Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1913–1917

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served from 1913 to 1917 were appointed for life by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. This list includes members between the election on 6 December 1913 and the election on 24 March 1917.[1] The President was Sir Francis Suttor until his death in April 1915 and then Fred Flowers.[2]

At the Easter 1916 NSW Labor Conference, the Holman government was censured "for refusing to endeavour to carry out and give effect to the first plank of the Labour platform - abolitlon of the Upper House".[3] The Labor split in November 1916 over conscription completely recast the party composition of the Legislative Assembly. Premier Holman, and twenty of his supporters were expelled from the party for defying party policy and supporting conscription.[4] They joined a grand coalition with the members of the various conservative parties.[5] By 1917, this had coalesced into the Nationalist Party of Australia. No members of the Legislative Council were expelled at the time, however 4 members joined the Nationalist party and 2 sat as independents.

Name Party Years in office
James Ashton   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1907–1934
George Beeby [h][k]   Nationalist 1916–1917
Joseph Beeston   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1908–1921
Reginald Black 1900–1928
Alexander Brown 1892–1926
Joseph Browne   Independent 1912–1932
Frank Bryant   Labor / Independent 1912–1934
James Burns   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1908–1923
Nicholas Buzacott [g]   Labor / Nationalist 1899–1933
Sir Joseph Carruthers   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1908–1932
John Creed 1885–1930
Henry Dangar 1883–1917
William Dick 1907–1932
Henry Doyle   Independent 1912–1929
George Earp   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1900–1933
John Farleigh 1908–1934
Ernest Farrar [g]   Labor / Nationalist 1912–1952
Jack FitzGerald [d][g] 1915–1922
Robert Fitzgerald   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1901–1933
Fred Flowers   Labor / Independent Labor 1900–1928
Edmund Fosbery    Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1904–1919
James Gannon 1904–1924
John Garland 1908–1921
James Gormly 1904–1922
Henry Gullett [a]   Liberal Reform 1908–1914
John Hepher   Labor 1899–1932
Louis Heydon   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1889–1918
William Hill 1900–1919
William Holborow 1899–1917
Thomas Holden [m]   Independent Labor 1912–1934
Sir Thomas Hughes   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1908–1930
Alfred Hunt [i]   Nationalist 1916–1930
William Hurley   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1904–1924
Henry Kater   Independent 1889–1924
Edward Kavanagh   Labor 1912–1934
Alexander Kethel [e]   Liberal Reform 1895–1916
Kenneth Mackay Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1899–1934
Charles Mackellar 1885–1903, 1903–1925
Sir Normand MacLaurin [b]   Independent 1889–1914
Sir Samuel McCaughey 1899–1919
John Meagher 1900–1920
Alfred Meeks   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1900–1932
Henry Moses 1885–1923
John Nash 1900–1925
Broughton O'Conor 1908–1940
Charles Pilcher [j]   Liberal Reform 1891–1916
Charles Roberts   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1890–1925
William Robson 1900–1920
Andrew Sinclair [m][g]   Independent Labor / Nationalist 1912–1934
Fergus Smith   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1895–1924
Joynton Smith   Independent 1912–1934
Sir Francis Suttor [c] 1889–1891, 1900–1915
Sir Allen Taylor   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1912–1940
John Travers [n]   Independent 1908–1934
Arthur Trethowan [i]   Nationalist 1916–1937
William Trickett [f]   Liberal Reform 1888–1916
John Wetherspoon Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1908–1928
James White 1908–1927
James Wilson   Labor 1899–1925
Frederick Winchcombe   Liberal Reform / Nationalist 1907–1917

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Henry Gullett died on 4 August 1914.
  2. ^ a b Sir Normand MacLaurin died on 24 August 1914.
  3. ^ a b Sir Francis Suttor died on 4 April 1915.
  4. ^ a b Jack FitzGerald was appointed on 15 July 1915.
  5. ^ a b Alexander Kethel died on 23 June 1916.
  6. ^ a b William Trickett died on 4 July 1916.
  7. ^ a b c d e Joined the Nationalist party at some point after the Labor split.
  8. ^ a b George Beeby was appointed on 16 November 1916.
  9. ^ a b c Alfred Hunt and Arthur Trethowan were appointed on 7 December 1916.
  10. ^ a b Charles Pilcher died on 22 December 1916.
  11. ^ a b George Beeby resigned on 26 February 1917.
  12. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Gullett died,[a] MacLaurin died,[b] Suttor died,[c] FitzGerald appointed,[d] Kethel died,[e] Trickett died,[f] Labor split,[g] Beeby appointed,[h] Hunt & Trethowan appointed,[i] Pilcher died,[j] Beeby resigned,[k]
  13. ^ a b Thomas Holden and Andrew Sinclair had been appointed by the McGowen Labor government but were not recognised as Labor men as they had voted against government proposals.[6]
  14. ^ John Travers was a Labor member in January 1913,[6] however he resigned from the party some time prior to 1921.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 10 Officers of the Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2020.[l]
  3. ^ "The PLL: State ministry censured". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 April 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 24 July 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "PLL expulsions". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Proceedings in the Assembly: censure motion defeated". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 1916. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
    "No state crisis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ a b "The Labor conference". Singleton Argus. 30 January 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Mr F. H. Bryant, M.L.C." The Australian Worker. 1 September 1921. p. 12. Retrieved 8 August 2021 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Mr. Travers' reply". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via Trove.

 

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