Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1961 and 1964 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 16 March 1961, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1961.[1][2] The President was William Dickson.[3]
- ^ a b c d Robert Mahony (Labor) died on 8 February 1961, before this parliament began. Labor MLC Tom Dougherty resigned on 1 May 1961. Walter Geraghty (Labor) and Amelia Rygate (Independent Labor) were elected as their replacements on 7 September 1961.
- ^ a b c d e Leicester Saddington (Liberal) died on 26 September 1962. Samuel Williams (Labor) died on 12 October 1962. Eileen Furley (Liberal) and Ralph Marsh (Labor) were elected as their replacements on 14 November 1962.
- ^ a b c Ian Sinclair (Country) resigned on 24 October 1963 to contest the Australian House of Representatives. Alexander Alam (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 19 November 1963.
- ^ a b Colin Begg (Liberal) resigned in April 1964, creating a casual vacancy that was carried through to the next parliament.
- ^ a b Henry Thompson (Liberal) died on 21 March 1964, creating a casual vacancy that was carried through to the next parliament.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Mahoney died,[a] Saddington died,[b] Sinclair resigned,[c] Begg resigned,[d] Thompson died.[e]
See also
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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. 35. 17 March 1961. p. 837. Retrieved 30 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 November 2020.[f]