Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1937–1940

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council were mostly elected at the 1933 election. A further 15 were elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament in December 1936.[1][2] The President was Sir John Peden.[3]

Name Party End term Years 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 1940 1932–1964
Alfred Binks   United Australia 1940 1932–1952
Sir Henry Braddon   United Australia 1940 1917–1940
Keith Brooks [c]   United Australia 1946 1939–1946
Walter Cambridge   Country 1946 1932–1946
Hector Clayton   Independent 1949 1937–1973
Joseph Coates   Labor 1940 1921–1943
Arthur Colvin   United Australia 1943 1932–1955
James Concannon   Labor 1946 1925–1958
John Culbert   Labor 1949 1925–1943
Maxwell Dunlop   Country 1943 1932–1941
Ernest Farrar   United Australia 1946 1912–1952
Donald Grant   Labor 1940 1931–1940
James Graves   Labor 1949 1934–1961
Edward Grayndler   Labor 1946 1921–1934, 1936–1943
Herbert Hawkins [c]   United Australia 1946 1932–1939
Herbert Henley [b]   Country 1940 1937–1964
Thomas Holden   United Australia 1940 1934–1945
Henry Horne   United Australia 1946 1917–1955
Archibald Howie   United Australia 1940 1934–1943
Sir Norman Kater   Country 1943 1923–1955
Robert King   Industrial Labor / 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
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   United Australia 1949 1934–1943
Henry Moulder   Country 1946 1932–1946
George Mullins   Labor 1940 1931–1948
Thomas Murray   Independent 1946 1921–1958
George Nesbitt   Country 1940 1927–1940
Broughton O'Conor   United Australia 1940 1908–1940
John O'Regan   Labor 1943 1921–1940
Sir John Peden   United Australia 1946 1917–1946
Thomas Playfair   United Australia 1943 1927–1966
Graham Pratten [a]   United Australia 1940 1937–1976
William Robson   United Australia 1943 1920–1951
Sir Charles Rosenthal [a]   United Australia 1940 1936–1937
James Ryan   United Australia 1949 1917–1940
Mick Ryan   Labor 1943 1925–1943
Samuel Smith   Labor 1940 1931–1940
Ernest Sommerlad   Country 1943 1932–1952
Frank Spicer   Independent 1949 1925–1973
Thomas Steele   Country 1949 1934–1961
Colin Tannock   Labor 1940 1931–1952
Sir Allen Taylor   United Australia 1940 1912–1940
Sir Frederick Tout   Country 1946 1932–1946
Theodore Trautwein [d]   Independent 1946 1934–1940
Sir Arthur Trethowan [b]   Country 1940 1916–1937
Thomas Tyrrell   Labor 1943 1925–1942
Sir Graham Waddell   Country 1949 1937–1949
Sir Samuel Walder   United Australia 1943 1932–1943
Frank Wall   United Australia 1943 1917–1941
Horace Whiddon   United Australia 1943 1934–1955
Hugh Wragge   Country 1949 1932–1949
  1. ^ a b c Sir Charles Rosenthal (United Australia) resigned on 28 October 1937. Graham Pratten was elected to replace him on 16 December 1937.
  2. ^ a b c Sir Arthur Trethowan (Country) died on 26 November 1937. Herbert Henley (Country) was elected to replace him on 17 December 1937.
  3. ^ a b c Herbert Hawkins (United Australia) died on 16 June 1939. Keith Brooks (United Australia) was elected to replace him on 8 August 1939.
  4. ^ a b The seat of Theodore Trautwein (Independent) was declared vacant on 16 April 1940 following his conviction for making false representations. The vacancy carried over to the next parliament.
  5. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Rosenthal resigned,[a] Trethowan died,[b] Hawkins died,[c] and Trautwein's seat declared vacant.[d]

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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. 204. 15 December 1936. p. 5134. Retrieved 25 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.[e]
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