Electoral district of Stanley (South Australia)

This article is about the historical South Australian state electorate. For the historical Queensland state electorate, see Electoral district of Stanley (Queensland).
Stanley
South Australia—House of Assembly
State South Australia
Created 1862
Abolished 1956
Demographic Rural

Stanley was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia.[1]

Stanley was also the name of an electoral district of the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 until its abolition in 1857, William Younghusband being the member.[1]

From 1902 to 1915, the seat of Stanley represented areas including Port Pirie, Crystal Brook, Clare, Snowtown and Port Broughton among others.[2]

Members

Two members (1862–1902)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  G. S. Kingston 1862–1880   George Young 1862–1865
  H. E. Bright 1865–1875
  Charles Mann 1875–1881
  Alfred Catt 1881–1884   J. H. Howe 1881–1884
  E. W. Hawker 1884–1889   John Miller 1884–1885
  John Darling Sr. 1885–1887
  Charles Kimber 1887–1890
  P. P. Gillen 1889–1896
  John Miller 1890–1893
  E. W. Hawker Defence League 1893–1896
  W. P. Cummins 1896–1902   John Miller 1896–1902
Three members (1902–1915)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  W. P. Cummins National League 1902–1906   Alfred Catt 1902–1906   F. W. Young National League 1902–1905
  Farmers and Producers 1904–1906   Clarence Goode Labor 1905–1915
  Liberal and Democratic 1906–1907   Harry Jackson Labor 1906–1915
  K. W. Duncan Farmers and Producers 1907–1910
  William Cole Labor 1910–1915
Two members (1915–1938)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Robert Nicholls Liberal Union 1915–1923   Henry Barwell Liberal Union 1915–1923
  Liberal Federation 1923–1932   Liberal Federation 1923–1925
  John Lyons Liberal Federation 1925–1932
  Liberal and Country 1932–1938   Liberal and Country 1932–1938
Single-member (1938–1956)
MemberPartyTerm
  Alexander Melrose Liberal and Country 1938–1941
  Percy Quirke Labor 1941–1956

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 to 2009" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia.
  2. ↑ Parliamentary electorates, Chronicle, 5 April 1902: Trove

External links

Coordinates: 33°11′9″S 138°1′1″E / 33.18583°S 138.01694°E / -33.18583; 138.01694

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