Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1952–1955
Appearance
This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1952 to 1955. At this time the Council was not directly elected, but was chosen by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament.
Name | Party | Years in office |
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Harold Ahern | Liberal | 1949–1973 |
Alexander Alam | ALP | 1925–1958, 1963–1973 |
Charles Anderson 5 | ALP | 1951–1953 |
Alexander Armstrong | Country | 1952–1969 |
Thomas Armstrong | Liberal | 1935–1955 |
George Bassett | Country | 1932–1964 |
Arthur Bridges | Liberal | 1946–1968 |
Francis Buckley 7 | ALP | 1946–1954 |
Harry Budd | Country | 1946–1978 |
Cedric Cahill 7 | ALP | 1954–1973 |
Cyril Cahill | ALP | 1949–1977 |
Hector Clayton | Independent | 1937–1973 |
Donald Cochrane | ALP | 1950–1964 |
Col Colborne | ALP | 1949–1973 |
Arthur Colvin | Liberal | 1932–1955 |
James Concannon | ALP | 1925–1958 |
William Coulter | ALP | 1947–1978 |
Chris Dalton | ALP | 1943–1970 |
Robert Day 6 | ALP | 1953–1967 |
William Dickson | ALP | 1925–1934, 1940–1966 |
Reg Downing | ALP | 1940–1972 |
Robert Erskine | ALP | 1949–1973 |
Otway Falkiner | Country | 1946–1978 |
Peter Fallon 3 | ALP | 1952–1956 |
Ernest Farrar 2 | Liberal | 1912–1952 |
John Ferguson 1 | ALP | 1945–1952 |
William Ferguson 5,6 | ALP | 1953 |
William Gibb 3 | ALP | 1931–1934, 1943–1952 |
Thomas Gleeson | ALP | 1946–1975 |
Patrick Grace 1 | ALP | 1952–1964 |
James Graves | ALP | 1934–1961 |
Charles Hackett | ALP | 1943–1964 |
Herbert Henley | Country | 1937–1964 |
Henry Horne | Liberal | 1917–1955 |
Reginald Jackson | ALP | 1950–1969 |
Sir Norman Kater | Country | 1923–1955 |
Jim Kenny | ALP | 1948–1967 |
Robert King | ALP | 1931–1960 |
Hugh Latimer 7 | Liberal | 1934–1955 |
Robert Mahony | ALP | 1921–1961 |
Jim Maloney | ALP | 1941–1972 |
Sir Henry Manning | Liberal | 1932–1958 |
Patrick McGirr | ALP | 1921–1955 |
Alan McNamara | ALP | 1931–1934, 1937–1955 |
Gertrude Melville 2 | ALP | 1952–1959 |
Thomas Murray | Independent | 1921–1958 |
William Murray | ALP | 1952–1976 |
George Neilly 7 | ALP | 1954–1959 |
Ernest O'Dea | ALP | 1943–1967 |
Walter Padgen | ALP | 1946–1955 |
Thomas Playfair | Liberal | 1927–1966 |
Graham Pratten | Liberal | 1937–1976 |
Gerald Rygate 4 | ALP | 1952–1960 |
Leicester Saddington | Liberal | 1952–1962 |
Robert Savage | ALP | 1931–1934, 1943–1959 |
Leon Snider | Liberal | 1943–1965 |
Ernest Sommerlad 4 | Country | 1932–1952 |
Frank Spicer | Country | 1925–1973 |
Thomas Steele | Country | 1934–1961 |
John Stewart | ALP | 1941–1957 |
Norman Thom | ALP | 1950–1978 |
Henry Thompson | Liberal | 1940–1964 |
William Walmsley | Country | 1952–1964 |
John Weir | ALP | 1949–1973 |
Horace Whiddon | Liberal | 1934–1955 |
Samuel Williams | ALP | 1943–1962 |
Robert Wilson | Country | 1949–1961 |
Ernest Gerard Wright | ALP | 1943–1973 |
- 1 Labor MLC John Ferguson resigned on 30 April 1952. Labor candidate Patrick Grace was elected to replace him on 4 September 1952.
- 2 Liberal MLC Ernest Farrar died on 16 June 1952. Labor candidate Gertrude Melville was elected to replace him on 10 September 1952.
- 3 Labor MLC William Gibb died on 8 August 1952. Labor candidate Peter Fallon was elected to replace him on 24 September 1952.
- 4 Country MLC Ernest Sommerlad died on 6 September 1952. Labor candidate Gerald Rygate was elected to replace him on 30 October 1952.
- 5 Labor MLC Charles Anderson resigned on 28 February 1953. Labor candidate William Ferguson was elected to replace him on 3 September 1953.
- 6 Labor MLC William Ferguson resigned on 18 September 1953. Labor candidate Robert Day was elected to replace him on 18 November 1953.
- 7 Liberal MLC Hugh Latimer died on 10 May 1954. Labor MLC Francis Buckley resigned on 30 June 1954. Labor candidates Cedric Cahill and George Neilly were elected to replace them on 14 September 1954.