Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 31st parliament held their seats from 1935 to 1938. They were elected at the 1935 state election,[1] and at by-elections.[2][3][4] The Speaker was Sir Daniel Levy until his death in 1937 and then Reginald Weaver.[5]
- 1 2 3 Gordon UAP MLA Thomas Bavin retired to take an appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. UAP candidate Philip Goldfinch won the resulting by-election on 23 November (unopposed).
- 1 2 3 Vaucluse UAP MLA William Foster died on 21 July 1936. Independent UAP candidate Murray Robson won the resulting by-election on 29 August.
- 1 2 3 Bob Heffron (Botany) and Carlo Lazzarini (Marrickville) were expelled from the Labor Party in August 1936 and formed the Industrial Labor Party.
- 1 2 3 The Speaker Sir Daniel Levy (Woollahra) died on 20 May 1937. Independent UAP candidate Harold Mason won the resulting by-election on 26 June.
- 1 2 3 Gordon MLA Philip Goldfinch resigned on 5 July 1937 citing a heavy commitment to business interests. Independent UAP candidate Harry Turner won the resulting by-election on 7 August 1937.
- 1 2 3 Corowa Country MLA Richard Ball died on 30 October 1937. Independent candidate Christopher Lethbridge won the resulting by-election on 11 December.
- ↑ The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: Bavin retired,[lower-alpha 1] Foster died,[lower-alpha 2] Heffron and Lazzarini expelled from Labor,[lower-alpha 3] Levy died,[lower-alpha 4] Goldfinch resigned,[lower-alpha 5] and Ball died.[lower-alpha 6]
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References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1935 District List". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1935-1938 By elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ↑ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2020.[lower-alpha 7]
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