Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1978–1981 explained

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1981 held office following the 1978 referendum which reduced the number of members from 60 to 43, provided for the direct election of members of the Legislative Council and that members would serve for 3 terms of the Legislative Assembly. Only 15 of the 43 members had been elected at the 1978 Legislative Council election.^[1] Under the transitional arrangements, 28 members had been indirectly elected by joint sittings of the New South Wales Parliament, with 14 of those members to retire at the next general election, held in 1981, and the remaining 14 members would retire at the following general election, held in 1984.^[2]

The President was Johno Johnson.

Name	Party		End term	Years in office
				1981	1973–1981
				1984	1976–1982
				1981	1961–1981
				1984	1976–1984
				1987	1970–1988
				1987	1978–1999
				1981	1969–1970, 1970–1981
				1984	1976–1981
]				1981	1978–1991
				1984	1972–1979
				1984	1972–1984
				1984	1979–2003
				1987	1978–1988
				1981	1973–1981, 1981–1984
				1981	1973–1991
				1987	1978–1990
				1981	1973–1991
				1987	1970–1988
				1984	1972–1984
				1987	1978–1988, 1990–1999
				1984	1976–2001
				1987	1978–1999
				1984	1971–1984
				1987	1978–1988
				1984	1976–1995
				1981	1973–1984
				1987	1974–1986
				1981	1973–1981
				1987	1973–1988
				1981	1973–1981
				1981	1964–1981
				1981	1973–1981
				1984	1976–1984
				1984	1976–1984
				1987	1976–1988
				1981	1976–1988
				1987	1974–1999
				1984	1976–1984
				1984	1969–1991
				1987	1974–1988
				1984	1976–1984
				1987	1978–1986
				1987	1978–1987
				1981	1970–1999

See also

• Second Wran ministry
• Third Wran ministry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Green. Antony. Electing the Legislative Council 1978-1995 . ABC Election Archives.
2. Web site: Page . Barbara . The Legislative Council of New South Wales: Past Present and Future . Briefing Paper No. 01/1990 . 7 December 2020 . 1990.