Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1981–1984

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 47th Parliament were elected at the 1978 and 1981 elections. One third of the council faced re-election at each general election, however as a result of the 1981 referendum the maximum terms were extended from a maximum of nine to twelve years. The 14 members who had been indirectly elected in 1976 served an eight-year term and did not face re-election until 1984, the 15 members elected in 1978 did not face re-election until 1988, while the 15 members elected in 1981 did not face re-election until 1992.^[1]^[2] The President was Johno Johnson.^[3]

Name		End Term	Years in office
Franca Arena	Labor	1992	1981–1999
Peter Baldwin ^[b]	Labor	1984	1976–1982
George Brenner	Labor	1992	1981–1991
Don Burton	Labor	1984	1976–1984
Frank Calabro	Liberal	1988	1970–1988
Virginia Chadwick	Liberal	1988	1978–1999
Fergus Darling ^[a]	Liberal	1984	1976–1981
Jack Doohan	National	1992	1978–1991
Fred Duncan	Liberal	1984	1972–1984
Ron Dyer	Labor	1984	1979–2003
Marie Fisher	Labor	1988	1978–1988
Derek Freeman ^[a]	Liberal	1984	1973–1981, 1981–1984
Barney French	Labor	1992	1973–1991
Jack Garland	Labor	1992	1981–1990
Deirdre Grusovin	Labor	1988	1978–1990
Jack Hallam	Labor	1992	1973–1991
Fred Hankinson ^[c]	Labor	1992	1984–1991
Clive Healey	Labor	1988	1970–1988
John Holt	Liberal	1984	1972–1984
Dorothy Isaksen	Labor	1988	1978–1988, 1990–1999
Johno Johnson	Labor	1984	1976–2001
Jim Kaldis	Labor	1988	1978–1999
Bill Kennedy	National	1984	1971–1984
Richard Killen	National	1992	1981–1991
Norm King	Labor	1988	1978–1988
Elisabeth Kirkby	Democrats	1992	1981–1998
Delcia Kite	Labor	1984	1976–1995
Paul Landa ^[c]	Labor	1992	1973–1984
Lloyd Lange	Liberal	1988	1974–1986
Toby MacDiarmid	National	1988	1973–1988
John Matthews	Liberal	1992	1981–1991
John Morris	Labor	1984	1976–1984
Fred Nile	Call to Australia	1992	1981–2004, 2004–present
Nathanael Orr	Liberal	1984	1976–1984
Peter Philips	Liberal	1988	1976–1988
Ted Pickering	Liberal	1992	1976–1995
Ken Reed	Labor	1992	1981–1991
Bob Rowland Smith	National	1988	1974–1999
Bill Sandwith	Liberal	1984	1976–1984
Sir Adrian Solomons	National	1984	1969–1991
Ann Symonds ^[b]	Labor	1984	1982–1998
Joe Thompson	Labor	1988	1974–1988
Roy Turner	Labor	1984	1975–1984
Bryan Vaughan	Labor	1992	1981–1999
Barrie Unsworth	Labor	1988	1978–1986
Peter Watkins	Labor	1988	1978–1987
Max Willis	Liberal	1992	1970–1999

^ ^a ^b ^c Liberal MLC Fergus Darling died on 3 October 1981. Former MLC Dr Derek Freeman was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 18 November.
^ ^a ^b ^c Labor MLC Peter Baldwin resigned on 18 August 1982 in order to contest the Australian House of Representatives seat of Sydney at the 1983 federal election. Ann Symonds was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 8 September.
^ ^a ^b ^c Labor MLC Paul Landa resigned on 3 March 1984 in order to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Peats at the 1984 state election. Fred Hankinson was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 28 March.
^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Darling died,^[a] Baldwin resigned,^[b] and Landa resigned.^[c]

References

^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.^[d]

[:1-3] Liberal MLC Fergus Darling died on 3 October 1981. Former MLC Dr Derek Freeman was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 18 November.

[:2-4] Labor MLC Peter Baldwin resigned on 18 August 1982 in order to contest the Australian House of Representatives seat of Sydney at the 1983 federal election. Ann Symonds was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 8 September.

[:3-5] Labor MLC Paul Landa resigned on 3 March 1984 in order to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Peats at the 1984 state election. Fred Hankinson was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 28 March.

[Long_note-6] The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Darling died,^[a] Baldwin resigned,^[b] and Landa resigned.^[c]

[1] "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[Record-2] "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[President-7] "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2020.^[d]

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