Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1988–1991

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 49th Parliament were elected at the 1981, 1984 and 1988 elections. Members served for three terms of the Legislative Assembly, which, as a result of the 1981 referendum meant the maximum term was twelve years. The 15 members elected in 1981 did not face re-election until 1992, the 15 members elected in 1984 did not face re-election until 1996 and the 15 members elected in 1988 did not face re-election until 2000. [1] [2] The terms of members were cut short by the 1991 referendum which reduced the term to two terms of the Legislative Assembly, a maximum of 8 years. The President was Johno Johnson. [3] </ref>

NamePartyEnd termYears in office
Franca Arena   Labor 19921981–1999
Marie Bignold   [lower-alpha 2]   Call to Australia/Independent 19961984–1991
George Brenner   Labor 19921981–1991
Richard Bull   National 19961984–2000
Virginia Chadwick   Liberal 20001978–1999
Jack Doohan   National 19921978–1991
Ron Dyer   Labor 19961979–2003
Michael Egan   Labor 20001986–2005
Keith Enderbury   Labor 19961984–1995
Beryl Evans   Liberal 19961984–1995
Barney French   Labor 20001973–1991
Jack Garland   [lower-alpha 3]   Labor 19921981–1990
Duncan Gay   National 20001988–2017
Marlene Goldsmith   Liberal 20001988–1999
Deirdre Grusovin   [lower-alpha 4]   Labor 20001978–1990
Jack Hallam   Labor 19921973–1991
Fred Hankinson   Labor 19921984–1991
John Hannaford   Liberal 19921984–1999
Mick Ibbett   Labor 19921984–1991
Dorothy Isaksen   [lower-alpha 4]   Labor 20001978–1988, 1990–1999
Judy Jakins   National 19961984–1991
John Jobling   Liberal 19961984–2003
Johno Johnson   Labor 19961976–2001
Richard Jones   Democrats 20001988–2003
Jim Kaldis   Labor 20001978–1999
Richard Killen   National 19921981–1991
Elisabeth Kirkby   Democrats 19921981–1998
Delcia Kite   Labor 19961976–1995
Ian Macdonald   Labor 20001988–2010
Andy Manson   Labor 20001988–2000
John Matthews   Liberal 19921981–1991
Stephen Mutch   Liberal 20001988–1996
Elaine Nile   Call to Australia 20001988–2002
Fred Nile   Call to Australia 19921981–2004, 2004–present
Paul O'Grady   Labor 20001988–1996
Brian Pezzutti   Liberal 20001988–2003
Ted Pickering   Liberal 19921976–1995
Ken Reed   Labor 19921981–1991
Bob Rowland Smith   National 20001974–1999
Jim Samios   Liberal 19961984–2003
Helen Sham-Ho   Liberal 20001988–2003
Jeff Shaw   [lower-alpha 3]   Labor 19921990–2000
Sir Adrian Solomons   National 19961969–1991
Ann Symonds   Labor 19961982–1998
Bryan Vaughan   Labor 19921981–1999
Judith Walker   Labor 19961984–1995
Max Willis   Liberal 19921970–1999
  1. ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Bignold sat as an independent, Garland resigned, and Grusovin resigned.<ref name=':3' group='lower-alpha'>Labor MLC Deirdre Grusovin resigned on 23 June 1990 in order to contest a by-election for the Legislative Assembly seat of Heffron. Former MLC Dorothy Isaksen was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 4 July.
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References

  1. ↑ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020. [lower-alpha 1]
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