouard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff Port Adelaide David Bower William Quin Stanley George Strickland Kingston Charles Mann Sturt Thomas King William Townsend
Victoria Lavington Glyde George Charles Hawker Wallaroo John James Duncan John Richards Robert Dalrymple Ross West Adelaide John Darling, sen. Thomas Johnson West Torrens John Pickering John Mitchell Sinclair Wooroora John Bosworth Henry Edward Bright Yatala Wentworth Cavenagh Thomas Cowan
Changes of membership House of Assembly SeatBefore Change AfterMemberTypeDateDateMemberYatalaWentworth CavenaghResigned6 May 187517 May 1875Wentworth CavenaghYatalaLavington GlydeResigned6 May 187517 May 1875Thomas CowanLightRandolph Isham StowResigned6 May 187517 May 1875Jenkin ColesWallarooMatthew Henry MadgeUnseated20 May 18754 June 1875Robert Dalrymple RossBarossaJohann Wilhelm Albrecht SudholzUnseated22 May 18759 June 1875John Dunn, jun.AlbertMountifort Longfield ConnerResigned23 June 187512 July 1875William Rodolph WigleyWoorooraJames PearceResigned27 July 18757 August 1875John BosworthSturtSamuel James WayResigned20 March 187610 April 1876Thomas KingMount BarkerWilliam West-ErskineResigned21 April 18761 May 1876James Garden RamsayBarossaJohn Howard AngasResigned10 May 187620 May 1876Martin Peter Friedrich BasedowWest AdelaideWilliam Knox SimmsResigned13 June 187621 June 1876John Darling, sen.West TorrensBenjamin TaylorResigned19 September 187627 September 1876John Mitchell SinclairNorth AdelaideArthur BlythAccepted office of profit21 February 187714 March 1877Neville BlythEast TorrensEdwin Thomas SmithResigned1 March 187727 March 1877David MurrayVictoriaJohn InglebyResigned11 April 187717 May 1877Lavington GlydeAlbertWilliam Rodolph WigleyResigned5 March 1878Vacant
See also Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1873–1877 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1877–1881 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1875–1878
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