Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1973 and 1976 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 5 April 1973, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1973. The President was Sir Harry Budd.
- ^ Ernest Wright (Labor) resigned on 16 April 1973. Toby MacDiarmid (Country) was elected as his replacement on 17 August 1973.
- ^ Bernard Riley (Liberal) and Neville Wran (Labor) resigned on 19 October 1973. Lloyd Lange (Liberal) and Joe Thompson (Labor) were elected as their replacements on 6 March 1974.
- ^ Harry Sullivan (Independent) joined the Country Party in February 1974.
- ^ Harry Gardiner (Independent Labor) died on 8 April 1974. Bob Scott (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 15 August 1974.
- ^ Eben Vickery (Country) died on 26 August 1974. Bob Rowland Smith (Country) was elected as his replacement on 26 September 1974.
- ^ Thomas Gleeson (Independent Labor) died on 25 November 1975. Doug Moppett (Country) was elected as his replacement on 3 March 1976.
- The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Wright resigned, Riley and Wran resigned, Sullivan joined the Country Party, Gardiner died, Vickery died, and Gleeson died.
References
- "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 44. 6 April 1973. p. 1167. Retrieved 6 December 2020 – via Trove.
- "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
See also
- Fifth Askin ministry
- Sixth Askin ministry
- First Lewis ministry
- Second Lewis ministry
- Willis ministry