Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1870–71

This is a list of members of the sixth parliament of the South Australian House of Assembly, which sat from 27 May 1870 until 23 November 1871. The members were elected at the 1870 colonial election.

Name Electorate Term in Office
Richard Baker Barossa 1868–1871
William Henry Bean West Torrens 1870–1871, 1878–1884
Hon Arthur Blyth Gumeracha 1857–1868, 1870–1877
Neville Blyth [3] Victoria 1860–1867, 1868–1870, 1871, 1877–1878
James Boucaut [1] West Torrens 1861–1862, 1865–1870, 1871–1878
Henry Bright Stanley 1865–1884
John Carr Noarlunga 1865–1879, 1881–1884
Wentworth Cavenagh Yatala 1862–1875, 1875–1881
John Cheriton Mount Barker 1868, 1868–1871
Patrick Coglin West Adelaide 1860–1868, 1870–1871, 1875–1881, 1882–1887
Robert Cottrell East Adelaide 1868–1875
John Darling West Adelaide 1870–1871, 1876–1881, 1885–1887
Walter Duffield Barossa 1857–1868, 1870–1871
Hampton Gleeson Flinders 1870–1871
Lavington Glyde Yatala 1857–1875, 1877–1884
Edward Hamilton [2] Light 1870–1871
John Hart The Burra 1857–1859, 1862–1866, 1868–1873
Alexander Hay East Torrens 1857–1861, 1867–1871
Henry Kent Hughes Port Adelaide 1868–1875
Sir George Kingston Stanley 1857–1860, 1861–1880
Friedrich Krichauff Onkaparinga 1857–1858, 1870–1882, 1884–1890
Park Laurie Victoria 1870–1871, 1873–1875
Arthur Fydell Lindsay Encounter Bay 1857–1860, 1870–1871, 1873–1878
John Lindsay The Sturt 1860–1865, 1870–1871
Charles Mann The Burra 1870–1881
Henry Hay Mildred East Torrens 1870–1871
David Murray East Adelaide 1870–1871, 1877–1878, 1881, 1881
William Paltridge [3] Victoria 1870–1871
James Pearce Light 1870–1875
Thomas Playford Onkaparinga 1868–1871, 1875–1887,
1887–1890, 1899–1901
William Quin Port Adelaide 1870–1871, 1875–1880
James Garden Ramsay Mount Barker 1870–1875, 1876–1878
James Stewart Noarlunga 1870–1871
Hon Henry Strangways [1] West Torrens 1858–1871
William Townsend The Sturt 1857–1882
Ebenezer Ward Gumeracha 1870–1880, 1881–1890
Alfred Watts Flinders 1862–1866, 1868–1875
Emil Wentzel Encounter Bay 1870–1871
James White [2] Light 1871, 1875–1881
1 West Torrens MHA Henry Strangways resigned on 28 July 1871. James Boucaut won the resulting by-election on 10 August.
2 Light MHA Edward Hamilton resigned on 28 July 1871. James White won the resulting by-election on 12 August.
3 Victoria MHA William Paltridge resigned on 28 July 1871. Neville Blyth won the resulting by-election on 24 August.

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