Robertson ministry (1860–1861)

First Robertson ministry
First Robertson ministry
; 6th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
	Premier John Robertson and the Colony of New South Wales (1860–1862)
Date formed	8 March 1860
Date dissolved	9 January 1861
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Governor	William Denison
Head of government	John Robertson
No. of ministers	5
Member party	unaligned
Status in legislature	Minority government
Opposition party	unaligned
Opposition leader	William Forster; Charles Cowper;
History
Predecessor	Forster ministry
Successor	Third Cowper ministry

The first Robertson ministry was the sixth ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by John Robertson. It was the first of five occasions that Robertson was Premier. Robertson was elected in the first free elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly held in March 1856.

The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but not enshrined in formal use until 1920.

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.^[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion John Robertson (The Upper Hunter), William Arnold (The Paterson) and Elias Weekes (West Maitland) were all re-elected unopposed.^[2]

This ministry covers the period from 9 March 1860 until 9 January 1861, when Robertson resigned his commission.^[3]^[4]

Composition of ministry

Portfolio	Minister	Term start	Term end	Term length
Premier Secretary for Lands	John Robertson	9 March 1860	9 January 1861	306 days
Colonial Secretary	Charles Cowper MLC / MLA ^[a]
Colonial Treasurer	Elias Weekes
Secretary for Public Works	William Arnold
Attorney General Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council	John Hargrave MLC

Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

^ Charles Cowper was a member of the Legislative Council until the election in December 1860 when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly as the member for East Sydney.^[5]

References

^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 442. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1859-60 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Robertson, Sir John (1816–1891)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

Preceded by Forster ministry	First Robertson ministry 1860–1861	Succeeded by Third Cowper ministry

[6] Charles Cowper was a member of the Legislative Council until the election in December 1860 when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly as the member for East Sydney.^[5]

[Twomey_2004-1] Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 442. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[2] Green, Antony. "1859-60 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[dab-3] Serle, Percival (1949). "Robertson, Sir John (1816–1891)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[Record_pt_6-4] "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[Cowper_NSW_parl-5] "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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