^
abcdManly MLA
Alfred Reid and Nepean MLA
Joseph Jackson were re-elected in 1944 as Independent Democrat candidates; Reid after losing preselection and Jackson after refusing Democratic endorsement. Both later joined the new Liberal Party. A third Independent Democrat,
Sydney Storey, joined the Liberal Party in 1946.
^
abOxley MLA
Les Jordan had won his seat as an Independent Country candidate against independent
George Mitchell at the
1944 state election. He had been previously refused endorsement due to the party's refusal to officially challenge MLAs who, like Mitchell, were serving in
World War II; upon his election, he was admitted to the Country Party caucus.
^
abTamworth MLA
Bill Chaffey was elected as an independent, but joined the Country Party during this term.
^
abcThe Independent Democrat member for Ryde,
James Shand died on 21 December 1944. Liberal candidate
Eric Hearnshaw won the
resulting by-election on 3 February 1945 in the first electoral test for the new conservative party.
^
abcCorowa MLA
Christopher Lethbridge was elected as an independent, but joined the Liberal Party in 1946. He subsequently resigned on 16 August 1946 in order to contest the federal seat of
Riverina at the
1946 federal election. Lethbridge contested the by-election for his old seat as the Liberal candidate on 9 November, but lost to Country Party candidate
Ebenezer Kendell.
^The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were:
Reid, Jackson and Storey joined the Liberal Party,[a]
Jordan joined the Country Party,[b]
Chaffey joined the Country Party,[c]
Shand died,[d]
Hill died,[e]
Reid died,[f]
Weaver died,[g]
Tully resigned,[h]
Mair resigned,[i]
Lang resigned,[j]
Richardson resigned,[k]
Lethbridge joined the Liberal Party,[l]
^
abcdManly MLA
Alfred Reid and Nepean MLA
Joseph Jackson were re-elected in 1944 as Independent Democrat candidates; Reid after losing preselection and Jackson after refusing Democratic endorsement. Both later joined the new Liberal Party. A third Independent Democrat,
Sydney Storey, joined the Liberal Party in 1946.
^
abOxley MLA
Les Jordan had won his seat as an Independent Country candidate against independent
George Mitchell at the
1944 state election. He had been previously refused endorsement due to the party's refusal to officially challenge MLAs who, like Mitchell, were serving in
World War II; upon his election, he was admitted to the Country Party caucus.
^
abTamworth MLA
Bill Chaffey was elected as an independent, but joined the Country Party during this term.
^
abcThe Independent Democrat member for Ryde,
James Shand died on 21 December 1944. Liberal candidate
Eric Hearnshaw won the
resulting by-election on 3 February 1945 in the first electoral test for the new conservative party.
^
abcCorowa MLA
Christopher Lethbridge was elected as an independent, but joined the Liberal Party in 1946. He subsequently resigned on 16 August 1946 in order to contest the federal seat of
Riverina at the
1946 federal election. Lethbridge contested the by-election for his old seat as the Liberal candidate on 9 November, but lost to Country Party candidate
Ebenezer Kendell.
^The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were:
Reid, Jackson and Storey joined the Liberal Party,[a]
Jordan joined the Country Party,[b]
Chaffey joined the Country Party,[c]
Shand died,[d]
Hill died,[e]
Reid died,[f]
Weaver died,[g]
Tully resigned,[h]
Mair resigned,[i]
Lang resigned,[j]
Richardson resigned,[k]
Lethbridge joined the Liberal Party,[l]