Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1964–1967

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1964 and 1967 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 21 November 1963, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1964.[1][2] The President was William Dickson until his death in May 1966 and then Harry Budd.[3]

Name Party End term Years in office
Harold Ahern   Liberal 1973 1949–1973
Alexander Alam   Labor 1973 1925–1958, 1963–1973
Alexander Armstrong   Country 1976 1952–1969
Evelyn Barron   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Norman Boland [e]   Independent Labor 1976 1966–1970
Fred Bowen [e]   Labor 1976 1966–1976
Arthur Bridges   Liberal 1970 1946–1968
Roger de Bryon-Faes   Liberal 1973 1961–1981
Harry Budd   Country 1970 1946–1978
Cedric Cahill   Labor 1973 1954–1973
Cyril Cahill   Independent Labor 1973 1949–1977
Jim Cahill [c]   Labor 1970 1965–1970
John Carter   Country 1967 1955–1968
Hector Clayton   Liberal 1973 1937–1973
Harry Cockerill   Labor 1973 1959–1973
Col Colborne   Labor 1973 1949–1973
William Coulter   Labor 1967 1947–1978
Chris Dalton   Labor 1970 1943–1970
Robert Day   Labor 1967 1953–1967
William Dickson [e]   Labor 1976 1925–1934, 1940–1966
Reg Downing   Labor 1976 1940–1972
Robert Erskine   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Stanley Eskell   Liberal 1970 1958–1978
Otway Falkiner   Country 1970 1946–1978
Herbert FitzSimons   Country 1970 1955–1970
George Ford [e]   Labor 1976 1964–1966
John Fuller   Country 1973 1961–1978
Eileen Furley   Liberal 1976 1962–1976
Harry Gardiner   Independent Labor 1967 1960–1974
Walter Geraghty   Labor 1967 1961–1978
Thomas Gleeson   Independent Labor 1970 1946–1975
Trevor Gordon [b]   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Frederick Hewitt   Liberal 1967 1955–1976
Reginald Jackson   Labor 1970 1950–1969
Asher Joel   Country 1970 1958–1978
Geoffrey Keighley [d]   Country 1967 1965–1978
Jim Kenny   Labor 1976 1948–1967
John Kenny   Independent Labor 1970 1955–1970
Christopher Love   Labor 1973 1955–1970
Jim Maloney   Labor 1967 1941–1972
Ralph Marsh   Labor 1976 1962–1976
John McIntosh   Country 1976 1964–1971
Thomas McKay [g]   Liberal 1967 1966–1978
Herb McPherson [a]   Labor 1973 1964–1981
William Murray   Labor 1976 1952–1976
Lindsay North   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Ernest O'Dea   Labor 1967 1943–1967
Clyde Packer   Liberal 1976 1964–1976
John Paterson   Liberal 1970 1958–1970
William Peters   Labor 1970 1959–1978
Thomas Playfair [g]   Liberal 1967 1927–1966
Graham Pratten   Country 1976 1937–1976
Anne Press   Independent Labor 1970 1959–1978
Michael Quinn [c]   Independent Labor 1970 1960–1965
Edna Roper   Labor 1970 1958–1978
Amelia Rygate [f]   Independent Labor / Labor 1967 1961–1978
Perceval Shipton   Liberal 1976 1964–1972
Leon Snider [d]   Country 1967 1943–1965
Lloyd Sommerlad   Country 1967 1955–1967
Frank Spicer   Country 1973 1925–1973
Gavin Sutherland   Labor 1973 1956–1970
Norman Thom   Labor 1967 1950–1978
Sir Edward Warren   Liberal 1967 1955–1978
John Weir   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Ernest Wright   Labor 1967 1943–1973
  1. ^ a b Colin Begg (Liberal) resigned in April 1964 before the beginning of this term. Herb McPherson (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 19 May 1964.
  2. ^ a b Henry Thompson (Liberal) had been re-elected in November 1963 however he died on 21 March 1964, before the beginning of this term. Trevor Gordon (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 21 May 1964.
  3. ^ a b c Michael Quinn (Independent Labor) died on 12 July 1965. Jim Cahill (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 9 September 1965.
  4. ^ a b c Leon Snider (Country) died on 9 August 1965. Geoffrey Keighley (Country) was elected as his replacement on 14 October 1965.
  5. ^ a b c d e William Dickson (Labor) died on 22 May 1966. George Ford (Labor) died on 30 July 1966. Norman Boland (Independent Labor) and Fred Bowen (Labor) were elected as their replacements on 19 August 1966.
  6. ^ a b Amelia Rygate (Independent Labor) was re-admitted to the Labor Party on 13 June 1966.
  7. ^ a b c Thomas Playfair (Liberal) died on 9 August 1966. Thomas McKay (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 1 September 1966.
  8. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Begg resigned,[a] Thompson died,[b] Quinn died,[c] Snider died,[d] Dickson died, Ford died,[e] Rygate joined Labor,[f] Playfair died,[g]

References[]

  1. ^ "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 120. 22 November 1963. p. 3537. Retrieved 1 December 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ Part 10 Officers of the Parliament (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 November 2020.[h]

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