Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1869–1872

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1869 to 1872. Elections for the sixth Legislative Assembly were held between 3 December 1869 and 10 January 1870 with parliament first meeting on 27 January 1870. There were 72 members elected for 52 single member electorates, 6 two member electorates and 2 four member electorates. Due to a change in the Constitution of New South Wales the maximum term of this parliament was reduced from 5 years to 3. However the assembly was dissolved after only 25 months after the third government of James Martin lost a vote of supply.

¹ East Sydney MLA Henry Parkes was elected to two seats, East Sydney and Kiama. He resigned the seat of East Sydney and represented Kiama. The resulting by-election on 23 February 1870 was won by John Wilson. ² West Sydney MLA John Robertson resigned in February 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 2 March 1870. ³ Goldfields North MLA Robert Wisdom was elected to two seats Goldfields North and Hunter. He resigned the seat of Goldfields North and represented Hunter. The resulting by-election on 18 April 1870 was won by Robert Forster. ⁴ Goldfields South MLA Ezekiel Baker resigned from parliament in June 1870. He was re-elected unopposed at the resulting by-election on 11 July 1870. ⁵ Hastings MLA Horace Dean's election was invalid because he held an office of profit under the crown. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 4 July 1870. ⁶ Wollombi MLA Joseph Eckford resigned in September 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 19 September 1870. ⁷ Hastings MLA Horace Dean's election was declared invalid because he was not a British subject. Robert Smith, the runner-up at the resulting by-election of 4 July 1870 was declared elected. ⁸ Braidwood MLA Michael Kelly's election was declared invalid due to electoral irregularities. The resulting by-election on 17 October 1870 was won by Edward Greville. ⁹ Kiama MLA Henry Parkes resigned in October 1870 because of financial difficulties. Having resolved these difficulties he was re-elected to the seat at the resulting by-election on 3 November 1870. ¹⁰ Monaro MLA Daniel Egan died on 16 October 1870. The resulting by-election on 17 November 1870 was won by James Hart. ¹¹ Goldfields South MLA Ezekiel Baker resigned from parliament when he was appointed to the Goldfields Royal Commission. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 12 December 1870. ¹² Canterbury MLA Montagu Stephen resigned in December 1870 to visit England. The resulting by-election on 6 January 1871 was won by John Lucas. ¹³ Kiama MLA Henry Parkes resigned in December 1870 because of financial difficulties. The resulting by-election was won by John Stewart on 12 January 1871. ¹⁴ Liverpool Plains MLA Charles Cowper resigned in December 1870 after accepting the position of Agent-General in London. The resulting by-election on 9 January 1871 was won by Lewis Levy. ¹⁵ Shoalhaven MLA Thomas Garrett resigned in August 1871 to take the position of Police Magistrate at Berrima. The resulting by-election on 28 August 1871 was won by James Warden. ¹⁶ New England MLA Charles Weaver resigned in August 1871. The resulting by-election on 28 August 1871 was won by Samuel Terry. ¹⁷ Mudgee MLA Matthew Stephen resigned in December 1871. The resulting by-election on 2 January 1872 was won by Henry Parkes.

There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed.