Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1999–2003
Appearance
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 54th Parliament were elected at the 1995 and 1999 elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 1995 and did not face re-election in 1999, and the members elected in 1999 did not face re-election until 2007.[1][2] The President was Meredith Burgmann.[3]
- ^ a b Helen Sham-Ho had been elected as a Liberal MLC, but resigned from the party on 29 June 1998. She served out the remainder of her term as an independent.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC Jeff Shaw resigned on 4 July 2000. Amanda Fazio was appointed to the vacancy on 30 August.
- ^ a b c National Party MLC Richard Bull resigned on 18 August 2000. Rick Colless was appointed to the vacancy on 30 August.
- ^ a b c Liberal MLC John Hannaford resigned on 10 October 2000. Greg Pearce was appointed to the vacancy on 1 November.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC Andy Manson resigned on 27 October 2000. Ian West was appointed to the vacancy on 1 November 2000.
- ^ a b David Oldfield was elected as a One Nation member, but was expelled from the party in October 2000. He sat as an independent until late 2001, when he founded a splinter party One Nation NSW.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC Johno Johnson resigned on 4 September 2001. Michael Costa was appointed to the vacancy on 6 September.
- ^ a b c National Party MLC Doug Moppett died on 18 June 2002. Melinda Pavey was appointed to the vacancy on 3 September.
- ^ a b c Christian Democratic Party MLC Elaine Nile resigned on 27 August 2002. Gordon Moyes was appointed to the vacancy on 3 September.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Sham-Ho sat as an independent.[a] Shaw resigned,[b] Bull resigned,[c] Hannaford resigned,[d] Manson resigned,[e] Oldfield sat as an independent,[f] Johnson resigned,[g] Moppett died,[h] and Elaine Nile resigned.[i]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former 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.
- ^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.[j]