Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1946–1949

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1946 and 1943 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 in March 1946, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1946.[1][2] The President was Ernest Farrar.[3]

Name Party End term Years in office
Alexander Alam   Labor 1958 1925–1958, 1963–1973
George Archer   Labor 1949 1925–1949
Thomas Armstrong   Liberal 1949 1935–1955
George Bassett   Country 1952 1932���1964
Alfred Binks   Liberal 1952 1932–1952
Joseph Bodkin   Labor 1958 1946–1950
William Bradley   Liberal 1949 1940–1949
Arthur Bridges   Liberal 1958 1946–1968
Francis Buckley   Labor 1958 1946–1954
Harry Budd   Country 1958 1946–1978
Hector Clayton   Independent 1949 1937–1973
Arthur Colvin   Liberal 1955 1932–1955
James Concannon   Labor 1958 1925–1958
William Coulter [a]   Labor 1955 1947–1978
Chris Dalton   Labor 1958 1943–1970
William Dickson   Labor 1952 1925–1934, 1940–1966
Reg Downing   Labor 1952 1940–1972
Jim Eggins   Country 1952 1940–1949
Otway Falkiner   Country 1958 1946–1978
Ernest Farrar   Liberal 1958 1912–1952
John Ferguson   Labor 1952 1945–1952
William Gibb   Labor 1949 1931–1934, 1943–1952
Thomas Gleeson   Labor 1958 1946–1975
James Graves   Labor 1949 1934–1961
Charles Hackett   Labor 1952 1943–1964
Jim Harrison   Labor 1955 1943–1949
Herbert Henley   Country 1952 1937–1964
Henry Horne   Liberal 1958 1917–1955
Sir Norman Kater   Country 1955 1923–1955
Francis Kelly [a]   Labor 1955 1942–1947
Jim Kenny [b]   Labor 1952 1948–1967
Robert King   Labor 1958 1931–1960
Frederick Kneeshaw   Liberal 1949 1934–1949
Hugh Latimer   Liberal 1949 1934–1955
Robert Mahony   Labor 1955 1921–1961
Jim Maloney   Labor 1955 1941–1972
Marsden Manfred   Liberal 1949 1934–1949
Sir Henry Manning   Liberal 1958 1932–1958
Patrick McGirr   Labor 1955 1921–1955
Alan McNamara   Labor 1949 1931–1934, 1937–1955
George Mullins [b]   Labor 1952 1931–1948
Thomas Murray   Independent 1958 1921–1958
Ernest O'Dea   Labor 1955 1943–1967
Walter Padgen   Labor 1958 1946–1955
Stanley Parry   Independent 1952 1940–1952
Thomas Playfair   Liberal 1955 1927–1966
Graham Pratten   Liberal 1952 1937–1976
William Robson   Liberal 1955 1920–1951
Robert Savage   Labor 1949 1931–1934, 1943–1959
Leon Snider   Liberal 1955 1943–1965
Ernest Sommerlad   Country 1955 1932–1952
Edmond Speck   Liberal 1952 1940–1952
Frank Spicer   Independent 1949 1925–1973
Thomas Steele   Country 1949 1934–1961
John Stewart   Labor 1955 1941–1957
Colin Tannock   Labor 1952 1931–1952
Henry Thompson   Liberal 1952 1940–1964
Sir Graham Waddell   Country 1949 1937–1949
Horace Whiddon    Liberal 1955 1934–1955
Samuel Williams   Labor 1952 1943–1962
Hugh Wragge   Country 1949 1932–1949
Ernest Wright   Labor 1955 1943–1973
  1. ^ a b c Francis Kelly (Labor) resigned on 15 October 1947. William Coulter (Labor) was elected to replace him on 11 November 1947.
  2. ^ a b c George Mullins (Labor) died on 5 July 1948. Jim Kenny (Labor) was elected to replace him on 12 August 1948.
  3. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Kelly resigned,[a] and Mullins died.[b]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Council. 30 April 1946. p. 3642. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  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.[c]
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