Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1959–1962
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This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1959 to 1962, as elected at the 1959 state election
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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...
from 1959 to 1962, as elected at the 1959 state election
New South Wales state election, 1959
The 1959 New South Wales state election was held on 21 March 1959. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1957 redistribution...
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Name | Party | Electorate New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina... |
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Keith Anderson Keith Anderson (Australian politician) Keith Anderson was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1961 until 1962. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party.... |
Labor 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... |
Paddington-Waverley Electoral district of Paddington-Waverley Paddington-Waverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1959, when Paddington and part of Waverley were merged. Paddington-Waverley was abolished in 1962 and partly replaced by Bligh.-Members for Paddington-Waverley:... |
1961-1962 |
Hon Robert Askin Robert Askin Sir Robert William Askin GCMG, was an Australian politician and the 32nd Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first representing the Liberal Party of Australia. He was born in 1907 as Robin William Askin, but always disliked his first name and changed it by deed poll in 1971... |
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... |
Collaroy Electoral district of Collaroy Collaroy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1950 and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Collaroy. It was abolished in 1973 and mostly replaced by Pittwater, Wakehurst and Davidson.-Members for Collaroy:-References:... |
1950-1975 |
Brian Bannon Brian Bannon Brian Joseph Bannon, OAM is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Rockdale in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1986.... |
Labor | Rockdale Electoral district of Rockdale Rockdale is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Flowers of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
1959–1986 |
Jack Beale Jack Beale Jack Gordon Beale AO was an Australian politician who championed the need for Australia to conserve and develop its water resources. He was also Australia's first environment minister... |
Liberal | South Coast Electoral district of South Coast South Coast is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Shelley Hancock of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for South Coast:-Election results:... |
1942–1973 |
Ivan Black Ivan Black Ivan Black was an Australian politician and part of the Liberal Party. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1945 until 1962.... |
Liberal | Neutral Bay Electoral district of Neutral Bay Neutral Bay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1927, replacing part of the multi-member electorate of North Shore, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Neutral Bay. It was abolished in 1962 and partly replaced... |
1945-1951, 1951-1962 |
George Booth George Booth (Australian politician) George Booth was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Booth was born in Bolton, England. He worked part time as a coal miner at eleven and attended classes by Philip Snowden and became interested in the Labour Movement... |
Labor | Kurri Kurri Electoral district of Kurri Kurri Kurri Kurri was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1927, with the abolition of the multi-member electorates of Newcastle and Maitland and named after the Hunter Valley town of Kurri Kurri. It was abolished in 1968 and replaced by... |
1925-1960 |
Ken Booth Ken Booth (politician) Kenneth George Booth was a New South Wales politician, Treasurer, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Neville Wran and Barrie Unsworth. From 1981 to 1988 he was the Treasurer of New South Wales... |
Labor | Kurri Kurri Electoral district of Kurri Kurri Kurri Kurri was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1927, with the abolition of the multi-member electorates of Newcastle and Maitland and named after the Hunter Valley town of Kurri Kurri. It was abolished in 1968 and replaced by... |
1960–1988 |
George Brain George Brain George William Brain was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was the longest-serving member for Willoughby, serving from 1943 until his retirement in 1968. Brain was recognized as one of the primary forces in establishing the Free Library Movement in... |
Liberal | Willoughby Electoral district of Willoughby Willoughby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gladys Berejiklian of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
1943–1968 |
Jim Brown | 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... |
Raleigh Electoral district of Raleigh Raleigh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacing Macleay, and named after Raleigh County. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Oxley, along with... |
1959–1984 |
Hon Michael Bruxner Michael Bruxner Lieutenant Colonel Sir Michael Frederick Bruxner KBE, DSO, JP was an Australian politician and soldier, serving for many years as Leader of the Country Party and its predecessors... |
Country | Tenterfield Electoral district of Tenterfield Tenterfield was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing New England and Macleay, and named after, and including, Tenterfield. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was... |
1920-1962 |
Hon Joseph Cahill Joseph Cahill John Joseph Cahill was Premier of New South Wales in Australia from 1952 to 1959. He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state.-Early years:Joe Cahill, as he was popularly known,... |
Labor | Cook's River Electoral district of Cook's River Cook's River was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1941, partly replacing Arncliffe, and named after inner southwestern Sydney's Cooks River. It was abolished in 1973.... |
1925-1959 |
Tom Cahill | Labor | Cook's River Electoral district of Cook's River Cook's River was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1941, partly replacing Arncliffe, and named after inner southwestern Sydney's Cooks River. It was abolished in 1973.... |
1959–1983 |
Bill Chaffey Bill Chaffey William Adolphus Chaffey was an Australian farmer, soldier and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the district of Tamworth... |
Country | Tamworth Electoral district of Tamworth Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kevin Anderson of the National Party of Australia... |
1940–1973 |
Bill Chapman Bill Chapman (politician) William Leslie Chapman was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1956 and 1962. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Early life:... |
Liberal | Nepean Electoral district of Nepean (New South Wales) Nepean was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after the Nepean River. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of the Assembly after Federation. Nepean was recreated in 1927 and abolished again in... |
1956-1962 |
Reg Coady Reg Coady Reginald John Francis Coady was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1954 until 1973. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Leichhardt | 1954–1973 |
Keith Compton Keith Compton Keith Clive Compton was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1965, representing the electorate of Lismore.... |
Labor | Lismore Electoral district of Lismore Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Thomas George of the National Party of Australia.... |
1959-1965 |
Rex Connor Rex Connor Reginald Francis Xavier "Rex" Connor , Australian politician, was a minister in the Whitlam government and promoted government investment to support national development... |
Labor | Wollongong-Kembla Electoral district of Wollongong-Kembla Wollongong-Kembla was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1941, and abolished in 1968, being split into Wollongong and Kembla.-Members for Wollongong-Kembla:... |
1950-1963 |
Geoffrey Cox Geoffrey Cox (Australian politician) Brigadier Geoffrey Souter Cox DSO, MC, ED was an Australian soldier and politician. A decorated officer during World War II, he later entered politics, serving as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1964, representing the electorate of... |
Liberal | Vaucluse Electoral district of Vaucluse Vaucluse is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, based on the suburb of Vaucluse. Vaucluse is one of two original electorates to have never been held by the opposing Labor party and always by the Liberal Party or its predecessors, the other... |
1957-1964 |
Bill Crabtree Bill Crabtree Bill Crabtree was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until 1983 and represented the ALP.... |
Labor | Kogarah Electoral district of Kogarah Kogarah is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's St George district. It is represented by Cherie Burton of the Australian Labor Party.-History:... |
1953–1983 |
Geoff Crawford Geoff Crawford Geoffrey Robertson Crawford was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1950 until 1976 . He was a member of the Country Party and Minister for Agriculture from 1968 until 1975.Crawford was born in Inverell, New South Wales and educated at a... |
Country | Barwon | 1950–1976 |
Douglas Cross Douglas Cross Douglas Donald Cross was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1948 until 1953 and from 1956 until his death . He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
Liberal | Georges River Electoral district of Georges River Georges River was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1930 to 2007. It was replaced by Oatley.-Members for Georges River:-Election results:... |
1948–1953, 1956–1970 |
Charles Cutler Charles Cutler Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler KBE, ED was an Australian politician, holding office for 28 years as an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange... |
Country | Orange Electoral district of Orange Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Gee of the National Party of Australia.... |
1947–1975 |
Tom Dalton Tom Dalton Thomas William Dalton was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until 1956 and from 1959 until 1968. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .-Early life:... |
Labor | Sutherland Electoral district of Sutherland Sutherland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1950 to 1971 before it was abolished. The seat was reformed in 1988 until 1999... |
1953–1956, 1959–1968 |
Douglas Darby Douglas Darby Evelyn Douglas Darby MP was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly... |
Liberal | Manly Electoral district of Manly Manly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It has historically tended to be a Liberal-leaning seat. It is currently represented by the Treasurer of New South Wales, Mike Baird of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Manly:-Election... |
1945–1978 |
Bernie Deane Bernie Deane Bernard Sydney Llewellyn Deane was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1950 until 1972. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
Liberal | Hawkesbury Electoral district of Hawkesbury Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by Steven Pringle, formerly of the Liberal Party of Australia, who contested the 2007 election as an independent but was defeated by Ray Williams of the Liberal Party of... |
1950–1972 |
Alfred Dennis Alfred Dennis Alfred Hugh Dennis is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1962, representing the electorate of Blacktown. He was elected in 1959 as a Liberal for the typically safe Labor seat, but resigned to sit as an independent in 1962.Dennis was... |
Liberal/Independent | Blacktown | 1959-1962 |
Doug Dickson Doug Dickson Samuel Douglas Dickson was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until his death in 1960. He was a member of the Country Party, serving as its Deputy Leader from 1953 to 1958.Dickson was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales... |
Country | Temora Electoral district of Temora Temora was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1927 to 1981, including the town of Temora.-Members for Temora:... |
1938-1960 |
Ben Doig Ben Doig Benjamin Cochrane Doig was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1965, representing the electorate of Burwood... |
Liberal | Burwood Electoral district of Burwood (New South Wales) Burwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, first created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member electoral districts from part of Canterbury, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Burwood. With the introduction of... |
1957-1965 |
Frank Downing Frank Downing Francis George Downing was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until 1968. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Ryde Electoral district of Ryde Ryde is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It includes the suburbs and localities of Denistone, Denistone East, Denistone West, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Ryde, North Ryde, West Ryde; and part of Eastwood.It is... |
1953–1968 |
Clarrie Earl Clarrie Earl Clarence Joseph Earl was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until 1973. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Fairfield Electoral district of Fairfield Fairfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. Fairfield has historically been one of the safest Labor seats in New South Wales and is considered a part of Labor's heartland in Western Sydney... |
1953–1973 |
Jack Easter Jack Easter Jack Stuart Easter was an Australian politician who represented the National Party of Australia in the Parliament of New South Wales.He was educated at Ardingly College and at Regent Street Polytechnic... |
Country | Lismore Electoral district of Lismore Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Thomas George of the National Party of Australia.... |
1953-1959 |
Kevin Ellis Kevin Ellis (Australian politician) Sir Kevin William Collin Ellis KBE was an Australian politician, elected as a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.... |
Liberal | Coogee Electoral district of Coogee Coogee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Bruce Notley-Smith of the Liberal Party.-Members for Coogee:-Election results:... |
1948–1953, 1956–1962, 1965–1973 |
Hon George Enticknap George Enticknap The Hon. Ambrose George Enticknap was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1965... |
Labor | Murrumbidgee Electoral district of Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It is represented by Adrian Piccoli of the National Party of Australia.... |
1941-1965 |
Jack Ferguson Jack Ferguson Laurie John Ferguson was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.-Early life:... |
Labor | Merrylands Electoral district of Merrylands Merrylands was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Merrylands. It was first created in 1959 and abolished in 1962. It was recreated in 1968 and abolished in 1988.-Members for... |
1959–1984 |
William Ferguson William Ferguson (1891-1961) William John Ferguson was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for 16 days in 1953 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until his death. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .Ferguson was born in Redfern and... |
Labor | Paddington-Waverley Electoral district of Paddington-Waverley Paddington-Waverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1959, when Paddington and part of Waverley were merged. Paddington-Waverley was abolished in 1962 and partly replaced by Bligh.-Members for Paddington-Waverley:... |
1953-1961 |
Wal Fife Wal Fife Wallace Clyde Fife is a former Australian politician.Fife was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, and was educated at Gurwood Street public school, Wagga Wagga and Canberra Grammar School. In 1948 he started working in the federal secretariat of the Liberal Party of Australia and in 1949 he... |
Liberal | Wagga Wagga Electoral district of Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Daryl Maguire of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
1957–1975 |
Ray Fitzgerald Ray Fitzgerald (politician) Raymond Leo Fitzgerald was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1962 and served as an independent member until 1950 and then as a member of the Country Party.... |
Country | Gloucester Electoral district of Gloucester Gloucester was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, partly replacing Williams, and named after Gloucester or Gloucester County . In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into... |
1941-1962 |
Les Ford Les Ford Leslie Hunter Ford was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1964, representing the electorate of Dubbo.... |
Liberal | Dubbo Electoral district of Dubbo Dubbo is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Troy Grant of the National Party of Australia.... |
1959-1964 |
Howard Fowles Howard Fowles Howard Fowles was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1968 and a member of the Australian Labor Party . He was the acting Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 3 months in 1962.Fowles was born in Merrylands, New... |
Labor | Illawarra Electoral district of Illawarra Illawarra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was originally created in 1859, replacing East Camden. It was replaced by Wollongong in 1904 and recreated in 1927. In 1968, it was abolished and partly replaced by Kembla. In 1971,... |
1941–1968 |
Stewart Fraser | Liberal | Gordon | 1953-1962 |
George Freudenstein George Freudenstein George Francis Freudenstein was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1981, representing the electorate of Young... |
Country | Young Electoral district of Young Young was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Young area. It elected two members between 1880 to 1894 and one member from 1894 to 1904, when it was replaced by Burrangong. Young was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1981.-Members for... |
1959–1981 |
Hon William Gollan William Gollan The Hon. William McCulloch Gollan was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1962 . He was a member of the Australian Labor Party. He held numerous ministerial positions between 1953 and 1959.Gollan was born in Woodburn, New South Wales... |
Labor | Randwick Electoral district of Randwick Randwick was an Australian electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created with the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894 from part of Paddington, along with Waverley and Woollahra. It was named after and including the Sydney... |
1941-1962 |
Fred Green Fred Green (Australian politician) Frederick Green was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1950 until 1968. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Redfern Electoral district of Redfern Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern... |
1950–1968 |
Ian Griffith Ian Griffith Ian Ross Griffith was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 until 1978... |
Liberal | Cronulla Electoral district of Cronulla Cronulla is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Mark Speakman of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Cronulla:-Election results:... |
1956–1978 |
Frank Hawkins | Labor | Newcastle Electoral district of Newcastle Newcastle is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales named after and including Newcastle. It is represented by Tim Owen of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
1935–1968 |
Eric Hearnshaw Eric Hearnshaw Eric Hearnshaw was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1945 until 1965. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
Liberal | Eastwood Electoral district of Eastwood Eastwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1927 to 1930 and from 1965 to 1999. It included Eastwood.-Members for Eastwood:... |
1945-1965 |
Bob Heffron | Labor | Maroubra Electoral district of Maroubra Maroubra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Michael Daley of the Australian Labor Party,... |
1930–1968 |
Pat Hills | Labor | Phillip Electoral district of Phillip Phillip was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, in central Sydney and named after Arthur Phillip, created in 1904 from part of Sydney-Phillip. It was initially south of Liverpool Street, east of George Street and City Road, north of... |
1954–1988 |
Davis Hughes Davis Hughes Sir Davis Hughes was an Australian politician and bureaucrat.-Early life:Hughes was born in Launceston, Tasmania and was educated at Launceston High School and the University of Tasmania, although he did not graduate. He married Joan Johnson in 1940 and they had issue one son and two daughters... |
Country | Armidale Electoral district of Armidale Armidale was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacing New England, and named after and including Armidale. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Northern... |
1950–1953, 1956–1973 |
David Hunter David Hunter (politician) David Benjamin Hunter was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1940 to 1976, representing three successive conservative parties - the United Australia Party, Democratic Party, and Liberal Party... |
Liberal | Ashfield-Croydon Electoral district of Ashfield-Croydon Ashfield-Croydon was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1959 to 1968, when it was replaced by Ashfield.-Members for Ashfield-Croydon:... |
1940–1976 |
Harold Jackson Harold Jackson (Australian politician) Harold Jackson was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the seat of Gosford between 1950 and 1965.-Notes:... |
Liberal | Gosford Electoral district of Gosford Gosford is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Chris Holstein of the Liberal Party. The former district of Gosford was renamed Terrigal for the 2007 state election... |
1950-1965 |
Rex Jackson Rex Jackson Rex Frederick Jackson was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was the son of a railway fettler and born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and educated at Harefield Public School and Junee and Sutherland High Schools. He became a rail... |
Labor | Bulli Electoral district of Bulli Bulli was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Bulli area. It was originally created in 1930, replacing Wollongong. In 1971 it was abolished and was divided between the new electoral district of Heathcote and Corrimal. In 1991,... |
1955–1986 |
Les Jordan Les Jordan Leslie Charles Jordan was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1944 until his death in 1965 . He was initially elected as a member of the Country Party but changed allegiance to the Liberal Party of Australia in 1959.Jordan was born in Sydney... |
Country/Liberal | Oxley | 1944–1965 |
Gus Kelly Gus Kelly (politician) Christopher Augustus "Gus" Kelly was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1925 to 1932 and again from 1935 until his death in 1967, representing the electorate of Bathurst... |
Labor | Bathurst | 1925–1932, 1935–1967 |
Joe Kelly Joe Kelly (politician) Robert Joseph Kelly was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1973, representing the electorate of East Hills.... |
Labor | East Hills Electoral district of East Hills East Hills is a state electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is represented by Glenn Brookes of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for East Hills:-Election results:... |
1956–1973 |
Hon Bill Lamb Bill Lamb The Hon. William Henry Lamb was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until 1962 and, variously, a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Lang Labor Party... |
Labor | Granville Electoral district of Granville Granville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It is currently represented by Tony Issa of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
1938-1962 |
Hon Abe Landa Abe Landa The Hon. Abram Landa was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1930 until 1932 and from 1941 until 1965. He was variously a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Labor Party... |
Labor | Bondi Electoral district of Bondi Bondi was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1913 and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Bondi. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Eastern Suburbs... |
1930–1965 |
Walter Lawrence Walter Lawrence Walter Richard Lawrence MBE was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Drummoyne in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1956 to 1962.... |
Liberal | Drummoyne Electoral district of Drummoyne Drummoyne is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Sidoti of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:... |
1956-1962 |
Joe Lawson Joe Lawson (politician) Joseph Alexander Lawson was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.... |
Country | Murray Electoral district of Murray (New South Wales) Murray was an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was a single-member electorate from 1859 to 1920, but from 1920 to 1927 it was merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga to create a three-member electorate, voting by proportional representation. It was recreated as a... |
1932–1973 |
Tom Lewis Tom Lewis (Australian politician) Thomas Lancelot Lewis AO is a former New South Wales politician, Premier of New South Wales and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin and Sir Eric Willis. He was made the Premier of New South Wales following Askin's retirement from politics and held it until he was replaced by... |
Liberal | Wollondilly Electoral district of Wollondilly Wollondilly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Jai Rowell of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
1957–1978 |
Hon Ray Maher Ray Maher The Hon. Raphael Septimus Maher was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until 1966 and a member of the Australian Labor Party . Maher was the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1959 and 1966.-Early life:Maher... |
Labor | North Sydney Electoral district of North Sydney North Sydney was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Created in 1927, it replaced part of the multi-member electorate of North Shore, and was named after and included the Sydney suburb of North Sydney. It was abolished in 1962 and partly... |
1953-1965 |
Dan Mahoney Dan Mahoney (politician) Daniel John Mahoney was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1976.... |
Labor | Parramatta Electoral district of Parramatta Parramatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Geoff Lee of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
1959–1976 |
Cliff Mallam Cliff Mallam Heathcote Clifford Mallam was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1953 and 1968 and between 1971 and 1981. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Dulwich Hill Electoral district of Dulwich Hill Dulwich Hill was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1913, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill. With the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of... |
1953–1968, 1971–1981 |
Jack Mannix Jack Mannix The Hon. Norman John Mannix was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1952 until 1971... |
Labor | Liverpool Electoral district of Liverpool Liverpool is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It is currently represented by Paul Lynch of the Australian Labor Party.... |
1952–1971 |
Robert McCartney Robert McCartney (Australian politician) Robert Arthur McCartney was an Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Hamilton for the Australian Labor Party from 1959 until 1971.-Early life:... |
Labor | Hamilton | 1959–1971 |
Ken McCaw Ken McCaw Sir Kenneth Malcolm McCaw QC , an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Lane Cove for the Liberal Party of Australia from 1947 until his retirement from political office in 1975... |
Liberal | Lane Cove Electoral district of Lane Cove Lane Cove is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Anthony Roberts of the Liberal Party of Australia... |
1947–1975 |
John McMahon John McMahon (Australian politician) The Hon John Michael Alfred McMahon was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1950 until 1968... |
Labor | Balmain Electoral district of Balmain Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. It includes the suburbs and localities of Annandale, Balmain, Balmain East, Birchgrove, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Glebe Island, Haberfield, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Rozelle,... |
1950–1968 |
Milton Morris Milton Morris Milton Arthur Morris AO is an Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Maitland between 3 March 1956 and 29 August 1980 for the Liberal Party of Australia.-Early life:... |
Liberal | Maitland Electoral district of Maitland Maitland is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Robyn Parker of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
1956–1980 |
Pat Morton Pat Morton Philip Henry Morton was an Australian businessman and politician. Born in Lismore in Northern New South Wales to a prominent political family and educated at Lismore High School, Morton left school at fourteen to be employed in a legal firm, before branching out into various businesses... |
Liberal | Mosman Electoral district of Mosman Mosman was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1913 and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Mosman. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Middle Harbour. Mosman... |
1947–1972 |
Thomas Murphy Thomas Murphy (Australian politician) Thomas Patrick Murphy was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1953 and 1968. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and held the minor government position of Assistant Minister in 1964-65.Murphy was the son of a railway worker and was... |
Labor | Concord Electoral district of Concord Concord was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1930, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Concord. It was abolished in 1968.-Members for Concord:-References:... |
1953–1968 |
George Neilly George Neilly George Neilly was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Parliament from 1954 to 1977. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Cessnock Electoral district of Cessnock Cessnock is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the rural fringe of the Hunter. It is represented by Clayton Barr of the Australian Labor Party.-History:... |
1959–1978 |
Leo Nott Leo Nott Leo Mervyn Nott was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1953 and 1968 and again between 1971 and 1973. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Mudgee Electoral district of Mudgee Mudgee was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales first created in 1859, partly replacing Wellington and Bligh and named after and including Mudgee. Following the abolition of Goldfields West in 1880, it elected three members simultaneously,... |
1953–1973 |
Hon Roger Nott Roger Nott The Hon. Roger Bede Nott was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1961. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions between 1954 and 1961... |
Labor | Liverpool Plains Electoral district of Liverpool Plains Liverpool Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and including the Liverpool Plains and the extensive pastoral district around the Gwydir River in the northwest of the state. It was created when the seat of... |
1941-1961 |
Frank O'Keefe Frank O'Keefe Frank Lionel O'Keefe, AM was an Australian politician. Born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, he attended state schools before becoming a farm machinery distributor and oil merchant. He was mayor of Gunnedah Shire Council for 18 years, and also served on Namoi Valley County Council... |
Country | Liverpool Plains Electoral district of Liverpool Plains Liverpool Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and including the Liverpool Plains and the extensive pastoral district around the Gwydir River in the northwest of the state. It was created when the seat of... |
1961–1969 |
Doug Padman | Liberal | Albury | 1947-1965 |
Spence Powell Spence Powell Arthur Thomas Powell was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1950 until 1962. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Bankstown | 1950-1962 |
Leon Punch Leon Punch Leon Ashton Punch was a New South Wales politician, Deputy Premier, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin, Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. From 1975 to 1976 he was the Deputy Premier of New South Wales... |
Country | Upper Hunter Electoral district of Upper Hunter Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by George Souris of the National Party of Australia.... |
1959–1985 |
Frank Purdue Frank Purdue Frank Outen Jensen Purdue was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 until 1962 and again between 1964 and 1965. He was prominent in local Government and was Lord Mayor of Newcastle, NSW for 9 years between 1951 and 1965... |
Independent | Waratah | 1956-1962, 1964-1965 |
Hon Jack Renshaw Jack Renshaw John Brophy "Jack" Renshaw AC was an Australian politician. He was Labor Premier of New South Wales from 30 April 1964 to 13 May 1965.-Early life:... |
Labor | Castlereagh Electoral district of Castlereagh Castlereagh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales originally created in 1904, partly replacing Coonamble and named after the Castlereagh River. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Wammerawa,... |
1941–1980 |
Bill Rigby Bill Rigby (politician) William Matthew Rigby was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1965, representing the electorate of Hurstville.... |
Labor | Hurstville Electoral district of Hurstville Hurstville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Hurstville.... |
1959-1965 |
Ian Robinson Ian Robinson (Australian politician) Ian Louis Robinson is an Australian politician.Born in Coraki, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools before becoming a dairy farmer, a journalist and company director... |
Country | Casino Electoral district of Casino Casino was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales originally created in 1930 and named after Casino. It was abolished in 1968, recreated in 1971 and abolished again in 1981.-Members for Casino:... |
1953-1963 |
Jim Robson Jim Robson (politician) James Hutchins "Jim" Robson was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Hartley in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1965.... |
Labor | Hartley Electoral district of Hartley (New South Wales) Hartley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the Lithgow area and named after the town of Hartley, near Lithgow. It replaced part of Cook and Westmoreland. From 1891 to 1894, it elected two members... |
1956-1965 |
Hon Norm Ryan | Labor | Marrickville Electoral district of Marrickville Marrickville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a 13.47 km² urban electorate in Sydney's inner west, centred on the suburb of Marrickville from which it takes its name... |
1953–1973 |
Thomas Ryan Thomas Ryan (New South Wales politician) Thomas Vernon Ryan was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1965, representing the electorate of Auburn.... |
Labor | Auburn | 1956-1965 |
John Seiffert John Seiffert John Wesley Seiffert was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until his death in 1965... |
Labor | Monaro Electoral district of Monaro Monaro is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Barilaro of the National Party of Australia.... |
1941-1965 |
Hon Bill Sheahan | Labor | Burrinjuck | 1941–1973 |
Jim Simpson | Labor | Lake Macquarie Electoral district of Lake Macquarie Lake Macquarie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Hunter region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by the independent Greg Piper.-Members for Lake Macquarie:-Election results:... |
1950–1968 |
Albert Sloss Albert Sloss Albert Ross Sloss was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1973, representing the seat of King.... |
Labor | King Electoral district of King King was an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1904, replacing Sydney-King, and in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of Sydney. It was recreated in 1927, but it was abolished in... |
1956–1973 |
Stanley Stephens Stanley Stephens (Australian politician) Stanley Tunstall "Stepper" Stephens was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1944 to 1973, representing the electorate of Byron... |
Country | Byron Electoral district of Byron Byron was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1913, replacing Rous, and named after Cape Byron. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Byron absorbed Lismore and Clarence and elected three members... |
1944–1973 |
Jack Stewart Jack Stewart (politician) John Julius Thomas Stewart was an Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Kahibah and the Charlestown for the Australian Labor Party.-Early life:... |
Labor | Kahibah Electoral district of Kahibah Kahibah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member districts from part of the electoral district of Newcastle and named after the Newcastle suburb of Kahibah. It was abolished in 1920, with the... |
1957–1972 |
Sydney Storey Sydney Storey Sydney Albert Dawson Storey was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1962... |
Liberal | Hornsby Electoral district of Hornsby Hornsby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Hornsby is one of two post-1927 electorates to have never been held by the Labor party and always by the Liberals, a predecessor party to the Liberals, or an independent, the other such district... |
1941-1962 |
Jim Taylor Jim Taylor (politician) James Hugh Taylor was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1981, representing the electorate of Temora.... |
Country | Temora Electoral district of Temora Temora was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1927 to 1981, including the town of Temora.-Members for Temora:... |
1960–1981 |
Arthur Tonge Arthur Tonge Arthut Tonge was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1926 and 1932 and from 1935 to 1962... |
Labor | Canterbury Electoral district of Canterbury Canterbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Linda Burney of the Australian Labor Party.-History:... |
1926-1932, 1935-1962 |
Hon Vernon Treatt Vernon Treatt Sir Vernon Haddon Treatt KBE, MM, QC was an Australian lawyer, soldier, Rhodes Scholar and politician. Born in Singleton, New South Wales and educated at Shore School, Treatt interrupted his studies at the University of Sydney to enlist at the outbreak of the First World War... |
Liberal | Woollahra Electoral district of Woollahra Woollahra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created with the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894 from part of Paddington, along with Waverley and Randwick. It was named after and including the Sydney suburb of... |
1938-1962 |
Laurie Tully Laurie Tully Laurence John Tully was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1946 until 1965. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Goulburn Electoral district of Goulburn Goulburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Pru Goward of the Liberal Party of Australia.... |
1946-1965 |
William Wattison William Wattison William Ernest Wattison was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1947 until 1968. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Sturt | 1947–1968 |
Bill Weiley Bill Weiley William Robert Weiley was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1955 until 1971. He was a member of the Country Party.... |
Labor | Clarence Electoral district of Clarence Clarence is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.It was represented by Steve Cansdell of the National Party of Australia until he resigned on 16th September 2011 due to issues relating to a statutory declaration related to a speeding offence... |
1955–1971 |
Ernest Wetherell Ernest Wetherell The Hon. Ernest "Ern" Wetherell was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1949 until 1965... |
Labor | Cobar Electoral district of Cobar Cobar was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1920, when it was combined with Willyama and Sturt to create a three-member Sturt. Cobar was recreated in 1932 and abolished in 1968. It included Cobar.-Members for Cobar:... |
1949-1965 |
Eric Willis Eric Willis Sir Eric Archibald Willis KBE, CMG was an Australian politician, Cabinet Minister and the 34th Premier of New South Wales, serving from 23 January 1976 to 14 May 1976. Born in Murwillumbah in 1922, Willis was educated at Murwillumbah High School and the University of Sydney, where he obtained a... |
Labor | Earlwood Electoral district of Earlwood Earlwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1950 to 1991. It included Earlwood.-Members for Earlwood:... |
1950–1978 |
Stan Wyatt Stan Wyatt Stanislaw Wyatt was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1950 until his death in 1964. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .... |
Labor | Lakemba Electoral district of Lakemba Lakemba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. It has been held by the Australian Labor Party since its creation in 1927... |
1950-1964 |
- The 1959 re-election of Lismore Country Party MLA Jack EasterJack EasterJack Stuart Easter was an Australian politician who represented the National Party of Australia in the Parliament of New South Wales.He was educated at Ardingly College and at Regent Street Polytechnic...
was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns on 12 June 1959. Labor candidate Keith ComptonKeith ComptonKeith Clive Compton was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1965, representing the electorate of Lismore....
won the resulting by-election on 12 September. - Oxley MLA Les JordanLes JordanLeslie Charles Jordan was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1944 until his death in 1965 . He was initially elected as a member of the Country Party but changed allegiance to the Liberal Party of Australia in 1959.Jordan was born in Sydney...
had been re-elected as a Country Party member in 1959, but defected to the Liberal Party late that year. - Cook’s River Labor MLA and Premier Joseph CahillJoseph CahillJohn Joseph Cahill was Premier of New South Wales in Australia from 1952 to 1959. He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state.-Early years:Joe Cahill, as he was popularly known,...
died on 22 October 1959. His son, Labor candidate Tom Cahill, won the resulting by-election on 12 December. - Kurri Kurri Labor MLA George BoothGeorge Booth (Australian politician)George Booth was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Booth was born in Bolton, England. He worked part time as a coal miner at eleven and attended classes by Philip Snowden and became interested in the Labour Movement...
died on 31 July 1960. His son, Labor candidate Ken BoothKen Booth (politician)Kenneth George Booth was a New South Wales politician, Treasurer, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Neville Wran and Barrie Unsworth. From 1981 to 1988 he was the Treasurer of New South Wales...
, won the resulting by-election on 8 October. - Temora Country Party MLA Doug DicksonDoug DicksonSamuel Douglas Dickson was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until his death in 1960. He was a member of the Country Party, serving as its Deputy Leader from 1953 to 1958.Dickson was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales...
died on 27 July 1960. Country Party candidate Jim TaylorJim Taylor (politician)James Hugh Taylor was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1981, representing the electorate of Temora....
won the resulting by-election on 8 October. - Paddington-Waverley Labor MLA William FergusonWilliam Ferguson (1891-1961)William John Ferguson was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for 16 days in 1953 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until his death. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .Ferguson was born in Redfern and...
died on 29 January 1961. Labor candidate Keith AndersonKeith Anderson (Australian politician)Keith Anderson was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1961 until 1962. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party....
won the resulting by-election on 25 February. - Liverpool Plains Labor MLA Roger NottRoger NottThe Hon. Roger Bede Nott was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1961. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions between 1954 and 1961...
resigned on March 3, 1961 to accept an appointment as Administrator of the Northern TerritoryAdministrator of the Northern TerritoryThe Administrator of the Northern Territory is an official appointed by the Governor-General of Australia to exercise powers analogous to that of a state governor...
. Country Party candidate Frank O'KeefeFrank O'KeefeFrank Lionel O'Keefe, AM was an Australian politician. Born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, he attended state schools before becoming a farm machinery distributor and oil merchant. He was mayor of Gunnedah Shire Council for 18 years, and also served on Namoi Valley County Council...
won the resulting by-election on 25 March. - Blacktown MLA Alfred DennisAlfred DennisAlfred Hugh Dennis is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1962, representing the electorate of Blacktown. He was elected in 1959 as a Liberal for the typically safe Labor seat, but resigned to sit as an independent in 1962.Dennis was...
was elected as a representative of the Liberal Party, but resigned to sit as an independent in 1962 after losing a preselection challenge for the safer Liberal seat of The HillsElectoral district of The HillsThe Hills was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1962 to 2007. It was a 51.08 km² urban electorate in Sydney's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Carlingford, Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, Glenhaven, Kellyville, Pennant Hills and West...
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See also
- New South Wales state election, 1959New South Wales state election, 1959The 1959 New South Wales state election was held on 21 March 1959. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1957 redistribution...
- Premiers:
- Joseph CahillJoseph CahillJohn Joseph Cahill was Premier of New South Wales in Australia from 1952 to 1959. He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state.-Early years:Joe Cahill, as he was popularly known,...
(LaborAustralian Labor PartyThe 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...
) (1952-1959) - Robert HeffronRobert HeffronRobert James "Bob" Heffron was one of the longest-serving New South Wales state parliamentarians. He was the Australian Labor Party Premier of New South Wales from 28 October 1959, to 30 April 1964.-Early years:...
(LaborAustralian Labor PartyThe 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...
) (1959-1964)
- Joseph Cahill