Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1949 and 1952 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 31 March 1949, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1949. The President was Ernest Farrar.
This election gave Labor a majority in the Legislative Council, its first since the re-constitution of the council in 1934, giving it a majority in both houses of parliament. The Labor Party expelled four members of the Legislative Assembly 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 the Legislative Council election, apparently voting for Bill McNamara who was 9th on the Labor ticket.
Name Party End term Years in office
1961 1949–1973
1958 1925–1958, 1963–1973
1955 1951–1953
1961 1935–1955
1952 1932–1964
1952 1932–1952
1958 1946–1950
1958 1946–1968
1958 1946–1954
1958 1946–1978
1961 1949–1977
1961 1937–1973
1952 1950–1964
1961 1949–1973
1955 1932–1955
1958 1925–1958
1955 1947–1978
1958 1943–1970
1952 1925–1934, 1940–1966
1952 1940–1972
1952 1940–1949
1961 1949–1973
1958 1946–1978
1958 1912–1952
1952 1945–1952
1961 1931–1934, 1943–1952
1958 1946–1975
1961 1934–1961
1952 1943–1964
1955 1943–1949
1952 1937–1964
1958 1917–1955
1958 1950–1969
1955 1923–1955
1952 1948–1967
1958 1931–1960
1961 1934–1955
1955 1921–1961
1955 1941–1972
1958 1932–1958
1955 1921–1955
1961 1931–1934, 1937–1955
1958 1921–1958
1955 1943–1967
1958 1946–1955
1952 1940–1952
1955 1927–1966
1952 1937–1976
1955 1920–1951
1961 1931–1934, 1943–1959
1955 1943–1965
1955 1932–1952
1952 1940–1952
1961 1925–1973
1961 1934–1961
1955 1941–1957
1952 1931–1952
1955 1950–1978
1952 1940–1964
1961 1949–1973
1955 1934–1955
1952 1943–1962
1961 1949–1961
1955 1943–1973
See also Second McGirr ministry Third McGirr ministry
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