Members of the
New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 51st Parliament were affected by the
1991 referendum. The Council consisted of 42 members, 6 elected in
1988, 15 elected in
1991 and 21 elected in
1995. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council did not face re-election in 1995, and the members elected in 1995 did not face re-election until 2003.[1][2] The
President was
Max Willis until 29 June 1998 and then
Virginia Chadwick.[3]
^
abRichard Jones was elected as a representative of the
Australian Democrats, but resigned from the party on 12 March 1996. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.
^
abcLabor MLC
Patricia Staunton resigned on 2 September 1997. Former MLC
Tony Kelly was appointed to the vacancy on 17 September.
^
abFranca Arena was expelled from the
Labor Party on 7 November 1997, after her unsubstantiated allegations of pedophilia led to the suicide of a retired Supreme Court judge. She survived a vote to expel her from parliament, and served out the remainder of her term as an independent.
^
abcLabor MLC
Ann Symonds resigned on 30 April 1998.
Carmel Tebbutt was appointed to the vacancy on the same day.
^
abHelen Sham-Ho was elected as a Liberal MLC, but resigned from the party on 29 June 1998. She served out the remainder of her term as an independent.
^The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were
Webster resigned,[a]
Pickering resigned,[b]
O'Grady resigned,[c]
Mutch resigned,[d]
Jones sat as an independent,[e]
Staunton resigned,[f]
Arena expelled from Labor,[g]
Symonds resigned,[h]
Kirkby resigned,[i] and
Sham-Ho sat as an independent.[j]
Members of the
New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 51st Parliament were affected by the
1991 referendum. The Council consisted of 42 members, 6 elected in
1988, 15 elected in
1991 and 21 elected in
1995. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council did not face re-election in 1995, and the members elected in 1995 did not face re-election until 2003.[1][2] The
President was
Max Willis until 29 June 1998 and then
Virginia Chadwick.[3]
^
abRichard Jones was elected as a representative of the
Australian Democrats, but resigned from the party on 12 March 1996. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.
^
abcLabor MLC
Patricia Staunton resigned on 2 September 1997. Former MLC
Tony Kelly was appointed to the vacancy on 17 September.
^
abFranca Arena was expelled from the
Labor Party on 7 November 1997, after her unsubstantiated allegations of pedophilia led to the suicide of a retired Supreme Court judge. She survived a vote to expel her from parliament, and served out the remainder of her term as an independent.
^
abcLabor MLC
Ann Symonds resigned on 30 April 1998.
Carmel Tebbutt was appointed to the vacancy on the same day.
^
abHelen Sham-Ho was elected as a Liberal MLC, but resigned from the party on 29 June 1998. She served out the remainder of her term as an independent.
^The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were
Webster resigned,[a]
Pickering resigned,[b]
O'Grady resigned,[c]
Mutch resigned,[d]
Jones sat as an independent,[e]
Staunton resigned,[f]
Arena expelled from Labor,[g]
Symonds resigned,[h]
Kirkby resigned,[i] and
Sham-Ho sat as an independent.[j]