State Government of New South Wales beginning 8 September 1857 - period in office of Premier Cowper, Charles ending on 27 October 1859
Period in office of premier (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Parliamentary support during period
Coalition partner 1
Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)
Assembly elections contested as premier or after which became premier (see Glossary entry for 'after election')
| Election | Premier at election | Premier's party | Premier after election | Premier's party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW 22 November 1864 | James Martin | Support from parliamentary factions and independents | Charles Cowper | Support from parliamentary factions and independents |
| NSW 8 June 1859 | Charles Cowper | Support from parliamentary factions and independents | Charles Cowper | Support from parliamentary factions and independents |
| NSW 13 January 1858 | Charles Cowper | Support from parliamentary factions and independents | Charles Cowper | Support from parliamentary factions and independents |
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Notes
Defeat in parliament (Parker): Beginning of Cowper's second period in office; Parker 'Resigned after defeat in Legislative Assembly', see Clune and Turner, vol. 1 table 3, pp. 228-229 (see 'Sources', below). Cowper was then commissioned to form a government.
Defeat in parliament (Cowper): Cowper 'Resigned after defeat in Legislative Assembly', see Clune and Turner, vol. 1 table 3, pp. 228-229 (see 'Sources', below).
References: For a description and analysis of the style of parliamentary government in this period, see David Clune and Ken Turner, 'Introduction: The Colonial Premiers', pp. 1-12, in Clune and Turner vol. 1 (see, 'Sources', below), and Peter Loveday and A W Martin, Parliament, Factions and Parties: The First Thirty Years of Responsible Government in New South Wales, 1856-1889, (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966).
For a survey of Cowper's political career, see Alan Powell, 'Charles (later Sir Charles) Cowper', in Clune and Turner, vol. 1, pp. 35-52 (see 'Sources', below), and John M Ward, 'Cowper, Sir Charles (1807-1881)', in Douglas Pike (general editor), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 3, pp. 475-479, (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969, SBN 522839096).
Sources
David Clune and Ken Turner (editors), The Premiers of New South Wales, vol. 1, (1856-1901), (Sydney: Federation Press, 2006, ISBN 186287550); G N Hawker, The Parliament of New South Wales 1856-1965, appendix C, (Ultimo, NSW: Government Printer, 1971); New South Wales, Parliament, The New South Wales Parliamentary Record: Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, 1824-1999, vol. VI, pp. 246-308, (Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales, 1999). In consulting these sources, note the difference between ministries and periods in office.