Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904  The members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 19th parliament of New South Wales from 1901 to 1904 were elected at the 1901 state election on 3 July 1901. The Speaker was William McCourt. By-elections  Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed.