Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1956–1959

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1959, as elected at the 1956 state election:

Name Party Electorate Term in office
Tom Armstrong [3] Independent Labor Kahibah 1953–1957
Hon Robert Askin Liberal Collaroy 1950–1975
Jack Beale Liberal South Coast 1942–1973
Ivan Black Liberal Neutral Bay 1945–1951, 1951–1962
George Booth Labor Kurri Kurri 1925–1960
George Brain Liberal Willoughby 1943–1968
Hon Michael Bruxner Country Tenterfield 1920–1962
Fred Cahill Labor Young 1941–1959
Hon Joseph Cahill Labor Cook's River 1925–1959
George Campbell Labor Hamilton 1950–1959
Bill Chaffey Country Tamworth 1940–1973
Bill Chapman Liberal Nepean 1956–1962
Jim Clough Liberal Parramatta 1956–1959, 1965–1988
Reg Coady Labor Leichhardt 1954–1973
Rex Connor Labor Wollongong-Kembla 1950–1963
Geoffrey Cox [4] Liberal Vaucluse 1957–1964
Bill Crabtree Labor Kogarah 1953–1983
Geoff Crawford Country Barwon 1950–1976
John Crook Labor Cessnock 1949–1959
Douglas Cross Liberal Georges River 1948–1953, 1956–1970
Charles Cutler Country Orange 1947–1975
Douglas Darby Liberal Manly 1945–1978
Bernie Deane Liberal Hawkesbury 1950–1972
Doug Dickson Country Temora 1938–1960
Ben Doig [2] Liberal Burwood 1957–1965
Frank Downing Labor Ryde 1953–1968
Clarrie Earl Labor Fairfield 1953–1973
Jack Easter Country Lismore 1953–1959
Kevin Ellis Liberal Coogee 1948–1953, 1956–1973
Hon George Enticknap Labor Murrumbidgee 1941–1965
Hon Clive Evatt Labor/Independent [1] Hurstville 1939–1959
William Ferguson Labor Waverley 1953–1961
Wal Fife [6] Liberal Wagga Wagga 1957–1975
Ray Fitzgerald Country Gloucester 1941–1962
Howard Fowles Labor Illawarra 1941–1968
Stewart Fraser Liberal Gordon 1953–1962
John Freeman Labor Blacktown 1945–1959
Radford Gamack Country Raleigh 1953–1959
Hon William Gollan Labor Randwick 1941–1962
Eddie Graham [6] Labor Wagga Wagga 1941–1957
Fred Green Labor Redfern 1950–1968
Ian Griffith Liberal Sutherland 1956–1978
Frank Hawkins Labor Newcastle 1935–1968
Eric Hearnshaw Liberal Eastwood 1945–1965
Hon Robert Heffron Labor Maroubra 1930–1968
Pat Hills Labor Phillip 1954–1988
Davis Hughes Country Armidale 1950–1953, 1956–1973
David Hunter Liberal Croydon 1940–1976
Harold Jackson Liberal Gosford 1950–1965
Rex Jackson Labor Bulli 1955–1986
Les Jordan Country Oxley 1944–1965
Gus Kelly Labor Bathurst 1925–1932, 1935–1967
Joe Kelly Labor East Hills 1956–1973
Hon Bill Lamb Labor Granville 1938–1962
Hon Abe Landa Labor Bondi 1930–1965
Walter Lawrence Liberal Drummoyne 1956–1962
Joe Lawson Country Murray 1932–1973
Tom Lewis [5] Liberal Wollondilly 1957–1978
Ray Maher Labor North Sydney 1953–1965
Cliff Mallam Labor Dulwich Hill 1953–1968, 1971–1981
Jack Mannix Labor Liverpool 1952–1971
Ken McCaw Liberal Lane Cove 1947–1975
Hon John McGrath Labor Rockdale 1941–1959
John McMahon Labor Balmain 1950–1968
Milton Morris Liberal Maitland 1956–1980
Pat Morton Liberal Mosman 1947–1972
Richard Murden Liberal Ashfield 1953–1959
Thomas Murphy Labor Concord 1953–1968
Leo Nott Labor Mudgee 1953–1973
Hon Roger Nott Labor Liverpool Plains 1941–1961
Hon Maurice O'Sullivan Labor Paddington 1927–1959
Doug Padman Liberal Albury 1947–1965
Leslie Parr [2] Liberal Burwood 1951–1956
Blake Pelly [5] Liberal Wollondilly 1950–1957
Spence Powell Labor Bankstown 1950–1962
Frank Purdue Independent Waratah 1956–1962, 1964–1965
Hon Jack Renshaw Labor Castlereagh 1941–1980
Clarrie Robertson Labor Dubbo 1942–1950, 1953-1959
Ian Robinson Country Casino 1953–1963
Murray Robson [4] Liberal Vaucluse 1936–1957
Jim Robson Labor Hartley 1956–1965
D'Arcy Rose Country Upper Hunter 1939–1959
Norm Ryan Labor Marrickville 1953–1973
Thomas Ryan Labor Auburn 1956–1965
John Seiffert Labor Monaro 1941–1965
Hon Bill Sheahan Labor Burrinjuck 1941–1973
Jim Simpson Labor Lake Macquarie 1950–1968
Albert Sloss Labor King 1956–1973
Stanley Stephens Country Byron 1944–1973
Jack Stewart [3] Labor Kahibah 1957–1972
Sydney Storey Liberal Hornsby 1941–1962
Arthur Tonge Labor Canterbury 1926–1932, 1935–1962
Hon Vernon Treatt Liberal Woollahra 1938–1962
Laurie Tully Labor Goulburn 1946–1965
William Wattison Labor Sturt 1947–1968
Bill Weiley Country Clarence 1955–1971
Ernest Wetherell Labor Cobar 1949–1965
Eric Willis Liberal Earlwood 1950–1978
Stan Wyatt Labor Lakemba 1950–1964
1 Hurstville MLA Clive Evatt was expelled from the Labor Party on 13 July 1956 for his continued public criticism of Premier Cahill. He served out his term as an independent.
2 Burwood Liberal MLA Leslie Parr died on 3 December 1956. Liberal candidate Ben Doig won the resulting by-election on 16 February 1957.
3 Kahibah independent MLA Tom Armstrong died on 16 March 1957. Labor candidate Jack Stewart won the resulting by-election on 13 April.
4 Vaucluse Liberal MLA Murray Robson resigned on 2 July 1957. Liberal candidate Geoffrey Cox won the resulting by-election on 24 August.
5 Wollondilly Liberal MLA Blake Pelly resigned on 19 September 1957. Liberal candidate Tom Lewis won the resulting by-election on 26 October.
6 Wagga Wagga Labor MLA Eddie Graham died on 13 November 1957. Liberal candidate Wal Fife won the resulting by-election on 14 December.

See also

Members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Legislative Council

1952–1955 • 1955–1958 • 1958–1961

Legislative Assembly

1953–1956 • 1956–1959 • 1959–1962

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