Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2011–2015

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...

, as elected at the 2007 and 2011 state elections

New South Wales state election, 2011

Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...

. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 2007 and did not face re-election in 2011, and the members elected in 2007 will not face re-election until 2015.

Name	Party	Term in office
Hon John Ajaka John Ajaka John George Ajaka is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2007. He is the first Liberal Lebanese Australian member of an Australian parliament. Ajaka currently serves as parliamentary secretary for Transport and...	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...	2007–present
Jan Barham Jan Barham Jan Barham is an Australian politician. She has been a Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2011 state election.As of 2011, Jan Barham's portfolio responsibilities within the Greens include: Family and Community Services, Aging, Disability Services, Aboriginal Affairs,...	Greens Greens New South Wales The Greens New South Wales is the state Greens party in New South Wales. It is a member party of the Australian Greens. The Greens NSW have one member in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly , five members in the New South Wales Legislative Council...	2011–present
Hon Niall Blair Niall Blair Niall Blair is an Australian politician. He has been a National Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 2011.Blair graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Western Sydney in 1997...	National 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...	2011–present
Hon Robert Borsak Robert Borsak Robert Borsak is an Australian voluntary conservation hunter, recreational hunter and shooter and is now an elected MP of the Shooters and Fishers Party...	Shooters and Fishers	2010–present
Hon Robert Brown Robert Leslie Brown Robert Leslie Brown is an Australian politician. He has been a Shooters and Fishers Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since May 2006, when he filled a casual vacancy sparked by the retirement of long-time party leader John Tingle...	Shooters and Fishers	2006–present
Jeremy Buckingham Jeremy Buckingham Jeremy Buckingham is an Australian politician. He has been a Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2011 state election....	Greens	2011–present
Hon David Clarke David Clarke (Australian politician) David John Clarke, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Liberal Party of Australia since 2003. and is considered to have conservative Christian views.-Personal life:...	Liberal	2003–present
Hon Rick Colless Rick Colless Richard Hargrave Colless is an Australian politician and National Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Colless has been a member of the Council since 30 August 2000 and is serving his second term in that Council...	National	2000–present
Hon Sophie Cotsis Sophie Cotsis Sophie Cotsis MLC, is an Australian politician. She is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 7 September 2010, representing 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...	2010–present
Hon Catherine Cusack Catherine Cusack (politician) Catherine Eileen Cusack is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, representing the Liberal Party. She was first elected as an opposition member on 22 March 2003 and was re-elected in 2011 when her party won government. Her term is due to expire on 1 March 2019. She is married to...	Liberal	2003–present
Hon Greg Donnelly	Labor	2005–present
Cate Faehrmann Cate Faehrmann Cate Faehrmann is a Greens Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, environmental activist and former director of the Nature Conservation Council of NSW. She was also a board member of the progressive political organisation GetUp and the public interest environmental law firm, the...	Greens	2010–present
Hon Amanda Fazio Amanda Fazio Amanda Ruth Fazio MLC, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Australian Labor Party...	Labor	2000–present
Hon Marie Ficarra Marie Ficarra Marie Ann Ficarra MLC is an Australian politician who has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 24 March 2007. She was previously a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Electoral District of Georges River, but was defeated...	Liberal	2007–present
Hon Luke Foley Luke Foley Luke Aquinas Foley , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 10 June 2010 representing the Australian Labor Party...	Labor	2010–present
Hon Mike Gallacher Mike Gallacher Michael Joseph Gallacher MLC, an Australian politician, is the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for the Hunter region and Vice-President of the Executive Council in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government since 2011...	Liberal	1996–present
Hon Jenny Gardiner Jenny Gardiner Jennifer Ann Gardiner is an Australian politician and National Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Gardiner has been a member of the Council since 25 May 1991 and is serving her third term in that Council...	National	1991–present
Hon Duncan Gay Duncan Gay Duncan John Gay is an Australian parliamentarian and New South Wales Minister for Roads and Ports. He is also Leader of Government Business in the New South Wales Legislative Council for the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government. -Early life:...	National	1988–present
Hon Paul Green Paul Green (Australian politician) Paul Green , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Christian Democratic Party since the 2011 election.-Political career:...	Christian Democrats Christian Democratic Party (Australia) The Christian Democratic Party is a right-wing political party in Australia. Its leader is Fred Nile, a Congregational Church minister and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.-Formation:...	2011–present
Hon Don Harwin Don Harwin Donald Thomas Harwin MLC , an Australian politician, is the President of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2011. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Liberal Party of Australia since 27 March 1999.-Early years and background:Harwin was born to...	Liberal	1999–present
Hon John Hatzistergos John Hatzistergos John Hatzistergos is a former Australian politician who was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Australian Labor Party between 1999 and 2011...	Labor	1999–2011
Dr John Kaye	Greens	2007–present
Hon Tony Kelly	Labor	1987–1988, 1997–2011
Hon Trevor Khan Trevor Khan Trevor John Khan is an Australian politician and National Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Khan has been a member of the Council since 24 March 2007....	National	2007–present
Hon Charlie Lynn Charlie Lynn Charlie John Stuart Lynn is an Australian politician and Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Lynn has been an MLC since 19 October 1995.-Personal history:...	Liberal	1995–present
Hon Natasha Maclaren-Jones Natasha Maclaren-Jones Natasha Maclaren-Jones is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 2011. Before Parliament, Natasha was a senior advisor to Helen Coonan and Bronwyn Bishop and was the State Liberal Party President that...	Liberal	2011–present
Hon Scot MacDonald Scot MacDonald Scot MacDonald is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 2011.-References:...	Liberal	2011–present
Hon Matthew Mason-Cox Matthew Mason-Cox Matthew Ryan Mason-Cox is an Australian politician and a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 28 September 2006...	Liberal	2006–present
Hon Sarah Mitchell Sarah Mitchell Sarah Mitchell is an Australian politician. She has been a National Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 2011....	National	2011–present
Hon Shaoquett Moselmane Shaoquett Moselmane Shaoquett Moselmane MLC , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2009, representing the Australian Labor Party.-Early years and background:...	Labor	2009–present
Rev Hon Fred Nile Fred Nile Frederick John "Fred" Nile is an Australian politician and clergyman. Nile has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1981, except for a period in 2004 when he resigned to contest the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election...	Christian Democrats	1981–2004, 2004–present
Hon Eddie Obeid Eddie Obeid Edward Moses Obeid OAM , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served between 1991 and 2011, representing the Australian Labor Party. He was the Minister for Fisheries and the Minister for Mineral Resources from 1999–2003...	Labor	1991–2011
Hon Melinda Pavey Melinda Pavey Melinda Jane Pavey MLC is an Australian politician. She has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2002, representing the National Party of Australia. A former party staffer, the Coffs Harbour businesswoman attracted attention when she became the party's youngest New South...	National	2002–present
Hon Greg Pearce Greg Pearce (politician) Greg Pearce BA, LLB MLC, an Australian politician, is the Minister for Finance and Services and the Minister for Illawarra in the New South Wales Government...	Liberal	2000–present
Hon Dr Peter Phelps Peter Phelps (politician) Peter Robert Phelps is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 2011. He contested the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne in the 1999 New South Wales State election.He is the current Government whip in...	Liberal	2011–present
Hon Peter Primrose Peter Primrose Peter Thomas Primrose is an Australian politician.He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1996 and was also the President of the Legislative Council....	Labor	1996–present
Hon Eric Roozendaal Eric Roozendaal Eric Roozendaal is an Australian politician, serving as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2004. He is a former General Secretary of the Australian Labor Party....	Labor	2004–present
Hon Adam Searle Adam Searle Adam Searle is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since May 2011....	Labor	2011–present
Hon Walt Secord Walt Secord Walter "Walt" Secord is a Canadian-born Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since May 2011, when he was elected to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Eddie Obeid...	Labor	2011–present
Hon Penny Sharpe Penny Sharpe Penelope Gail Sharpe is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since October 2005, when she filled a casual vacancy caused by the decision of Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt to move to the Legislative Assembly...	Labor	2005–present
David Shoebridge David Shoebridge David Shoebridge is an Australian politician. He has been a Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since September 2010, when he was appointed to replace outgoing MLC Sylvia Hale....	Greens	2010–present
Hon Mick Veitch Mick Veitch Michael Stanley "Mick" Veitch is an Australian politician and Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Veitch has been a member of the Council since 24 March 2007.-Early years:...	Labor	2007–present
Hon Lynda Voltz Lynda Voltz Lynda Voltz is an Australian politician and Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Voltz has been a member of the Council since March 2007....	Labor	2007–present
Hon Helen Westwood Helen Westwood Helen Westwood is an Australian politician and Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Westwood has been a member of the Council since 24 March 2007.-Personal and early life:...	Labor	2007–present
Hon Steve Whan Steve Whan Steve Whan , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, appointed in June 2011 to fill a casual vacancy. Whan represented the electoral district of Monaro in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party from 2003 until his defeat at...	Labor	2011–present

Labor MLC Eddie Obeid

Eddie Obeid

Edward Moses Obeid OAM , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served between 1991 and 2011, representing the Australian Labor Party. He was the Minister for Fisheries and the Minister for Mineral Resources from 1999–2003...

resigned on 10 May 2011. Walt Secord

Walt Secord

Walter "Walt" Secord is a Canadian-born Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since May 2011, when he was elected to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Eddie Obeid...

was appointed to the vacancy on 20 May, and sworn in on 24 May.

Labor MLC John Hatzistergos

John Hatzistergos

John Hatzistergos is a former Australian politician who was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Australian Labor Party between 1999 and 2011...

resigned on 19 May 2011. Adam Searle

Adam Searle

Adam Searle is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since May 2011....

was appointed to the vacancy on 20 May, and sworn in on 24 May.

Labor MLC Tony Kelly resigned on 6 June 2011. Steve Whan

Steve Whan

Steve Whan , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, appointed in June 2011 to fill a casual vacancy. Whan represented the electoral district of Monaro in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party from 2003 until his defeat at...

was appointed to the vacancy.

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