Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 53rd parliament held their seats from 2003 to 2007. They were elected at the 2003 state election,[1] and at by-elections.[2][3][4] The Speaker was John Aquilina.[5]
- ^ a b The incumbent Labor member for Londonderry, Jim Anderson, died on 22 March 2003, the day of the 2003 election. As he had been attempting to recontest his seat, there was no polling in the seat on election day. The resulting supplementary election was won by Labor candidate Allan Shearan on 31 May.
- ^ a b c Dubbo independent MLA Tony McGrane died of liver cancer on 15 September 2004. Independent candidate Dawn Fardell won the resulting by-election on 20 November.
- ^ a b c Maroubra Labor MLA and outgoing Premier Bob Carr resigned on 3 August 2005. Labor candidate Michael Daley won the resulting by-election on 17 September.
- ^ a b c Marrickville Labor MLA and outgoing Deputy Premier Andrew Refshauge resigned on 10 August 2005. Labor candidate Carmel Tebbutt, the incumbent Minister for Education, won the resulting by-election on 17 September, successfully switching from the Legislative Council to the Legislative Assembly.
- ^ a b c Macquarie Fields Labor MLA Craig Knowles resigned on 10 August 2005. Labor candidate Steven Chaytor won the resulting by-election on 17 September.
- ^ a b c Pittwater Liberal MLA and outgoing Opposition Leader John Brogden resigned on 28 September 2005. Independent candidate Alex McTaggart won the resulting by-election on 26 November.
- ^ a b Hawkesbury MLA Steven Pringle resigned from the Liberal Party on 17 October 2006 after losing preselection to recontest his seat. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.
- ^ a b Swansea MLA Milton Orkopoulos was expelled from the Labor Party on 8 November 2006 after being charged with child sex offences. He subsequently resigned from parliament on 13 November under threat of expulsion, but no by-election was held due to the proximity of the 2007 election.
- ^ a b Macquarie Fields MLA Steven Chaytor was expelled from the Labor Party on 19 January 2007 after being found guilty of domestic violence. He served out his term as an independent.
- ^ a b Newcastle MLA Bryce Gaudry resigned from the Labor Party on 29 January 2007 after losing preselection to recontest his seat. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: ,[a] McGrane died,[b] Carr resigned,[c] Refshauge resigned,[d] Knowles resigned,[e] Brogden resigned,[f] Pringle sat as an independent,[g] Orkopoulos resigned,[h] Chaytor expelled from Labor,[i] Gaudry sat as an independent,[j]
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edit- ^ Green, Antony. "2003 District List". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2003 By elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2020.[k]