List of New South Wales Legislative Council appointments

This is a list of appointments to the New South Wales Legislative Council, caused by the resignation or death of an incumbent member. A departure creates a casual vacancy which is filled by a candidate of the same affiliation in a joint sitting of the Parliament of New South Wales. The Constitution of New South Wales states that if the previous sitting Legislative Council member was at the time of his/her election the representative of a particular political party, the nominated candidate for the vacancy must be a member of that same party.[1][2]

The current system has existed since amendments in 1991. From 1934 until the 1978 electoral reforms, which introduced direct election of members of the Legislative Council, casual vacancies were filled by a vote of a joint sitting, not necessarily with a member of the same party. From 1978 until the 1991 amendments, casual vacancies were filled by the highest-polling unelected member of the party's ticket from the previous election who nominated for the vacancy, who would then be declared elected by the Governor, with a provision for joint sittings only where no one could be chosen by the former method.[3][4]

List of appointments to the Legislative Council
DateIncumbentPartyAppointeePartyCause
17 October 2019 Niall Blair   National Sam Farraway   National Resignation
8 May 2019 Lynda Voltz   Labor Rose Jackson   Labor Resignation
8 May 2019 Ben Franklin   National Ben Franklin   National Resignation
15 August 2018 Mehreen Faruqi   Greens Cate Faehrmann   Greens Resignation
16 November 2017 Greg Pearce   Liberal Natalie Ward   Liberal Resignation
9 August 2017 Duncan Gay   National Wes Fang   National Resignation
3 May 2017 Mike Gallacher   Independent [a] Taylor Martin   Liberal Resignation
22 February 2017 Jan Barham   Greens Dawn Walker   Greens Resignation
12 October 2016 Sophie Cotsis   Labor John Graham   Labor Resignation
24 August 2016 John Kaye   Greens Justin Field   Greens Death
6 May 2015 Penny Sharpe   Labor Penny Sharpe   Labor Resignation
6 May 2015 Steve Whan   Labor Daniel Mookhey   Labor Resignation
19 June 2013 Cate Faehrmann   Greens Mehreen Faruqi   Greens Resignation
23 May 2013 Eric Roozendaal   Labor Ernest Wong   Labor Resignation
20 June 2011 Tony Kelly   Labor Steve Whan   Labor Resignation
24 May 2011 John Hatzistergos   Labor Adam Searle   Labor Resignation
24 May 2011 Eddie Obeid   Labor Walt Secord   Labor Resignation
7 September 2010 Sylvia Hale   Greens David Shoebridge   Greens Resignation
7 September 2010 Roy Smith   Shooters Robert Borsak   Shooters Death
7 September 2010 John Della Bosca   Labor Sophie Cotsis   Labor Resignation
7 September 2010 Lee Rhiannon   Greens Cate Faehrmann   Greens Resignation
10 June 2010 Ian Macdonald   Labor Luke Foley   Labor Resignation
3 December 2009 Henry Tsang   Labor Shaoquett Moselmane   Labor Resignation
23 September 2008 Michael Costa   Labor John Robertson   Labor Resignation
28 September 2006 Patricia Forsythe   Liberal Matthew Mason-Cox   Liberal Resignation
11 October 2005 Carmel Tebbutt   Labor Penny Sharpe   Labor Resignation
21 October 2004 Fred Nile   Christian Democrats Fred Nile   Christian Democrats Resignation
3 September 2002 Elaine Nile   Christian Democrats Gordon Moyes   Christian Democrats Resignation
3 September 2002 Doug Moppett   National Melinda Pavey   National Resignation
6 November 2001 Johno Johnson   Labor Michael Costa   Labor Resignation
1 November 2000 Andy Manson   Labor Ian West   Labor Resignation
1 November 2000 John Hannaford   Labor Greg Pearce   Labor Resignation
30 August 2000 Richard Bull   National Rick Colless   National Resignation
30 August 2000 Jeff Shaw   Labor Amanda Fazio   Labor Resignation
25 June 1998 Elisabeth Kirkby   Democrats Arthur Chesterfield-Evans   Democrats Resignation
30 April 1998 Ann Symonds   Labor Carmel Tebbutt   Labor Resignation
17 September 1997 Patricia Staunton   Labor Tony Kelly   Labor Resignation
17 April 1996 Stephen Mutch   Liberal Mike Gallacher   Liberal Resignation
17 April 1996 Paul O'Grady   Labor Peter Primrose   Labor Resignation
19 October 1995 Ted Pickering   Liberal Charlie Lynn   Liberal Resignation
19 September 1995 Robert Webster   National Mark Kersten   National Resignation
12 September 1991 Jack Hallam   Labor Eddie Obeid   Labor Resignation
21 August 1991 Adrian Solomons   National Lloyd Coleman   National Resignation

See also

Notes

a Gallacher was elected as a Liberal Party member in the 2011 state election. He resigned from the Liberals in 2014 and sat as an Independent until his resignation.

References
  1. "22D Filling of casual vacancies in seats of Members of Legislative Council by joint sitting of both Houses". Constitution Act 1902. AustLii. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. "Casual Vacancies in Legislative Council Since 1978". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. "The New South Wales Legislative Council" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. p. 390.
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