# North-Eastern District (South Australian Legislative Council)

North-Eastern District was an electoral district for the Legislative Council of South Australia from 1882 until 1912. It was then renamed to Midland District and continued until 1975 when the separate districts were abolished and the state elects members to the Legislative Council as a single district since that time.
At its creation, the North-Eastern District elected six of the 24 members of the Legislative Council. Following the 1902 reduction in the size of the parliament, it elected 4 of 18 (20 after 1915) members. Its initial extent was the House of Assembly districts of Yatala, Gumeracha, Barossa, Wooroora, Light and Burra.
The Midland district included the Assembly districts of Barossa, Wooroora and Wallaroo thus including Yorke Peninsula (which had been in the Northern District) but giving up the Burra area.

## Members

The members who represented the North-Eastern and Midlands districts were:
| Date of change | Member | Member | member | Member | Member | Member |
| 8 May 1885 | Henry Edward Bright | James Martin (re-elected 1894) |
| 28 June 1886 | Henry Edward Bright | James Martin (re-elected 1894) | John Bosworth |
| 19 May 1888 | Henry Edward Bright | James Martin (re-elected 1894) | John Bosworth | John Warren (re-elected 1897) | Henry Ayers |
| 23 May 1891 | William Haslam (re-elected 1897) | James Martin (re-elected 1894) | John Bosworth | John Warren (re-elected 1897) | Henry Ayers | John James Duncan (resigned 18 Dec 1896) |
| 19 May 1894 | William Haslam (re-elected 1897) | James Martin (re-elected 1894) | William Russell | John Warren (re-elected 1897) | Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow | John James Duncan (resigned 18 Dec 1896) |
| 6 March 1897 | William Haslam (re-elected 1897) | James Martin (re-elected 1894) | William Russell | John Warren (re-elected 1897) | Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow | Charles Willcox |
| 22 May 1897 | William Haslam (re-elected 1897) | James Martin (re-elected 1894) | William Russell | John Warren (re-elected 1897) | Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow | Charles Willcox |
| 4 June 1898 | John Lewis | James Martin (re-elected 1894) | William Russell | John Warren (re-elected 1897) | Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow | Charles Willcox |
| 31 March 1900 | John Lewis | Jimmy Duncan | William Russell | John Warren (re-elected 1897) | Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow | Charles Willcox |
| 19 May 1900 | John Lewis | Jimmy Duncan | Thomas Pascoe | John Warren (re-elected 1897) | Edward Lucas | Charles Willcox |
From the 1902 double dissolution election, each district only elected 4 members, for two terms of the lower house. Legislative Council elections are held at the same time as House of Assembly elections.
| Date of change | Member | Member | member | Member |
| 3 May 1902 | John Warren (re-elected 1905) | Edward Lucas (re-elected 1905,1912) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | John James Duncan (re-elected 1910) |
| 27 May 1905 | John Warren (re-elected 1905) | Edward Lucas (re-elected 1905,1912) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | John James Duncan (re-elected 1910) |
| 2 April 1910 | John Warren (re-elected 1905) | Edward Lucas (re-elected 1905,1912) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | John James Duncan (re-elected 1910) |
| North-eastern renamed to Midland by Act 959 of 1908 from 1912 | John Warren (re-elected 1905) | Edward Lucas (re-elected 1905,1912) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | John James Duncan (re-elected 1910) |
| 10 February 1912 | Walter Hannaford (re-elected 1921, 1927, 1933) | Edward Lucas (re-elected 1905,1912) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | John James Duncan (re-elected 1910) |
| 15 November 1913 | Walter Hannaford (re-elected 1921, 1927, 1933) | Edward Lucas (re-elected 1905,1912) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | David Gordon (re-elected 1918, 1924, 1930, 1938) |
| 6 April 1918 | Walter Hannaford (re-elected 1921, 1927, 1933) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | David Gordon (re-elected 1918, 1924, 1930, 1938) |
| 15 March 1921 | Walter Hannaford (re-elected 1921, 1927, 1933) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | David Gordon (re-elected 1918, 1924, 1930, 1938) |
| 5 April 1924 | Walter Hannaford (re-elected 1921, 1927, 1933) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | David Gordon (re-elected 1918, 1924, 1930, 1938) |
| 26 March 1927 | Walter Hannaford (re-elected 1921, 1927, 1933) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | David Gordon (re-elected 1918, 1924, 1930, 1938) |
| 5 April 1930 | Walter Hannaford (re-elected 1921, 1927, 1933) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Thomas Pascoe (re-elected 1910, 1918, 1921, 1927) | David Gordon (re-elected 1918, 1924, 1930, 1938) |
| 8 April 1933 | Walter Hannaford (re-elected 1921, 1927, 1933) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Ernest William Castine (re-elected 1941) | David Gordon (re-elected 1918, 1924, 1930, 1938) |
| 19 March 1938 | Walter Hannaford (re-elected 1921, 1927, 1933) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Ernest William Castine (re-elected 1941) | David Gordon (re-elected 1918, 1924, 1930, 1938) |
| 29 March 1941 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Ernest William Castine (re-elected 1941) | David Gordon (re-elected 1918, 1924, 1930, 1938) |
| 29 April 1944 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Ernest William Castine (re-elected 1941) | Reginald John Rudall (re-elected 1950) |
| 8 March 1947 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Douglas Peel Gordon | Reginald John Rudall (re-elected 1950) |
| 1 November 1948 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Reginald John Rudall (re-elected 1950) |
| 4 March 1950 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Reginald John Rudall (re-elected 1950) |
| 7 March 1953 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Reginald John Rudall (re-elected 1950) |
| 26 February 1955 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Ross Story (re-elected 1956, 1962, 1968) |
| 3 March 1956 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Ross Story (re-elected 1956, 1962, 1968) |
| 17 February 1959 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Walter Gordon Duncan (re-elected 1924, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Ross Story (re-elected 1956, 1962, 1968) |
| 3 March 1962 | Alexander John Melrose (re-elected 1947, 1953, 1959) | Maynard Boyd Dawkins (re-elected 1968) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Ross Story (re-elected 1956, 1962, 1968) |
| 20 October 1962 | Leslie Rupert Hart (re-elected 1965) | Maynard Boyd Dawkins (re-elected 1968) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Ross Story (re-elected 1956, 1962, 1968) |
| 6 March 1965 | Leslie Rupert Hart (re-elected 1965) | Maynard Boyd Dawkins (re-elected 1968) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Ross Story (re-elected 1956, 1962, 1968) |
| 2 March 1968 | Leslie Rupert Hart (re-elected 1965) | Maynard Boyd Dawkins (re-elected 1968) | Colin Rowe (re-elected 1953, 1959, 1965) | Ross Story (re-elected 1956, 1962, 1968) |
| 12 September 1970 | Leslie Rupert Hart (re-elected 1965) | Maynard Boyd Dawkins (re-elected 1968) | Keith Russack | Ross Story (re-elected 1956, 1962, 1968) |
| 10 March 1973 | Brian Alfred Chatterton | Maynard Boyd Dawkins (re-elected 1968) | Cecil William Creedon | Ross Story (re-elected 1956, 1962, 1968) |