This is a list of
members
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of the
South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the South Australian House of Assembly, H ...
from 1851 to 1855. Sixteen members were elected at the
1851 election with terms expiring in 1854. The four official (i.e. holding offices –
front bench
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) members and four non-official members were nominated by the Governor on behalf of the Crown. Voting was voluntary and restricted to land-holding males.
The first meeting was held on 28 August 1851 at the newly completed courthouse on Victoria Square.
This council was dissolved by proclamation on 15 August 1855, and elections held for six city seats on 20 September and seven country seats on 21 September.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1851-1855
Members of South Australian parliaments by term
19th-century Australian politicians