Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1976 and 1978 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 27 November 1975, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1976.[1][2] The terms of members were affected by the 1978 referendum which provided for the direct election of members of the Legislative Council. The members whose terms were due to expire in 1979 or 1982 had their terms expire at the next general election, held in 1978, those members whose terms were to expire in 1985 would retire at the second general election, held in 1981, and those members whose terms were to expire in 1988 would retire at the third general election, held in 1984.[3]
The President was Sir Harry Budd.[4]
- ^ a b c Joe Calcraft (Liberal) died on 3 July 1976. Ted Pickering (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 13 October 1976.
- ^ a b c Frederick Hewitt (Liberal) resigned on 31 July 1976. Peter Philips (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 13 October 1976.
- ^ a b c Cyril Cahill (Independent Labor) died on 18 April 1977. Greg Percival (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 12 October 1977.
- ^ a b c Harry Sullivan (National Country) died on 28 April 1977. Ronald Raines (National Country) was elected as his replacement on 12 October 1977.
- ^ a b William Peters (Labor) died on 21 February 1978. No by-election was held.
- ^ a b Margaret Davis (Liberal) resigned on 13 September 1978 to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Waverley. No by-election was held.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Calcraft died,[a] Hewitt resigned,[b] Cahill died,[c] Sullivan died,[d] Peters died,[e] and Davis resigned.[f]
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. 157. 28 November 1975. p. 5043. Retrieved 7 December 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Page, Barbara (1990). "The Legislative Council of New South Wales: Past Present and Future". Briefing Paper No. 01/1990. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.[g]