Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1973–1976

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1973 and 1976 were indirectly elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament, with 15 members elected every three years. The most recent election was on 5 April 1973, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1973. [1] [2] The President was Sir Harry Budd. [3]

NamePartyEnd termYears in office
Kath Anderson   Labor 1985 1973–1981
Evelyn Barron   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Fred Bowen   Labor 1976 1966–1976
Roger de Bryon-Faes   Liberal 1985 1961–1981
Sir Harry Budd   Country 1982 1946–1978
Cyril Cahill   Independent Labor 1985 1949–1977
Jim Cahill   Labor 1982 1965–1978
Frank Calabro   Liberal 1982 1970–1988
Joe Calcraft   Liberal 1985 1973–1976
Leo Connellan   Country 1985 1969–1970, 1970–1981
William Coulter   Labor 1979 1947–1978
Margaret Davis   Liberal 1979 1967–1978
John Ducker   Labor 1976 1972–1979
Fred Duncan   Liberal 1976 1972–1984
Thomas Erskine   Liberal 1982 1970–1978
Stanley Eskell   Liberal 1982 1958–1978
Dick Evans   Liberal 1979 1969–1978
Otway Falkiner   Country 1982 1946–1978
Derek Freeman   Liberal 1985 1973–1981, 1981–1984
Barney French   Labor 1985 1973–1991
Sir John Fuller   Country 1985 1961–1978
Eileen Furley   Liberal 1976 1962–1976
Harry Gardiner [lower-alpha 4]   Independent Labor 1979 1960–1974
Walter Geraghty   Labor 1979 1961–1978
Thomas Gleeson [lower-alpha 6]   Independent Labor 1982 1946–1975
Trevor Gordon   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Jack Hallam   Labor 1985 1973–1991
Clive Healey   Labor 1982 1970–1988
Frederick Hewitt   Liberal 1979 1955–1976
John Holt   Liberal 1976 1972–1984
Ted Humphries   Liberal 1979 1972–1978
Sir Asher Joel   Country 1982 1958–1978
Geoffrey Keighley   Country 1979 1965–1978
Bill Kennedy   Country 1976 1971–1984
Paul Landa   Labor 1985 1973–1984
Lloyd Lange [lower-alpha 2]   Liberal 1982 1974–1986
Vi Lloyd   Liberal 1985 1973–1981
Toby MacDiarmid [lower-alpha 1]   Country 1979 1973–1988
Richmond Manyweathers   Country 1979 1968–1978
Ralph Marsh   Labor 1976 1962–1976
Thomas McKay   Liberal 1979 1966–1978
Peter McMahon   Labor 1985 1973–1981
Herb McPherson   Labor 1985 1964–1981
Robert Melville   Labor 1985 1973–1981
Doug Moppett [lower-alpha 6]   Country 1982 1976–1978, 1991–2002
William Murray   Labor 1976 1952–1976
Lindsay North   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Clyde Packer   Liberal 1976 1964–1976
William Peters   Labor 1982 1959–1978
Graham Pratten   Country 1976 1937–1976
Anne Press   Liberal 1982 1959–1978
Bernard Riley [lower-alpha 2]   Liberal 1982 1968–1973
Edna Roper   Labor 1982 1958–1978
Bob Rowland Smith [lower-alpha 5]   Country 1979 1974–1999
Amelia Rygate   Labor 1979 1961–1978
Bob Scott [lower-alpha 4]   Liberal 1979 1974–1978
Leroy Serisier   Labor 1982 1970–1978
Adrian Solomons   Country 1976 1969–1991
Harry Sullivan [lower-alpha 3]   Independent Labor / Country 1976 1970–1977
Norman Thom   Labor 1979 1950–1978
Joe Thompson [lower-alpha 2]   Labor 1982 1974–1988
Eben Vickery [lower-alpha 5]   Country 1979 1967–1974
Sir Edward Warren   Liberal 1979 1955–1978
Max Willis   Liberal 1985 1970–1999
Neville Wran [lower-alpha 2]   Labor 1982 1970–1973
Ernest Wright [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 1979 1943–1973
  1. 1 2 3 Ernest Wright (Labor) resigned on 16 April 1973. Toby MacDiarmid (Country) was elected as his replacement on 17 August 1973.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bernard Riley (Liberal) and Neville Wran (Labor) resigned on 19 October 1973. Lloyd Lange (Liberal) and Joe Thompson (Labor) were elected as their replacements on 6 March 1974.
  3. 1 2 Harry Sullivan (Independent) joined the Country Party in February 1974.
  4. 1 2 3 Harry Gardiner (Independent Labor) died on 8 April 1974. Bob Scott (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 15 August 1974.
  5. 1 2 3 Eben Vickery (Country) died on 26 August 1974. Bob Rowland Smith (Country) was elected as his replacement on 26 September 1974.
  6. 1 2 3 Thomas Gleeson (Independent Labor) died on 25 November 1975. Doug Moppett (Country) was elected as his replacement on 3 March 1976.
  7. The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Wright resigned, [lower-alpha 1] Riley and Wran resigned, [lower-alpha 2] Sullivan joined the Country Party, [lower-alpha 3] Gardiner died, [lower-alpha 4] Vickery died, [lower-alpha 5] and Gleeson died. [lower-alpha 6]

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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. 44. 6 April 1973. p. 1167. Retrieved 6 December 2020 via Trove.
  2. "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 December 2020. [lower-alpha 7]

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