Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1880 to 1882 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the elections commencing on 17 November 1880 and the elections commencing on 30 November 1882. The President was Sir John Hay.
| Name | Years in office | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881–1882, 1882–1884 | |||
| 1879–1883 | |||
| 1863–1884 | |||
| 1882–1886 | |||
| 1881–1882 | Postmaster-General (14 November 1881 − 22 August 1882) | ||
| 1867–1887 | |||
| 1858–1861, 1861–1891 | |||
| 1881–1886 | |||
| 1864–1890 | Postmaster-General (30 August 1882 − 4 January 1883) | ||
| 1870–1888 | |||
| 1856, 1861–1886 | |||
| 1865–1888 | |||
| 1874–1883 | |||
| 1863–1901 | |||
| 1868–1886 | Representative of the Government Vice-President of the Executive Council | ||
| 1874–1898 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1863–1884 | Chairman of Committees | ||
| 1880–1894 | |||
| 1879–1888 | |||
| 1874–1884 | |||
| 1861–1882 | |||
| 1875–1889 | |||
| 1867–1892 | President | ||
| 1880–1882 | |||
| 1880–1895 | |||
| 1868–1883 | |||
| 1873–1881 | |||
| 1882–1885, 1887–1893 | |||
| 1880–1904 | |||
| 1856–1857, 1882–1894 | |||
| 1882–1912 | |||
| 1880–1885 | |||
| 1856–1861, 1864–1893 | |||
| 1880–1902 | |||
| 1864–1882 | |||
| 1882–1911 | |||
| 1877–1891 | |||
| 1878–1885 | |||
| 1880–1895 | |||
| 1868–1888 | |||
| 1882–1900 | |||
| 1879–1906 | |||
| 1879–1881 | |||
| 1863–1889 | |||
| 1880–1882 | |||
| 1879–1887 | |||
| 1868–1887 | |||
| 1882–1903 | |||
| 1861, 1861, 1879–1881 | |||
| 1882–1893 | |||
| 1870–1881 | |||
| 1880–1895 | |||
| 1874–1885 | |||
| 1856–1858, 1875–1879, 1879–1885, 1886–1890 | |||
| 1879–1895 | |||
| 1881–1882 | |||
| 1882–1886 | |||
| 1880–1900 | |||
| 1882–1887 | |||
| 1877–1901 | |||
| 1861–1866, 1874–1890 | |||
| 1882–1899 | |||
| 1865–1880 | |||
| 1874–1890 |