Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1973–1976
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Template:SHORTDESC: Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1973 and 1976 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 5 April 1973, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1973.[1][2] The President was Sir Harry Budd.[3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ernest Wright (Labor) resigned on 16 April 1973. Toby MacDiarmid (Country) was elected as his replacement on 17 August 1973.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Bernard Riley (Liberal) and Neville Wran (Labor) resigned on 19 October 1973. Lloyd Lange (Liberal) and Joe Thompson (Labor) were elected as their replacements on 6 March 1974.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Sullivan (Independent) joined the Country Party in February 1974.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Gardiner (Independent Labor) died on 8 April 1974. Bob Scott (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 15 August 1974.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Eben Vickery (Country) died on 26 August 1974. Bob Rowland Smith (Country) was elected as his replacement on 26 September 1974.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Thomas Gleeson (Independent Labor) died on 25 November 1975. Doug Moppett (Country) was elected as his replacement on 3 March 1976.
- ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Wright resigned,[lower-alpha 1] Riley and Wran resigned,[lower-alpha 2] Sullivan joined the Country Party,[lower-alpha 3] Gardiner died,[lower-alpha 4] Vickery died,[lower-alpha 5] and Gleeson died.[lower-alpha 6]
References
- ↑ "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 44. 6 April 1973. p. 1167. Retrieved 6 December 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.[lower-alpha 7]