11th Parliament of South Australia

The 11th 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: Henry Ayers 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: Robert Dalrymple Ross Chairman of Committees: Ebenezer Ward Clerk of the House of Assembly: George William de la Poer Beresford (until 30 April 1886), Edwin Gordon Blackmore (from 5 May 1886) Clerk's assistant and Sargeant-at-arms: Edwin Gordon Blackmore (until 5 May 1886), John Cummins Morphett (from 5 May 1886)

Membership Legislative Council Until 15 May 1885

Members elected in 1882 are marked with an asterisk (*).

Henry Ayers Richard Chaffey Baker William Christie Buik Allan Campbell George Witheredge Cotton* John Crozier John Dunn, jun. Thomas English*

William Dening Glyde* Alexander Hay* Thomas Hogarth John Hodgkiss Alexander Borthwick Murray David Murray* James Pearce John Pickering

James Garden Ramsay James Rankine Maurice Salom* William Sandover Henry Scott William Knox Simms (Central) John Brodie Spence Robert Alfred Tarlton

From 15 May 1885

8 of the 24 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 15 May 1885. Members elected in 1885 are marked with an asterisk (*).

Henry Ayers Richard Chaffey Baker (Southern)* John Bosworth (North-Eastern) Henry Edward Bright (North-Eastern)* William Christie Buik Allan Campbell (Northern)* John Crozier (Central)* John Dunn, jun.

William Dening Glyde Alexander Hay James Martin (North-Eastern)* Alexander Borthwick Murray David Murray John Pickering James Garden Ramsay James Rankine

Maurice Salom Henry Scott (Central)* William Knox Simms (Central) John Brodie Spence Robert Alfred Tarlton Samuel Tomkinson (Southern) William Wadham (Northern)* William West-Erskine (Southern)*

House of Assembly

Albert Andrew Dods Handyside Arthur Hardy Barossa Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow John William Downer Burra John Alexander Cockburn William Benjamin Rounsevell East Adelaide John Cox Bray Johann Theodor Scherk East Torrens Thomas Playford Edwin Thomas Smith Encounter Bay Henry Edward Downer Simpson Newland Flinders John Moule Andrew Tennant Frome William John Copley Ebenezer Ward Gladstone Alfred Catt James Henderson Howe

Gumeracha Robert Homburg Robert Dalrymple Ross Light Jenkin Coles David Moody Mount Barker Albert Henry Landseer John Lancelot Stirling Newcastle Thomas Burgoyne Patrick Boyce Coglin Noarlunga Thomas Atkinson John Blackler Colton North Adelaide George Charles Hawker Edward Charles Stirling Onkaparinga Joseph Colin Francis Johnson Rowland Rees Port Adelaide David Bower William Edward Mattinson Stanley John Darling, sen. Edward William Hawker

Sturt Samuel Dening Glyde Josiah Henry Symon Victoria John Bagot Friedrich Edouard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff Wallaroo David Bews Luke Lidiard Furner West Adelaide Arthur Aloysius Fox Charles Cameron Kingston West Torrens Frederick Estcourt Bucknall Arthur Harvey Wooroora John William Castine John James Duncan Yatala Josiah Howell Bagster William Gilbert Yorke Peninsula William Henry Beaglehole Robert Caldwell

Changes of membership Legislative Council SeatBefore Change AfterMemberTypeDateDateMemberSouthernThomas EnglishDied4 June 18857 July 1885Samuel TomkinsonNorth-EasternGeorge Witheredge CottonResigned27 May 188628 June 1886John Bosworth

House of Assembly SeatBefore Change AfterMemberTypeDateDateMemberAlbertRudolph Wilhelm Emil HenningDied24 November 18845 January 1885Andrew Dods HandysideWallarooHenry Allerdale GraingerResigned19 January 188516 February 1885David BewsStanleyJohn MillerResigned20 April 188515 May 1885John Darling, sen.SturtThomas KingResigned6 July 188517 July 1885Samuel Dening GlydeAlbertArthur HardyResigned8 February 18869 March 1886Arthur HardyEast AdelaideGeorge Dutton GreenResigned15 May 188631 May 1886Johann Theodor Scherk

See also Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1881–1885 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1885–1888 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1884–1887

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