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

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1959, as elected at the 1956 state election:

Name Party Electorate Term in office
Tom Armstrong [3]Independent LaborKahibah1953–1957
Hon Robert AskinLiberalCollaroy1950–1975
Jack BealeLiberalSouth Coast1942–1973
Ivan BlackLiberalNeutral Bay1945–1951, 1951–1962
George BoothLaborKurri Kurri1925–1960
George BrainLiberalWilloughby1943–1968
Hon Michael BruxnerCountryTenterfield1920–1962
Fred CahillLaborYoung1941–1959
Hon Joseph CahillLaborCook's River1925–1959
George CampbellLaborHamilton1950–1959
Bill ChaffeyCountryTamworth1940–1973
Bill ChapmanLiberalNepean1956–1962
Jim CloughLiberalParramatta1956–1959, 1965–1988
Reg CoadyLaborLeichhardt1954–1973
Rex ConnorLaborWollongong-Kembla1950–1963
Geoffrey Cox [4]LiberalVaucluse1957–1964
Bill CrabtreeLaborKogarah1953–1983
Geoff CrawfordCountryBarwon1950–1976
John CrookLaborCessnock1949–1959
Douglas CrossLiberalGeorges River1948–1953, 1956–1970
Charles CutlerCountryOrange1947–1975
Douglas DarbyLiberalManly1945–1978
Bernie DeaneLiberalHawkesbury1950–1972
Doug DicksonCountryTemora1938–1960
Ben Doig [2]LiberalBurwood1957–1965
Frank DowningLaborRyde1953–1968
Clarrie EarlLaborFairfield1953–1973
Jack EasterCountryLismore1953–1959
Kevin EllisLiberalCoogee1948–1953, 1956–1973
Hon George EnticknapLaborMurrumbidgee1941–1965
Hon Clive EvattLabor/Independent [1]Hurstville1939–1959
William FergusonLaborWaverley1953–1961
Wal Fife [6]LiberalWagga Wagga1957–1975
Ray FitzgeraldCountryGloucester1941–1962
Howard FowlesLaborIllawarra1941–1968
Stewart FraserLiberalGordon1953–1962
John FreemanLaborBlacktown1945–1959
Radford GamackCountryRaleigh1953–1959
Hon William GollanLaborRandwick1941–1962
Eddie Graham [6]LaborWagga Wagga1941–1957
Fred GreenLaborRedfern1950–1968
Ian GriffithLiberalSutherland1956–1978
Frank HawkinsLaborNewcastle1935–1968
Eric HearnshawLiberalEastwood1945–1965
Hon Robert HeffronLaborMaroubra1930–1968
Pat HillsLaborPhillip1954–1988
Davis HughesCountryArmidale1950–1953, 1956–1973
David HunterLiberalCroydon1940–1976
Harold JacksonLiberalGosford1950–1965
Rex JacksonLaborBulli1955–1986
Les JordanCountryOxley1944–1965
Gus KellyLaborBathurst1925–1932, 1935–1967
Joe KellyLaborEast Hills1956–1973
Hon Bill LambLaborGranville1938–1962
Hon Abe LandaLaborBondi1930–1965
Walter LawrenceLiberalDrummoyne1956–1962
Joe LawsonCountryMurray1932–1973
Tom Lewis [5]LiberalWollondilly1957–1978
Ray MaherLaborNorth Sydney1953–1965
Cliff MallamLaborDulwich Hill1953–1968, 1971–1981
Jack MannixLaborLiverpool1952–1971
Ken McCawLiberalLane Cove1947–1975
Hon John McGrathLaborRockdale1941–1959
John McMahonLaborBalmain1950–1968
Milton MorrisLiberalMaitland1956–1980
Pat MortonLiberalMosman1947–1972
Richard MurdenLiberalAshfield1953–1959
Thomas MurphyLaborConcord1953–1968
Leo NottLaborMudgee1953–1973
Hon Roger NottLaborLiverpool Plains1941–1961
Hon Maurice O'SullivanLaborPaddington1927–1959
Doug PadmanLiberalAlbury1947–1965
Leslie Parr [2]LiberalBurwood1951–1956
Blake Pelly [5]LiberalWollondilly1950–1957
Spence PowellLaborBankstown1950–1962
Frank PurdueIndependentWaratah1956–1962, 1964–1965
Hon Jack RenshawLaborCastlereagh1941–1980
Clarrie RobertsonLaborDubbo1942–1950, 1953-1959
Ian RobinsonCountryCasino1953–1963
Murray Robson [4]LiberalVaucluse1936–1957
Jim RobsonLaborHartley1956–1965
D'Arcy RoseCountryUpper Hunter1939–1959
Norm RyanLaborMarrickville1953–1973
Thomas RyanLaborAuburn1956–1965
John SeiffertLaborMonaro1941–1965
Hon Bill SheahanLaborBurrinjuck1941–1973
Jim SimpsonLaborLake Macquarie1950–1968
Albert SlossLaborKing1956–1973
Stanley StephensCountryByron1944–1973
Jack Stewart [3]LaborKahibah1957–1972
Sydney StoreyLiberalHornsby1941–1962
Arthur TongeLaborCanterbury1926–1932, 1935–1962
Hon Vernon TreattLiberalWoollahra1938–1962
Laurie TullyLaborGoulburn1946–1965
William WattisonLaborSturt1947–1968
Bill WeileyCountryClarence1955–1971
Ernest WetherellLaborCobar1949–1965
Eric WillisLiberalEarlwood1950–1978
Stan WyattLaborLakemba1950–1964
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.

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