Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2003–2007

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, as elected at the 1999 and 2003 state elections. Members of the Legislative Council serve eight-year terms, so while half the members of this parliament faced re-election at the 2007 election, the remainder will not face re-election until 2011.

Name Party Term in office
Hon Peter Breen Reform the Legal System/Labor/Human Rights Party [8] 1999–2007
Hon Robert Brown [7] Shooters Party 2006–present
Hon Dr Meredith Burgmann Labor 1991–2007
Hon Tony Burke [3] Labor 2003–2004
Hon Jan Burnswoods Labor 1991–2007
Hon Tony Catanzariti Labor 2003–2011
Hon Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans Democrat 1998–2007
Hon David Clarke Liberal 2003–present
Ian Cohen Greens 1995–2011
Hon Rick Colless National 2000–present
Hon Michael Costa Labor 2001–2008
Hon Catherine Cusack Liberal 2003–present
Hon John Della Bosca Labor 1999–2010
Greg Donnelly [5] Labor 2005–present
Hon Michael Egan [5] Labor 1986–2005
Hon Amanda Fazio Labor 2000–present
Hon Patricia Forsythe [9] Liberal 1991–2006
Hon Mike Gallacher Liberal 1996–present
Hon Jenny Gardiner National 1991–present
Hon Duncan Gay National 1988–present
Hon Kayee Griffin Labor 2003–2011
Sylvia Hale Greens 2003–2010
Hon Don Harwin Liberal 1999–present
Hon John Hatzistergos Labor 1999–2011
Hon Dr Jon Jenkins [2] [10] Outdoor Recreation Party 2003–2007
Hon Malcolm Jones [2] Outdoor Recreation Party 1999–2003
Hon Tony Kelly Labor 1987–1988, 1997–2011
Hon Charlie Lynn Liberal 1995–present
Hon Ian Macdonald Labor 1988–2010
Hon Matthew Mason-Cox [9] Liberal 2006–present
Rev Hon Dr Gordon Moyes Christian Democratic Party 2002–2011
Rev Hon Fred Nile [4] Christian Democratic Party 1981–2004, 2004–present
Eddie Obeid Labor 1991–2011
Hon David Oldfield One Nation NSW/Independent [1] 1999–2007
Hon Robyn Parker Liberal 2003–2011
Hon Melinda Pavey National 2002–present
Hon Greg Pearce Liberal 2000–present
Hon Peter Primrose Labor 1996–present
Lee Rhiannon Greens 1999–2010
Hon Christine Robertson Labor 2003–2011
Hon Eric Roozendaal [3] Labor 2004–2013
Hon John Ryan Liberal 1991–2007
Hon Penny Sharpe [6] Labor 2005–present
Hon Carmel Tebbutt [6] Labor 1998–2005
Hon John Tingle [7] Shooters Party 1995–2006
Hon Henry Tsang Labor 1999–2009
Hon Ian West Labor 2000–2011
Hon Dr Peter Wong Unity 1999–2007
1 David Oldfield resigned from One Nation NSW, a splinter party he had founded during the previous term after his expulsion from One Nation, on 28 December 2004, and served out the remainder of his term as an independent.
2 Outdoor Recreation Party MLC Malcolm Jones resigned on 23 September 2003, pre-empting an expulsion motion as a result of criminal charges he was facing for misusing his parliamentary entitlements. Dr Jon Jenkins was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 29 October.
3 Labor MLC Tony Burke resigned on 24 June 2004 to contest the House of Representatives seat of Watson at the 2004 federal election. Eric Roozendaal was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 28 June.
4 Christian Democratic Party MLC Fred Nile resigned on 30 August 2004 to contest a seat in the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election. The party initially nominated Ross Clifford as his replacement, but later decided to renominate Nile to his own vacancy on 21 October after he failed in his Senate bid.
5 Labor MLC Michael Egan resigned in January 2005. Greg Donnelly was appointed as his replacement on 23 February.
6 Labor MLC Carmel Tebbutt resigned on 26 August 2005 in order to contest a by-election in the Legislative Assembly seat of Marrickville. Penny Sharpe was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 30 September.
7 Shooters Party MLC John Tingle resigned on 2 May 2006 due to health issues. Robert Brown was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 3 May.
8 Peter Breen was elected on the ticket of the Reform the Legal System microparty, which subsequently morphed into the Human Rights Party. He defected to the Australian Labor Party on 6 May 2006, but was forced to resign from the party on 18 July after making controversial comments about a convicted murderer. Breen subsequently returned to the Human Rights Party.
9 Liberal MLC Patricia Forsythe resigned on 13 September 2006 after losing Liberal preselection to recontest her seat at the 2007 election. Matthew Mason-Cox, who had defeated her for preselection, was appointed to the casual vacancy on 28 September.
10 Outdoor Recreation Party MLC Dr Jon Jenkins resigned on 16 February 2007. The party did not nominate a replacement due to the close proximity of the 2007 state election.
Members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Legislative Council

1999–2003 • 2003–2007 • 2007–2011

Legislative Assembly

1999–2003 • 2003–2007 • 2007–2011