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Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1973–1976
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 44th parliament held their seats from 1973 to 1976. They were elected at the 1973 New South Wales state election, 1973 state election, and at List of New South Wales state by-elections#Forty-fourth Legislative Assembly 1973–1976, by-elections. The Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Speaker was Jim Cameron (politician), Jim Cameron. See also *Askin–Cutler ministry (1973–1975), Sixth Askin ministry *Lewis–Cutler ministry, First Lewis ministry *Lewis–Punch ministry, Second Lewis ministry *Willis–Punch ministry, Willis ministry *Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) *Candidates of the 1973 New South Wales state election References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1973-1976 Members of New South Wales parliaments by term 20th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is presided over by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The Assembly has 93 members, elected by single-member constituency, which are commonly known as seats. Voting is by the optional preferential system. Members of the Legislative Assembly have the post-nominals MP after their names. From the creation of the assembly up to about 1990, the post-nominals "MLA" (Member of the Legislative Assembly) were used. The Assembly is often called ''the bearpit'' on the basis of the house's reputation for confrontational style during heated moments and the "savage political theatre and the bloodlust of its professional players" attributed in part to executive dominance. History The Legislativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dowd (politician)
John Robert Arthur Dowd Order of Australia, AO King's Counsel, KC (born 12 November 1940), is a former leader of the Liberal Party of Australia in New South Wales. He was the Chancellor (education)#Australia, Chancellor of Southern Cross University between 2002 and 2014, and the President of ActionAid Australia, an international aid organisation. Early years and background Dowd was educated at Fort Street High School and the University of Sydney where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws, LLB. Before entering Parliament, he was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1967. Dowd later was admitted to the Bar of Ireland and became a member of the King's Inns in Dublin. Political career He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal Party, and the member for electoral district of Lane Cove, Lane Cove in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1975 to 1991. He served as Opposition Leader from 1981, elected as Leader shortly after that yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Pittwater
Pittwater is an New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Located in Sydney's north-east, it is 175.32 km2 in size, and comprises a part of the Local government in Australia, local government area of Northern Beaches Council—mostly the portion that was formerly Pittwater Council. It is named after Pittwater, a body of water the district roughly surrounds. It includes the suburbs or localities of Avalon, New South Wales, Avalon, Bayview, New South Wales, Bayview, Bilgola, New South Wales, Bilgola, Church Point, New South Wales, Church Point, Cottage Point, New South Wales, Cottage Point, Duffys Forest, New South Wales, Duffys Forest, Elanora Heights, New South Wales, Elanora Heights, Ingleside, New South Wales, Ingleside, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Ku-ring-gai Chase, Mona Vale, New South Wales, Mona Vale, Narrabeen, New Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Mosman
Mosman was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1913 and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Mosman. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into North Shore North Shore or Northshore may refer to: Geographic features Australia *North Shore (Sydney), a suburban region of Sydney **Electoral district of North Shore **North Shore railway line, Sydney *Noosa North Shore, Queensland * North Shore, New So .... Mosman was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1991. Members for Mosman Election results References Former electoral districts of New South Wales 1913 establishments in Australia Constituencies established in 1913 1920 disestablishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1920 1927 establishments in Australia Constituencies established in 1927 1991 disestablishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Legislative Assembly Electoral Districts ...
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from single-member electorates called districts, returning 93 members since the 1999 election. Prior to 1927 some districts returned multiple members, including 1920-1927 when all districts returned 3,4 or 5 members. Parramatta is the only district to have continuously existed since the establishment of the Assembly in 1856. External linksNew South Wales State Electoral Commission* {{Australian state electoral district * New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Mauger
Stephen George Mauger (17 June 1920 – 12 March 1976) was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Monaro in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1965 to 1976, and was Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs from 1975 to 1976. Mauger was born in Williamstown in Victoria to Albert Stephen Bamford, an electrical engineer in the fire brigade, and Matilda May Walker. The family moved to Canberra in 1926, and Mauger attended public schools in Telopea Park. He served in the Citizen Military Forces from 1936 until 1940, when he enlisted in the RAAF; in 1945 he retired as a sergeant. He was elected to Queanbeyan City Council in 1953, serving until 1959 (as Deputy Mayor 1956, 1958–1959). On 30 May 1942 he married Gwendoline Una Kaye, with whom he had three children. In 1965, the Labor member for Monaro, John Seiffert, retired. Mauger was selected as the Liberal Party's candidate; he faced Seiffert's son as the Labor candidate and Country Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Orange State By-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 14 February 1976. The election was triggered by the retirement of Sir Charles Cutler (). Dates Results Sir Charles Cutler () resigned. See also *Electoral results for the district of Orange *List of New South Wales state by-elections This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies. *Brackets aro ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Orange 1976 1976 elections in Australia New South Wales state by-elections 1970s in New South Wales February 1976 events in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry West (politician)
Garry Bruce West (born 19 January 1949) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1995, representing the electorate of Orange. He held several Ministerial positions in the Nick Greiner and then John Fahey Liberal-National coalition Government. Private life West was educated at Canobolas Public School and Orange High School in Orange, New South Wales. Early years West was one of the early members of the NSW Branch of the Young Australian Country Party, later to become the Young Nationals (Australia)-NSW, elected as State Chairman (1972–1973) and Federal Chairman (1973–1976). State politics Following the retirement of Sir Charles Cutler, West, aged 27 years, sought and gained endorsement as the Country Party candidate for the seat of Orange and was elected at a by-election held on 14 February 1976 in a three-corned contest between the Country, Liberal and Labor parties after being forced to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Cutler
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler KBE, ED (20 April 1918 – 23 September 2006) was an Australian politician, holding office for 28 years as an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange. Cutler was Country Party leader for sixteen years and became Minister for Education and Deputy Premier for ten years under Premiers Robert Askin and Tom Lewis. Early life Charles Cutler was born in Forbes in 1918, the son of George Cutler and Elizabeth Booth Cutler. His cousin, Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, was a Victoria Cross recipient and a long-serving Governor of New South Wales. Charles' ministerial service including as Deputy Premier commenced the year before his cousin's appointment as governor, meaning that Charles was in the cabinet that recommended Roden as governor to the Queen and that later Charles was sworn in as a minister in by his governor cousin. At an early age, Charles moved to the nearby regional city of Orange with his family, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Wagga Wagga State By-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wagga Wagga on 6 December 1975. The election was triggered by the resignation of Wal Fife () who had been pre-selected as the Liberal candidate for the next federal election for the division of Farrer. Fife subsequently won the election for Farrer on 13 December 1975. Dates Background In October 1975 the Australian constitutional crisis was evolving, with speculation about the possibility of an early election, through blocking supply in the Senate. At the 1974 election Labor had won 29 of the 60 seats, the Liberal/Country coalition had also won 29 seats with the other senators being Steele Hall ( Liberal Movement) and Michael Townley (Independent). In February 1975 Townley joined the Liberal party and two Coalition premiers would break longstanding convention in the replacement of two Labor senators. Lionel Murphy, who had resigned to take up an appointment to the High Court, was replaced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Schipp
Joseph John Schipp (21 March 1932 – 23 November 2017) was an Australian politician in the New South Wales Government. He was the Liberal member for Wagga Wagga in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1975 to 1999. Personal life Schipp was born in Mudgee and named for his father, Joseph William. He attended school at Mudgee, Temora and finally Wagga Wagga before qualifying as a primary school teacher in 1950. He married Rhonda Daisy Lange on 13 November 1954; they had two sons. Career In 1973 he joined the Liberal Party, becoming honorary secretary and vice-president of the local branch. In 1975, the Liberal member for the local state seat of Wagga Wagga, Wal Fife, resigned to contest the corresponding federal seat of Farrer Farrer may refer to People * Alisha Farrer (born 1943), Australian actress and model * Austin Farrer (1904–1968), English theologian, philosopher, and friend of C. S. Lewis * Buster Farrer (1936-), South African cricketer * Claude Farrer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Australian Federal Election
The 1975 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 13 December 1975. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution. Malcolm Fraser had been commissioned as caretaker prime minister following the dismissal of Gough Whitlam's three-year-old Labor government by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, on 11 November 1975. The same day, Fraser advised an immediate double dissolution, in accordance with Kerr's stipulated conditions (see 1975 Australian constitutional crisis). The Coalition of Fraser's Liberal Party of Australia and Doug Anthony's National Country Party secured government in its own right, winning the largest majority government to date in Australian history. The Liberals actually won a majority in their own right, with 68 seats–the first time that the main non-Labor party had done so since adopting the Liberal banner in 1944. Although Fraser had no need for the support of the Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
