Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1961–1964

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]

Name Party End term Years in office
Harold Ahern   Liberal 1973 1949–1973
Alexander Alam[c]   Labor 1973 1925–1958, 1963–1973
Alexander Armstrong   Country 1964 1952–1969
George Bassett   Country 1964 1932–1964
Colin Begg[d]   Liberal 1973 1955–1964
Arthur Bridges   Liberal 1970 1946–1968
Roger de Bryon-Faes   Liberal 1973 1961–1981
Harry Budd   Country 1970 1946–1978
Cedric Cahill   Labor 1973 1954–1973
Cyril Cahill   Independent Labor 1973 1949–1977
John Carter   Country 1967 1955–1968
Hector Clayton   Liberal 1973 1937–1973
Donald Cochrane   Independent Labor 1964 1950–1964
Harry Cockerill   Labor 1973 1959–1973
Col Colborne   Labor 1973 1949–1973
William Coulter   Labor 1967 1947–1978
Chris Dalton   Labor 1970 1943–1970
Robert Day   Labor 1967 1953–1967
William Dickson   Labor 1964 1925–1934, 1940–1966
Tom Dougherty[a]   Labor 1967 1957–1961
Reg Downing   Labor 1964 1940–1972
Robert Erskine   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Stanley Eskell   Liberal 1970 1958–1978
Otway Falkiner   Country 1970 1946–1978
Herbert FitzSimons   Country 1970 1955–1970
John Fuller   Country 1973 1961–1978
Eileen Furley[b]   Liberal 1964 1962–1976
Harry Gardiner   Independent Labor 1967 1960–1974
Walter Geraghty[a]   Labor 1967 1961–1978
Thomas Gleeson   Independent Labor 1970 1946–1975
Patrick Grace   Independent Labor 1964 1952–1964
Charles Hackett   Independent Labor 1964 1943–1964
Herbert Henley   Country 1964 1937–1964
Frederick Hewitt   Liberal 1967 1955–1976
Reginald Jackson   Labor 1970 1950–1969
Asher Joel   Country 1970 1958–1978
Jim Kenny   Labor 1964 1948–1967
John Kenny   Independent Labor 1970 1955–1970
Christopher Love   Labor 1973 1955–1970
Jim Maloney   Labor 1967 1941–1972
Ralph Marsh[b]   Labor 1964 1962–1976
William Murray   Labor 1964 1952–1976
Ernest O'Dea   Labor 1967 1943–1967
John Paterson   Liberal 1970 1958–1970
William Peters   Labor 1970 1959–1978
Thomas Playfair   Liberal 1967 1927–1966
Graham Pratten   Country 1964 1937–1976
Anne Press   Independent Labor 1970 1959–1978
Michael Quinn   Independent Labor 1970 1960–1965
Edna Roper   Labor 1970 1958–1978
Amelia Rygate[a]   Independent Labor 1967 1961–1978
Leicester Saddington[b]   Liberal 1964 1952–1962
Ian Sinclair[c]   Country 1973 1961–1963
Leon Snider   Country 1967 1943–1965
Lloyd Sommerlad   Country 1967 1955–1967
Frank Spicer   Country 1973 1925–1973
Gavin Sutherland   Labor 1973 1956–1970
Norman Thom   Labor 1967 1950–1978
Henry Thompson[e]   Liberal 1964 1940–1964
William Walmsley   Country 1964 1952–1964
Sir Edward Warren   Liberal 1967 1955–1978
John Weir   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Samuel Williams[b]   Labor 1964 1943–1962
Ernest Wright   Labor 1967 1943–1973
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Colin Begg (Liberal) resigned in April 1964, creating a casual vacancy that was carried through to the next parliament.
  5. ^ a b Henry Thompson (Liberal) died on 21 March 1964, creating a casual vacancy that was carried through to the next parliament.
  6. ^ 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]

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 November 2020.[f]