# Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1970–1973

The New South Wales Legislative Council is indirectly elected by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament, with 15 members elected every three years. An election was held on 12 March 1970, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1970. The President was Sir Harry Budd.
| Name | Party | End term | Years in office |
| Harold Ahern | Liberal | 1973 | 1949–1973 |
| Alexander Alam | Labor | 1973 | 1925–1958, 1963–1973 |
| Evelyn Barron | Labor | 1976 | 1964–1976 |
| Norman Boland | Independent Labor | 1976 | 1966–1970 |
| Fred Bowen | Labor | 1976 | 1966–1976 |
| Roger de Bryon-Faes | Liberal | 1973 | 1961–1981 |
| Sir Harry Budd | Country | 1982 | 1946–1978 |
| Cedric Cahill | Labor | 1973 | 1954–1973 |
| Cyril Cahill | Independent Labor | 1973 | 1949–1977 |
| Jim Cahill | Labor | 1982 | 1965–1978 |
| Frank Calabro | Liberal | 1982 | 1970–1988 |
| Sir Hector Clayton | Liberal | 1973 | 1937–1973 |
| Harry Cockerill | Labor | 1973 | 1959–1973 |
| Col Colborne | Labor | 1973 | 1949–1973 |
| Leo Connellan | Country | 1973 | 1969–1970, 1970–1981 |
| William Coulter | Labor | 1979 | 1947–1978 |
| Margaret Davis | Liberal | 1979 | 1967–1978 |
| Reg Downing | Labor | 1976 | 1940–1972 |
| John Ducker | Labor | 1976 | 1972–1979 |
| Fred Duncan | Liberal | 1976 | 1972–1984 |
| Robert Erskine | Labor | 1973 | 1949–1973 |
| Thomas Erskine | Liberal | 1982 | 1970–1978 |
| Stanley Eskell | Liberal | 1982 | 1958–1978 |
| Dick Evans | Liberal | 1979 | 1969–1978 |
| Otway Falkiner | Country | 1982 | 1946–1978 |
| John Fuller | Country | 1973 | 1961–1978 |
| Eileen Furley | Liberal | 1976 | 1962–1976 |
| Harry Gardiner | Independent Labor | 1979 | 1960–1974 |
| Walter Geraghty | Labor | 1979 | 1961–1978 |
| Thomas Gleeson | Independent Labor | 1982 | 1946–1975 |
| Trevor Gordon | Labor | 1976 | 1964–1976 |
| Clive Healey | Labor | 1982 | 1970–1988 |
| Frederick Hewitt | Liberal | 1979 | 1955–1976 |
| John Holt | Liberal | 1976 | 1972–1984 |
| Ted Humphries | Liberal | 1979 | 1972–1978 |
| Sir Asher Joel | Country | 1982 | 1958–1978 |
| Geoffrey Keighley | Country | 1979 | 1965–1978 |
| Bill Kennedy | Country | 1976 | 1971–1984 |
| Christopher Love | Labor | 1973 | 1955–1970 |
| Jim Maloney | Labor | 1979 | 1941–1972 |
| Richmond Manyweathers | Country | 1979 | 1968–1978 |
| Ralph Marsh | Labor | 1976 | 1962–1976 |
| John McIntosh | Country | 1976 | 1964–1971 |
| Thomas McKay | Liberal | 1979 | 1966–1978 |
| Herb McPherson | Labor | 1973 | 1964–1981 |
| William Murray | Labor | 1976 | 1952–1976 |
| Lindsay North | Labor | 1976 | 1964–1976 |
| Hubert O'Connell | Independent Labor | 1976 | 1967–1971 |
| Clyde Packer | Liberal | 1976 | 1964–1976 |
| William Peters | Labor | 1982 | 1959–1978 |
| Graham Pratten | Country | 1976 | 1937–1976 |
| Anne Press | Liberal | 1982 | 1959–1978 |
| Bernard Riley | Liberal | 1982 | 1968–1973 |
| Edna Roper | Labor | 1982 | 1958–1978 |
| Amelia Rygate | Labor | 1979 | 1961–1978 |
| Leroy Serisier | Labor | 1982 | 1970–1978 |
| Perceval Shipton | Liberal | 1976 | 1964–1972 |
| Adrian Solomons | Country | 1976 | 1969–1991 |
| Frank Spicer | Country | 1973 | 1925–1973 |
| Harry Sullivan | Independent Labor | 1976 | 1970–1977 |
| Gavin Sutherland | Labor | 1973 | 1956–1970 |
| Norman Thom | Labor | 1979 | 1950–1978 |
| Eben Vickery | Country | 1979 | 1967–1974 |
| Sir Edward Warren | Liberal | 1979 | 1955–1978 |
| John Weir | Labor | 1973 | 1949–1973 |
| Max Willis | Liberal | 1973 | 1970–1999 |
| Neville Wran | Labor | 1982 | 1970–1973 |
| Ernest Wright | Labor | 1979 | 1943–1973 |
* 1 2 3 Norman Boland (Independent Labor) died on 14 April 1970. Harry Sullivan (Independent) was elected as his replacement on 14 August 1970.
* 1 2 3 Christopher Love (Labor) died on 7 April 1970. Max Willis (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 2 September 1970.
* 1 2 3 Gavin Sutherland (Labor) died on 17 August 1970. Country candidate Leo Connellan was elected as his replacement on 9 September 1970.
* 1 2 3 John McIntosh (Country) died on 10 August 1971. Bill Kennedy (Country) was elected as his replacement on 16 September 1971.
* 1 2 3 4 5 Hubert O'Connell (Independent Labor) died on 18 December 1971; Reg Downing (Labor) resigned on 4 February 1972. John Ducker (Labor) and Fred Duncan (Liberal) were elected as their replacements on 29 February 1972.
* 1 2 3 Jim Maloney (Labor) resigned on 16 February 1972. Ted Humphries (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 14 March 1972.
* 1 2 3 Perceval Shipton (Liberal) died on 11 August 1972. John Holt (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 30 August 1972.
* ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Boland died, Love died, Sutherland died, McIntosh died, O'Connell died, Downing resigned, Maloney resigned, Shipton died