- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2007–2011
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This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, as elected at the 2003 and 2007 state elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 2003 and did not face re-election in 2007, and the members elected in 2007 will not face re-election until 2015.
Name Party Term in office Hon John Ajaka Liberal 2007–present Hon Robert Borsak [7] Shooters and Fishers 2010–present Hon Robert Brown Shooters Party/Shooters and Fishers 2006–present Hon Tony Catanzariti Labor 2003–2011 Ian Cohen Greens 1995–2011 Hon David Clarke Liberal 2003–present Hon Rick Colless National 2000–present Hon Michael Costa [1] Labor 2001–2008 Hon Sophie Cotsis [6] Labor 2010–present Hon Catherine Cusack Liberal 2003–present Hon John Della Bosca [6] Labor 1999–2010 Hon Greg Donnelly Labor 2005–present Cate Faehrmann [5] Greens 2010–present Hon Amanda Fazio Labor 2000–present Hon Marie Ficarra Liberal 2007–present Hon Luke Foley [4] Labor 2010-present Hon Mike Gallacher Liberal 1996–present Hon Jenny Gardiner National 1991–present Hon Duncan Gay National 1988–present Hon Kayee Griffin Labor 2003–2011 Sylvia Hale [8] Greens 2003–2010 Hon Don Harwin Liberal 1999–present Hon John Hatzistergos Labor 1999–2011 Dr John Kaye Greens 2007–present Hon Tony Kelly Labor 1987–1988, 1997–2011 Hon Trevor Khan National 2007–present Hon Charlie Lynn Liberal 1995–present Hon Ian Macdonald [4] Labor 1988–2010 Hon Matthew Mason-Cox Liberal 2006–present Hon Shaoquett Moselmane [3] Labor 2009–present Rev Hon Dr Gordon Moyes Christian Democrats/Independent/Family First [2] 2002–2011 Rev Hon Fred Nile Christian Democrats 1981–2004, 2004–present Hon Eddie Obeid Labor 1991–2011 Hon Robyn Parker Liberal 2003–2011 Hon Melinda Pavey National 2002–present Hon Greg Pearce Liberal 2000–present Hon Peter Primrose Labor 1996–present Lee Rhiannon [5] Greens 1999–2010 Hon John Robertson [1] Labor 2008–2011 Hon Christine Robertson Labor 2003–2011 Hon Eric Roozendaal Labor 2004–present Hon Penny Sharpe Labor 2005–present David Shoebridge [8] Greens 2010–present Hon Roy Smith[7] Shooters Party/Shooters and Fishers 2007–2010 Hon Henry Tsang [3] Labor 1999–2009 Hon Mick Veitch Labor 2007–present Hon Lynda Voltz Labor 2007–present Hon Ian West Labor 2000–2011 Hon Helen Westwood Labor 2007–present - 1 Labor MLC Michael Costa resigned on 22 September 2008. Unions NSW secretary John Robertson was nominated by Labor as his successor, and was formally appointed at a joint sitting of parliament on 28 October.
- 2 Christian Democratic Party MLC Gordon Moyes was expelled from the party in March 2009 and subsequently sat as an independent. In November 2009 he joined the Family First Party.
- 3 Labor MLC Henry Tsang resigned effective 3 December 2009. Former Mayor of the City of Rockdale Shaoquett Moselmane was nominated by Labor as his successor, and was formally appointed at a joint sitting of parliament on 3 December.
- 4 Labor MLC Ian Macdonald resigned on 7 June 2010. Assistant general secretary of the NSW branch of the ALP Luke Foley was nominated by Labor as his successor, and was formally appointed at a joint sitting of pariliament on 10 June 2010.
- 5 Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon resigned on 19 July 2010 to contest a seat for the Federal Senate at the 2010 election. She was replaced by former Director of the NSW Conservation Council Cate Faehrmann on 7 September 2010.
- 6 Labor MLC John Della Bosca resigned on 30 July 2010. Sophie Cotsis was appointed his successor on 7 September 2010.
- 7 Shooters and Fishers MLC Roy Smith died on 30 July 2010. Robert Borsak was appointed as his successor on 7 September 2010.
- 8 Greens MLC Sylvia Hale resigned on 6 September 2010. Hale had already announced her retirement at the coming election; her preselected replacement David Shoebridge was appointed as her successor on 7 September 2010.
Members of the Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Categories:- Members of New South Wales parliaments by term
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