Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1965–1968

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 41st parliament held their seats from 1965 to 1968. They were elected at the 1965 state election,[1] and at by-elections.[2][3][4] The Speaker was Sir Kevin Ellis.[5]

Name Party Electorate Term in office
Robert Askin   Liberal Collaroy 1950–1975
Brian Bannon   Labor Rockdale 1959–1986
Jack Beale   Liberal South Coast 1942–1973
Ken Booth   Labor Wallsend 1960–1988
Lionel Bowen   Labor Randwick 1962–1969
George Brain   Liberal Willoughby 1943–1968
Ron Brewer   Country Goulburn 1965–1984
Jim Brown   Country Raleigh 1959–1984
Tim Bruxner   Country Tenterfield 1962–1981
Tom Cahill   Labor Cook's River 1959–1983
Bill Chaffey   Country Tamworth 1940–1973
Jim Clough   Liberal Eastwood 1956–1988
Reg Coady   Labor Drummoyne 1954–1973
Harold Coates   Independent Blue Mountains 1965–1976
Morton Cohen [d]   Liberal Bligh 1965–1968
Bruce Cowan [b]   Country Oxley 1965–1980
Peter Cox   Labor Auburn 1965–1988
Bill Crabtree   Labor Kogarah 1953–1983
Geoff Crawford   Country Barwon 1950–1976
Douglas Cross   Liberal Georges River 1948–1953, 1956–1970
Charles Cutler   Country Orange 1947–1975
Tom Dalton   Labor Sutherland 1953–1968
Douglas Darby   Independent Manly 1945–1978
Bernie Deane   Liberal Hawkesbury 1950–1972
Frank Downing   Labor Vaucluse 1953–1968
Keith Doyle   Liberal Ryde 1965–1978
Ron Dunbier   Liberal Nepean 1965–1971
Bruce Duncan   Country Lismore 1965–1988
Vince Durick   Labor Lakemba 1964–1984
Clarrie Earl   Labor Bass Hill 1953–1973
Syd Einfeld [a]   Labor Bondi 1965–1981
Kevin Ellis   Liberal Coogee 1948–1953, 1956–1962, 1965–1973
Jack Ferguson   Labor Merrylands 1959–1984
Howard Fowles   Labor Illawarra 1941–1968
Wal Fife   Liberal Wagga Wagga 1957–1975
Pat Flaherty   Labor Granville 1962–1984
George Freudenstein   Country Young 1959–1981
Al Grassby   Labor Murrumbidgee 1965–1969
Fred Green   Labor Redfern 1950–1968
Ian Griffith   Liberal Cronulla 1956–1978
Frank Hawkins   Labor Newcastle 1935–1968
Dick Healey   Liberal Wakehurst 1962–1981
Bob Heffron   Labor Botany 1930–1968
Jack Hough   Liberal Wollongong-Kembla 1965–1971
Pat Hills   Labor Phillip 1954–1988
Davis Hughes   Country Armidale 1950–1953, 1956–1973
Ted Humphries   Liberal Gosford 1965–1971
David Hunter   Liberal Ashfield-Croydon 1940–1976
John Jackett   Liberal Burwood 1965–1978
Rex Jackson   Labor Bulli 1955–1986
Harry Jago   Liberal Gordon 1962–1973
Harry Jensen   Labor Wyong 1965–1981
Lew Johnstone   Labor Broken Hill 1965–1981
Sam Jones   Labor Waratah 1965–1984
Les Jordan [b]   Liberal Oxley 1944–1965
Nick Kearns   Labor Bankstown 1962–1980
Gus Kelly [c]   Labor Bathurst 1925–1932, 1935–1967
Joe Kelly   Labor East Hills 1956–1973
Abe Landa [a]   Labor Bondi 1930–1965
Joe Lawson [e]   Country Murray 1932–1973
Tom Lewis   Liberal Wollondilly 1957–1978
Gordon Mackie   Liberal Albury 1965–1978
John Maddison   Liberal Hornsby 1962–1980
Dan Mahoney   Labor Parramatta 1959–1976
Cliff Mallam   Labor Dulwich Hill 1953–1968, 1971–1981
Jack Mannix   Labor Liverpool 1952–1971
Richmond Manyweathers   Country Casino 1964–1968
John Mason   Liberal Dubbo 1965–1981
Steve Mauger   Liberal Monaro 1965–1976
Robert McCartney   Labor Hamilton 1959–1971
Ken McCaw   Liberal Lane Cove 1947–1975
John McMahon   Labor Balmain 1950–1968
Tom Mead   Liberal Hurstville 1965–1976
Milton Morris   Liberal Maitland 1956–1980
Pat Morton   Liberal Mosman 1947–1972
Thomas Murphy   Labor Concord 1953–1968
George Neilly   Labor Cessnock 1959–1978
Leo Nott   Labor Burrendong 1953–1973
Frank O'Keefe   Country Upper Hunter 1961–1969
Clive Osborne [c]   Country Bathurst 1967–1981
Leon Punch   Country Gloucester 1959–1985
Ernie Quinn   Labor Wentworthville 1962–1988
Jack Renshaw   Labor Castlereagh 1941–1980
Max Ruddock   Liberal The Hills 1962–1976
Norm Ryan   Labor Marrickville 1953–1973
Bill Sheahan   Labor Burrinjuck 1941–1973
Jim Simpson   Labor Lake Macquarie 1950–1968
Albert Sloss   Labor King 1956–1973
Jim Southee   Labor Blacktown 1962–1973
Stanley Stephens   Country Byron 1944–1973
Jack Stewart   Labor Kahibah 1957–1972
Kevin Stewart   Labor Canterbury 1962–1985
Jim Taylor   Country Temora 1960–1981
John Waddy   Liberal Kirribilli 1962–1976
William Wattison   Labor Sturt 1947–1968
Bill Weiley   Country Clarence 1955–1971
Eric Willis   Liberal Earlwood 1950–1978
  1. ^ a b c Bondi Labor MLA Abe Landa resigned on 25 September 1965 in order to accept the position of state Agent-General in London. Labor candidate Syd Einfeld won the resulting by-election on 6 November.
  2. ^ a b c Oxley Liberal MLA Les Jordan died on 29 September 1965. Country Party candidate Bruce Cowan won the resulting by-election on 6 November.
  3. ^ a b c Bathurst Labor MLA Gus Kelly died on 25 March 1967. Country Party candidate Clive Osborne won the resulting by-election on 6 May.
  4. ^ a b Bligh Liberal MLA Morton Cohen died on 14 January 1968. No by-election was held due to the imminent 1968 state election.
  5. ^ a b Murray MLA Joe Lawson was elected as a Country Party member, but resigned to contest the 1968 election as an independent. He had previously planned to retire, but was dissatisfied with his preselected replacement.
  6. ^ The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: Landa resigned,[a] Jordan died,[b] Kelly died,[c] Cohen died,[d] and Lawson sat as an independent.[e]

See also

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 District List". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1965-1968 By elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2020.[f]