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× Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 37th parliament held their seats from 1953 to 1956. They were elected at the 1953 state election,[1] and at by-elections.[2][3][4] The Speaker was Bill Lamb.[5]

Name Party Electorate Term in office
Tom Armstrong [c]   Independent Labor Kahibah 1953–1957
Joshua Arthur [c]   Labor Kahibah 1935–1953
Robert Askin   Liberal Collaroy 1950–1975
Jack Beale   Liberal South Coast 1942–1973
Ivan Black   Liberal Neutral Bay 1945–1951, 1951–1962
George Booth   Labor Kurri Kurri 1925–1960
George Brain   Liberal Willoughby 1943–1968
Michael Bruxner   Country Tenterfield 1920–1962
Fred Cahill   Labor Young 1941–1959
Jim Cahill   Labor Armidale 1953–1956
Joseph Cahill   Labor Cook's River 1925–1959
Robert Cameron   Labor Waratah 1927–1956
George Campbell   Labor Hamilton 1950–1959
Bill Chaffey   Country Tamworth 1940–1973
Jim Chalmers   Independent Labor Hartley 1947–1956
Daniel Clyne   Labor King 1927–1956
Reg Coady [d]   Labor Leichhardt 1954–1973
Rex Connor   Labor Wollongong-Kembla 1950–1963
Bill Crabtree   Labor Kogarah 1953–1983
Geoff Crawford   Country Barwon 1950–1976
John Crook   Labor Cessnock 1949–1959
Charles Cutler   Country Orange 1947–1975
Tom Dalton   Labor Sutherland 1953–1956, 1959–1968
Douglas Darby   Liberal Manly 1945–1978
Bernie Deane   Liberal Hawkesbury 1950–1972
Doug Dickson   Country Temora 1938–1960
Frank Downing   Labor Ryde 1953–1968
Edgar Dring [h]   Labor Auburn 1941–1955
Clarrie Earl   Labor Fairfield 1953–1973
Jack Easter   Country Lismore 1953–1959
George Enticknap   Labor Murrumbidgee 1941–1965
Clive Evatt   Labor Hurstville 1939–1959
William Ferguson [b]   Labor Waverley 1953–1961
Ray Fitzgerald   Country Gloucester 1941–1962
Howard Fowles   Labor Illawarra 1941–1968
Stewart Fraser   Liberal Gordon 1953–1962
John Freeman   Labor Blacktown 1945–1959
Radford Gamack   Country Raleigh 1953–1959
William Gollan   Labor Randwick 1941–1962
Eddie Graham   Labor Wagga Wagga 1941–1957
Fred Green   Labor Redfern 1950–1968
Frank Hawkins   Labor Newcastle 1935–1968
Eric Hearnshaw   Liberal Eastwood 1945–1965
Robert Heffron   Labor Maroubra 1930–1968
Pat Hills [e]   Labor Phillip 1954–1988
Walter Howarth   Liberal Maitland 1932–1956
David Hunter   Liberal Croydon 1940–1976
Harold Jackson   Liberal Gosford 1950–1965
Joseph Jackson   Liberal Nepean 1922–1956
Rex Jackson [g]   Labor Bulli 1955–1986
Roy Jackson   Labor Drummoyne 1953–1956
Les Jordan   Country Oxley 1944–1965
Gus Kelly   Labor Bathurst 1925–1932, 1935–1967
Laurie Kelly [g]   Labor Bulli 1947–1955
Bill Lamb   Labor Granville 1938–1962
Abe Landa   Labor Bondi 1930–1965
Joe Lawson   Country Murray 1932–1973
Ray Maher   Labor North Sydney 1953–1965
Cliff Mallam [a]   Labor Dulwich Hill 1953–1968, 1971–1981
Jack Mannix   Labor Liverpool 1952–1971
Clarrie Martin [b]   Labor Waverley 1930–1932, 1939–1953
Claude Matthews [d]   Labor Leichhardt 1934–1954
Ken McCaw   Liberal Lane Cove 1947–1975
John McGrath   Labor Rockdale 1941–1959
John McMahon   Labor Balmain 1950–1968
Kevin Morgan   Labor Parramatta 1953–1956
Pat Morton   Liberal Mosman 1947–1972
Richard Murden   Liberal Ashfield 1953–1959
Thomas Murphy   Labor Concord 1953–1968
Leo Nott   Labor Mudgee 1953–1973
Roger Nott   Labor Liverpool Plains 1941–1961
Frank O'Neill   Labor Georges River 1953–1956
Maurice O'Sullivan   Labor Paddington 1927–1959
Doug Padman   Liberal Albury 1947–1965
Leslie Parr   Liberal Burwood 1951–1956
Blake Pelly   Liberal Wollondilly 1950–1957
Spence Powell   Labor Bankstown 1950–1962
Jack Renshaw   Labor Castlereagh 1941–1980
Clarrie Robertson   Labor Dubbo 1942–1950, 1953-1959
Ian Robinson   Country Casino 1953–1963
Murray Robson   Liberal Vaucluse 1936–1957
D'Arcy Rose   Country Upper Hunter 1939–1959
Norm Ryan   Labor Marrickville 1953–1973
John Seiffert   Labor Monaro 1941–1965
Tom Shannon [e]   Labor Phillip 1927–1954
Bill Sheahan   Labor Burrinjuck 1941–1973
Jim Simpson   Labor Lake Macquarie 1950–1968
Stanley Stephens   Country Byron 1944–1973
Sydney Storey   Liberal Hornsby 1941–1962
Arthur Tonge   Labor Canterbury 1926–1932, 1935–1962
Vernon Treatt   Liberal Woollahra 1938–1962
Laurie Tully   Labor Goulburn 1946–1965
Lou Walsh   Labor Coogee 1953–1956, 1962–1965
William Wattison   Labor Sturt 1947–1968
Bill Weiley [f]   Independent Country Clarence 1955–1971
George Weir [a]   Labor Dulwich Hill 1941–1953
Ernest Wetherell   Labor Cobar 1949–1965
Arthur Williams   Labor East Hills 1940–1956
Eric Willis   Liberal Earlwood 1950–1978
Cecil Wingfield [f]   Country Clarence 1938–1955
Stan Wyatt   Labor Lakemba 1950–1964
  1. ^ a b c Dulwich Hill Labor MLA George Weir resigned on 25 March 1953 to accept an appointment to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales. Labor candidate Cliff Mallam won the resulting by-election on 20 June 1953.
  2. ^ a b c Waverley Labor MLA Clarrie Martin died on 5 September 1953. Labor candidate William Ferguson won the resulting by-election on 31 October 1953.
  3. ^ a b c Kahibah MLA Joshua Arthur resigned on 19 August 1953 and was expelled from the Labor Party, following adverse findings into his conduct by a Royal Commission. Independent Labor candidate Tom Armstrong won the resulting by-election.
  4. ^ a b c Leichhardt Labor MLA Claude Matthews committed suicide on 9 January 1954. Labor candidate Reg Coady won the resulting by-election on 20 March 1954.
  5. ^ a b c Phillip Labor MLA Tom Shannon died in June 1954. Labor candidate and Lord Mayor of Sydney Pat Hills won the resulting by-election on 14 August 1954.
  6. ^ a b c Clarence Country Party MLA Cecil Wingfield died on 28 January 1955. Independent candidate Bill Weiley won the resulting by-election on 26 March 1955.
  7. ^ a b c Bulli Labor MLA Laurie Kelly died on 9 May 1955. Labor candidate Rex Jackson won the resulting by-election on 9 July 1955.
  8. ^ a b Auburn Labor MLA Edgar Dring died on 17 December 1955. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1956 state election.
  9. ^ The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: Weir resigned,[a] Martin died,[b] Arthur resigned,[c] Matthews died,[d] Shannon died,[e] Wingfield died,[f] Kelly died,[g] Dring died,[h]

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References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "1953 District List". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1953-1956 By elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2020.[i]
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