Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1976 and 1978 were indirectly elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament, with 15 members elected every three years. The most recent election was on 27 November 1975, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1976. The terms of members were affected by the 1978 referendum which provided for the direct election of members of the Legislative Council. The members whose terms were due to expire in 1979 or 1982 had their terms expire at the next general election, held in 1978, those members whose terms were to expire in 1985 would retire at the second general election, held in 1981, and those members whose terms were to expire in 1988 would retire at the third general election, held in 1984.
The President was Sir Harry Budd. Name Party End term Years in office
1985 1973–1981
1988 1976–1982
1985 1961–1981
1982 1946–1978
1988 1976–1984
Independent Labor 1985 1949–1977
1982 1965–1978
1982 1970–1988
1985 1973–1976
1985 1969–1970, 1970–1981
1979 1947–1978
1988 1976–1981
1979 1967–1978
1988 1972–1979
1988 1972–1984
1982 1970–1978
1982 1958–1978
1979 1969–1978
1982 1946–1978
1985 1973–1981, 1981–1984
1985 1973–1991
1985 1961–1978
1979 1961–1978
1985 1973–1991
1982 1970–1988
1979 1955–1976
1988 1972–1984
1979 1972–1978
1982 1958–1978
1988 1976–2001
1979 1965–1978
1988 1971–1984
1988 1976–1995
1985 1973–1984
1982 1974–1986
1985 1973–1981
1979 1973–1988
1979 1968–1978
1979 1966–1978
1985 1973–1981
1985 1964–1981
1985 1973–1981
1982 1976–1978, 1991–2002
1988 1976–1984
1988 1976–1984
1985 1977–1978, 1986–1988
1982 1959–1978
1979 1976–1988
1985 1976–1988
1982 1959–1978
1988 1977–1978
1982 1958–1978
1979 1974–1999
1979 1961–1978
1988 1976–1984
1979 1974–1978
1982 1970–1978
1988 1969–1991
1988 1970–1977
1979 1950–1978
1982 1974–1988
1988 1976–1984
1979 1955–1978
1985 1970–1999
See also First Wran ministry
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