Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1976–1978

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1976 and 1978 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 27 November 1975, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1976. [1] [2] The terms of members were affected by the 1978 referendum which provided for the direct election of members of the Legislative Council. The members whose terms were due to expire in 1979 or 1982 had their terms expire at the next general election, held in 1978, those members whose terms were to expire in 1985 would retire at the second general election, held in 1981, and those members whose terms were to expire in 1988 would retire at the third general election, held in 1984. [3]

The President was Sir Harry Budd. [4]

NamePartyEnd termYears in office
Kath Anderson   Labor 1985 1973–1981
Peter Baldwin   Labor 1988 1976–1982
Roger de Bryon-Faes   Liberal 1985 1961–1981
Sir Harry Budd   National Country 1982 1946–1978
Don Burton   Labor 1988 1976–1984
Cyril Cahill   [lower-alpha 3]   Independent Labor 1985 1949–1977
Jim Cahill   Labor 1982 1965–1978
Frank Calabro   Liberal 1982 1970–1988
Joe Calcraft   [lower-alpha 1]   Liberal 1985 1973–1976
Leo Connellan   National Country 1985 1969–1970, 1970–1981
William Coulter   Labor 1979 1947–1978
Fergus Darling   Liberal 1988 1976–1981
Margaret Davis   [lower-alpha 6]   Liberal 1979 1967–1978
John Ducker   Labor 1988 1972–1979
Fred Duncan   Liberal 1988 1972–1984
Thomas Erskine   Liberal 1982 1970–1978
Stanley Eskell   Liberal 1982 1958–1978
Dick Evans   Liberal 1979 1969–1978
Otway Falkiner   National Country 1982 1946–1978
Derek Freeman   Liberal 1985 1973–1981, 1981–1984
Barney French   Labor 1985 1973–1991
Sir John Fuller   National Country 1985 1961–1978
Walter Geraghty   Labor 1979 1961–1978
Jack Hallam   Labor 1985 1973–1991
Clive Healey   Labor 1982 1970–1988
Frederick Hewitt   [lower-alpha 2]   Liberal 1979 1955–1976
John Holt   Liberal 1988 1972–1984
Ted Humphries   Liberal 1979 1972–1978
Sir Asher Joel   National Country 1982 1958–1978
Johno Johnson   Labor 1988 1976–2001
Geoffrey Keighley   National Country 1979 1965–1978
Bill Kennedy   National Country 1988 1971–1984
Delcia Kite   Labor 1988 1976–1995
Paul Landa   Labor 1985 1973–1984
Lloyd Lange   Liberal 1982 1974–1986
Vi Lloyd   Liberal 1985 1973–1981
Toby MacDiarmid   National Country 1979 1973–1988
Richmond Manyweathers   National Country 1979 1968–1978
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   National Country 1982 1976–1978, 1991–2002
John Morris   Labor 1988 1976–1984
Nathanael Orr   Liberal 1988 1976–1984
Greg Percival   [lower-alpha 3]   Liberal 1985 1977–1978, 1986–1988
William Peters   [lower-alpha 5]   Labor 1982 1959–1978
Peter Philips   [lower-alpha 2]   Liberal 1979 1976–1988
Ted Pickering   [lower-alpha 1]   Liberal 1985 1976–1988
Anne Press   Liberal 1982 1959–1978
Ronald Raines   [lower-alpha 4]   National Country 1988 1977–1978
Edna Roper   Labor 1982 1958–1978
Bob Rowland Smith   National Country 1979 1974–1999
Amelia Rygate   Labor 1979 1961–1978
Bill Sandwith   Liberal 1988 1976–1984
Bob Scott   Liberal 1979 1974–1978
Leroy Serisier   Labor 1982 1970–1978
Adrian Solomons   National Country 1988 1969–1991
Harry Sullivan   [lower-alpha 4]   National Country 1988 1970–1977
Norman Thom   Labor 1979 1950–1978
Joe Thompson   Labor 1982 1974–1988
Roy Turner   Labor 1988 1976–1984
Sir Edward Warren   Liberal 1979 1955–1978
Max Willis   Liberal 1985 1970–1999
  1. 1 2 3 Joe Calcraft (Liberal) died on 3 July 1976. Ted Pickering (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 13 October 1976.
  2. 1 2 3 Frederick Hewitt (Liberal) resigned on 31 July 1976. Peter Philips (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 13 October 1976.
  3. 1 2 3 Cyril Cahill (Independent Labor) died on 18 April 1977. Greg Percival (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 12 October 1977.
  4. 1 2 3 Harry Sullivan (National Country) died on 28 April 1977. Ronald Raines (National Country) was elected as his replacement on 12 October 1977.
  5. 1 2 William Peters (Labor) died on 21 February 1978. No by-election was held.
  6. 1 2 Margaret Davis (Liberal) resigned on 13 September 1978 to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Waverley. No by-election was held.
  7. ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Calcraft died, [lower-alpha 1] Hewitt resigned, [lower-alpha 2] Cahill died, [lower-alpha 3] Sullivan died, [lower-alpha 4] Peters died, [lower-alpha 5] and Davis resigned. [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. 157. 28 November 1975. p. 5043. Retrieved 7 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. ↑ Page, Barbara (1990). "The Legislative Council of New South Wales: Past Present and Future". Briefing Paper No. 01/1990. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "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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