Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1970–1973

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1970 and 1973 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 12 March 1970, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1970.[1][2] The President was Sir Harry Budd.[3]

Name Party End term Years in office
Harold Ahern   Liberal 1973 1949–1973
Alexander Alam   Labor 1973 1925–1958, 1963–1973
Evelyn Barron   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Norman Boland [a]   Independent Labor 1976 1966–1970
Fred Bowen   Labor 1976 1966–1976
Roger de Bryon-Faes   Liberal 1973 1961–1981
Sir Harry Budd   Country 1982 1946–1978
Cedric Cahill   Labor 1973 1954–1973
Cyril Cahill   Independent Labor 1973 1949–1977
Frank Calabro   Liberal 1982 1970–1988
Sir Hector Clayton   Liberal 1973 1937–1973
Harry Cockerill   Labor 1973 1959–1973
Col Colborne   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Leo Connellan [c]   Country 1973 1969–1970, 1970–1981
William Coulter   Labor 1979 1947–1978
Margaret Davis   Liberal 1979 1967–1978
Reg Downing [e]   Labor 1976 1940–1972
John Ducker [e]   Labor 1976 1972–1979
Fred Duncan [e]   Liberal 1976 1972–1984
Robert Erskine   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Thomas Erskine   Liberal 1982 1970–1978
Stanley Eskell   Liberal 1982 1958–1978
Dick Evans   Liberal 1979 1969–1978
Otway Falkiner   Country 1982 1946–1978
John Fuller   Country 1973 1961–1978
Eileen Furley   Liberal 1976 1962–1976
Harry Gardiner   Independent Labor 1979 1960–1974
Walter Geraghty   Labor 1979 1961–1978
Thomas Gleeson   Independent Labor 1982 1946–1975
Trevor Gordon   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Clive Healey   Labor 1982 1970–1988
Frederick Hewitt   Liberal 1979 1955–1976
John Holt [g]   Liberal 1976 1972–1984
Ted Humphries [f]   Liberal 1979 1972–1978
Sir Asher Joel   Country 1982 1958–1978
Geoffrey Keighley   Country 1979 1965–1978
Bill Kennedy [d]   Country 1976 1971–1984
Christopher Love [b]   Labor 1973 1955–1970
Jim Maloney [f]   Labor 1979 1941–1972
Richmond Manyweathers   Country 1979 1968–1978
Ralph Marsh   Labor 1976 1962–1976
John McIntosh [d]   Country 1976 1964–1971
Thomas McKay   Liberal 1979 1966–1978
Herb McPherson   Labor 1973 1964–1981
William Murray   Labor 1976 1952–1976
Lindsay North   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Hubert O'Connell [e]   Independent Labor 1976 1967–1971
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   Liberal 1982 1968–1973
Edna Roper   Labor 1982 1958–1978
Amelia Rygate   Labor 1979 1961–1978
Leroy Serisier   Labor 1982 1970–1978
Perceval Shipton [g]   Liberal 1976 1964–1972
Adrian Solomons   Country 1976 1969–1991
Frank Spicer   Country 1973 1925–1973
Harry Sullivan [a]   Independent Labor 1976 1970–1977
Gavin Sutherland [c]   Labor 1973 1956–1970
Norman Thom   Labor 1979 1950–1978
Eben Vickery   Country 1979 1967–1974
Sir Edward Warren   Liberal 1979 1955–1978
John Weir   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Max Willis [b]   Liberal 1973 1970–1999
Neville Wran   Labor 1982 1970–1973
Ernest Wright   Labor 1979 1943–1973
  1. ^ a b c Norman Boland (Independent Labor) died on 14 April 1970. Harry Sullivan (Independent) was elected as his replacement on 14 August 1970.
  2. ^ a b c Christopher Love (Labor) died on 7 April 1970. Max Willis (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 2 September 1970.
  3. ^ a b c Gavin Sutherland (Labor) died on 17 August 1970. Country candidate Leo Connellan was elected as his replacement on 9 September 1970.
  4. ^ a b c John McIntosh (Country) died on 10 August 1971. Bill Kennedy (Country) was elected as his replacement on 16 September 1971.
  5. ^ a b c d e Hubert O'Connell (Independent Labor) died on 18 December 1971; Reg Downing (Labor) resigned on 4 February 1972. John Ducker (Labor) and Fred Duncan (Liberal) were elected as their replacements on 29 February 1972.
  6. ^ a b c Jim Maloney (Labor) resigned on 16 February 1972. Ted Humphries (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 14 March 1972.
  7. ^ a b c Perceval Shipton (Liberal) died on 11 August 1972. John Holt (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 30 August 1972.
  8. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Boland died,[a] Love died,[b] Sutherland died,[c] McIntosh died,[d] O'Connell died, Downing resigned,[e] Maloney resigned,[f] Shipton died[g]

References[]

  1. ^ "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 36–37. 13 March 1970. p. 849. Retrieved 3 December 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ Part 10 Officers of the Parliament (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2020.[h]

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