Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1843–1851
# Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1843–1851

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1843 to 1851. Beginning with the Royal Instructions gazetted 15 June 1843, there were four official and four non-official members of the legislative council consisting of: the governor, colonial secretary, advocate-general, and registrar-General with four non-official members being nominated by the Crown. The council was the only chamber of government until the House of Assembly was created in 1857.

| Name | Office | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Charles Hervey Bagot | Non-Official | 1844–1853; 1857–61; 1865–69 |
| William Bartley | Advocate-General (acting) | 1849 |
| George Frederick Dashwood | Non-Official | 1843–1844 |
| Samuel Davenport | Non-Official | 1846–1848; 1855–56; 1857–66 |
| Boyle Travers Finniss | Registrar-General | 1847–1857 |
| George Grey | Governor & Resident Commissioner | 1841–1845 |
| Jacob Hagen | Non-Official | 1843–1846; 1847–1851 |
| Richard Davies Hanson | Advocate-General (acting) | 1851, 1851–1857 |
| James William MacDonald | Registrar-General (acting) | 1844–1846 |
| John Morphett | Non-Official | 1843–1847; 1848–1855; 1857–73 |
| Alfred Mundy | Colonial Secretary | 1843–1849 |
| Richard Francis Newland | Non-Official (acting) | 1847 |
| Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran | Non-Official | 1843–1851 |
| Frederick Robe | Governor | 1845–1848 |
| William Smillie | Advocate-General | 1843–1851 |
| Charles Sturt | Registrar-General | 1839–1847 |
| Charles Sturt | Colonial Secretary | 1849–1851 |
| Thomas Williams | Non-Official | 1843 |
| Henry Young | Governor | 1848–1851 |

    Bartley was acting while Smillie was on leave 1849
    Sturt was absent exploring 1844–1845, MacDonald acted
    Hanson was acting while Smillie was on leave 1851
