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1961 : Australia

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1961 to 1964. At this time the Council was not directly elected, but was chosen by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament.

Name Party Years in office
Harold Ahern Liberal 1949–1973
Alexander Alam 3 ALP 1925–1958, 1963–1973
Alexander Armstrong Country 1952–1969
George Bassett Country 1932–1964
Colin Begg 4 Liberal 1955–1964
Arthur Bridges Liberal 1946–1968
Roger de Bryon-Faes Liberal 1961–1981
Harry Budd Country 1946–1978
Cedric Cahill Labor 1954–1973
Cyril Cahill Independent Labor 1949–1977
John Carter Country 1955–1968
Hector Clayton Independent 1937–1973
Donald Cochrane Independent Labor 1950–1964
Harry Cockerill ALP 1959–1973
Col Colborne ALP 1949–1973
William Coulter ALP 1947–1978
Chris Dalton ALP 1943–1970
Robert Day ALP 1953–1967
William Dickson ALP 1925–1934, 1940–1966
Tom Dougherty 1 ALP 1957–1961
Reg Downing ALP 1940–1972
Robert Erskine ALP 1949–1973
Stanley Eskell Liberal 1958–1978
Otway Falkiner Country 1946–1978
Herbert FitzSimons Country 1955–1970
John Fuller Country 1961–1978
Eileen Furley 2 Liberal 1962–1976
Harry Gardiner Independent Labor 1960–1974
Walter Geraghty 1 ALP 1961–1978
Thomas Gleeson Independent Labor 1946–1975
Patrick Grace Independent Labor 1952–1964
Charles Hackett Independent Labor 1943–1964
Herbert Henley Country 1937–1964
Frederick Hewitt Liberal 1955–1976
Reginald Jackson ALP 1950–1969
Asher Joel Country 1958–1978
Jim Kenny ALP 1948–1967
John Kenny Independent Labor 1955–1970
Christopher Love ALP 1955–1970
Jim Maloney ALP 1941–1972
Ralph Marsh 2 ALP 1962–1976
William Murray ALP 1952–1976
Ernest O'Dea ALP 1943–1967
John Paterson Liberal 1958–1970
William Peters ALP 1959–1978
Thomas Playfair Liberal 1927–1966
Graham Pratten Country 1937–1976
Anne Press Independent Labor 1959–1978
Michael Quinn Independent Labor 1960–1965
Edna Roper ALP 1958–1978
Amelia Rygate 1 Independent Labor 1961–1978
Leicester Saddington 2 Liberal 1952–1962
Ian Sinclair 3 Country 1961–1963
Leon Snider Country 1943–1965
Lloyd Sommerlad Country 1955–1967
Frank Spicer Country 1925–1973
Gavin Sutherland ALP 1956–1970
Norman Thom ALP 1950–1978
Henry Thompson 5 Liberal 1940–1964
William Walmsley Country 1952–1964
Sir Edward Warren Liberal 1955–1978
John Weir ALP 1949–1973
Samuel Williams 2 ALP 1943–1962
Ernest Gerard Wright ALP 1943–1973
1 Labor MLC Robert Mahony died on 8 February 1961, before this parliament began. Labor MLC Tom Dougherty resigned on 1 May 1961. Labor candidate Walter Geraghty and Independent Labor candidate Amelia Rygate were elected as their replacements on 7 September 1961.
2 Liberal MLC Leicester Saddington died on 26 September 1962. Labor MLC Samuel Williams died on 12 October 1962. Liberal candidate Eileen Furley and Labor candidate Ralph Marsh were elected as their replacements on 14 November 1962.
3 Country MLC Ian Sinclair resigned on 24 October 1963 to contest the Australian House of Representatives. Labor candidate Alexander Alam was elected as his replacement on 19 November 1963.
4 Liberal MLC Colin Begg resigned in April 1964, creating a casual vacancy that was carried through to the next parliament.
5 Liberal MLC Henry Thompson died on 21 March 1964, creating a casual vacancy that was carried through to the next parliament.