Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1880–1882

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1880 to 1882. Elections for the tenth Legislative Assembly were held between 17 November and 10 December 1880 with parliament first meeting on 15 December 1880. Electoral reforms passed by the ninth parliament had resulted in parliament being expanded to 108 members elected in 43 single member electorates, 25 two member electorates, 1 three member electorate and 3 four member electorates. In addition, electorates franchised on qualifications of occupation or education (Goldfields North, Goldfields South, Goldfields West and University of Sydney) had been abolished. The parliament had a maximum term of 3 years but was dissolved after 23 months. Henry Parkes continued as the Premier for the duration of the parliament.

¹ Queanbeyan MLA James Thompson resigned in January 1881. The resulting by-election on 21 January 1881 was won by Thomas Rutledge. ² Carcoar MLA Ezekiel Baker was expelled from the Assembly after he had been found to have fraudulently dealt with trust funds. The resulting by-election was won by George Campbell on 1 December 1881. ³ Newtown MLA Stephen Brown was elevated to the Legislative Council in November 1881. The resulting by-election on 1 December 1881 was won by Joseph Mitchell. ⁴ Argyle MLA Phillip Myers died on 16 November 1881. The resulting by-election was won by John Gannon on 9 December 1881. ⁵ Yass Plains MLA Michael Fitzpatrick died on 10 December 1881. The resulting by-election was won by Louis Heydon on 10 January 1882. ⁶ Redfern MLA John Sutherland was elevated to the Legislative Council in December 1881. The resulting by-election on 11 January 1882 was won by Francis Wright. ⁷ Mudgee MLA Samuel Terry was elevated to the Legislative Council in December 1881. The resulting by-election on 20 January 1882 was won by John Robertson. ⁸ Northumberland MLA William Turner resigned in January 1882. He was a candidate supported by the local coal miners, however the miner's subscriptions were insufficient for him to stay in the Assembly. The resulting by-election was won by Thomas Hungerford on 18 January 1882. ⁹ East Macquarie MLA Edmund Webb was elevated to the Legislative Council in January 1882. The resulting by-election on 19 January 1882 was won by Alfred Pechey. ¹⁰ Wentworth MLA William Brodribb was elevated to the Legislative Council in January 1882. The resulting by-election on 23 January 1882 was won by Edward Quin. ¹¹ Tenterfield MLA John Dillon resigned in January 1882. The resulting by-election was won by Augustus Fraser on 6 February 1882. ¹² East Macquarie MLA Alfred Pechey died on 5 June 1882. The resulting by-election on 11 July 1882 was won by Sydney Smith. ¹³ Tumut MLA James Hoskins resigned in September 1882 to take a recuperative sea voyage. The resulting by-election on 17 October 1882 was won by Thomas O'Mara. ¹⁴ Gundagai MLA William Forster died on 30 October 1882. The resulting by-election on 23 November 1882 was won by Bruce Smith .

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.