Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 54th Parliament were elected at the 2003 and 2007 elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 2003 and did not face re-election in 2007, and the members elected in 2007 did not face re-election until 2015.[1][2] The President was Peter Primrose until 17 November 2009 and then Amanda Fazio.[3]

Name Party End term Years in office
John Ajaka   Liberal 2015 2007–2021
Robert Borsak [lower-alpha 7]   Shooters 2015 2010–present
Robert Brown   Shooters 2011 2006–2019
Tony Catanzariti   Labor 2011 2003–2011
Ian Cohen   Greens 2011 1995–2011
David Clarke   Liberal 2011 2003–2019
Rick Colless   National 2011 2000–2019
Michael Costa [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 2011 2001–2008
Sophie Cotsis [lower-alpha 6]   Labor 2015 2010–2016
Catherine Cusack   Liberal 2011 2003–2022
John Della Bosca [lower-alpha 6]   Labor 2015 1999–2010
Greg Donnelly   Labor 2011 2005–present
Cate Faehrmann [lower-alpha 5]   Greens 2007 2010–2013, 2018–present
Amanda Fazio   Labor 2015 2000–2015
Marie Ficarra   Liberal 2015 2007–2015
Luke Foley [lower-alpha 4]   Labor 2015 2010–2015
Mike Gallacher   Liberal 2011 1996–2017
Jenny Gardiner   National 2015 1991–2015
Duncan Gay   National 2011 1988–2017
Kayee Griffin   Labor 2011 2003–2011
Sylvia Hale [lower-alpha 8]   Greens 2011 2003–2010
Don Harwin   Liberal 2015 1999–2022
John Hatzistergos   Labor 2015 1999–2011
John Kaye   Greens 2015 2007–2016
Tony Kelly   Labor 2011 1987–1988, 1997–2011
Trevor Khan   National 2015 2007–2022
Charlie Lynn   Liberal 2015 1995–2015
Ian Macdonald [lower-alpha 4]   Labor 2015 1988–2010
Matthew Mason-Cox   Liberal 2015 2006–2023
Shaoquett Moselmane [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 2015 2009–2023
Gordon Moyes [lower-alpha 2]   Christian Democrats / Independent / Family First 2011 2002–2011
Fred Nile   Christian Democrats 2015 1981–2004, 2004–present
Eddie Obeid   Labor 2015 1991–2011
Robyn Parker   Liberal 2011 2003–2011
Melinda Pavey   National 2015 2002–2015
Greg Pearce   Liberal 2011 2000–2017
Peter Primrose   Labor 2011 1996–present
Lee Rhiannon [lower-alpha 5]   Greens 2007 1999–2010
John Robertson [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 2011 2008–2011
Christine Robertson   Labor 2011 2003–2011
Eric Roozendaal   Labor 2011 2004–2013
Penny Sharpe   Labor 2011 2005–2015, 2015–present
David Shoebridge [lower-alpha 8]   Greens 2011 2010–2022
Roy Smith [lower-alpha 7]   Shooters 2015 2007–2010
Henry Tsang [lower-alpha 2]   Labor 2011 1999–2009
Mick Veitch   Labor 2015 2007–2023
Lynda Voltz   Labor 2015 2007–2019
Ian West   Labor 2011 2000–2011
Helen Westwood   Labor 2015 2007–2015
  1. 1 2 3 4 Labor MLC Michael Costa resigned on 22 September 2008. Unions NSW secretary John Robertson was appointed to the vacancy on 28 October.
  2. 1 2 3 Christian Democratic Party MLC Gordon Moyes was expelled from the party in March 2009 and subsequently sat as an independent. In November 2009 he joined the Family First Party.
  3. ↑ Labor MLC Henry Tsang resigned effective 3 December 2009. Former Mayor of the City of Rockdale Shaoquett Moselmane was appointed to the vacancy on 3 December.
  4. 1 2 3 Labor MLC Ian Macdonald resigned on 7 June 2010. Assistant general secretary of the NSW branch of the ALP Luke Foley was appointed to the vacancy on 10 June 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon resigned on 19 July 2010 to contest a seat for the Federal Senate at the 2010 election. Former Director of the NSW Conservation Council Cate Faehrmann was appointed to the vacancy on 7 September 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 Labor MLC John Della Bosca resigned on 30 July 2010. Sophie Cotsis was appointed to the vacancy on 7 September 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 Shooters and Fishers MLC Roy Smith died on 30 July 2010. Robert Borsak was appointed to the vacancy on 7 September 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 Greens MLC Sylvia Hale resigned on 6 September 2010. Hale had already announced her retirement at the coming election; her preselected replacement David Shoebridge was appointed to the vacancy on 7 September 2010.
  9. ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Costa resigned,[lower-alpha 1] Moyes sat as an independent,[lower-alpha 2] Tsang resigned,[lower-alpha 3] Macdonald resigned,[lower-alpha 4] Rhiannon resigned,[lower-alpha 5] Della Bosca resigned,[lower-alpha 6] Smith died,[lower-alpha 7] and Hale resigned.[lower-alpha 8]

References

  1. ↑ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.[lower-alpha 9]
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