Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1956–1959

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 38th parliament held their seats from 1956 to 1959. They were elected at the 1956 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
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
Joseph Cahill		Labor	Cook's River	1925–1959
George Campbell		Labor	Hamilton	1950–1959
Bill Chaffey		Country	Tamworth	1940–1973
Bill Chapman		Liberal	Nepean	1956–1962
Jim Clough		Liberal	Parramatta	1956–1959, 1965–1988
Reg Coady		Labor	Leichhardt	1954–1973
Rex Connor		Labor	Wollongong-Kembla	1950–1963
Geoffrey Cox [d]		Liberal	Vaucluse	1957–1964
Bill Crabtree		Labor	Kogarah	1953–1983
Geoff Crawford		Country	Barwon	1950–1976
John Crook		Labor	Cessnock	1949–1959
Douglas Cross		Liberal	Georges River	1948–1953, 1956–1970
Charles Cutler		Country	Orange	1947–1975
Douglas Darby		Liberal	Manly	1945–1978
Bernie Deane		Liberal	Hawkesbury	1950–1972
Doug Dickson		Country	Temora	1938–1960
Ben Doig [b]		Liberal	Burwood	1957–1965
Frank Downing		Labor	Ryde	1953–1968
Clarrie Earl		Labor	Fairfield	1953–1973
Jack Easter		Country	Lismore	1953–1959
Kevin Ellis		Liberal	Coogee	1948–1953, 1956–1973
George Enticknap		Labor	Murrumbidgee	1941–1965
Clive Evatt [a]		Labor/Independent	Hurstville	1939–1959
William Ferguson		Labor	Waverley	1953–1961
Wal Fife [f]		Liberal	Wagga Wagga	1957–1975
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 [f]		Labor	Wagga Wagga	1941–1957
Fred Green		Labor	Redfern	1950–1968
Ian Griffith		Liberal	Sutherland	1956–1978
Frank Hawkins		Labor	Newcastle	1935–1968
Eric Hearnshaw		Liberal	Eastwood	1945–1965
Robert Heffron		Labor	Maroubra	1930–1968
Pat Hills		Labor	Phillip	1954–1988
Davis Hughes		Country	Armidale	1950–1953, 1956–1973
David Hunter		Liberal	Croydon	1940–1976
Harold Jackson		Liberal	Gosford	1950–1965
Rex Jackson		Labor	Bulli	1955–1986
Les Jordan		Country	Oxley	1944–1965
Gus Kelly		Labor	Bathurst	1925–1932, 1935–1967
Joe Kelly		Labor	East Hills	1956–1973
Bill Lamb		Labor	Granville	1938–1962
Abe Landa		Labor	Bondi	1930–1965
Walter Lawrence		Liberal	Drummoyne	1956–1962
Joe Lawson		Country	Murray	1932–1973
Tom Lewis [e]		Liberal	Wollondilly	1957–1978
Ray Maher		Labor	North Sydney	1953–1965
Cliff Mallam		Labor	Dulwich Hill	1953–1968, 1971–1981
Jack Mannix		Labor	Liverpool	1952–1971
Ken McCaw		Liberal	Lane Cove	1947–1975
John McGrath		Labor	Rockdale	1941–1959
John McMahon		Labor	Balmain	1950–1968
Milton Morris		Liberal	Maitland	1956–1980
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
Maurice O'Sullivan		Labor	Paddington	1927–1959
Doug Padman		Liberal	Albury	1947–1965
Leslie Parr [b]		Liberal	Burwood	1951–1956
Blake Pelly [e]		Liberal	Wollondilly	1950–1957
Spence Powell		Labor	Bankstown	1950–1962
Frank Purdue		Independent	Waratah	1956–1962, 1964–1965
Jack Renshaw		Labor	Castlereagh	1941–1980
Clarrie Robertson		Labor	Dubbo	1942–1950, 1953-1959
Ian Robinson		Country	Casino	1953–1963
Murray Robson [d]		Country	Vaucluse	1936–1957
Jim Robson		Labor	Hartley	1956–1965
D'Arcy Rose		Country	Upper Hunter	1939–1959
Norm Ryan		Labor	Marrickville	1953–1973
Thomas Ryan		Labor	Auburn	1956–1965
John Seiffert		Labor	Monaro	1941–1965
Bill Sheahan		Labor	Burrinjuck	1941–1973
Jim Simpson		Labor	Lake Macquarie	1950–1968
Albert Sloss		Labor	King	1956–1973
Stanley Stephens		Country	Byron	1944–1973
Jack Stewart [c]		Labor	Kahibah	1957–1972
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
William Wattison		Labor	Sturt	1947–1968
Bill Weiley		Country	Clarence	1955–1971
Ernest Wetherell		Labor	Cobar	1949–1965
Eric Willis		Liberal	Earlwood	1950–1978
Stan Wyatt		Labor	Lakemba	1950–1964

1. Hurstville MLA Clive Evatt was expelled from the Labor Party on 13 July 1956 for his continued public criticism of Premier Cahill. He served out his term as an independent.
2. Burwood Liberal MLA Leslie Parr died on 3 December 1956. Liberal candidate Ben Doig won the resulting by-election on 16 February 1957.
3. Kahibah independent MLA Tom Armstrong died on 16 March 1957. Labor candidate Jack Stewart won the resulting by-election on 13 April.
4. Vaucluse Liberal MLA Murray Robson resigned on 2 July 1957. Liberal candidate Geoffrey Cox won the resulting by-election on 24 August.
5. Wollondilly Liberal MLA Blake Pelly resigned on 19 September 1957. Liberal candidate Tom Lewis won the resulting by-election on 26 October.
6. Wagga Wagga Labor MLA Eddie Graham died on 13 November 1957. Liberal candidate Wal Fife won the resulting by-election on 14 December.
7. The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: Evatt expelled from Labor,^[a] Parr died,^[b] Armstrong died,^[c] Robson resigned,^[d] Pelly resigned,^[e] Graham died,^[f]

See also

• Third Cahill ministry
• Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election
• Candidates of the 1956 New South Wales state election

References

1. Green, Antony. "1956 District List". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
2. Green, Antony. "1956-1959 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.^[g]