Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 34th parliament held their seats from 1944 to 1947. They were elected at the 1944 state election ,[ 1] and at by-elections .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] The opposition Democratic Party merged into the nascent Liberal Party in late 1944, becoming the New South Wales branch of the new party. The Speaker was Daniel Clyne .[ 5]
Name
Party
Electorate
Term in office
Joshua Arthur
Labor
Hamilton
1935–1953
Jack Baddeley
Labor
Cessnock
1922–1949
Jeff Bate
Democratic /Liberal
Wollondilly
1938–1949
Jack Beale
Independent
South Coast
1942–1973
Ivan Black [ g]
Liberal
Neutral Bay
1945–1951, 1951–1962
George Booth
Labor
Kurri Kurri
1925–1960
George Brain
Democratic /Liberal
Willoughby
1943–1968
Michael Bruxner
Country
Tenterfield
1920–1962
Fred Cahill
Labor
Young
1941–1959
Joseph Cahill
Labor
Cook's River
1925–1959
Robert Cameron
Labor
Waratah
1927–1956
Bill Carlton
Labor
Concord
1935–1949
Bill Chaffey [ c]
Independent /Country ;[3]
Tamworth
1940–1973
John Chanter
Labor
Lachlan
1943–1947
Daniel Clyne
Labor
King
1927–1956
Lou Cunningham
Labor
Coogee
1941–1948
William Currey
Labor
Kogarah
1941–1948
Douglas Darby [ f]
Liberal
Manly
1945–1978
Mat Davidson
Labor
Cobar
1918–1949
Billy Davies
Labor
Wollongong-Kembla
1917–1949
Doug Dickson
Country
Temora
1938–1960
Edgar Dring
Labor
Ashburnham
1941–1955
David Drummond
Country
Armidale
1920–1949
Bill Dunn
Labor
Mudgee
1910–1911, 1911–1932, 1935–1950
George Enticknap
Labor
Murrumbidgee
1941–1965
Clive Evatt
Labor
Hurstville
1939–1959
Frank Finnan
Labor
Hawkesbury
1941–1953
Ray Fitzgerald
Independent
Gloucester
1941–1962
Lilian Fowler
Lang Labor
Newtown
1944–1950
Howard Fowles
Labor
Illawarra
1941–1968
John Freeman [ e]
Labor
Blacktown
1945–1959
William Frith
Country
Lismore
1933–1953
James Geraghty
Labor
North Sydney
1941–1953
George Gollan
Democratic /Liberal
Parramatta
1932–1953
William Gollan
Labor
Randwick
1941–1962
Bob Gorman
Labor
Annandale
1933–1950
Eddie Graham
Labor
Wagga Wagga
1941–1957
Robert Greig
Labor
Drummoyne
1920–1927, 1941–1947
Raymond Hamilton
Labor
Namoi
1941–1950
Frank Hawkins
Labor
Newcastle
1935–1968
Eric Hearnshaw [ d]
Liberal
Ryde
1945–1965
Roy Heferen
Labor
Barwon
1940–1950
Robert Heffron
Labor
Botany
1930–1968
Frank Hill [ e]
Labor
Blacktown
1941–1945
Ted Horsington
Labor
Sturt
1922–1947
Walter Howarth
Democratic /Liberal
Maitland
1932–1956
David Hunter
Democratic /Liberal
Croydon
1940–1976
John Hurley [ i]
Labor
Albury
1946–1947
Gordon Jackett
Democratic /Liberal
Burwood
1935–1951
Joseph Jackson [ a]
Independent Democrat /Liberal
Nepean
1922–1956
Les Jordan [ b]
Independent Country /Country
Oxley
1944–1965
Gus Kelly
Labor
Bathurst
1925–1932, 1935–1967
Ebenezer Kendell [ l]
Country
Corowa
1946–1950
Hamilton Knight
Labor
Hartley
1927–1947
Bill Lamb
Labor
Granville
1938–1962
Abe Landa
Labor
Bondi
1930–1965
Jack Lang [ j]
Lang Labor
Auburn
1913–1943, 1943–1946
Chris Lang [ j]
Lang Labor
Auburn
1946–1950
Joe Lawson
Country
Murray
1932–1973
Carlo Lazzarini
Labor
Marrickville
1917–1952
Christopher Lethbridge [ l]
Independent /Liberal
Corowa
1937–1946
Donald Macdonald
Independent
Mosman
1941–1947
Alexander Mair [ i]
Democratic /Liberal
Albury
1932–1946
Clarrie Martin
Labor
Waverley
1930–1932, 1939–1953
Claude Matthews
Labor
Leichhardt
1934–1954
James McGirr
Labor
Bankstown
1922–1952
John McGrath
Labor
Rockdale
1941–1959
William McKell
Labor
Redfern
1917–1947
Roger Nott
Labor
Liverpool Plains
1941–1961
Bob O'Halloran
Labor
Orange
1920–1927, 1941–1947
Maurice O'Sullivan
Labor
Paddington
1927–1959
Mary Quirk
Labor
Balmain
1939–1950
Alfred Reid [ a] [6]
Independent Democrat /Liberal
Manly
1920–1922, 1925–1945
John Reid
Country
Casino
1930–1953
Jack Renshaw
Labor
Castlereagh
1941–1980
Athol Richardson [ k]
Democratic /Liberal
Ashfield
1935–1946, 1946–1952
Clarrie Robertson
Labor
Dubbo
1942–1950, 1953–1959
Murray Robson
Democratic /Liberal
Vaucluse
1936–1957
D'Arcy Rose
Country
Upper Hunter
1939–1959
James Shand [ d]
Independent Democrat
Ryde
1926–1944
John Seiffert
Labor
Monaro
1941–1965
Tom Shannon
Labor
Phillip
1927–1954
Bill Sheahan
Labor
Yass
1941–1973
Fred Stanley
Labor
Lakemba
1927–1950
Stanley Stephens
Country
Byron
1944–1973
Sydney Storey [ a]
Independent Democrat /Liberal
Hornsby
1941–1962
John Sweeney
Labor
Bulli
1933–1947
Arthur Tonge
Labor
Canterbury
1926–1932, 1935–1962
Vernon Treatt
Democratic /Liberal
Woollahra
1938–1962
Jack Tully [ h]
Labor
Goulburn
1925–1932, 1935–1946
Laurie Tully [ h]
Labor
Goulburn
1946–1965
Harry Turner
Democratic /Liberal
Gordon
1937–1952
Roy Vincent
Country
Raleigh
1922–1953
Reginald Weaver [ g]
Democratic /Liberal
Neutral Bay
1917–1925, 1927–1945
George Weir
Labor
Dulwich Hill
1941–1953
Arthur Williams
Labor
Georges River
1940–1956
Cecil Wingfield
Country
Clarence
1938–1955
Henry Woodward
Labor
Lane Cove
1944–1947
^ a b c d Manly MLA Alfred Reid and Nepean MLA Joseph Jackson were re-elected in 1944 as Independent Democrat candidates; Reid after losing preselection and Jackson after refusing Democratic endorsement. Both later joined the new Liberal Party. A third Independent Democrat, Sydney Storey , joined the Liberal Party in 1946.
^ a b Oxley MLA Les Jordan had won his seat as an Independent Country candidate against independent George Mitchell at the 1944 state election . He had been previously refused endorsement due to the party's refusal to officially challenge MLAs who, like Mitchell, were serving in World War II ; upon his election, he was admitted to the Country Party caucus.
^ a b Tamworth MLA Bill Chaffey was elected as an independent, but joined the Country Party during this term.
^ a b c The Independent Democrat member for Ryde, James Shand died on 21 December 1944. Liberal candidate Eric Hearnshaw won the resulting by-election on 3 February 1945 in the first electoral test for the new conservative party.
^ a b c Blacktown Labor MLA Frank Hill died on 11 July 1945. Labor candidate John Freeman won the resulting by-election on 18 August 1945.
^ a b Manly Liberal MLA Alfred Reid died on 5 August 1945. Liberal candidate Douglas Darby won the resulting by-election on 15 September.
^ a b c Neutral Bay Liberal MLA Reginald Weaver died on 12 November 1945. Liberal candidate Ivan Black won the resulting by-election on 15 December.
^ a b c Goulburn Labor MLA Jack Tully resigned on 9 May 1946. His son, Labor candidate Laurie Tully won the resulting by-election on 1 June.
^ a b c Albury Liberal MLA Alexander Mair resigned on 14 August 1946 in order to contest a seat in the Australian Senate at the 1946 federal election . Labor candidate John Hurley won the resulting by-election on 9 November.
^ a b c Auburn Lang Labor MLA Jack Lang resigned on 15 August 1946 in order to contest the federal seat of Reid at the 1946 federal election . His son, Lang Labor candidate Chris Lang , won the resulting by-election on 9 November.
^ a b Ashfield Liberal MLA Athol Richardson resigned on 16 August 1946 in order to contest the federal seat of Parkes at the 1946 federal election . He lost the federal contest, and recontested and won the by-election for his state seat on 9 November.
^ a b c Corowa MLA Christopher Lethbridge was elected as an independent, but joined the Liberal Party in 1946. He subsequently resigned on 16 August 1946 in order to contest the federal seat of Riverina at the 1946 federal election . Lethbridge contested the by-election for his old seat as the Liberal candidate on 9 November, but lost to Country Party candidate Ebenezer Kendell .
^ The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were:
Reid, Jackson and Storey joined the Liberal Party,[ a]
Jordan joined the Country Party,[ b]
Chaffey joined the Country Party,[ c]
Shand died,[ d]
Hill died,[ e]
Reid died,[ f]
Weaver died,[ g]
Tully resigned,[ h]
Mair resigned,[ i]
Lang resigned,[ j]
Richardson resigned,[ k]
Lethbridge joined the Liberal Party,[ l]
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