12th Parliament of South Australia
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| Legislative body | Parliament of South Australia | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||||||
| Term | 2 June 1887 – 19 March 1890 | ||||||||
| Election | 19 March – 21 April 1887 | ||||||||
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| Members | 24 | ||||||||
| President | Henry Ayers | ||||||||
| House of Assembly | |||||||||
| Members | 52 | ||||||||
| Speaker | Robert Dalrymple Ross (until 31 May 1888) John Cox Bray (from 31 May 1888) | ||||||||
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The 12th 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: Edwin Gordon Blackmore
- Clerk's assistant and Sergeant-at-arms: Albert Egerton Wilby (until 18 April 1888), John Cummins Morphett (from 18 April 1888)
House of Assembly
- Speaker of the House of Assembly: Robert Dalrymple Ross (until 31 May 1888), John Cox Bray (from 31 May 1888)
- Chairman of Committees: Ebenezer Ward
- Clerk of the House of Assembly: Frederick Halcomb
- Clerk's assistant and Sargeant-at-arms: John Cummins Morphett (until 18 May 1888), Albert Egerton Wilby (from 18 April 1888)
Membership
Legislative Council
Until May 1888
Members elected in 1885 are marked with an asterisk (*).
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From May 1888
9 of the 24 seats in the upper house were contested in the elections in May 1888. Members elected in 1888 are marked with an asterisk (*).
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House of Assembly
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Changes of membership
Legislative Council
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||
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| Member | Type | Date | Date | Member | |
| Central | John Crozier | Died | 2 June 1887 | 25 June 1887 | Alfred Muller Simpson |
| Central | John Brodie Spence | Resigned | 2 June 1887 | 25 June 1887 | John Howard Angas |
| Northern | William Dening Glyde | Resigned | 2 June 1887 | 6 July 1887 | William Copley |
| Northern | William Wadham | Resigned | 31 May 1888 | Vacant | |
House of Assembly
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||
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| Member | Type | Date | Date | Member | |
| Gumeracha | Robert Dalrymple Ross | Died | 27 December 1887 | 12 May 1888 | John Lancelot Stirling |
| Victoria | Daniel Livingston | Died | 30 September 1888 | 1 November 1888 | John James Osman |
| Stanley | Edward William Hawker | Resigned | 28 May 1889 | 25 June 1889 | Peter Paul Gillen |
See also
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1885–1888
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1888–1891
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1887–1890
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.

