Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2011–2015
This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, as elected at the 2007 and 2011 state elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 2007 and did not face re-election in 2011, and the members elected in 2011 will not face re-election until 2019.
| Name | Party | Term in office |
|---|---|---|
| Hon John Ajaka | Liberal | 2007–present |
| Jan Barham | Greens | 2011–present |
| Hon Niall Blair | National | 2011–present |
| Hon Robert Borsak | Shooters and Fishers | 2010–present |
| Hon Robert Brown | Shooters and Fishers | 2006–present |
| Jeremy Buckingham | Greens | 2011–present |
| Hon David Clarke | Liberal | 2003–present |
| Hon Rick Colless | National | 2000–present |
| Hon Sophie Cotsis | Labor | 2010–present |
| Hon Catherine Cusack | Liberal | 2003–present |
| Hon Greg Donnelly | Labor | 2005–present |
| Cate Faehrmann [5] | Greens | 2011–2013 |
| Dr Mehreen Faruqi [5] | Greens | 2013–present |
| Hon Amanda Fazio | Labor | 2000–2015 |
| Hon Marie Ficarra | Liberal/Independent [6] | 2007–2015 |
| Hon Luke Foley | Labor | 2010–2015 |
| Hon Mike Gallacher | Liberal/Independent [7] | 1996–present |
| Hon Jenny Gardiner | National | 1991–2015 |
| Hon Duncan Gay | National | 1988–present |
| Hon Paul Green | Christian Democrats | 2011–present |
| Hon Don Harwin | Liberal | 1999–present |
| Hon John Hatzistergos [2] | Labor | 1999–2011 |
| Dr John Kaye | Greens | 2007–present |
| Hon Tony Kelly [3] | Labor | 1987–1988, 1997–2011 |
| Hon Trevor Khan | National | 2007–present |
| Hon Charlie Lynn | Liberal | 1995–2015 |
| Hon Scot MacDonald | Liberal | 2011–present |
| Hon Natasha Maclaren-Jones | Liberal | 2011–present |
| Hon Matthew Mason-Cox | Liberal | 2006–present |
| Hon Sarah Mitchell | National | 2011–present |
| Hon Shaoquett Moselmane | Labor | 2009–present |
| Rev Hon Fred Nile | Christian Democrats | 1981–2004, 2004–present |
| Eddie Obeid [1] | Labor | 1991–2011 |
| Hon Melinda Pavey | National | 2002–2015 |
| Hon Greg Pearce | Liberal | 2000–present |
| Hon Dr Peter Phelps | Liberal | 2011–present |
| Hon Peter Primrose | Labor | 1996–present |
| Hon Eric Roozendaal [4] | Labor/Independent [4] | 2004–2013 |
| Hon Adam Searle[2] | Labor | 2011–present |
| Hon Walt Secord[1] | Labor | 2011–present |
| Hon Penny Sharpe | Labor | 2005–2015 |
| David Shoebridge | Greens | 2010–present |
| Hon Mick Veitch | Labor | 2007–present |
| Hon Lynda Voltz | Labor | 2007–present |
| Hon Helen Westwood | Labor | 2007–2015 |
| Hon Steve Whan [3] | Labor | 2011–2015 |
| Hon Ernest Wong [4] | Labor | 2013–present |
- 1 Labor MLC Eddie Obeid resigned on 10 May 2011. Walt Secord was appointed to the vacancy on 20 May, and sworn in on 24 May.[1]
- 2 Labor MLC John Hatzistergos resigned on 19 May 2011. Adam Searle was appointed to the vacancy on 20 May, and sworn in on 24 May.[1]
- 3 Labor MLC Tony Kelly resigned on 6 June 2011. Steve Whan was appointed to the vacancy.
- 4 Eric Roozendaal was appointed to the Legislative Council in 2004 as a member of the Australian Labor Party. In November 2012, Roozendaal was suspended from the party and sat in the Council as an Independent member,[2] and resigned from the Council on 9 May 2013.[3] On 24 May 2013, Labor appointed Ernest Wong to fill the vacancy.[4]
- [5] Cate Faehrmann resigned from the LC in June 2013, to contest the Senate in the 2013 Federal election. She was replaced by Mehreen Faruqi in the same month.
- [6] Marie Ficarra withdrew from the Liberal parliamentary party in April 2014, to serve as an Independent, following her implication in corruption allegations investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).
- [7] Mike Gallacher withdrew from the parliamentary Liberal party in May 2014 following his implication in corruption allegations investigated by ICAC. He now sits as an independent.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Two new NSW Labor MPs sworn in, ninemsn, 25 May 2011.
- ↑ Gerathy, Sarah (8 November 2012). "Labor suspends Roozendaal over corruption claims". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ Coultan, Mark (9 May 2013). "Former minister Eric Roozendaal quits NSW parliament with a parting swipe at Labor". The Australian. AAP. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Ernest Wong elected to replace Roozendaal in NSW Parliament". ABC News (Australia). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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