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Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Council, 1943–1946
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ... between 1943 and 1946 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 18 December 1942, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1943. The President was Sir John Peden. See also * First McKell ministry * Second McKell ministry References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1943-1946 Members of New South Wales parliaments by term 20th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. It is normal for legislation to be first deliberated on and passed by the Legislative Assembly before being considered by the Legislative Council, which acts in the main as a house of review. The Legislative Council has 42 members, elected by proportional representation in which the whole state is a single electorate. Members serve eight-year terms, which are staggered, with half the Council being elected every four years, roughly coinciding with elections to the Legislative Assembly. History The parliament of New South Wales is Australia's oldest legislature. It had its beginnings when New South Wales was a British colony under the control of the Governor, and was first established by the ''New South Wales Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Culbert (Australian Politician)
John Culbert (22 February 1888 – 19 August 1943) was an Australian politician. He was born in Camperdown to carpenter James Culbert and Annie Josephine Farrelly. He was educated at Newtown and became a messenger boy with the Government Printing Office before working in timbermills. On 10 September 1913 he married Delia Winifred Brady, with whom he had two sons. He was state secretary of the Australian Timberworkers Union from 1920 to 1943 and later federal president. From 1925 to 1943 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th .... He was arrested in 1929 after the Timber Workers strike but was found not guilty of conspiracy. Culbert died in Annandale in 1943. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Culbert, John 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKell Ministry (1944–47)
McKell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Iain McKell, English photographer * Michael McKell (born 1959), English actor and singer/songwriter *Mike McKell Mike K. McKell is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Utah. A member of the Republican Party, McKell is a member of the Utah State Senate serving the 25th district. Prior to redistricting he represented the 7th District. He also ..., American lawyer and politician * William McKell GCMG (1891–1985), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, 12th Governor-General of Australia See also * Electoral district of McKell, electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1988 {{surname de:McKell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKell Ministry (1941–44)
McKell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Iain McKell, English photographer * Michael McKell (born 1959), English actor and singer/songwriter *Mike McKell Mike K. McKell is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Utah. A member of the Republican Party, McKell is a member of the Utah State Senate serving the 25th district. Prior to redistricting he represented the 7th District. He also ..., American lawyer and politician * William McKell GCMG (1891–1985), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, 12th Governor-General of Australia See also * Electoral district of McKell, electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1988 {{surname de:McKell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ferguson (New South Wales Politician)
John Alexander Ferguson (31 May 1903 – 2 August 1969) was an Australian politician. He was born near Glen Innes to miner Alexander Ferguson. He was educated at convent schools in Annandale from 1916, working variously in brass and jewellery before joining the railways in 1926. On 25 July 1925 he married Beatrice Jago, with whom he had eight children. A Labor Party member from 1926, he was an organiser for the Australian Railways Union from 1935 and state secretary from 1943 to 1952; he was also vice-president of the New South Wales Labor Party from 1943 to 1947, president from 1947 to 1952, and federal president from 1950 to 1952. From 1945 to 1952 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He resigned in 1952 to take up a post as chairman of the New South Wales Milk Board, a position he held until 1968. Ferguson died in 1969 at Lane Cove Lane Cove is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sinclair Holden
Thomas Sinclair Holden (6 January 1906 – 23 December 1973) was an Australian politician and judge. He was born in Redfern to Thomas Douglas Percy Holden, also a politician. He attended Fort Street High School and in 1928 received a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sydney. He married Rose Scott Winden, with whom he had three children. From 1928 he practised as a solicitor, and was called to the bar in 1938. He specialised in workers' compensation. From 1934 to 1945 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ..., representing the United Australia Party and then, briefly, the Liberal Party. He resigned in 1945 to take up a judgeship on the District Court, where he remained until 1965. Holden died at Strat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Williams (Australian Politician)
Samuel Connell Williams (1878 – 12 October 1962) was a Welsh-born Australian politician. He was born in Pontypridd to station master Connell Williams and Annie Williams. At a young age he worked in the Rhondda Valley coal mines before going to sea with the Royal Navy around 1902, eventually settling in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1909. He became a diver and mariner, and in 1918 married Olive Elizabeth Harland, with whom he had a daughter. In 1924 he came to Sydney with a dredge and was employed by the Maritime Services Board. Long involved in the Labor Party and the union movement, he was state secretary of the Dredge and Maritime Service Employees Association from 1939 to 1957. From 1943 to 1962 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Howie (politician)
Sir Archibald Howie (12 May 1879 – 26 October 1943) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Early life He was born in Glasgow to mason Archibald Howie and Janet Ferguson. His family migrated to New South Wales in 1881, and Howie became a building contractor, eventually taking over his father's business. In 1912 he married Emily Clara Manuelle, with whom he had a son. In 1927 he was elected for a single term as President of the Master Builders Association of New South Wales. Political career From 1934 to 1941 he was a member of Sydney City Council, and from 1934 to 1943 he was a United Australia Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was knighted in the 1938 New Year Honours. In 1939 he was appointed a Fellow of the Senate of the University of Sydney, serving until his death. He was president of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales from 1941 until his death. Howie died at his Hunters Hill residence, "''Clifton''" in Woolwich Road, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibb (politician)
William James Gibb (25 June 1882 – 8 August 1952) was an Australian politician. He was born at Redfern to tramdriver James Gibb and Julie Smith. He worked as a tailor, and was vice-president of the Amalgamated Clothing and Allied Trades' Union from 1917, becoming federal president from 1928 to 1929. On 9 December 1922 he married Elizabeth Kelly; he would later marry again on 14 April 1949 to Charlotte Dalton McMahon. He served on the Labor Party central executive from 1923 to 1924. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ... from 1931 to 1934 and from 1943 to 1952, when he died at Darlinghurst. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibb, William 1882 births 1952 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hackett (politician)
Charles Hackett (28 January 1889 – 13 February 1976) was an Australian politician. He was born at Ultimo to labourer Charles Hackett and Helen Ferguson. He was an employee of Sydney City Council for many years. On 10 June 1922 he married Mary Doyle, with whom he had five children. A long-time Labor Party member, he was secretary of the Pyrmont Denison branch and served on the central executive from 1920 to 1921, 1931 to 1939 and 1941 to 1944. In 1943 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. Expelled from the Labor Party in 1959 for voting against the abolition of the Legislative Council, he became involved with the Independent Labor Group. He was defeated in 1964 and retired from politics. Hackett died in 1976 in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Parliament
The Parliament of New South Wales is a bicameral legislature in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), consisting of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house). Each house is directly elected by the people of New South Wales at elections held approximately every four years. The Parliament derives its authority from the King of Australia, King Charles III, represented by the Governor of New South Wales, who chairs the Executive Council. The parliament shares law making powers with the Australian Federal (or Commonwealth) Parliament. The New South Wales Parliament follows Westminster parliamentary traditions of dress, Green–Red chamber colours and protocols. It is located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney. History The Parliament of New South Wales was the first of the Australian colonial legislatures, with its formation in the 1850s. At the time, New South Wales was a British colony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Coates (politician)
Joseph Farrar Coates (21 September 1878 – 4 May 1943) was an Australian politician. He was born in Bathurst to commercial agent James Farrar Coates and Honorah Mahony. He was educated at St Aloysius' College in Sydney and became a commercial traveller; he also owned property at Bathurst. On 17 March 1899 he married Mary Teresa Hinchy, with whom he had four children. In 1902 he was a foundation member of the Shop Assistants Union, and in 1910 he ran unsuccessfully as the Labor Party candidate for the state seat of Bathurst. In 1921 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th .... He was a minister without portfolio from 1925 to 1927 and led the Labor Party in the Council from 1927, but was an opponent of Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
