Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 42nd parliament held their seats from 1968 to 1971. They were elected at the 1968 state election,[1] and at by-elections.[2][3][4] The Speaker was Sir Kevin Ellis.[5]

Name Party Electorate Term in office
Robert Askin   Liberal Collaroy 1950–1975
Brian Bannon   Labor Rockdale 1959–1986
John Barraclough   Liberal Bligh 1968–1981
Jack Beale   Liberal South Coast 1942–1973
Eric Bedford   Labor Fairfield 1968–1985
Ken Booth   Labor Wallsend 1960–1988
Lionel Bowen[c]   Labor Randwick 1962–1969
Laurie Brereton[c]   Labor Randwick 1970–1971, 1973–1990
Ron Brewer   Country Goulburn 1965–1984
Jim Brown   Country Raleigh 1959–1984
Tim Bruxner   Country Tenterfield 1962–1981
Tom Cahill   Labor Cook's River 1959–1983
Jim Cameron   Liberal Northcott 1968–1984
Bill Chaffey   Country Tamworth 1940–1973
Jim Clough   Liberal Eastwood 1956–1988
Reg Coady   Labor Drummoyne 1954–1973
Harold Coates   Independent Blue Mountains 1965–1976
Peter Coleman   Liberal Fuller 1968–1978
Bruce Cowan   Country Oxley 1965–1980
Peter Cox   Labor Auburn 1965–1988
Bill Crabtree   Labor Kogarah 1953–1983
Geoff Crawford   Country Barwon 1950–1976
Douglas Cross[e]   Liberal Georges River 1948–1953, 1956–1970
Charles Cutler   Country Orange 1947–1975
Douglas Darby   Liberal Manly 1945–1978
Bernie Deane   Liberal Hawkesbury 1950–1972
Roger Degen   Labor Balmain 1968–1984
Keith Doyle   Liberal Vaucluse 1965–1978
Max Dunbier   Liberal Campbelltown 1968–1971
Ron Dunbier   Liberal Nepean 1965–1971
Bruce Duncan   Country Lismore 1965–1988
Vince Durick   Labor Lakemba 1964–1984
Clarrie Earl   Labor Bass Hill 1953–1973
Syd Einfeld   Labor Bondi 1965–1981
Sir Kevin Ellis   Liberal Coogee 1948–1953, 1956–1962, 1965–1973
Jack Ferguson   Labor Merrylands 1959–1984
Wal Fife   Liberal Wagga Wagga 1957–1975
Col Fisher[b]   Country Upper Hunter 1970–1988
Pat Flaherty   Labor Granville 1962–1984
George Freudenstein   Country Young 1959–1981
Lin Gordon[d]   Labor Murrumbidgee 1970–1984
Al Grassby[d]   Labor Murrumbidgee 1965–1969
Ian Griffith   Liberal Cronulla 1956–1978
Bill Haigh   Labor Maroubra 1968–1983
Dick Healey   Liberal Wakehurst 1962–1981
Jack Hough   Liberal Wollongong 1965–1971
Pat Hills   Labor Phillip 1954–1988
Davis Hughes   Country Armidale 1950–1953, 1956–1973
Ted Humphries   Liberal Gosford 1965–1971
David Hunter   Liberal Ashfield 1940–1976
Merv Hunter[a]   Labor Lake Macquarie 1969–1991
John Jackett   Liberal Burwood 1965–1978
Rex Jackson   Labor Bulli 1955–1986
Harry Jago   Liberal Gordon 1962–1973
Harry Jensen   Labor Wyong 1965–1981
Lew Johnstone   Labor Broken Hill 1965–1981
Sam Jones   Labor Waratah 1965–1984
Nick Kearns   Labor Bankstown 1962–1980
Laurie Kelly   Labor Corrimal 1968–1988
Joe Kelly   Labor East Hills 1956–1973
Joe Lawson   Independent Murray 1932–1973
Tom Lewis   Liberal Wollondilly 1957–1978
Gordon Mackie   Liberal Albury 1965–1978
Dan Mahoney   Labor Parramatta 1959–1976
John Maddison   Liberal Hornsby 1962–1980
Jack Mannix   Labor Liverpool 1952–1971
John Mason   Liberal Dubbo 1965–1981
Steve Mauger   Liberal Monaro 1965–1976
Robert McCartney   Labor Hamilton 1959–1971
Ken McCaw   Liberal Lane Cove 1947–1975
Laurie McGinty   Liberal Willoughby 1968–1978
Tom Mead   Liberal Hurstville 1965–1976
Milton Morris   Liberal Maitland 1956–1980
Pat Morton   Liberal Mosman 1947–1972
Lerryn Mutton   Liberal Yaralla 1968–1978
George Neilly   Labor Cessnock 1959–1978
Frank O'Keefe[b]   Country Upper Hunter 1961–1969
Clive Osborne   Country Bathurst 1967–1981
George Petersen   Labor Kembla 1968–1988
Leon Punch   Country Gloucester 1959–1985
Ernie Quinn   Labor Wentworthville 1962–1988
Jack Renshaw   Labor Castlereagh 1941–1980
Max Ruddock   Liberal The Hills 1962–1976
Norm Ryan   Labor Marrickville 1953–1973
Bill Sheahan   Labor Burrinjuck 1941–1973
Jim Simpson[a]   Labor Lake Macquarie 1950–1968
Albert Sloss   Labor King 1956–1973
Jim Southee   Labor Blacktown 1962–1973
Stanley Stephens   Country Byron 1944–1973
Jack Stewart   Labor Kahibah 1957–1972
Kevin Stewart   Labor Canterbury 1962–1985
Jim Taylor   Country Temora 1960–1981
Arthur Wade   Labor Newcastle 1968–1988
John Waddy   Liberal Kirribilli 1962–1976
Frank Walker[e]   Labor Georges River 1970–1988
Tim Walker   Liberal Sutherland 1968–1978
Bill Weiley   Country Clarence 1955–1971
Eric Willis   Liberal Earlwood 1950–1978
Roger Wotton   Country Burrendong 1968–1971, 1973–1991
  1. ^ a b c Lake Macquarie Labor MLA Jim Simpson died on 10 December 1968. Labor candidate Merv Hunter won the resulting by-election on 19 April 1969.
  2. ^ a b c Upper Hunter Country Party MLA Frank O'Keefe resigned on 22 September 1969 in order to contest the federal seat of Paterson at the 1969 federal election. Country Party candidate Col Fisher won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1970.
  3. ^ a b c Randwick Labor MLA Lionel Bowen resigned on 18 September 1969 in order to contest the federal seat of Kingsford Smith at the 1969 federal election. Labor candidate Laurie Brereton won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1970.
  4. ^ a b c Murrumbidgee Labor MLA Al Grassby resigned on 18 September 1969 in order to contest the federal seat of Riverina at the 1969 federal election. Labor candidate Lin Gordon won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1970.
  5. ^ a b c Georges River Country Party MLA Douglas Cross died on 9 July 1970. Labor candidate Frank Walker won the resulting by-election on 19 September.
  6. ^ The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: Simpson died,[a] O'Keefe resigned,[b] Bowen resigned,[c] Grassby resigned,[d] and Cross died.[e]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 District List". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1968-1971 By elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2020.[f]