Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2019–2023
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 57th Parliament were elected at the 2015 and 2019 elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 2015 and did not face re-election in 2019, and the members elected in 2019 will not face re-election until 2027.[1][2] The President was John Ajaka until March 2021 and then Matthew Mason-Cox from May 2021.[4]
Name | Party | End term | Years in office | |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Ajaka [d] | Liberal | 2023 | 2007–2021 | |
Lou Amato | Liberal | 2023 | 2015–present | |
Mark Banasiak | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Niall Blair [c] | National | 2027 | 2011–2019 | |
Robert Borsak | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 2023 | 2010–present | |
Abigail Boyd | Greens | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Mark Buttigieg | Labor | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Catherine Cusack | Liberal | 2027 | 2003–present | |
Anthony D'Adam | Labor | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Greg Donnelly | Labor | 2027 | 2005–present | |
Cate Faehrmann | Greens | 2023 | 2010–2013, 2018–present | |
Wes Fang | National | 2027 | 2017–present | |
Scott Farlow | Liberal | 2023 | 2015–present | |
Sam Farraway [c] | National | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Justin Field [a] | Independent | 2023 | 2016–present | |
Ben Franklin [b] | National | 2023 | 2015–2019, 2019–present | |
John Graham | Labor | 2023 | 2016–present | |
Don Harwin | Liberal | 2023 | 1999–present | |
Courtney Houssos | Labor | 2023 | 2015–present | |
Emma Hurst | Animal Justice | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Rose Jackson [b] | Labor | 2023 | 2019–present | |
Trevor Khan | National | 2023 | 2007–present | |
Mark Latham | One Nation | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Natasha Maclaren-Jones | Liberal | 2027 | 2011–present | |
Shayne Mallard | Liberal | 2023 | 2015–present | |
Taylor Martin | Liberal | 2027 | 2017–present | |
Matthew Mason-Cox [e] | Liberal / Independent | 2023 | 2006–present | |
Sarah Mitchell | National | 2027 | 2011–present | |
Daniel Mookhey | Labor | 2027 | 2015–present | |
Tara Moriarty | Labor | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Shaoquett Moselmane | Labor | 2023 | 2009–present | |
Fred Nile | Christian Democrats | 2023 | 1981–2004, 2004–present | |
Mark Pearson | Animal Justice | 2023 | 2015–present | |
Peter Poulos [d] | Liberal | 2023 | 2021–present | |
Peter Primrose | Labor | 2027 | 1996–present | |
Rod Roberts | One Nation | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Adam Searle | Labor | 2023 | 2011–present | |
Walt Secord | Labor | 2023 | 2011–present | |
Penny Sharpe | Labor | 2027 | 2005–2015, 2015–present | |
David Shoebridge | Greens | 2027 | 2010–present | |
Bronnie Taylor | National | 2023 | 2015–present | |
Damien Tudehope | Liberal | 2027 | 2019–present | |
Mick Veitch | Labor | 2023 | 2007–present | |
Natalie Ward | Liberal | 2027 | 2017–present |
- ^ a b Greens MLC Justin Field resigned from the party on 3 April 2019 to sit as an independent.
- ^ a b c Two seats were vacant at the beginning of this parliament, following the resignations of Labor MLC Lynda Voltz and National MLC Ben Franklin to run for the Legislative Assembly. On 8 May 2019, Franklin (who was unsuccessful in the Legislative Assembly) was appointed to fill his own vacancy, while Rose Jackson was appointed to fill Voltz's seat.
- ^ a b c On 16 October 2019, Nationals MLC Niall Blair resigned. Sam Farraway was appointed to fill the vacancy on 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b c On 31 March 2021, Liberal MLC John Ajaka resigned. Peter Poulos was appointed to fill the vacancy on 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b On 5 May 2021, Matthew Mason-Cox was expelled from the Liberals for nominating for President in opposition to the Coalition nomination of Natasha Maclaren-Jones, winning with support from opposition and crossbench MLCs.[3] His party membership was reinstated two weeks later.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Field sat as an independent,[a] Franklin and Jackson were appointed,[b] Blair resigned,[c] Ajaka resigned,[d] Mason-Cox expelled from Liberals and then rejoined.[e]
References[]
- ^ "Members of the New South Wales Parliament". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Rebel NSW Liberal MP kicked out of party over upper house job". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2021.[f]
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