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1976

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1973 to 1976. At this time the Council was not directly elected, but was chosen by members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at triennial elections.

Name Party Years in office
Kath Anderson ALP 1973–1981
Evelyn Barron ALP 1963–1976
Fred Bowen ALP 1966–1976
Hon Roger de Bryon-Faes Liberal 1961–1981
Hon Sir Harry Budd Country 1946–1978
Cyril Cahill Independent Labor 1949–1977
Hon Frank Calabro Liberal 1970–1988
Joseph Calcraft Independent 1973–1976
Hon Leo Connellan Country 1969–1970, 1970–1981
William Coulter ALP 1947–1978
Margaret Davis Liberal 1967–1978
John Ducker ALP 1972–1979
Hon Fred Duncan Liberal 1972–1984
Thomas Erskine Liberal 1970–1978
Stanley Eskell Liberal 1958–1978
Dick Evans Liberal 1969–1978
Otway Falkiner Country 1946–1978
Hon Dr Derek Freeman Liberal 1973–1981, 1981–1984
Hon Barney French ALP 1973–1991
John Fuller Country 1961–1978
Eileen Furley Liberal 1962–1976
John Gardiner 3 Independent 1960–1974
Walter Geraghty ALP 1961–1978
Thomas Gleeson 5 Independent Labor 1946–1975
Trevor Gordon ALP 1964–1976
Hon Jack Hallam ALP 1973–1991
Clive Healey ALP 1970–1988
Frederick Hewitt Liberal 1955–1976
Hon John Holt Liberal 1972–1984
Ted Humphries Liberal 1972–1978
Sir Asher Joel Country 1958–1978
Geoffrey Keighley Country 1965–1978
Hon Bill Kennedy Country 1971–1984
Paul Landa ALP 1973–1984
Hon Lloyd Lange 2 Liberal 1974–1986
Vi Lloyd Liberal 1973–1981
Hon Toby MacDiarmid 1 Country 1973–1988
Richmond Manyweathers Country 1968–1978
Ralph Marsh ALP 1962–1976
Thomas McKay Liberal 1966–1978
Peter McMahon ALP 1973–1981
Hon Herb McPherson ALP 1964–1981
Robert Melville ALP 1973–1981
Doug Moppett 5 Country 1976–1978, 1991–2002
William Murray ALP 1952–1976
Lindsay North ALP 1964–1976
Clyde Packer Liberal 1964–1976
Frederick Pratten Liberal 1937–1976
Anne Press Liberal 1959–1978
Bernard Riley 2 Liberal 1968–1973
Edna Roper ALP 1958–1978
Bob Rowland Smith 4 Country 1974–1999
Amelia Rygate ALP 1961–1978
Walter Scott 3 Liberal 1974–1978
Leroy Serisier ALP 1970–1978
Hon Adrian Solomons Country 1969–1991
Harry Sullivan Independent/Country 1970–1977
Hon Norman Thom ALP 1950–1978
Hon Joe Thompson 2 ALP 1974–1988
Eben Vickery 4 Country 1967–1974
Sir Edward Warren Liberal 1955–1978
Hon Max Willis Liberal 1970–1999
Neville Wran 2 ALP 1970–1973
Ernest Wright 1 ALP 1943–1973
1 ALP MLC Ernest Wright resigned on 16 April 1973. Country candidate Toby MacDiarmid was elected as his replacement on 17 August 1973.
2 Liberal MLC Bernard Riley and ALP MLC Neville Wran resigned on 19 October 1973. Liberal candidate Lloyd Lange and ALP candidate Joe Thompson were elected as their replacements on 6 March 1974.
3 Independent MLC John Gardiner died on 8 April 1974. Liberal candidate Walter Scott was elected as his replacement on 15 August 1974.
4 Country MLC Eben Vickery died on 26 August 1974. Country candidate Bob Rowland Smith was elected as his replacement on 26 September 1974.
5 Independent Labor MLC Thomas Gleeson died on 25 November 1975. Country candidate Doug Moppett was elected as his replacement on 3 March 1976