Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1934–1937

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served between April 1934 and April 1937 were elected in 1933 or at a by-election. Prior to 1934 members had been appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council. This was the first occasion in which members had been elected, not directly by the people, but by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament with members having a 12 year term. Being the first election, the members were elected in four groups of 15 members, for terms ending in 1937, 1940, 1943 and 1946.[1][2][3] The President was Sir John Peden.[4]

Name Party End term Years in office
Alexander Alam   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1946 1925–1958, 1963–1973
George Archer 1937 1925–1949
Thomas Armstrong[c]   United Australia 1937 1935–1955
George Bassett   Country 1940 1932–1964
Alfred Binks   United Australia 1940 1932–1952
Sir Henry Braddon 1940 1917–1940
Charles Bridges   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1937 1925–1937, 1940–1943
Walter Cambridge   Country 1946 1932–1946
Joseph Coates   Federal Labor / Labor 1940 1921–1943
Edward Collins[a][d]   United Australia 1940 1932–1934, 1934–1936
Arthur Colvin 1943 1932–1955
James Concannon   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1946 1925–1958
Lionel Courtenay[b]   United Australia 1943 1932–1934
John Culbert   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1937 1925–1943
Maxwell Dunlop   Country 1943 1932–1941
Ernest Farrar   United Australia 1946 1912–1952
Joseph Gardiner   Independent 1937 1934–1937
Donald Grant   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1940 1931–1940
James Graves 1937 1934–1961
Edward Grayndler[e]   Labor 1946 1921–1934, 1936–1943
Herbert Hawkins   United Australia 1946 1932–1939
Alfred Hemsley 1937 1927–1937
John Higgins[e]   Federal Labor / Labor 1946 1921–1936
Thomas Holden   United Australia 1940 1934–1945
Henry Horne 1946 1917–1955
Archibald Howie 1940 1934–1943
Sir Norman Kater   Country 1943 1923–1955
Robert King   Labor (NSW) / Industrial Labor 1946 1931–1960
Frederick Kneeshaw   United Australia 1937 1934–1949
Hugh Latimer 1937 1934–1955
Edward Magrath   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1943 1925–1943
Robert Mahony   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1943 1921–1961
Marsden Manfred   United Australia 1937 1934–1949
Henry Manning 1946 1932–1958
John Martin   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1946 1931–1946
Patrick McGirr 1943 1921–1955
Ernest Mitchell   United Australia 1934 1934–1943
Henry Moulder   Country 1946 1932–1946
George Mullins   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1940 1931–1948
Thomas Murray   Independent 1946 1921–1958
George Nesbitt   Country 1940 1927–1940
Harold Nicholas[c]   United Australia 1937 1932–1935
Broughton O'Conor 1940 1908–1940
John O'Regan   Federal Labor / Labor 1943 1921–1940
Sir John Peden   United Australia 1946 1917–1946
Thomas Playfair 1943 1927–1966
Daniel Rees[a]   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1940 1931–1934
William Robson   United Australia 1943 1920–1951
Sir Charles Rosenthal[d] 1940 1936–1937
James Ryan 1937 1917–1940
Mick Ryan   Federal Labor / Labor 1943 1925–1943
Samuel Smith   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1940 1931–1940
Ernest Sommerlad   Country 1943 1932–1952
Frank Spicer   Federal Labor / Independent 1937 1925–1973
Thomas Steele   Country 1937 1934–1961
Colin Tannock   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1940 1931–1952
Sir Allen Taylor   United Australia 1940 1912–1940
Sir Frederick Tout   Country 1946 1932–1946
Theodore Trautwein   Independent 1946 1934–1940
Sir Arthur Trethowan   Country 1940 1916–1937
Thomas Tyrrell   Labor (NSW) / Labor 1943 1925–1942
Sir Samuel Walder   United Australia 1943 1932–1943
Frank Wall 1943 1917–1941
Horace Whiddon[b] 1943 1934–1955
Hugh Wragge   Country 1937 1932–1949
  1. ^ a b c Daniel Rees (Labor (NSW)) died on 19 June 1934. Edward Collins (United Australia) was elected on 9 August 1934 for the balance of the 6 year term.
  2. ^ a b c Lionel Courtenay (United Australia) resigned on 8 August 1934. Horace Whiddon (United Australia) was elected on 27 September 1934 for the balance of the 9 year term.
  3. ^ a b c Harold Nicholas (United Australia) resigned on 4 January 1935. Thomas Armstrong (United Australia) was elected on 26 February 1935 for the balance of the 3 year term.
  4. ^ a b c Edward Collins (United Australia) died on 8 April 1936. Sir Charles Rosenthal (United Australia) was elected on 3 June 1936 for the balance of the 6 year term.
  5. ^ a b c John Higgins (Labor) died on 28 July 1936. Edward Grayndler (Labor) was elected on 10 November 1936 for the balance of the 12 year term.
  6. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Rees died,[a] Courtenay resigned,[b] Nicholas resigned,[c] Collins died,[d] and Higgins died.[e]

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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. 16. 23 January 1934. p. 428. Retrieved 25 November 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Amazing episodes in upper house election". The Sun. 5 November 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 25 November 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[f]