Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953
This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1950 to 1953, as elected at the 1950 state election:
Name |
Party |
Electorate |
Term in office |
John Adamson |
Liberal |
Concord |
1950–1953 |
Ken Anderson |
Liberal |
Ryde |
1950–1953 |
Joshua Arthur |
Labor |
Kahibah |
1935–1953 |
Robert Askin |
Liberal |
Collaroy |
1950–1975 |
Jack Beale |
Liberal |
South Coast |
1942–1973 |
Ivan Black [3] |
Liberal |
Neutral Bay |
1945–1951, 1951–1962 |
George Booth |
Labor |
Kurri Kurri |
1925–1960 |
George Brain |
Liberal |
Willoughby |
1943–1968 |
Hon Michael Bruxner |
Country |
Tenterfield |
1920–1962 |
Fred Cahill |
Labor |
Young |
1941–1959 |
Hon Joseph Cahill |
Labor |
Cook's River |
1925–1959 |
Robert Cameron |
Labor |
Waratah |
1927–1956 |
George Campbell |
Labor |
Hamilton |
1950–1959 |
Bill Chaffey |
Country |
Tamworth |
1940–1973 |
Jim Chalmers |
Labor/Independent Labor [6] |
Hartley |
1947–1956 |
Hon Daniel Clyne |
Labor |
King |
1927–1956 |
Frederick Cooke |
Country |
Mudgee |
1950–1953 |
Rex Connor |
Labor |
Wollongong-Kembla |
1950–1963 |
Geoff Crawford |
Country |
Barwon |
1950–1976 |
John Crook |
Labor |
Cessnock |
1949–1959 |
Douglas Cross |
Liberal |
Kogarah |
1948–1953, 1956–1970 |
Charles Cutler |
Country |
Orange |
1947–1975 |
Douglas Darby |
Liberal |
Manly |
1945–1978 |
Bernie Deane |
Liberal |
Hawkesbury |
1950–1972 |
Robert Dewley |
Liberal |
Drummoyne |
1947–1953 |
Doug Dickson |
Country |
Temora |
1938–1960 |
Edgar Dring |
Labor |
Auburn |
1941–1955 |
Kevin Ellis |
Liberal |
Coogee |
1948–1953, 1956–1962,
1965–1973 |
Hon George Enticknap |
Labor |
Murrumbidgee |
1941–1965 |
Hon Clive Evatt |
Labor |
Hurstville |
1939–1959 |
Hon Frank Finnan |
Labor |
Darlinghurst |
1941–1953 |
Ray Fitzgerald |
Country |
Gloucester |
1941–1962 |
Howard Fowles |
Labor |
Illawarra |
1941–1968 |
John Freeman |
Labor |
Blacktown |
1945–1959 |
William Frith |
Country |
Lismore |
1933–1953 |
James Geraghty |
Independent Labor |
North Sydney |
1941–1953 |
Hon George Gollan |
Liberal |
Parramatta |
1932–1953 |
William Gollan |
Labor |
Randwick |
1941–1962 |
Eddie Graham |
Labor |
Wagga Wagga |
1941–1957 |
Fred Green |
Labor |
Redfern |
1950–1968 |
Arthur Greenup |
Labor |
Newtown-Annandale |
1950–1953 |
Frank Hawkins |
Labor |
Newcastle |
1935–1968 |
Eric Hearnshaw |
Liberal |
Eastwood |
1945–1965 |
Hon Robert Heffron |
Labor |
Maroubra |
1930–1968 |
Walter Howarth |
Liberal |
Maitland |
1932–1956 |
Davis Hughes |
Country |
Armidale |
1950–1953, 1956–1973 |
David Hunter |
Liberal |
Croydon |
1940–1976 |
Gordon Jackett [2] |
Liberal |
Burwood |
1935–1951 |
Harold Jackson |
Liberal |
Gosford |
1950–1965 |
Joseph Jackson |
Liberal |
Nepean |
1922–1956 |
Les Jordan |
Country |
Oxley |
1944–1965 |
Gus Kelly |
Labor |
Bathurst |
1925–1932, 1935–1967 |
Laurie Kelly Sr. |
Labor |
Bulli |
1947–1955 |
Hon Bill Lamb |
Labor |
Granville |
1938–1962 |
Abe Landa |
Labor |
Bondi |
1930–1965 |
Joe Lawson |
Country |
Murray |
1932–1973 |
Hon Carlo Lazzarini |
Labor |
Marrickville |
1917–1952 |
Jack Mannix [4] |
Labor |
Liverpool |
1952–1971 |
Clarrie Martin |
Labor |
Waverley |
1930–1932, 1939–1953 |
Claude Matthews |
Labor |
Leichhardt |
1934–1954 |
Kenneth McCaw |
Liberal |
Lane Cove |
1947–1975 |
James McGirr [4] |
Labor |
Liverpool |
1922–1952 |
John McGrath |
Labor |
Rockdale |
1941–1959 |
John McMahon |
Labor |
Balmain |
1950–1968 |
Robert Medcalf |
Country |
Dubbo |
1947–1953 |
Cecil Monro |
Liberal |
Sutherland |
1932–1941, 1950–1953 |
Pat Morton |
Liberal |
Mosman |
1947–1972 |
Roger Nott |
Labor |
Liverpool Plains |
1941–1961 |
Hon Maurice O'Sullivan |
Labor |
Paddington |
1927–1959 |
Doug Padman |
Liberal |
Albury |
1947–1965 |
Leslie Parr [2] |
Liberal |
Burwood |
1951–1956 |
Blake Pelly |
Liberal |
Wollondilly |
1950–1957 |
Spence Powell |
Labor |
Bankstown |
1950–1962 |
John Reid |
Country |
Casino |
1930–1953 |
Hon Jack Renshaw |
Labor |
Castlereagh |
1941–1980 |
Hon Athol Richardson [5] |
Liberal |
Ashfield |
1935–1946, 1946–1952 |
Jack Richardson [5] |
Labor |
Ashfield |
1952–1953 |
Murray Robson |
Liberal |
Vaucluse |
1936–1957 |
D'Arcy Rose |
Country |
Upper Hunter |
1939–1959 |
John Seiffert |
Independent Labor/Labor [1] |
Monaro |
1941–1965 |
Tom Shannon |
Labor |
Phillip |
1927–1954 |
Hon Bill Sheahan |
Labor |
Burrinjuck |
1941–1973 |
Jim Simpson |
Labor |
Lake Macquarie |
1950–1968 |
Stanley Stephens |
Country |
Byron |
1944–1973 |
Sydney Storey |
Liberal |
Hornsby |
1941–1962 |
Arthur Tonge |
Labor |
Canterbury |
1926–1932, 1935–1962 |
Hon Vernon Treatt |
Liberal |
Woollahra |
1938–1962 |
Laurie Tully |
Labor |
Goulburn |
1946–1965 |
Harry Turner |
Liberal |
Gordon |
1937–1952 |
Hon Roy Vincent |
Country |
Raleigh |
1922–1953 |
William Wattison |
Labor |
Sturt |
1947–1968 |
George Weir |
Labor |
Dulwich Hill |
1941–1953 |
Ernest Wetherell |
Labor |
Cobar |
1949–1965 |
Arthur Williams |
Labor |
Georges River |
1940–1956 |
Eric Willis |
Liberal |
Earlwood |
1950–1978 |
Cecil Wingfield |
Country |
Clarence |
1938–1955 |
Stan Wyatt |
Labor |
Lakemba |
1950–1964 |
- 1 Monaro MLA John Seiffert won re-election in 1950 as an independent after being expelled prior to the election, but was readmitted to the Labor caucus.
- 2 Burwood Liberal MLA Gordon Jackett died on 3 March 1951. Liberal candidate Leslie Parr won the resulting by-election on 2 June 1951.
- 3 Neutral Bay Liberal MLA Ivan Black resigned on 20 March 1951 in order to contest preselection for the federal seat of Warringah at the 1951 election. He was unsuccessful, and was re-elected unopposed to his state seat on 21 May 1951.
- 4 Liverpool Labor MLA James McGirr resigned to take up an appointment as chair of the Maritime Services Board on 3 April 1952. Labor candidate Jack Mannix won the resulting by-election on 24 May.
- 5 Ashfield Liberal MLA Athol Richardson resigned on 29 April 1952 in order to take up an appointment to the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Labor candidate Jack Richardson won the resulting by-election on 28 June.
- 6 Hartley MLA Jim Chalmers resigned from the Labor Party in 1952 after a dispute with the party's state executive. He served out his term as an independent.
See also