Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1940–1943

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council were mostly elected at the 1933 and 1936 elections. A further 15 were elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament in November 1939. [1] [2] The President was Sir John Peden. [3] </ref>

NamePartyEnd termYears in office
Alexander Alam   Labor 1946 1925–1958, 1963–1973
George Archer   Labor 1949 1925–1949
Thomas Armstrong   United Australia 1949 1935–1955
George Bassett   Country 1952 1932–1964
Alfred Binks   United Australia 1952 1932–1952
William Bradley   [lower-alpha 2]   United Australia 1949 1940–1949
Charles Bridges   [lower-alpha 3]   Labor 1943 1925–1937, 1940–1943
Keith Brooks   United Australia 1946 1939–1946
Walter Cambridge   Country 1946 1932–1946
Hector Clayton   Independent 1949 1937–1973
Joseph Coates   Labor 1952 1921–1943
Arthur Colvin   United Australia 1943 1932–1955
James Concannon   Labor 1946 1925–1958
John Culbert   Labor 1949 1925–1943
William Dickson   Labor 1952 1925–1934, 1940–1966
Reg Downing   Labor 1952 1940–1972
Maxwell Dunlop   [lower-alpha 4]   Country 1943 1932–1941
Jim Eggins   Country 1952 1940–1949
Ernest Farrar   United Australia 1946 1912–1952
James Graves   Labor 1949 1934–1961
Edward Grayndler   [lower-alpha 5]   Labor 1946 1921–1934, 1936–1943
Herbert Henley   Country 1952 1937–1964
Thomas Holden   United Australia 1952 1934–1945
Henry Horne   United Australia 1946 1917–1955
Sir Archibald Howie   United Australia 1952 1934–1943
Sir Norman Kater   Country 1943 1923–1955
Francis Kelly   [lower-alpha 6]   Labor 1943 1942–1947
Robert King   Labor 1946 1931–1960
Frederick Kneeshaw   United Australia 1949 1934–1949
Hugh Latimer   United Australia 1949 1934–1955
Edward Magrath   Labor 1943 1925–1943
Robert Mahony   Labor 1943 1921–1961
Jim Maloney   [lower-alpha 7]   Labor 1943 1941–1972
Marsden Manfred   United Australia 1949 1934–1949
Sir Henry Manning   United Australia 1946 1932–1958
John Martin   Labor 1946 1931–1946
Patrick McGirr   Labor 1943 1921–1955
Alan McNamara   Labor 1949 1931–1934, 1937–1955
Ernest Mitchell   [lower-alpha 8]   United Australia 1949 1934–1943
Henry Moulder   Country 1946 1932–1946
George Mullins   Labor 1952 1931–1948
Thomas Murray   Independent 1946 1921–1958
John O'Regan   [lower-alpha 3]   Labor / Labor 1943 1921–1940
Stanley Parry   Independent 1952 1940–1952
Sir John Peden   United Australia 1946 1917–1946
Thomas Playfair   United Australia 1943 1927–1966
Graham Pratten   United Australia 1952 1937–1976
William Robson   United Australia 1943 1920–1951
James Ryan   [lower-alpha 2]   United Australia 1949 1917–1940
Mick Ryan   Labor / Labor 1943 1925–1943
Ernest Sommerlad   Country 1943 1932–1952
Edmond Speck   [lower-alpha 9]   United Australia 1952 1940–1952
Frank Spicer   Labor / Independent 1949 1925–1973
Thomas Steele   Country 1949 1934–1961
John Stewart   [lower-alpha 4]   Labor 1943 1941–1957
Colin Tannock   Labor 1952 1931–1952
Sir Allen Taylor   [lower-alpha 9]   United Australia 1952 1912–1940
Henry Thompson   United Australia 1952 1940–1964
John Tonkin   [lower-alpha 10]   United Australia 1946 1940–1946
Sir Frederick Tout   Country 1946 1932–1946
Thomas Tyrrell   [lower-alpha 6]   Labor 1943 1925–1942
Sir Graham Waddell   Country 1949 1937–1949
Sir Samuel Walder   United Australia 1943 1932–1943
Frank Wall   [lower-alpha 7]   United Australia 1943 1917–1941
Horace Whiddon   United Australia 1943 1934–1955
Hugh Wragge   Country 1949 1932–1949
  1. ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Trautwein's seat declared vacant. Ryan died, Taylor died, O'Regan died, Wall died, Dunlop died, Tyrell died, Grayndler died, and Mitchell died.<ref name=':9' group='lower-alpha'>Ernest Mitchell (United Australia) died on 21 April 1943, the day this term concluded. The vacancy carried over to the next parliament.
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References

  1. ↑ "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 177. 10 November 1939. p. 5250. Retrieved 26 November 2020– via Trove.
  2. ↑ Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Part 10 Officers of the Parliament (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 November 2020. [lower-alpha 1]
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