# Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1961–1964

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1961 and 1964 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 16 March 1961, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1961. The President was William Dickson.
| Name | Party | End term | Years in office |
| Harold Ahern | Liberal | 1973 | 1949–1973 |
| Alexander Alam | Labor | 1973 | 1925–1958, 1963–1973 |
| Alexander Armstrong | Country | 1964 | 1952–1969 |
| George Bassett | Country | 1964 | 1932–1964 |
| Colin Begg | Liberal | 1973 | 1955–1964 |
| Arthur Bridges | Liberal | 1970 | 1946–1968 |
| Roger de Bryon-Faes | Liberal | 1973 | 1961–1981 |
| Harry Budd | Country | 1970 | 1946–1978 |
| Cedric Cahill | Labor | 1973 | 1954–1973 |
| Cyril Cahill | Independent Labor | 1973 | 1949–1977 |
| John Carter | Country | 1967 | 1955–1968 |
| Hector Clayton | Liberal | 1973 | 1937–1973 |
| Donald Cochrane | Independent Labor | 1964 | 1950–1964 |
| Harry Cockerill | Labor | 1973 | 1959–1973 |
| Col Colborne | Labor | 1973 | 1949–1973 |
| William Coulter | Labor | 1967 | 1947–1978 |
| Chris Dalton | Labor | 1970 | 1943–1970 |
| Robert Day | Labor | 1967 | 1953–1967 |
| William Dickson | Labor | 1964 | 1925–1934, 1940–1966 |
| Tom Dougherty | Labor | 1967 | 1957–1961 |
| Reg Downing | Labor | 1964 | 1940–1972 |
| Robert Erskine | Labor | 1973 | 1949–1973 |
| Stanley Eskell | Liberal | 1970 | 1958–1978 |
| Otway Falkiner | Country | 1970 | 1946–1978 |
| Herbert FitzSimons | Country | 1970 | 1955–1970 |
| John Fuller | Country | 1973 | 1961–1978 |
| Eileen Furley | Liberal | 1964 | 1962–1976 |
| Harry Gardiner | Independent Labor | 1967 | 1960–1974 |
| Walter Geraghty | Labor | 1967 | 1961–1978 |
| Thomas Gleeson | Independent Labor | 1970 | 1946–1975 |
| Patrick Grace | Independent Labor | 1964 | 1952–1964 |
| Charles Hackett | Independent Labor | 1964 | 1943–1964 |
| Herbert Henley | Country | 1964 | 1937–1964 |
| Frederick Hewitt | Liberal | 1967 | 1955–1976 |
| Reginald Jackson | Labor | 1970 | 1950–1969 |
| Asher Joel | Country | 1970 | 1958–1978 |
| Jim Kenny | Labor | 1964 | 1948–1967 |
| John Kenny | Independent Labor | 1970 | 1955–1970 |
| Christopher Love | Labor | 1973 | 1955–1970 |
| Jim Maloney | Labor | 1967 | 1941–1972 |
| Ralph Marsh | Labor | 1964 | 1962–1976 |
| William Murray | Labor | 1964 | 1952–1976 |
| Ernest O'Dea | Labor | 1967 | 1943–1967 |
| John Paterson | Liberal | 1970 | 1958–1970 |
| William Peters | Labor | 1970 | 1959–1978 |
| Thomas Playfair | Liberal | 1967 | 1927–1966 |
| Graham Pratten | Country | 1964 | 1937–1976 |
| Anne Press | Independent Labor | 1970 | 1959–1978 |
| Michael Quinn | Independent Labor | 1970 | 1960–1965 |
| Edna Roper | Labor | 1970 | 1958–1978 |
| Amelia Rygate | Independent Labor | 1967 | 1961–1978 |
| Leicester Saddington | Liberal | 1964 | 1952–1962 |
| Ian Sinclair | Country | 1973 | 1961–1963 |
| Leon Snider | Country | 1967 | 1943–1965 |
| Lloyd Sommerlad | Country | 1967 | 1955–1967 |
| Frank Spicer | Country | 1973 | 1925–1973 |
| Gavin Sutherland | Labor | 1973 | 1956–1970 |
| Norman Thom | Labor | 1967 | 1950–1978 |
| Henry Thompson | Liberal | 1964 | 1940–1964 |
| William Walmsley | Country | 1964 | 1952–1964 |
| Sir Edward Warren | Liberal | 1967 | 1955–1978 |
| John Weir | Labor | 1973 | 1949–1973 |
| Samuel Williams | Labor | 1964 | 1943–1962 |
| Ernest Wright | Labor | 1967 | 1943–1973 |
* 1 2 3 4 Robert Mahony (Labor) died on 8 February 1961, before this parliament began. Labor MLC Tom Dougherty resigned on 1 May 1961. Walter Geraghty (Labor) and Amelia Rygate (Independent Labor) were elected as their replacements on 7 September 1961.
* 1 2 3 4 5 Leicester Saddington (Liberal) died on 26 September 1962. Samuel Williams (Labor) died on 12 October 1962. Eileen Furley (Liberal) and Ralph Marsh (Labor) were elected as their replacements on 14 November 1962.
* 1 2 3 Ian Sinclair (Country) resigned on 24 October 1963 to contest the Australian House of Representatives. Alexander Alam (Labor) was elected as his replacement on 19 November 1963.
* 1 2 Colin Begg (Liberal) resigned in April 1964, creating a casual vacancy that was carried through to the next parliament.
* 1 2 Henry Thompson (Liberal) died on 21 March 1964, creating a casual vacancy that was carried through to the next parliament.
* ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Mahoney died, Saddington died, Sinclair resigned, Begg resigned, Thompson died.