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Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Council, 1958–1961
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1958 and 1961 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 26 November 1957, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1958. The President of the New South Wales Legislative Council, President was William Dickson (Australian politician), William Dickson. See also *Cahill ministry (1956–59), Third Cahill ministry *Cahill ministry (1959), Fourth Cahill ministry References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1958-1961 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] |
Donald Cochrane (politician)
Donald Vincent Cochrane (17 February 1904 – 29 January 1985) was an Australian politician. Born in Charters Towers to engine driver Robert Henry Cochrane and Levinia Mary Yeo, the family moved to Sydney in 1908. Cochrane was educated at Marrickville and worked at his father's returned serviceman's block in Tarcutta. In 1920 he joined the Labor Party. He worked in New South Wales and Queensland until the Depression, and was later in the battery-manufacturing business. In 1933 he was elected to Marrickville Municipal Council Marrickville Council was a local government area located in the inner west region of Sydney, Australia. It was originally created on 1 November 1861 as the "Municipality of Marrickville". On 12 May 2016, Marrickville Council was forcibly merge ..., of which he was mayor in 1944 (he would serve on council until 1957). On 10 January 1943 he married Ruth Nuttal, with whom he had a son. In 1950 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cahill Ministry (1959)
__NOTOC__ The Cahill ministry (1959) or Fourth Cahill ministry was the 58th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 29th Premier, Joe Cahill, of the Labor Party. The ministry was the fourth and final of four consecutive occasions when the Government was led by Cahill, as Premier. Cahill was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1925 and served until 1932, representing the seats of St George and Arncliffe before being defeated. He was re-elected in 1935, again representing Arncliffe, and then represented Cook's River between 1941 and 1959. Having served continuously as Secretary for Public Works in the first, second, and third ministries of Jim McGirr, when Deputy Premier Jack Baddeley resigned, Cahill was appointed as McGirr's deputy on 21 September 1949. McGirr resigned as Premier several years later, on 2 April 1952, and Cahill was elected as Labor Leader and became Premier. Cahill led Labor to victory at the 1953, 1956, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cahill Ministry (1956–59)
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Cahill ministry may refer to: * Cahill ministry (1952–1953) * Cahill ministry (1953–1956) * Cahill ministry (1956–1959) * Cahill ministry (1959) __NOTOC__ The Cahill ministry (1959) or Fourth Cahill ministry was the 58th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 29th Premier, Joe Cahill, of the Labor Party. The ministry was the fourth and final of four consecutive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mahony
Robert Mahony (3 October 1872 – 8 February 1961) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born in Cork to shipwright William Mahony and Bridget Manning. The family migrated to Sydney in 1877 and Robert was educated at a Balmain convent before becoming a boilermaker. In July 1895 he married Margaret Jane Mahony, with whom he had eight children. President of the Balmain Labour League in 1891, he was foundation secretary of the Ship, Painters and Dockers' Union in 1900 and was general secretary of the federated union from 1915 to 1945. He was active in the campaign against conscription during World War I, and was campaign director for John Storey. From 1921 to 1961 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, serving as party whip from 1922 to 1961. Mahony died in Balmain in 1961. His brother, William Mahony, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Gardiner (politician)
John Henry Gardiner (25 May 1907 – 8 April 1974) was an Australian politician, who served as a Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, Mayor of Redfern and Chairman of the Sydney County Council. Early life and career He was born in Redfern, New South Wales, Redfern to businessman Edward Felix Gardiner. He was educated at Haberfield, New South Wales, Haberfield Public School and Fort Street High School before becoming a motor parts manufacturer. Around 1928 he married Dora Elizabeth Saunders, with whom he had three children. Political career In January 1932, Gardiner was first elected as a Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party candidate to a seat on Redfern Ward of the Municipality of Redfern, Redfern Municipal Council and soon rose to be mayor of the council in December 1934. Gardiner was appointed mayor by the Minister for Local Government, Eric Spooner, which was due to the deadlocked nature of the council, which was split equally between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Quinn (Australian Politician)
Michael Thomas Leslie Quinn (23 October 1900 – 12 July 1965) was an Australian politician. Born in Homebush to Irish migrants Michael Quinn and Maria Gannon, he attended Christian Brothers College in Burwood, becoming a shop assistant. On 15 April 1932 he married Rita Munro, with whom he would have eight children. He began farming at Boomi, becoming a Boomi Shire Councillor from 1941 to 1959 (president 1952–1959) and Chairman of the Moree District Local Government Committee (1954–59). A member of the Labor Party, he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1960 but immediately resigned from the party to join the Independent Labor Group The Independent Labor Group was a minor Australian political grouping in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1959 to 1977. The group emerged when a number of Labor Party MLCs were expelled from the party for voting against the abolition ..., which opposed the official party policy of abolition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Arthur King
Robert Arthur King (9 April 1886 – 27 February 1960) was an Australian politician. He was born in Launceston to tailor Robert King and Louisa Barrett. He was educated at private schools and became a saddler, moving to New South Wales around 1916. In that year he married Florence May Mullins, with whom he had two daughters. He was closely involved in the Saddlers' Union and was also active in the Trades and Labor Council. King was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1931, and played an active part in the turmoil in Labor politics throughout the subsequent decade. He was expelled from the Labor Party in 1936 and became associated with Bob Heffron's Industrial Labor Party. Readmitted to the formal Labor Party in 1939, he also served as vice-president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1935 to 1960. King died in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Labor Group
The Independent Labor Group was a minor Australian political grouping in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1959 to 1977. The group emerged when a number of Labor Party MLCs were expelled from the party for voting against the abolition of the Legislative Council, which was then party policy. Eight Labor MLCs were expelled in 1959, and they were formally constituted as the Independent Labor Group on 22 August 1961, electing Thomas Gleeson as their leader. They held the balance of power throughout most of the early 1960s, increasing their numbers to ten in 1961, when the Coalition aided the election of Amelia Rygate. In the late 1960s, however, the group's power began to diminish. Amelia Rygate rejoined the Labor Party in 1966; Anne Press joined the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Rygate
Gerald Blake Rygate (24 February 1895 – 8 June 1960) was an Australian politician. Born at Grenfell to medical doctor Robert Edward Rygate, he was educated at St Ignatius College, Riverview. He also studied medicine subsequently joining the Irrigation Commission as a clerk in Leeton, NSW. Granted extended leave Rygate enlisted in the AIF in August 1915. He served in Egypt and France, was wounded in action and was twice mentioned in despatches. On his return he farmed at Canowindra. On 7 February 1923 he married Amelia Rice, with whom he had a son. A Labor Party member since 1912, he was prominent in local politics and sports administration, served as coroner, and actively promoted returned servicemen's welfare causes. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1952. In 1959 he was expelled from the party for voting against the abolition of the Legislative Council, and became associated with the Independent Labor Group. In failing health, his attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kenny (politician)
John Lesley Kenny (21 June 1889 – 19 June 1978) was an Australian politician. He was born at Port Macquarie and worked as a plumber. A Labor Party member from around 1906, he was secretary and president of the Port Macquarie branch and a local alderman from 1959 to 1964. In 1955 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Labor member. He was expelled from the party in 1959 for opposing the abolition of the Legislative Council, and was thereafter associated with the Independent Labor Group The Independent Labor Group was a minor Australian political grouping in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1959 to 1977. The group emerged when a number of Labor Party MLCs were expelled from the party for voting against the abolition .... Kenny left the Council in 1970 and died at Port Macquarie in 1978. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenny, John 1889 births 1978 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Independent Lab ... [...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] |
