Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1976–1978 explained

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1976 and 1978 were indirectly elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament, with 15 members elected every three years. The most recent election was on 27 November 1975, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1976.^[1] The terms of members were affected by the 1978 referendum which provided for the direct election of members of the Legislative Council. The members whose terms were due to expire in 1979 or 1982 had their terms expire at the next general election, held in 1978, those members whose terms were to expire in 1985 would retire at the second general election, held in 1981, and those members whose terms were to expire in 1988 would retire at the third general election, held in 1984.^[2]

The President was Sir Harry Budd.

Name	Party		End term	Years in office
				1985	1973–1981
				1988	1976–1982
				1985	1961–1981
				1982	1946–1978
				1988	1976–1984
				1985	1949–1977
				1982	1965–1978
				1982	1970–1988
				1985	1973–1976
				1985	1969–1970, 1970–1981
				1979	1947–1978
				1988	1976–1981
				1979	1967–1978
				1988	1972–1979
				1988	1972–1984
				1982	1970–1978
				1982	1958–1978
				1979	1969–1978
				1982	1946–1978
				1985	1973–1981, 1981–1984
				1985	1973–1991
				1985	1961–1978
				1979	1961–1978
				1985	1973–1991
				1982	1970–1988
				1979	1955–1976
				1988	1972–1984
				1979	1972–1978
				1982	1958–1978
				1988	1976–2001
				1979	1965–1978
				1988	1971–1984
				1988	1976–1995
				1985	1973–1984
				1982	1974–1986
				1985	1973–1981
				1979	1973–1988
				1979	1968–1978
				1979	1966–1978
				1985	1973–1981
				1985	1964–1981
				1985	1973–1981
				1982	1976–1978, 1991–2002
				1988	1976–1984
				1988	1976–1984
				1985	1977–1978, 1986–1988
				1982	1959–1978
				1979	1976–1988
				1985	1976–1988
				1982	1959–1978
				1988	1977–1978
				1982	1958–1978
				1979	1974–1999
				1979	1961–1978
				1988	1976–1984
				1979	1974–1978
				1982	1970–1978
				1988	1969–1991
				1988	1970–1977
				1979	1950–1978
				1982	1974–1988
				1988	1976–1984
				1979	1955–1978
				1985	1970–1999

See also

• First Wran ministry

Notes and References

1. News: Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council. . . 157 . 28 November 1975 . 7 December 2020 . 5043 . Trove.
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.