Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council,_1937–1940
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]
- Sir Charles Rosenthal (United Australia) resigned on 28 October 1937. Graham Pratten was elected to replace him on 16 December 1937.
- Sir Arthur Trethowan (Country) died on 26 November 1937. Herbert Henley (Country) was elected to replace him on 17 December 1937.
- Herbert Hawkins (United Australia) died on 16 June 1939. Keith Brooks (United Australia) was elected to replace him on 8 August 1939.
- 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.
- 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]