Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 54th Parliament were elected at the 1995 and 1999 elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 1995 and did not face re-election in 1999, and the members elected in 1999 did not face re-election until 2007.[1][2] The President was Meredith Burgmann.[3]
- ^ a b Helen Sham-Ho had been elected as a Liberal MLC, but resigned from the party on 29 June 1998. She served out the remainder of her term as an independent.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC Jeff Shaw resigned on 4 July 2000. Amanda Fazio was appointed to the vacancy on 30 August.
- ^ a b c National Party MLC Richard Bull resigned on 18 August 2000. Rick Colless was appointed to the vacancy on 30 August.
- ^ a b c Liberal MLC John Hannaford resigned on 10 October 2000. Greg Pearce was appointed to the vacancy on 1 November.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC Andy Manson resigned on 27 October 2000. Ian West was appointed to the vacancy on 1 November 2000.
- ^ a b David Oldfield was elected as a One Nation member, but was expelled from the party in October 2000. He sat as an independent until late 2001, when he founded a splinter party One Nation NSW.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC Johno Johnson resigned on 4 September 2001. Michael Costa was appointed to the vacancy on 6 September.
- ^ a b c National Party MLC Doug Moppett died on 18 June 2002. Melinda Pavey was appointed to the vacancy on 3 September.
- ^ a b c Christian Democratic Party MLC Elaine Nile resigned on 27 August 2002. Gordon Moyes was appointed to the vacancy on 3 September.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Sham-Ho sat as an independent.[a] Shaw resigned,[b] Bull resigned,[c] Hannaford resigned,[d] Manson resigned,[e] Oldfield sat as an independent,[f] Johnson resigned,[g] Moppett died,[h] and Elaine Nile resigned.[i]
References
edit- ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.[j]