Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956

× 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. 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. Waverley Labor MLA Clarrie Martin died on 5 September 1953. Labor candidate William Ferguson won the resulting by-election on 31 October 1953.
3. 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. 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. 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. 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. Bulli Labor MLA Laurie Kelly died on 9 May 1955. Labor candidate Rex Jackson won the resulting by-election on 9 July 1955.
8. 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]

See also

• Second Cahill ministry
• Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election
• Candidates of the 1953 New South Wales state election

References

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]