Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1967–1970

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1967 and 1970 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 8 December 1966, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1967.[1][2] The President was Sir Harry Budd.[3]

Name Party End term Years in office
Harold Ahern   Liberal 1973 1949–1973
Alexander Alam   Labor 1973 1925–1958, 1963–1973
Alexander Armstrong[e]   Country 1976 1952–1969
Evelyn Barron   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Norman Boland   Independent Labor 1976 1966–1970
Fred Bowen   Labor 1976 1966–1976
Arthur Bridges[d]   Liberal 1970 1946–1968
Roger de Bryon-Faes   Liberal 1973 1961–1981
Sir Harry Budd   Country 1970 1946–1978
Cedric Cahill   Labor 1973 1954–1973
Cyril Cahill   Independent Labor 1973 1949–1977
Jim Cahill   Labor 1970 1965–1978
John Carter[c]   Country 1979 1955–1968
Hector Clayton   Liberal 1973 1937–1973
Harry Cockerill   Labor 1973 1959–1973
Col Colborne   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Leo Connellan[g]   Country 1970 1969–1970, 1970–1981
William Coulter   Labor 1979 1947–1978
Jack Crawford[h]   Country 1970 1970
Chris Dalton   Labor 1970 1943–1970
Margaret Davis   Liberal 1979 1967–1978
Reg Downing   Labor 1976 1940–1972
Robert Erskine   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Stanley Eskell   Liberal 1970 1958–1978
Dick Evans[f]   Liberal 1979 1969–1978
Otway Falkiner   Country 1970 1946–1978
Herbert FitzSimons[h]   Country 1970 1955–1970
John Fuller   Country 1973 1961–1978
Eileen Furley   Liberal 1976 1962–1976
Harry Gardiner   Independent Labor 1979 1960–1974
Walter Geraghty   Labor 1979 1961–1978
Thomas Gleeson   Independent Labor 1970 1946–1975
Trevor Gordon   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Frederick Hewitt   Liberal 1979 1955–1976
Reginald Jackson[g]   Labor 1970 1950–1969
Asher Joel   Country 1970 1958–1978
Geoffrey Keighley   Country 1979 1965–1978
Jim Kenny[b]   Labor 1976 1948–1967
John Kenny   Independent Labor 1970 1955–1970
Christopher Love   Labor 1973 1955–1970
Jim Maloney   Labor 1979 1941–1972
Richmond Manyweathers[c]   Country 1979 1968–1978
Ralph Marsh   Labor 1976 1962–1976
John McIntosh   Country 1976 1964–1971
Thomas McKay   Liberal 1979 1966–1978
Herb McPherson   Labor 1973 1964–1981
William Murray   Labor 1976 1952–1976
Lindsay North   Labor 1976 1964–1976
Hubert O'Connell[b]   Independent Labor 1976 1967–1971
Clyde Packer   Liberal 1976 1964–1976
John Paterson   Liberal 1970 1958–1970
William Peters   Labor 1970 1959–1978
Graham Pratten   Country 1976 1937–1976
Anne Press[a]   Independent Labor / Liberal 1970 1959–1978
Bernard Riley[d]   Liberal 1970 1968–1973
Edna Roper   Labor 1970 1958–1978
Amelia Rygate   Labor 1979 1961–1978
Lawrence Schofield[f]   Labor 1979 1967–1969
Perceval Shipton   Liberal 1976 1964–1972
Adrian Solomons[e]   Country 1976 1969–1991
Frank Spicer   Country 1973 1925–1973
Gavin Sutherland   Labor 1973 1956–1970
Norman Thom   Labor 1979 1950–1978
Eben Vickery   Country 1979 1967–1974
Sir Edward Warren   Liberal 1979 1955–1978
John Weir   Labor 1973 1949–1973
Ernest Wright   Labor 1979 1943–1973
  1. ^ a b Anne Press (Independent Labor) joined the Liberal Party on 13 August 1967.
  2. ^ a b c Jim Kenny (Labor) died on 12 October 1967. Hubert O'Connell (Independent Labor) was elected as his replacement on 16 November 1967.
  3. ^ a b c John Carter (Country) resigned on 18 March 1968. Richmond Manyweathers (Country) was elected as his replacement on 11 April 1968.
  4. ^ a b c Arthur Bridges (Liberal) died on 22 May 1968. Bernard Riley (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 29 August 1968.
  5. ^ a b c Alexander Armstrong (Country) was expelled on 25 February 1969. Adrian Solomons (Country) was elected as his replacement on 12 March 1969.
  6. ^ a b c Lawrence Schofield (Labor) died on 14 June 1969. Dick Evans (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 28 August 1969.
  7. ^ a b c Reginald Jackson (Labor) died on 16 August 1969. Leo Connellan (Country) was elected as his replacement on 5 September 1969.
  8. ^ a b c Herbert FitzSimons (Country) died on 31 January 1970. Jack Crawford (Country) was elected as his replacement on 25 February 1970.
  9. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Press joined Liberals,[a] Kenny died,[b] Carter resigned,[c] Bridges died,[d] Armstrong expelled,[e] Schofield died,[f] Jackson died,[g] and FitzSimons died,[h]

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. 137. 9 December 1966. p. 5067. Retrieved 2 December 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.[i]

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