Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 49th Parliament were elected at the 1981, 1984 and 1988 elections. Members served for three terms of the Legislative Assembly, which, as a result of the 1981 referendum meant the maximum term was twelve years. The 15 members elected in 1981 did not face re-election until 1992, the 15 members elected in 1984 did not face re-election until 1996 and the 15 members elected in 1988 did not face re-election until 2000.[1][2] The terms of members were cut short by the 1991 referendum which reduced the term to two terms of the Legislative Assembly, a maximum of 8 years. The President was Johno Johnson.[3]
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- ^ a b Marie Bignold was expelled from the Call to Australia Party in November 1988. She served out the remainder of her term as an independent.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC Jack Garland resigned on 9 April 1990. Jeff Shaw was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 1 May.
- ^ a b c Labor MLC Deirdre Grusovin resigned on 23 June 1990 in order to contest a by-election for the Legislative Assembly seat of Heffron. Former MLC Dorothy Isaksen was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 4 July.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Bignold sat as an independent,[a] Garland resigned,[b] and Grusovin resigned.[c]
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.[d]