Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 57th Parliament were elected at the 2015 and 2019 elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 2015 and did not face re-election in 2019, and the members elected in 2019 will not face re-election until 2027.[1][2] The President was John Ajaka until March 2021 and then Matthew Mason-Cox from May 2021.[4]
- ^ a b Greens MLC Justin Field resigned from the party on 3 April 2019 to sit as an independent.
- ^ a b c Two seats were vacant at the beginning of this parliament, following the resignations of Labor MLC Lynda Voltz and National MLC Ben Franklin to run for the Legislative Assembly. On 8 May 2019, Franklin (who was unsuccessful in the Legislative Assembly) was appointed to fill his own vacancy, while Rose Jackson was appointed to fill Voltz's seat.
- ^ a b c On 16 October 2019, Nationals MLC Niall Blair resigned. Sam Farraway was appointed to fill the vacancy on 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b c On 31 March 2021, Liberal MLC John Ajaka resigned. Peter Poulos was appointed to fill the vacancy on 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b On 5 May 2021, Matthew Mason-Cox was expelled from the Liberals for nominating for President in opposition to the Coalition nomination of Natasha Maclaren-Jones, winning with support from opposition and crossbench MLCs.[3] His party membership was reinstated two weeks later.
- ^ a b c On 6 January 2022, Nationals MLC Trevor Khan resigned. Scott Barrett was appointed to replace him on 24 February 2022.
- ^ a b c On 22 March 2022, Liberal MLC Don Harwin resigned. Chris Rath was appointed to replace him on 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b On 29 March 2022, the Christian Democratic Party was dissolved.
- ^ a b c On 11 April 2022, Greens MLC David Shoebridge resigned to contest the 2022 federal election. Sue Higginson was appointed to replace him on 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c On 9 August 2022, Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack resigned. Aileen MacDonald was appointed to replace her on 10 August 2022.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Field sat as an independent,[a] Franklin and Jackson were appointed,[b] Blair resigned,[c] Ajaka resigned,[d] Mason-Cox expelled from Liberals and then rejoined,[e] Khan resigned,[f] Harwin resigned,[g] Christian Democratic Party dissolved,[h] Shoebridge resigned.[i] Cusack resigned.[j]
References[edit]
- ^ "Members of the New South Wales Parliament". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Rebel NSW Liberal MP kicked out of party over upper house job". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2021.[k]
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