Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 54th Parliament were elected at the 2003 and 2007 elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 2003 and did not face re-election in 2007, and the members elected in 2007 did not face re-election until 2015.[1][2] The President was Peter Primrose until 17 November 2009 and then Amanda Fazio.[3]
- ^ a b c d Labor MLC Michael Costa resigned on 22 September 2008. Unions NSW secretary John Robertson was appointed to the vacancy on 28 October.
- ^ a b c Christian Democratic Party MLC Gordon Moyes was expelled from the party in March 2009 and subsequently sat as an independent. In November 2009 he joined the Family First Party.
- ^ Labor MLC Henry Tsang resigned effective 3 December 2009. Former Mayor of the City of Rockdale Shaoquett Moselmane was appointed to the vacancy on 3 December.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC Ian Macdonald resigned on 7 June 2010. Assistant general secretary of the NSW branch of the ALP Luke Foley was appointed to the vacancy on 10 June 2010.
- ^ a b c Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon resigned on 19 July 2010 to contest a seat for the Federal Senate at the 2010 election. Former Director of the NSW Conservation Council Cate Faehrmann was appointed to the vacancy on 7 September 2010.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC John Della Bosca resigned on 30 July 2010. Sophie Cotsis was appointed to the vacancy on 7 September 2010.
- ^ a b c Shooters and Fishers MLC Roy Smith died on 30 July 2010. Robert Borsak was appointed to the vacancy on 7 September 2010.
- ^ a b c Greens MLC Sylvia Hale resigned on 6 September 2010. Hale had already announced her retirement at the coming election; her preselected replacement David Shoebridge was appointed to the vacancy on 7 September 2010.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Costa resigned,[a] Moyes sat as an independent,[b] Tsang resigned,[c] Macdonald resigned,[d] Rhiannon resigned,[e] Della Bosca resigned,[f] Smith died,[g] and Hale resigned.[h]
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.[i]