Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1949 and 1952 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 31 March 1949, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1949. [1] [2] The President was Ernest Farrar. [3]
This election gave Labor a majority in the Legislative Council, its first since the re-constitution of the council in 1934, giving it a majority in both houses of parliament. [4] The Labor Party expelled four members of the Legislative Assembly before the 1950 election - James Geraghty (North Sydney), John Seiffert (Monaro), Roy Heferen (Barwon) and Fred Stanley (Lakemba) for not following the party's endorsed ticket in the Legislative Council election, apparently voting for Bill McNamara who was 9th on the Labor ticket. [5]
Name | Party | End term | Years in office | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harold Ahern | Liberal | 1961 | 1949β1973 | |
Alexander Alam | Labor | 1958 | 1925β1958, 1963β1973 | |
Charles Anderson [d] | Labor | 1955 | 1951β1953 | |
Thomas Armstrong | Liberal | 1961 | 1935β1955 | |
George Bassett | Country | 1952 | 1932β1964 | |
Alfred Binks | Liberal | 1952 | 1932β1952 | |
Joseph Bodkin [c] | Labor | 1958 | 1946β1950 | |
Arthur Bridges | Liberal | 1958 | 1946β1968 | |
Francis Buckley | Labor | 1958 | 1946β1954 | |
Harry Budd | Country | 1958 | 1946β1978 | |
Cyril Cahill | Labor | 1961 | 1949β1977 | |
Hector Clayton | Liberal | 1961 | 1937β1973 | |
Donald Cochrane [a] | Labor | 1952 | 1950β1964 | |
Col Colborne | Labor | 1961 | 1949β1973 | |
Arthur Colvin | Liberal | 1955 | 1932β1955 | |
James Concannon | Labor | 1958 | 1925β1958 | |
William Coulter | Labor | 1955 | 1947β1978 | |
Chris Dalton | Labor | 1958 | 1943β1970 | |
William Dickson | Labor | 1952 | 1925β1934, 1940β1966 | |
Reg Downing | Labor | 1952 | 1940β1972 | |
Jim Eggins [a] | Country | 1952 | 1940β1949 | |
Robert Erskine | Labor | 1961 | 1949β1973 | |
Otway Falkiner | Country | 1958 | 1946β1978 | |
Ernest Farrar | Liberal | 1958 | 1912β1952 | |
John Ferguson | Labor | 1952 | 1945β1952 | |
William Gibb | Labor | 1961 | 1931β1934, 1943β1952 | |
Thomas Gleeson | Labor | 1958 | 1946β1975 | |
James Graves | Labor | 1961 | 1934β1961 | |
Charles Hackett | Labor | 1952 | 1943β1964 | |
Jim Harrison [b] | Labor | 1955 | 1943β1949 | |
Herbert Henley | Country | 1952 | 1937β1964 | |
Henry Horne | Liberal | 1958 | 1917β1955 | |
Reginald Jackson [c] | Labor | 1958 | 1950β1969 | |
Sir Norman Kater | Country | 1955 | 1923β1955 | |
Jim Kenny | Labor | 1952 | 1948β1967 | |
Robert King | Labor | 1958 | 1931β1960 | |
Hugh Latimer | Liberal | 1961 | 1934β1955 | |
Robert Mahony | Labor | 1955 | 1921β1961 | |
Jim Maloney | Labor | 1955 | 1941β1972 | |
Sir Henry Manning | Liberal | 1958 | 1932β1958 | |
Patrick McGirr | Labor | 1955 | 1921β1955 | |
Alan McNamara | Labor | 1961 | 1931β1934, 1937β1955 | |
Thomas Murray | Independent | 1958 | 1921β1958 | |
Ernest O'Dea | Labor | 1955 | 1943β1967 | |
Walter Padgen | Labor | 1958 | 1946β1955 | |
Stanley Parry | Independent | 1952 | 1940β1952 | |
Thomas Playfair | Liberal | 1955 | 1927β1966 | |
Graham Pratten | Liberal | 1952 | 1937β1976 | |
William Robson [d] | Liberal | 1955 | 1920β1951 | |
Robert Savage | Labor | 1961 | 1931β1934, 1943β1959 | |
Leon Snider | Liberal | 1955 | 1943β1965 | |
Ernest Sommerlad | Country | 1955 | 1932β1952 | |
Edmond Speck | Liberal | 1952 | 1940β1952 | |
Frank Spicer | Country | 1961 | 1925β1973 | |
Thomas Steele | Country | 1961 | 1934β1961 | |
John Stewart | Labor | 1955 | 1941β1957 | |
Colin Tannock | Labor | 1952 | 1931β1952 | |
Norman Thom [b] | Labor | 1955 | 1950β1978 | |
Henry Thompson | Liberal | 1952 | 1940β1964 | |
John Weir | Labor | 1961 | 1949β1973 | |
Horace Whiddon | Liberal | 1955 | 1934β1955 | |
Samuel Williams | Labor | 1952 | 1943β1962 | |
Robert Wilson | Country | 1961 | 1949β1961 | |
Ernest Wright | Labor | 1955 | 1943β1973 |
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1949 and 1952 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 31 March 1949, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1949. [1] [2] The President was Ernest Farrar. [3]
This election gave Labor a majority in the Legislative Council, its first since the re-constitution of the council in 1934, giving it a majority in both houses of parliament. [4] The Labor Party expelled four members of the Legislative Assembly before the 1950 election - James Geraghty (North Sydney), John Seiffert (Monaro), Roy Heferen (Barwon) and Fred Stanley (Lakemba) for not following the party's endorsed ticket in the Legislative Council election, apparently voting for Bill McNamara who was 9th on the Labor ticket. [5]
Name | Party | End term | Years in office | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harold Ahern | Liberal | 1961 | 1949β1973 | |
Alexander Alam | Labor | 1958 | 1925β1958, 1963β1973 | |
Charles Anderson [d] | Labor | 1955 | 1951β1953 | |
Thomas Armstrong | Liberal | 1961 | 1935β1955 | |
George Bassett | Country | 1952 | 1932β1964 | |
Alfred Binks | Liberal | 1952 | 1932β1952 | |
Joseph Bodkin [c] | Labor | 1958 | 1946β1950 | |
Arthur Bridges | Liberal | 1958 | 1946β1968 | |
Francis Buckley | Labor | 1958 | 1946β1954 | |
Harry Budd | Country | 1958 | 1946β1978 | |
Cyril Cahill | Labor | 1961 | 1949β1977 | |
Hector Clayton | Liberal | 1961 | 1937β1973 | |
Donald Cochrane [a] | Labor | 1952 | 1950β1964 | |
Col Colborne | Labor | 1961 | 1949β1973 | |
Arthur Colvin | Liberal | 1955 | 1932β1955 | |
James Concannon | Labor | 1958 | 1925β1958 | |
William Coulter | Labor | 1955 | 1947β1978 | |
Chris Dalton | Labor | 1958 | 1943β1970 | |
William Dickson | Labor | 1952 | 1925β1934, 1940β1966 | |
Reg Downing | Labor | 1952 | 1940β1972 | |
Jim Eggins [a] | Country | 1952 | 1940β1949 | |
Robert Erskine | Labor | 1961 | 1949β1973 | |
Otway Falkiner | Country | 1958 | 1946β1978 | |
Ernest Farrar | Liberal | 1958 | 1912β1952 | |
John Ferguson | Labor | 1952 | 1945β1952 | |
William Gibb | Labor | 1961 | 1931β1934, 1943β1952 | |
Thomas Gleeson | Labor | 1958 | 1946β1975 | |
James Graves | Labor | 1961 | 1934β1961 | |
Charles Hackett | Labor | 1952 | 1943β1964 | |
Jim Harrison [b] | Labor | 1955 | 1943β1949 | |
Herbert Henley | Country | 1952 | 1937β1964 | |
Henry Horne | Liberal | 1958 | 1917β1955 | |
Reginald Jackson [c] | Labor | 1958 | 1950β1969 | |
Sir Norman Kater | Country | 1955 | 1923β1955 | |
Jim Kenny | Labor | 1952 | 1948β1967 | |
Robert King | Labor | 1958 | 1931β1960 | |
Hugh Latimer | Liberal | 1961 | 1934β1955 | |
Robert Mahony | Labor | 1955 | 1921β1961 | |
Jim Maloney | Labor | 1955 | 1941β1972 | |
Sir Henry Manning | Liberal | 1958 | 1932β1958 | |
Patrick McGirr | Labor | 1955 | 1921β1955 | |
Alan McNamara | Labor | 1961 | 1931β1934, 1937β1955 | |
Thomas Murray | Independent | 1958 | 1921β1958 | |
Ernest O'Dea | Labor | 1955 | 1943β1967 | |
Walter Padgen | Labor | 1958 | 1946β1955 | |
Stanley Parry | Independent | 1952 | 1940β1952 | |
Thomas Playfair | Liberal | 1955 | 1927β1966 | |
Graham Pratten | Liberal | 1952 | 1937β1976 | |
William Robson [d] | Liberal | 1955 | 1920β1951 | |
Robert Savage | Labor | 1961 | 1931β1934, 1943β1959 | |
Leon Snider | Liberal | 1955 | 1943β1965 | |
Ernest Sommerlad | Country | 1955 | 1932β1952 | |
Edmond Speck | Liberal | 1952 | 1940β1952 | |
Frank Spicer | Country | 1961 | 1925β1973 | |
Thomas Steele | Country | 1961 | 1934β1961 | |
John Stewart | Labor | 1955 | 1941β1957 | |
Colin Tannock | Labor | 1952 | 1931β1952 | |
Norman Thom [b] | Labor | 1955 | 1950β1978 | |
Henry Thompson | Liberal | 1952 | 1940β1964 | |
John Weir | Labor | 1961 | 1949β1973 | |
Horace Whiddon | Liberal | 1955 | 1934β1955 | |
Samuel Williams | Labor | 1952 | 1943β1962 | |
Robert Wilson | Country | 1961 | 1949β1961 | |
Ernest Wright | Labor | 1955 | 1943β1973 |