Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1970–1973

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1970 to 1973. At this time the Council was not directly elected, but was chosen by members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at triennial elections.

Name	Party	Years in office
Harold Ahern	Liberal	1949–1973
Alexander Alam	ALP	1925–1958, 1963–1973
Evelyn Barron	ALP	1963–1976
Norman Boland 1	Independent	1966–1970
Fred Bowen	ALP	1966–1976
Roger de Bryon-Faes	Liberal	1961–1981
Sir Harry Budd	Country	1946–1978
Cyril Cahill	Independent Labor	1949–1977
Frank Calabro	Liberal	1970–1988
Sir Hector Clayton	Independent	1937–1973
Harry Cockerill	ALP	1959–1973
Col Colborne	ALP	1949–1973
Leo Connellan 3	Country	1969–1970, 1970–1981
William Coulter	ALP	1947–1978
Margaret Davis	Liberal	1967–1978
Reg Downing 5	ALP	1940–1972
John Ducker 5	ALP	1972–1979
Fred Duncan 5	Liberal	1972–1984
Robert Erskine	ALP	1949–1973
Thomas Erskine	Liberal	1970–1978
Stanley Eskell	Liberal	1958–1978
Dick Evans	Liberal	1969–1978
Otway Falkiner	Country	1946–1978
John Fuller	Country	1961–1978
John Gardiner	Independent	1960–1974
Walter Geraghty	ALP	1961–1978
Thomas Gleeson	Independent Labor	1946–1975
Trevor Gordon	ALP	1964–1976
Clive Healey	ALP	1970–1988
Frederick Hewitt	Liberal	1955–1976
John Holt 7	Liberal	1972–1984
Ted Humphries 6	Liberal	1972–1978
Sir Asher Joel	Country	1958–1978
Geoffrey Keighley	Country	1965–1978
Bill Kennedy 4	Country	1971–1984
Christopher Love 2	ALP	1955–1970
Jim Maloney 6	ALP	1941–1972
Richmond Manyweathers	Country	1968–1978
Ralph Marsh	ALP	1962–1976
John McIntosh 4	Country	1964–1971
Thomas McKay	Liberal	1966–1978
Herb McPherson	ALP	1964–1981
William Murray	ALP	1952–1976
Lindsay North	ALP	1964–1976
Hubert O'Connell 5	Independent Labor	1967–1971
Clyde Packer	Liberal	1964–1976
Frederick Pratten	Liberal	1937–1976
Anne Press	Liberal	1959–1978
Bernard Riley	Liberal	1968–1973
Edna Roper	ALP	1958–1978
Amelia Rygate	ALP	1961–1978
Leroy Serisier	ALP	1970–1978
Perceval Shipton 7	Liberal	1964–1972
Adrian Solomons	Country	1969–1991
Frank Spicer	Country	1925–1973
Harry Sullivan 1	Independent	1970–1977
Gavin Sutherland 3	ALP	1956–1970
Norman Thom	ALP	1950–1978
Eben Vickery	Country	1967–1974
Sir Edward Warren	Liberal	1955–1978
John Weir	ALP	1949–1973
Max Willis 2	Liberal	1970–1999
Neville Wran	ALP	1970–1973
Ernest Wright	ALP	1943–1973

¹ Independent MLC Norman Boland died on 14 April 1970. Independent candidate Harry Sullivan was elected as his replacement on 14 August 1970.

² ALP MLC Christopher Love died on 7 April 1970. Liberal candidate Max Willis was elected as his replacement on 2 September 1970.

³ ALP MLC Gavin Sutherland died on 17 August 1970. Country candidate Leo Connellan was elected as is replacement on 9 September 1970.

⁴ Country MLC John McIntosh died on 10 August 1971. Country candidate Bill Kennedy was elected as his replacement on 16 September 1971.

⁵ Independent Labor MLC Hubert O'Connell died on 18 December 1971; ALP MLC Reg Downing resigned on 4 February 1972. ALP candidate John Ducker and Liberal candidate Fred Duncan were elected as their replacements on 29 February 1972.

⁶ ALP MLC Jim Maloney resigned on 16 February 1972. Liberal candidate Ted Humphries was elected as his replacement on 14 March 1972.

⁷ Liberal MLC Perceval Shipton died on 11 August 1972. Liberal candidate John Holt was elected as his replacement on 30 August 1972.

Members of the Parliament of New South Wales

Legislative Council 1967–1970 • 1970–1973 • 1973–1976

Legislative Assembly 1968–1971 • 1971–1973 • 1973–1976