Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1952 and 1955 were indirectly elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament, with 15 members elected every three years. The most recent election was on 30 November 1951, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1952.[1][2] The President was Ernest Farrar until his death in June 1952 and then William Dickson.[3]
- ^ a b c John Ferguson (Labor) resigned on 30 April 1952. Patrick Grace (Labor) was elected to replace him on 4 September 1952.
- ^ a b c Ernest Farrar (Liberal) died on 16 June 1952. Gertrude Melville (Labor) was elected to replace him on 10 September 1952.
- ^ a b c William Gibb (Labor) died on 8 August 1952. Peter Fallon (Labor) was elected to replace him on 24 September 1952.
- ^ a b c Ernest Sommerlad (Country) died on 6 September 1952. Gerald Rygate (Labor) was elected to replace him on 30 October 1952.
- ^ a b c Charles Wilson Anderson (Labor) resigned on 28 February 1953. William Ferguson (Labor) was elected to replace him on 3 September 1953.
- ^ a b c William Ferguson (Labor) resigned on 18 September 1953. Robert Day (Labor) was elected to replace him on 18 November 1953.
- ^ a b c Hugh Latimer (Liberal) died on 10 May 1954. Cedric Cahill (Labor) was elected to replace him on 14 September 1954.
- ^ a b c Francis Buckley (Labor) resigned on 30 June 1954. George Neilly (Labor) was elected to replace him on 14 September 1954.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: John Ferguson resigned,[a] Farrar died,[b] Gibb died,[c] Sommerlad died,[d] Anderson resigned,[e] William Ferguson resigned,[f] Latimer died,[g] and Buckley resigned,[h]
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edit- ^ "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 220. 7 December 1951. p. 3671. Retrieved 28 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[i]