Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 42nd parliament held their seats from 1968 to 1971. They were elected at the 1968 state election,^[1] and at by-elections.^[2][3][4] The Speaker was Sir Kevin Ellis.^[5]

Name	Party		Electorate	Term in office
Robert Askin		Liberal	Collaroy	1950–1975
Brian Bannon		Labor	Rockdale	1959–1986
John Barraclough		Liberal	Bligh	1968–1981
Jack Beale		Liberal	South Coast	1942–1973
Eric Bedford		Labor	Fairfield	1968–1985
Ken Booth		Labor	Wallsend	1960–1988
Lionel Bowen [c]		Labor	Randwick	1962–1969
Laurie Brereton [c]		Labor	Randwick	1970–1971, 1973–1990
Ron Brewer		Country	Goulburn	1965–1984
Jim Brown		Country	Raleigh	1959–1984
Tim Bruxner		Country	Tenterfield	1962–1981
Tom Cahill		Labor	Cook's River	1959–1983
Jim Cameron		Liberal	Northcott	1968–1984
Bill Chaffey		Country	Tamworth	1940–1973
Jim Clough		Liberal	Eastwood	1956–1988
Reg Coady		Labor	Drummoyne	1954–1973
Harold Coates		Independent	Blue Mountains	1965–1976
Peter Coleman		Liberal	Fuller	1968–1978
Bruce Cowan		Country	Oxley	1965–1980
Peter Cox		Labor	Auburn	1965–1988
Bill Crabtree		Labor	Kogarah	1953–1983
Geoff Crawford		Country	Barwon	1950–1976
Douglas Cross [e]		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
Roger Degen		Labor	Balmain	1968–1984
Keith Doyle		Liberal	Vaucluse	1965–1978
Max Dunbier		Liberal	Campbelltown	1968–1971
Ron Dunbier		Liberal	Nepean	1965–1971
Bruce Duncan		Country	Lismore	1965–1988
Vince Durick		Labor	Lakemba	1964–1984
Clarrie Earl		Labor	Bass Hill	1953–1973
Syd Einfeld		Labor	Bondi	1965–1981
Sir Kevin Ellis		Liberal	Coogee	1948–1953, 1956–1962, 1965–1973
Jack Ferguson		Labor	Merrylands	1959–1984
Wal Fife		Liberal	Wagga Wagga	1957–1975
Col Fisher [b]		Country	Upper Hunter	1970–1988
Pat Flaherty		Labor	Granville	1962–1984
George Freudenstein		Country	Young	1959–1981
Lin Gordon [d]		Labor	Murrumbidgee	1970–1984
Al Grassby [d]		Labor	Murrumbidgee	1965–1969
Ian Griffith		Liberal	Cronulla	1956–1978
Bill Haigh		Labor	Maroubra	1968–1983
Dick Healey		Liberal	Wakehurst	1962–1981
Jack Hough		Liberal	Wollongong	1965–1971
Pat Hills		Labor	Phillip	1954–1988
Davis Hughes		Country	Armidale	1950–1953, 1956–1973
Ted Humphries		Liberal	Gosford	1965–1971
David Hunter		Liberal	Ashfield	1940–1976
Merv Hunter [a]		Labor	Lake Macquarie	1969–1991
John Jackett		Liberal	Burwood	1965–1978
Rex Jackson		Labor	Bulli	1955–1986
Harry Jago		Liberal	Gordon	1962–1973
Harry Jensen		Labor	Wyong	1965–1981
Lew Johnstone		Labor	Broken Hill	1965–1981
Sam Jones		Labor	Waratah	1965–1984
Nick Kearns		Labor	Bankstown	1962–1980
Laurie Kelly		Labor	Corrimal	1968–1988
Joe Kelly		Labor	East Hills	1956–1973
Joe Lawson		Independent	Murray	1932–1973
Tom Lewis		Liberal	Wollondilly	1957–1978
Gordon Mackie		Liberal	Albury	1965–1978
Dan Mahoney		Labor	Parramatta	1959–1976
John Maddison		Liberal	Hornsby	1962–1980
Jack Mannix		Labor	Liverpool	1952–1971
John Mason		Liberal	Dubbo	1965–1981
Steve Mauger		Liberal	Monaro	1965–1976
Robert McCartney		Labor	Hamilton	1959–1971
Ken McCaw		Liberal	Lane Cove	1947–1975
Laurie McGinty		Liberal	Willoughby	1968–1978
Tom Mead		Liberal	Hurstville	1965–1976
Milton Morris		Liberal	Maitland	1956–1980
Pat Morton		Liberal	Mosman	1947–1972
Lerryn Mutton		Liberal	Yaralla	1968–1978
George Neilly		Labor	Cessnock	1959–1978
Frank O'Keefe [b]		Country	Upper Hunter	1961–1969
Clive Osborne		Country	Bathurst	1967–1981
George Petersen		Labor	Kembla	1968–1988
Leon Punch		Country	Gloucester	1959–1985
Ernie Quinn		Labor	Wentworthville	1962–1988
Jack Renshaw		Labor	Castlereagh	1941–1980
Max Ruddock		Liberal	The Hills	1962–1976
Norm Ryan		Labor	Marrickville	1953–1973
Bill Sheahan		Labor	Burrinjuck	1941–1973
Jim Simpson [a]		Labor	Lake Macquarie	1950–1968
Albert Sloss		Labor	King	1956–1973
Jim Southee		Labor	Blacktown	1962–1973
Stanley Stephens		Country	Byron	1944–1973
Jack Stewart		Labor	Kahibah	1957–1972
Kevin Stewart		Labor	Canterbury	1962–1985
Jim Taylor		Country	Temora	1960–1981
Arthur Wade		Labor	Newcastle	1968–1988
John Waddy		Liberal	Kirribilli	1962–1976
Frank Walker [e]		Labor	Georges River	1970–1988
Tim Walker		Liberal	Sutherland	1968–1978
Bill Weiley		Country	Clarence	1955–1971
Eric Willis		Liberal	Earlwood	1950–1978
Roger Wotton		Country	Burrendong	1968–1971, 1973–1991

1. Lake Macquarie Labor MLA Jim Simpson died on 10 December 1968. Labor candidate Merv Hunter won the resulting by-election on 19 April 1969.
2. Upper Hunter Country Party MLA Frank O'Keefe resigned on 22 September 1969 in order to contest the federal seat of Paterson at the 1969 federal election. Country Party candidate Col Fisher won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1970.
3. Randwick Labor MLA Lionel Bowen resigned on 18 September 1969 in order to contest the federal seat of Kingsford Smith at the 1969 federal election. Labor candidate Laurie Brereton won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1970.
4. Murrumbidgee Labor MLA Al Grassby resigned on 18 September 1969 in order to contest the federal seat of Riverina at the 1969 federal election. Labor candidate Lin Gordon won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1970.
5. Georges River Country Party MLA Douglas Cross died on 9 July 1970. Labor candidate Frank Walker won the resulting by-election on 19 September.
6. The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: Simpson died,^[a] O'Keefe resigned,^[b] Bowen resigned,^[c] Grassby resigned,^[d] and Cross died.^[e]

See also

• Second Askin ministry
• Third Askin ministry
• Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election
• Candidates of the 1968 New South Wales state election