State Government of New South Wales beginning 16 December 1870 - period in office of Premier Martin, James ending on 14 May 1872
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 |
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Notes
Defeat in parliament (Cowper): Beginning of Martin's third period in office; Cowper 'Resigned after defeat in Legislative Assembly', see Clune and Turner, vol. 1 table 3, pp. 228-229 (see 'Sources', below). Martin was then commissioned to form a government.
Loss of election (Martin): Martin 'Obtained dissolution after defeat on censure motion in Legislative Assembly. Defeated at election', 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 Martin's political career, see J M Bennett, 'James (later Sir James) Martin', in Clune and Turner, vol. 1, pp. 103-119 (see 'Sources', below), and Bede Nairn, 'Martin, Sir James (1820-1886)', in Douglas Pike (general editor), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, pp. 397-398, (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974, ISBN 522840612).
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.