Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1917–1920
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1917 to 1920 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the election on 24 March 1917 and the election on 20 March 1920.[1] The President was Fred Flowers.[3]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Henry Dangar died on 25 April 1917.
- ^ a b Frederick Winchcombe died on 29 June 1917.
- ^ a b William Holborow died on 10 July 1917.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 20 members were appointed on 11 May 1917 and took their seats on 17 July 1917.[2]
- ^ a b Michael Connington was appointed on 11 May 1917 and took his seat on 25 July 1917.[2]
- ^ a b Louis Heydon died on 17 May 1918.
- ^ a b William Hill died on 11 January 1919.
- ^ a b Edmund Fosbery died on 1 July 1919.
- ^ a b Sir Samuel McCaughey died on 25 July 1919.
- ^ a b Dick Meagher resigned on 23 February 1920.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Dangar died,[a] Winchcombe died,[b] Holborow died,[c] 20 appointed,[d] Connington appointed,[e] Heydon died,[f] Hill died,[g] Fosbery died,[h] McCaughey died,[i] and Meagher resigned.[j]
- ^ Thomas Holden had been appointed by the McGowen Labor government but was not recognised as a Labor man as they had voted against government proposals.[4]
- ^ John Travers was a Labor member in January 1913,[4] however he resigned from the party some time prior to 1921.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Appointments to the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 11 May 1917. p. 2415. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[k]
- ^ a b "The Labor conference". Singleton Argus. 30 January 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr F. H. Bryant, M.L.C." The Australian Worker. 1 September 1921. p. 12. Retrieved 8 August 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr. Travers' reply". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via Trove.
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