- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956
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This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1956, as elected at the 1953 state election. The Speaker was Hon. Bill Lamb.
Name Party Electorate Term in office Tom Armstrong [3] Independent Labor Kahibah 1953–1957 Joshua Arthur [3] Labor Kahibah 1935–1953 Robert Askin Liberal Collaroy 1950–1975 Jack Beale Liberal South Coast 1942–1973 Ivan Black Liberal Neutral Bay 1945–1951, 1951–1962 George Booth Labor Kurri Kurri 1925–1960 George Brain Liberal Willoughby 1943–1968 Hon Michael Bruxner Country Tenterfield 1920–1962 Fred Cahill Labor Young 1941–1959 Jim Cahill Labor Armidale 1953–1956 Hon Joseph Cahill Labor Cook's River 1925–1959 Robert Cameron Labor Waratah 1927–1956 George Campbell Labor Hamilton 1950–1959 Bill Chaffey Country Tamworth 1940–1973 Jim Chalmers Independent Labor Hartley 1947–1956 Hon Daniel Clyne Labor King 1927–1956 Reg Coady [4] Labor Leichhardt 1954–1973 Rex Connor Labor Wollongong-Kembla 1950–1963 Bill Crabtree Labor Kogarah 1953–1983 Geoff Crawford Country Barwon 1950–1976 John Crook Labor Cessnock 1949–1959 Charles Cutler Country Orange 1947–1975 Tom Dalton Labor Sutherland 1953–1956, 1959–1968 Douglas Darby Liberal Manly 1945–1978 Bernie Deane Liberal Hawkesbury 1950–1972 Doug Dickson Country Temora 1938–1960 Frank Downing Labor Ryde 1953–1968 Edgar Dring [8] Labor Auburn 1941–1955 Clarrie Earl Labor Fairfield 1953–1973 Jack Easter Country Lismore 1953–1959 Hon George Enticknap Labor Murrumbidgee 1941–1965 Hon Clive Evatt Labor Hurstville 1939–1959 William Ferguson [2] Labor Waverley 1953–1961 Ray Fitzgerald Country Gloucester 1941–1962 Howard Fowles Labor Illawarra 1941–1968 Stewart Fraser Liberal Gordon 1953–1962 John Freeman Labor Blacktown 1945–1959 Radford Gamack Country Raleigh 1953–1959 Hon William Gollan Labor Randwick 1941–1962 Eddie Graham Labor Wagga Wagga 1941–1957 Fred Green Labor Redfern 1950–1968 Frank Hawkins Labor Newcastle 1935–1968 Eric Hearnshaw Liberal Eastwood 1945–1965 Hon Robert Heffron Labor Maroubra 1930–1968 Pat Hills [5] Labor Phillip 1954–1988 Walter Howarth Liberal Maitland 1932–1956 David Hunter Liberal Croydon 1940–1976 Harold Jackson Liberal Gosford 1950–1965 Joseph Jackson Liberal Nepean 1922–1956 Rex Jackson [7] Labor Bulli 1955–1986 Roy Jackson Labor Drummoyne 1953–1956 Les Jordan Country Oxley 1944–1965 Gus Kelly Labor Bathurst 1925–1932, 1935–1967 Laurie Kelly Sr. [7] Labor Bulli 1947–1955 Hon Bill Lamb Labor Granville 1938–1962 Hon Abe Landa Labor Bondi 1930–1965 Joe Lawson Country Murray 1932–1973 Ray Maher Labor North Sydney 1953–1965 Cliff Mallam [1] Labor Dulwich Hill 1953–1968, 1971–1981 Jack Mannix Labor Liverpool 1952–1971 Clarrie Martin [2] Labor Waverley 1930–1932, 1939–1953 Hon Claude Matthews [4] Labor Leichhardt 1934–1954 Ken McCaw Liberal Lane Cove 1947–1975 Hon John McGrath Labor Rockdale 1941–1959 John McMahon Labor Balmain 1950–1968 Kevin Morgan Labor Parramatta 1953–1956 Pat Morton Liberal Mosman 1947–1972 Richard Murden Liberal Ashfield 1953–1959 Thomas Murphy Labor Concord 1953–1968 Leo Nott Labor Mudgee 1953–1973 Hon Roger Nott Labor Liverpool Plains 1941–1961 Frank O'Neill Labor Georges River 1953–1956 Hon Maurice O'Sullivan Labor Paddington 1927–1959 Doug Padman Liberal Albury 1947–1965 Leslie Parr Liberal Burwood 1951–1956 Blake Pelly Liberal Wollondilly 1950–1957 Spence Powell Labor Bankstown 1950–1962 Hon Jack Renshaw Labor Castlereagh 1941–1980 Clarrie Robertson Labor Dubbo 1942–1950, 1953-1959 Ian Robinson Country Casino 1953–1963 Murray Robson Liberal Vaucluse 1936–1957 D'Arcy Rose Country Upper Hunter 1939–1959 Norm Ryan Labor Marrickville 1953–1973 John Seiffert Labor Monaro 1941–1965 Tom Shannon [5] Labor Phillip 1927–1954 Hon Bill Sheahan Labor Burrinjuck 1941–1973 Jim Simpson Labor Lake Macquarie 1950–1968 Stanley Stephens Country Byron 1944–1973 Sydney Storey Liberal Hornsby 1941–1962 Arthur Tonge Labor Canterbury 1926–1932, 1935–1962 Hon Vernon Treatt Liberal Woollahra 1938–1962 Laurie Tully Labor Goulburn 1946–1965 Lou Walsh Labor Coogee 1953–1956, 1962–1965 William Wattison Labor Sturt 1947–1968 Bill Weiley [6] Independent Country Clarence 1955–1971 George Weir [1] Labor Dulwich Hill 1941–1953 Ernest Wetherell Labor Cobar 1949–1965 Arthur Williams Labor East Hills 1940–1956 Eric Willis Liberal Earlwood 1950–1978 Cecil Wingfield [6] Country Clarence 1938–1955 Stan Wyatt Labor Lakemba 1950–1964 - 1 Dulwich Hill Labor MLA George Weir resigned on 25 March 1953 to accept an appointment to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales. Labor candidate Cliff Mallam won the resulting by-election on 20 June 1953.
- 2 Waverley Labor MLA Clarrie Martin died on 5 September 1953. Labor candidate William Ferguson won the resulting by-election on 31 October 1953.
- 3 Kahibah MLA Joshua Arthur resigned on 19 August 1953 after being expelled from the Labor Party, following adverse findings into his conduct by a Royal Commission. Independent Labor candidate Tom Armstrong won the resulting by-election.
- 4 Leichhardt Labor MLA Claude Matthews committed suicide on 9 January 1954. Labor candidate Reg Coady won the resulting by-election on 20 March 1954.
- 5 Phillip Labor MLA Tom Shannon died in June 1954. Labor candidate and Lord Mayor of Sydney Pat Hills won the resulting by-election on 14 August 1954.
- 6 Clarence Country Party MLA Cecil Wingfield died on 28 January 1955. Independent candidate Bill Weiley won the resulting by-election on 26 March 1955.
- 7 Bulli Labor MLA Laurie Kelly Sr. died on 9 May 1955. Labor candidate Rex Jackson won the resulting by-election on 9 July 1955.
- 8 Auburn Labor MLA Edgar Dring died on 17 December 1955. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1956 state election.
See also
- New South Wales state election, 1953
- Premier: Joseph Cahill (Labor) (1952-1959)
Members of the Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council
1949–1952 • 1952–1955 • 1955–1958
Legislative Assembly
Categories:- Members of New South Wales parliaments by term
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