5th Parliament of South Australia
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| Legislative body | Parliament of South Australia | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 31 July 1868 – 2 March 1870 | ||||
| Election | 6 April – 4 May 1868 | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | 18 | ||||
| President | John Morphett | ||||
| House of Assembly | |||||
| Members | 36 | ||||
| Speaker | George Strickland Kingston | ||||
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The 5th 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: John Morphett
- Clerk of the Legislative Council: Francis Corbet Singleton
- Clerk's assistant and Sergeant-at-arms: Joseph George Atkinson Branthwaite
House of Assembly
- Speaker of the House of Assembly: George Strickland Kingston
- Clerk of the House of Assembly: George William de la Poer Beresford
- Clerk's assistant and Sargeant-at-arms: Simon Pierse Creagh (until 24 December 1869), Edwin Gordon Blackmore (from 24 December 1869)
Membership
Legislative Council
Until 19 March 1869
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From 19 March 1869
7 of the 18 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 19 March 1869. Members elected in 1869 are marked with an asterisk (*).
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House of Assembly
All 36 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 6 April – 4 May 1868.
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Changes of membership
House of Assembly
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||
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| Member | Type | Date | Date | Member | |
| Mount Barker | John Cheriton | Unseated | 11 August 1868 | 3 September 1868 | John Cheriton |
| Mount Barker | William Rogers | Unseated | 11 August 1868 | 3 September 1868 | John Dunn, sen. |
| Mount Barker | John Dunn, sen. | Unseated | 9 October 1868 | 5 November 1868 | William Rogers |
| The Sturt | Richard Bullock Andrews | Resigned | 18 January 1870 | 10 February 1870 | Frederick Spicer |
| West Torrens | George Thomas Bean | Failure to attend | 20 January 1870 | 10 February 1870 | John Pickering |
See also
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1865–1869
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1865–1868
References
- "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.