Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_1937-1940

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1937–1940

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1937–1940

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council were mostly elected at the 1933 election. A further 15 were elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament in December 1936.[1][2] The President was Sir John Peden.[3]

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  1. Sir Charles Rosenthal (United Australia) resigned on 28 October 1937. Graham Pratten was elected to replace him on 16 December 1937.
  2. Sir Arthur Trethowan (Country) died on 26 November 1937. Herbert Henley (Country) was elected to replace him on 17 December 1937.
  3. Herbert Hawkins (United Australia) died on 16 June 1939. Keith Brooks (United Australia) was elected to replace him on 8 August 1939.
  4. The seat of Theodore Trautwein (Independent) was declared vacant on 16 April 1940 following his conviction for making false representations. The vacancy carried over to the next parliament.
  5. The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Rosenthal resigned,[lower-alpha 1] Trethowan died,[lower-alpha 2] Hawkins died,[lower-alpha 3] and Trautwein's seat declared vacant.[lower-alpha 4]

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  1. [1]
    "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 204. 15 December 1936. p. 5134. Retrieved 25 November 2020 – via Trove.
  2. [2]
    "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[lower-alpha 5]
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