Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2019–2023
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 57th Parliament were elected at the 2015 and 2019 elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 2015 and did not face re-election in 2019, and the members elected in 2019 will not face re-election until 2027.[1][2] The President was John Ajaka until March 2021 and then Matthew Mason-Cox from May 2021.[3] Khan resigned,[lower-alpha 2] Harwin resigned,[lower-alpha 3] Christian Democratic Party dissolved,[lower-alpha 4] Shoebridge resigned.[lower-alpha 5] </ref></ref>
- The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Field sat as an independent, Franklin and Jackson were appointed, Blair resigned, Ajaka resigned, Mason-Cox expelled from Liberals and then rejoined,<ref name=':5' group='lower-alpha'>On 5 May 2021, Matthew Mason-Cox was expelled from the Liberals for nominating for President in opposition to the Coalition nomination of Natasha Maclaren-Jones, winning with support from opposition and crossbench MLCs.<ref name='Expelled'>"Rebel NSW Liberal MP kicked out of party over upper house job". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- On 6 January 2022, Nationals MLC Trevor Khan resigned. Scott Barrett was appointed to replace him on 24 February 2022.
- On 22 March 2022, Liberal MLC Don Harwin resigned. Chris Rath was appointed to replace him on 24 March 2022.
- On 29 March 2022, the Christian Democratic Party was dissolved.
- On 11 April 2022, Greens MLC David Shoebridge resigned to contest the 2022 federal election. A replacement will be appointed to replace him in the near future.
References
- "Members of the New South Wales Parliament". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2021.[lower-alpha 1] His party membership was reinstated two weeks later.
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