Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1970–1973

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...

from 1970 to 1973. At this time the Council was not directly elected, but was chosen by members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...

at triennial elections.

Name	Party	Years in office
Harold Ahern	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	1949–1973
Alexander Alam	ALP Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1925–1958, 1963–1973
Evelyn Barron Evelyn Barron Evelyn Barron, née Bock , an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1963 to 1976 representing the Labor Party....	ALP	1963–1976
Norman Boland ¹	Independent	1966–1970
Fred Bowen	ALP	1966–1976
Roger de Bryon-Faes Roger de Bryon-Faes Roger August Alfred Faes de Bryon-Faes was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1961 until 1981....	Liberal	1961–1981
Sir Harry Budd	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1946–1978
Cyril Cahill	Independent Labor Independent Labor Group The Independent Labor Group was a minor Australian political grouping in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1959 to 1977. The group emerged when a number of Labor Party MLCs were expelled from the party for voting against the abolition of the Legislative Council, which was then party...	1949–1977
Frank Calabro Frank Calabro Francesco "Frank" Calabro, AM was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1970 to 1988...	Liberal	1970–1988
Sir Hector Clayton	Independent	1937–1973
Harry Cockerill	ALP	1959–1973
Col Colborne	ALP	1949–1973
Leo Connellan Leo Connellan (politician) Leo Paul Connellan was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1969 to 1981.... ³	Country	1969–1970, 1970–1981
William Coulter	ALP	1947–1978
Margaret Davis Margaret Davis Margaret Alayne Elizabeth Davis, née Alexander is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1967 to 1978....	Liberal	1967–1978
Reg Downing ⁵	ALP	1940–1972
John Ducker ⁵	ALP	1972–1979
Fred Duncan Fred Duncan Frederick Norman "Fred" Duncan was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1972 to 1984.... ⁵	Liberal	1972–1984
Robert Erskine	ALP	1949–1973
Thomas Erskine	Liberal	1970–1978
Stanley Eskell	Liberal	1958–1978
Dick Evans	Liberal	1969–1978
Otway Falkiner	Country	1946–1978
John Fuller John Fuller (Australian politician) Sir John Bryan Munro Fuller was an Australian politician, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Country Party from 1961 to 1978.-Early years:...	Country	1961–1978
John Gardiner	Independent	1960–1974
Walter Geraghty Walter Geraghty Walter James Geraghty was an Australian politician.Born at Hunters Hill to builder Martin Joseph Geraghty and Lilian Frederika Roberts, he attended school locally and became an audit clerk and accountant, although he lost his job during the Great Depression. He married Grace Elsie Degan, with whom...	ALP	1961–1978
Thomas Gleeson	Independent Labor	1946–1975
Trevor Gordon	ALP	1964–1976
Clive Healey Clive Healey Clive Healey was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1970 to 1988....	ALP	1970–1988
Frederick Hewitt	Liberal	1955–1976
John Holt John Holt (Australian politician) Walter John Holt QC is a former Australian politician and judge. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1972 to 1984, and was Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House from 1976 to 1977.... ⁷	Liberal	1972–1984
Ted Humphries ⁶	Liberal	1972–1978
Sir Asher Joel Asher Joel Sir Asher Alexander Joel KBE, AO was an Australian public figure and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for 20 years...	Country	1958–1978
Geoffrey Keighley Geoffrey Keighley William Geoffrey Keighley OAM was an English barrister, businessman, first-class cricketer, farmer, grazier and legislator....	Country	1965–1978
Bill Kennedy Bill Kennedy (politician) James William "Bill" Kennedy was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1971 to 1984.... ⁴	Country	1971–1984
Christopher Love ²	ALP	1955–1970
Jim Maloney ⁶	ALP	1941–1972
Richmond Manyweathers Richmond Manyweathers Richmond William Manyweathers OBE was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorate of Casino from 1964 to 1968...	Country	1968–1978
Ralph Marsh	ALP	1962–1976
John McIntosh ⁴	Country	1964–1971
Thomas McKay	Liberal	1966–1978
Herb McPherson Herb McPherson Herbert John "Herb" McPherson was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1964 to 1981, and was Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Council from 1972 to 1973....	ALP	1964–1981
William Murray	ALP	1952–1976
Lindsay North Lindsay North Lindsay Annan North was an Australian politician.Born in Cooktown in Queensland to bank manager Charles Roger North and Florence Victoria Lindsay, he was educated in Brisbane, Toowoomba and Bribie Island before becoming a wool classer and shop assistant. On 30 April 1938 he married Dorothy Morris,...	ALP	1964–1976
Hubert O'Connell Hubert O'Connell Hubert David O'Connell was an Australian politician.Born in Harden to publican John O'Connell and Johanna Leahy, O'Connell was educated at Harden and Goulburn before studying pharmacy at the University of Sydney. He worked as a pharmacist in Maroubra from 1930 to 1967 and also owned property at... ⁵	Independent Labor	1967–1971
Clyde Packer Clyde Packer Robert Clyde Packer , usually known as "Clyde", was the son of Australian newspaper magnate Frank Packer and the elder brother of media baron Kerry Packer...	Liberal	1964–1976
Frederick Pratten Frederick Pratten Frederick Graham Pratten was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he attended North Sydney Grammar School and the University of Sydney, and served in World War I 1917-18. He then became the managing director of the family companies...	Liberal	1937–1976
Anne Press	Liberal	1959–1978
Bernard Riley	Liberal	1968–1973
Edna Roper	ALP	1958–1978
Amelia Rygate	ALP	1961–1978
Leroy Serisier Leroy Serisier Leroy Dudley Serisier is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1970 to 1978, and served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Council from 1973 to 1976....	ALP	1970–1978
Perceval Shipton ⁷	Liberal	1964–1972
Adrian Solomons Adrian Solomons Sir Louis Adrian Solomons was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1969 to 1991....	Country	1969–1991
Frank Spicer	Country	1925–1973
Harry Sullivan ¹	Independent	1970–1977
Gavin Sutherland ³	ALP	1956–1970
Norman Thom	ALP	1950–1978
Eben Vickery	Country	1967–1974
Sir Edward Warren	Liberal	1955–1978
John Weir	ALP	1949–1973
Max Willis Max Willis Max Frederick Willis RFD, ED, CSI, is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1970 to 1999. His brother Sir Eric Willis was briefly Premier of New South Wales in 1976.... ²	Liberal	1970–1999
Neville Wran Neville Wran Neville Kenneth Wran, AC, CNZM, QC was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986. He was National President of the Australian Labor Party from 1980 to 1986 and Chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation from 1986...	ALP	1970–1973
Ernest Wright	ALP	1943–1973

¹ Independent MLC Norman Boland died on 14 April 1970. Independent candidate Harry Sullivan was elected as his replacement on 14 August 1970.

² ALP MLC Christopher Love died on 7 April 1970. Liberal candidate Max Willis

Max Willis

Max Frederick Willis RFD, ED, CSI, is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1970 to 1999. His brother Sir Eric Willis was briefly Premier of New South Wales in 1976....

was elected as his replacement on 2 September 1970.

³ ALP MLC Gavin Sutherland died on 17 August 1970. Country candidate Leo Connellan

Leo Connellan (politician)

Leo Paul Connellan was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1969 to 1981....

was elected as is replacement on 9 September 1970.

⁴ Country MLC John McIntosh died on 10 August 1971. Country candidate Bill Kennedy

Bill Kennedy (politician)

James William "Bill" Kennedy was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1971 to 1984....

was elected as his replacement on 16 September 1971.

⁵ Independent Labor MLC Hubert O'Connell

Hubert O'Connell

Hubert David O'Connell was an Australian politician.Born in Harden to publican John O'Connell and Johanna Leahy, O'Connell was educated at Harden and Goulburn before studying pharmacy at the University of Sydney. He worked as a pharmacist in Maroubra from 1930 to 1967 and also owned property at...

died on 18 December 1971; ALP MLC Reg Downing resigned on 4 February 1972. ALP candidate John Ducker and Liberal candidate Fred Duncan

Fred Duncan

Frederick Norman "Fred" Duncan was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1972 to 1984....

were elected as their replacements on 29 February 1972.

⁶ ALP MLC Jim Maloney resigned on 16 February 1972. Liberal candidate Ted Humphries was elected as his replacement on 14 March 1972.

⁷ Liberal MLC Perceval Shipton died on 11 August 1972. Liberal candidate John Holt

John Holt (Australian politician)

Walter John Holt QC is a former Australian politician and judge. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1972 to 1984, and was Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House from 1976 to 1977....

was elected as his replacement on 30 August 1972.

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