Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly,_1947–1950
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 35th parliament held their seats from 1947 to 1950. They were elected at the 1947 state election,[1] and at by-elections.[2][3][4] The Speaker was Bill Lamb.[5]
- Albury MLA Doug Padman was endorsed by both the Liberal and Country parties at the 1947 election, but sat in parliament as a Liberal.
- Hartley Labor MLA Hamilton Knight resigned on 29 October 1947 to accept an appointment to the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. Labor candidate Jim Chalmers won the resulting by-election on 13 December.
- Gloucester MLA Ray Fitzgerald had been elected as an independent, but joined the Country Party in 1947.
- South Coast MLA Jack Beale had been elected as an independent, but joined the Liberal Party in 1948.
- Coogee Labor MLA Lou Cunningham died on 23 March 1948. Liberal candidate Kevin Ellis won the resulting by-election on 8 May.
- Kogarah Labor MLA William Currey died on 30 April 1948. Liberal candidate Douglas Cross won the resulting by-election on 17 July.
- Cobar Labor MLA Mat Davidson died on 9 January 1949. Labor candidate Ernest Wetherell won the resulting by-election on 12 March.
- Concord Labor MLA Bill Carlton died on 30 January 1949. Liberal candidate Brice Mutton won the resulting by-election on 12 March.
- Redfern Labor MLA George Noble died on 9 July 1949. Labor candidate Kevin Dwyer won the resulting by-election on 8 October.
- Cessnock Labor MLA Jack Baddeley resigned on 8 September 1949 to accept an appointment as Chairman of the State Coal Mine Authority. Labor candidate John Crook won the resulting by-election on 8 October.
- Wollondilly Liberal MLA Jeff Bate resigned on 28 October 1949 to contest the seat of Macarthur at the 1949 federal election. Liberal candidate Blake Pelly was elected unopposed on 23 January.
- Armidale Country Party MLA David Drummond resigned on 28 October 1949 to contest the seat of New England at the 1949 federal election. Country Party candidate Davis Hughes won the resulting by-election on 11 February 1950.
- Wollongong-Kembla Labor MLA Billy Davies resigned on 28 October 1949 to contest the seat of Cunningham at the 1949 federal election. Labor candidate Baden Powell won the resulting by-election on 11 February 1950.
- Concord Liberal MLA Brice Mutton, who had only won a by-election the previous year, died on 7 December 1949. Liberal candidate John Adamson won the resulting by-election on 11 February 1950.
- The Labor Party expelled four MLAs before the 1950 election – James Geraghty (North Sydney), John Seiffert (Monaro), Roy Heferen (Barwon) and Fred Stanley (Lakemba) for not following the party's endorsed ticket in a Legislative Council election. All four served out the remainder of their terms as independents.
- The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: Padman sat as a Liberal,[lower-alpha 1] Knight resigned,[lower-alpha 2] Fitzgerald joined the Country Party,[lower-alpha 3] Beale joined the Liberal Party,[lower-alpha 4] Cunningham died,[lower-alpha 5] Currey died,[lower-alpha 6] Davidson died,[lower-alpha 7] Carlton died,[lower-alpha 8] Noble died,[lower-alpha 9] Baddeley resigned,[lower-alpha 10] Bate resigned,[lower-alpha 11] Drummond resigned,[lower-alpha 12] Davies resigned,[lower-alpha 13] Mutton died,[lower-alpha 14] Geraghty, Seiffert, Heferen and Stanley were expelled from Labor,[lower-alpha 15]