Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1952–1955

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1952 and 1955 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 30 November 1951, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1952.[1][2] The President was Ernest Farrar until his death in June 1952 and then William Dickson.[3]

Name Party End term Years in office
Harold Ahern   Liberal 1961 1949–1973
Alexander Alam   Labor 1958 1925–1958, 1963–1973
Charles Anderson[e]   Labor 1955 1951–1953
Alexander Armstrong   Country 1964 1952–1969
Thomas Armstrong   Liberal 1961 1935–1955
George Bassett   Country 1964 1932–1964
Arthur Bridges   Liberal 1958 1946–1968
Francis Buckley[h]   Labor 1958 1946–1954
Harry Budd   Country 1958 1946–1978
Cedric Cahill[g]   Labor 1961 1954–1973
Cyril Cahill   Labor 1961 1949–1977
Hector Clayton   Liberal 1961 1937–1973
Donald Cochrane   Labor 1964 1950–1964
Col Colborne   Labor 1961 1949–1973
Arthur Colvin   Liberal 1955 1932–1955
James Concannon   Labor 1958 1925–1958
William Coulter   Labor 1955 1947–1978
Chris Dalton   Labor 1958 1943–1970
Robert Day[f]   Labor 1955 1953–1967
William Dickson   Labor 1964 1925–1934, 1940–1966
Reg Downing   Labor 1964 1940–1972
Robert Erskine   Labor 1961 1949–1973
Otway Falkiner   Country 1958 1946–1978
Peter Fallon[c]   Labor 1961 1952–1956
Ernest Farrar[b]   Liberal 1958 1912–1952
John Ferguson[a]   Labor 1964 1945–1952
William Ferguson[e][f]   Labor 1955 1953
William Gibb[c]   Labor 1961 1931–1934, 1943–1952
Thomas Gleeson   Labor 1958 1946–1975
Patrick Grace[a]   Labor 1964 1952–1964
James Graves   Labor 1961 1934–1961
Charles Hackett   Labor 1964 1943–1964
Herbert Henley   Country 1964 1937–1964
Henry Horne   Liberal 1958 1917–1955
Reginald Jackson   Labor 1958 1950–1969
Sir Norman Kater   Country 1955 1923–1955
Jim Kenny   Labor 1964 1948–1967
Robert King   Labor 1958 1931–1960
Hugh Latimer[g]   Liberal 1961 1934–1955
Robert Mahony   Labor 1955 1921–1961
Jim Maloney   Labor 1955 1941–1972
Sir Henry Manning   Liberal 1958 1932–1958
Patrick McGirr   Labor 1955 1921–1955
Alan McNamara   Labor 1961 1931–1934, 1937–1955
Gertrude Melville[b]   Labor 1958 1952–1959
Thomas Murray   Independent 1958 1921–1958
William Murray   Labor 1964 1952–1976
George Neilly[h]   Labor 1958 1954–1959
Ernest O'Dea   Labor 1955 1943–1967
Walter Padgen   Labor 1958 1946–1955
Thomas Playfair   Liberal 1955 1927–1966
Graham Pratten   Liberal 1964 1937–1976
Gerald Rygate[d]   Labor 1955 1952–1960
Leicester Saddington   Liberal 1964 1952–1962
Robert Savage   Labor 1961 1931–1934, 1943–1959
Leon Snider   Liberal 1955 1943–1965
Ernest Sommerlad[d]   Country 1955 1932–1952
Frank Spicer   Country 1961 1925–1973
Thomas Steele   Country 1961 1934–1961
John Stewart   Labor 1955 1941–1957
Norman Thom   Labor 1955 1950–1978
Henry Thompson   Liberal 1964 1940–1964
William Walmsley   Country 1964 1952–1964
John Weir   Labor 1961 1949–1973
Horace Whiddon   Liberal 1955 1934–1955
Samuel Williams   Labor 1964 1943–1962
Robert Wilson   Country 1961 1949–1961
Ernest Wright   Labor 1955 1943–1973
  1. ^ a b c John Ferguson (Labor) resigned on 30 April 1952. Patrick Grace (Labor) was elected to replace him on 4 September 1952.
  2. ^ a b c Ernest Farrar (Liberal) died on 16 June 1952. Gertrude Melville (Labor) was elected to replace him on 10 September 1952.
  3. ^ a b c William Gibb (Labor) died on 8 August 1952. Peter Fallon (Labor) was elected to replace him on 24 September 1952.
  4. ^ a b c Ernest Sommerlad (Country) died on 6 September 1952. Gerald Rygate (Labor) was elected to replace him on 30 October 1952.
  5. ^ a b c Charles Wilson Anderson (Labor) resigned on 28 February 1953. William Ferguson (Labor) was elected to replace him on 3 September 1953.
  6. ^ a b c William Ferguson (Labor) resigned on 18 September 1953. Robert Day (Labor) was elected to replace him on 18 November 1953.
  7. ^ a b c Hugh Latimer (Liberal) died on 10 May 1954. Cedric Cahill (Labor) was elected to replace him on 14 September 1954.
  8. ^ a b c Francis Buckley (Labor) resigned on 30 June 1954. George Neilly (Labor) was elected to replace him on 14 September 1954.
  9. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: John Ferguson resigned,[a] Farrar died,[b] Gibb died,[c] Sommerlad died,[d] Anderson resigned,[e] William Ferguson resigned,[f] Latimer died,[g] and Buckley resigned,[h]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 220. 7 December 1951. p. 3671. Retrieved 28 November 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[i]