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

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]

Name	Party		End term	Years 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. Ernest Wright (Labor) resigned on 16 April 1973. Toby MacDiarmid (Country) was elected as his replacement on 17 August 1973.
2. 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. Harry Sullivan (Independent) joined the Country Party in February 1974.
4. Harry Gardiner (Independent Labor) died on 8 April 1974. Bob Scott (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 15 August 1974.
5. Eben Vickery (Country) died on 26 August 1974. Bob Rowland Smith (Country) was elected as his replacement on 26 September 1974.
6. 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]}

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]}

See also

• Fifth Askin ministry
• Sixth Askin ministry
• First Lewis ministry
• Second Lewis ministry
• Willis ministry