Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the first parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1856 to 1858.
[1][2][3][4][m] The Speaker was Sir Daniel Cooper.
[5] 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.