- 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.
Name Party Electorate Term in office Keith Anderson [6] Labor Paddington-Waverley 1961-1962 Hon Robert Askin Liberal Collaroy 1950-1975 Brian Bannon Labor Rockdale 1959–1986 Jack Beale Liberal South Coast 1942–1973 Ivan Black Liberal Neutral Bay 1945-1951, 1951-1962 George Booth [4] Labor Kurri Kurri 1925-1960 Ken Booth [4] Labor Kurri Kurri 1960–1988 George Brain Liberal Willoughby 1943–1968 Jim Brown Country Raleigh 1959–1984 Hon Michael Bruxner Country Tenterfield 1920-1962 Hon Joseph Cahill [3] Labor Cook's River 1925-1959 Tom Cahill [3] Labor Cook's River 1959–1983 Bill Chaffey Country Tamworth 1940–1973 Bill Chapman Liberal Nepean 1956-1962 Reg Coady Labor Leichhardt 1954–1973 Keith Compton [1] Labor Lismore 1959-1965 Rex Connor Labor Wollongong-Kembla 1950-1963 Geoffrey Cox Liberal Vaucluse 1957-1964 Bill Crabtree Labor Kogarah 1953–1983 Geoff Crawford Country Barwon 1950–1976 Douglas Cross Liberal Georges River 1948–1953, 1956–1970 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 Alfred Dennis Liberal/Independent [8] Blacktown 1959-1962 Doug Dickson [5] Country Temora 1938-1960 Ben Doig Liberal Burwood 1957-1965 Frank Downing Labor Ryde 1953–1968 Clarrie Earl Labor Fairfield 1953–1973 Jack Easter [1] Country Lismore 1953-1959 Kevin Ellis Liberal Coogee 1948–1953, 1956–1962, 1965–1973 Hon George Enticknap Labor Murrumbidgee 1941-1965 Jack Ferguson Labor Merrylands 1959–1984 William Ferguson [6] Labor Paddington-Waverley 1953-1961 Wal Fife Liberal Wagga Wagga 1957–1975 Ray Fitzgerald Country Gloucester 1941-1962 Les Ford Liberal Dubbo 1959-1964 Howard Fowles Labor Illawarra 1941–1968 Stewart Fraser Liberal Gordon 1953-1962 George Freudenstein Country Young 1959–1981 Hon William Gollan Labor Randwick 1941-1962 Fred Green Labor Redfern 1950–1968 Ian Griffith Liberal Cronulla 1956–1978 Frank Hawkins Labor Newcastle 1935–1968 Eric Hearnshaw Liberal Eastwood 1945-1965 Bob Heffron Labor Maroubra 1930–1968 Pat Hills Labor Phillip 1954–1988 Davis Hughes Country Armidale 1950–1953, 1956–1973 David Hunter Liberal Ashfield-Croydon 1940–1976 Harold Jackson Liberal Gosford 1950-1965 Rex Jackson Labor Bulli 1955–1986 Les Jordan Country/Liberal [2] Oxley 1944–1965 Gus Kelly Labor Bathurst 1925–1932, 1935–1967 Joe Kelly Labor East Hills 1956–1973 Hon Bill Lamb Labor Granville 1938-1962 Hon Abe Landa Labor Bondi 1930–1965 Walter Lawrence Liberal Drummoyne 1956-1962 Joe Lawson Country Murray 1932–1973 Tom Lewis Liberal Wollondilly 1957–1978 Hon Ray Maher Labor North Sydney 1953-1965 Dan Mahoney Labor Parramatta 1959–1976 Cliff Mallam Labor Dulwich Hill 1953–1968, 1971–1981 Jack Mannix Labor Liverpool 1952–1971 Robert McCartney Labor Hamilton 1959–1971 Ken McCaw Liberal Lane Cove 1947–1975 John McMahon Labor Balmain 1950–1968 Milton Morris Liberal Maitland 1956–1980 Pat Morton Liberal Mosman 1947–1972 Thomas Murphy Labor Concord 1953–1968 George Neilly Labor Cessnock 1959–1978 Leo Nott Labor Mudgee 1953–1973 Hon Roger Nott [7] Labor Liverpool Plains 1941-1961 Frank O'Keefe [7] Country Liverpool Plains 1961–1969 Doug Padman Liberal Albury 1947-1965 Spence Powell Labor Bankstown 1950-1962 Leon Punch Country Upper Hunter 1959–1985 Frank Purdue Independent Waratah 1956-1962, 1964-1965 Hon Jack Renshaw Labor Castlereagh 1941–1980 Bill Rigby Labor Hurstville 1959-1965 Ian Robinson Country Casino 1953-1963 Jim Robson Labor Hartley 1956-1965 Hon Norm Ryan Labor Marrickville 1953–1973 Thomas Ryan Labor Auburn 1956-1965 John Seiffert Labor Monaro 1941-1965 Hon Bill Sheahan Labor Burrinjuck 1941–1973 Jim Simpson Labor Lake Macquarie 1950–1968 Albert Sloss Labor King 1956–1973 Stanley Stephens Country Byron 1944–1973 Jack Stewart Labor Kahibah 1957–1972 Sydney Storey Liberal Hornsby 1941-1962 Jim Taylor [5] Country Temora 1960–1981 Arthur Tonge Labor Canterbury 1926-1932, 1935-1962 Hon Vernon Treatt Liberal Woollahra 1938-1962 Laurie Tully Labor Goulburn 1946-1965 William Wattison Labor Sturt 1947–1968 Bill Weiley Labor Clarence 1955–1971 Ernest Wetherell Labor Cobar 1949-1965 Eric Willis Labor Earlwood 1950–1978 Stan Wyatt Labor Lakemba 1950-1964 - 1 The 1959 re-election of Lismore Country Party MLA Jack Easter was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns on 12 June 1959. Labor candidate Keith Compton won the resulting by-election on 12 September.
- 2 Oxley MLA Les Jordan had been re-elected as a Country Party member in 1959, but defected to the Liberal Party late that year.
- 3 Cook’s River Labor MLA and Premier Joseph Cahill died on 22 October 1959. His son, Labor candidate Tom Cahill, won the resulting by-election on 12 December.
- 4 Kurri Kurri Labor MLA George Booth died on 31 July 1960. His son, Labor candidate Ken Booth, won the resulting by-election on 8 October.
- 5 Temora Country Party MLA Doug Dickson died on 27 July 1960. Country Party candidate Jim Taylor won the resulting by-election on 8 October.
- 6 Paddington-Waverley Labor MLA William Ferguson died on 29 January 1961. Labor candidate Keith Anderson won the resulting by-election on 25 February.
- 7 Liverpool Plains Labor MLA Roger Nott resigned on March 3, 1961 to accept an appointment as Administrator of the Northern Territory. Country Party candidate Frank O'Keefe won the resulting by-election on 25 March.
- 8 Blacktown MLA Alfred Dennis 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 Hills.
See also
- New South Wales state election, 1959
- Premiers:
- Joseph Cahill (Labor) (1952-1959)
- Robert Heffron (Labor) (1959-1964)
Members of the Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council
1955–1958 • 1958–1961 • 1961–1964
Legislative Assembly
Categories:- Members of New South Wales parliaments by term
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