Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1943 and 1946 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 18 December 1942, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1943.[1][2] The President was Sir John Peden.[3]
- ^ a b Edward Grayndler (Labor) died on 12 March 1943, before the beginning of this term. Chris Dalton (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 20 July 1943.
- ^ a b Ernest Mitchell (United Australia) died on 21 April 1943, the day before this term began. Robert Savage (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 20 August 1943.
- ^ a b c Joseph Coates (Labor) died on 4 May 1943. Charles Hackett (Labor) was elected as his replacements on 20 August 1943.
- ^ a b c John Culbert (Labor) died on 19 August 1943. William Gibb (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 3 November 1943.
- ^ a b c Sir Archibald Howie (United Australia) died on 26 October 1943. Samuel Williams (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 9 December 1943.
- ^ a b c Thomas Holden (Liberal) resigned on 10 October 1945. John Ferguson (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 7 November 1945.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Grayndler died,[a] Mitchell died,[b] Coates died,[c] Culbert died,[d] Howie died,[e] and Holden resigned.[f]
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edit- ^ "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 171. 23 December 1942. p. 3235. Retrieved 26 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[g]