# Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1956–1959

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 38th parliament held their seats from 1956 to 1959. They were elected at the 1956 state election, and at by-elections. The Speaker was Bill Lamb.
| Name | Party | Electorate | Term in office |
| Tom Armstrong | Independent Labor | Kahibah | 1953–1957 |
| Robert Askin | Liberal | Collaroy | 1950–1975 |
| Jack Beale | Liberal | South Coast | 1942–1973 |
| Ivan Black | Liberal | Neutral Bay | 1945–1951, 1951–1962 |
| George Booth | Labor | Kurri Kurri | 1925–1960 |
| George Brain | Liberal | Willoughby | 1943–1968 |
| Michael Bruxner | Country | Tenterfield | 1920–1962 |
| Fred Cahill | Labor | Young | 1941–1959 |
| Joseph Cahill | Labor | Cook's River | 1925–1959 |
| George Campbell | Labor | Hamilton | 1950–1959 |
| Bill Chaffey | Country | Tamworth | 1940–1973 |
| Bill Chapman | Liberal | Nepean | 1956–1962 |
| Jim Clough | Liberal | Parramatta | 1956–1959, 1965–1988 |
| Reg Coady | Labor | Leichhardt | 1954–1973 |
| Rex Connor | Labor | Wollongong-Kembla | 1950–1963 |
| Geoffrey Cox | Liberal | Vaucluse | 1957–1964 |
| Bill Crabtree | Labor | Kogarah | 1953–1983 |
| Geoff Crawford | Country | Barwon | 1950–1976 |
| John Crook | Labor | Cessnock | 1949–1959 |
| Douglas Cross | 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 |
| Doug Dickson | Country | Temora | 1938–1960 |
| Ben Doig | Liberal | Burwood | 1957–1965 |
| Frank Downing | Labor | Ryde | 1953–1968 |
| Clarrie Earl | Labor | Fairfield | 1953–1973 |
| Jack Easter | Country | Lismore | 1953–1959 |
| Kevin Ellis | Liberal | Coogee | 1948–1953, 1956–1973 |
| George Enticknap | Labor | Murrumbidgee | 1941–1965 |
| Clive Evatt | Labor/Independent | Hurstville | 1939–1959 |
| William Ferguson | Labor | Waverley | 1953–1961 |
| Wal Fife | Liberal | Wagga Wagga | 1957–1975 |
| Ray Fitzgerald | Country | Gloucester | 1941–1962 |
| Howard Fowles | Labor | Illawarra | 1941–1968 |
| Stewart Fraser | Liberal | Gordon | 1953–1962 |
| John Freeman | Labor | Blacktown | 1945–1959 |
| Radford Gamack | Country | Raleigh | 1953–1959 |
| William Gollan | Labor | Randwick | 1941–1962 |
| Eddie Graham | Labor | Wagga Wagga | 1941–1957 |
| Fred Green | Labor | Redfern | 1950–1968 |
| Ian Griffith | Liberal | Sutherland | 1956–1978 |
| Frank Hawkins | Labor | Newcastle | 1935–1968 |
| Eric Hearnshaw | Liberal | Eastwood | 1945–1965 |
| Robert Heffron | Labor | Maroubra | 1930–1968 |
| Pat Hills | Labor | Phillip | 1954–1988 |
| Davis Hughes | Country | Armidale | 1950–1953, 1956–1973 |
| David Hunter | Liberal | Croydon | 1940–1976 |
| Harold Jackson | Liberal | Gosford | 1950–1965 |
| Rex Jackson | Labor | Bulli | 1955–1986 |
| Les Jordan | Country | Oxley | 1944–1965 |
| Gus Kelly | Labor | Bathurst | 1925–1932, 1935–1967 |
| Joe Kelly | Labor | East Hills | 1956–1973 |
| Bill Lamb | Labor | Granville | 1938–1962 |
| Abe Landa | Labor | Bondi | 1930–1965 |
| Walter Lawrence | Liberal | Drummoyne | 1956–1962 |
| Joe Lawson | Country | Murray | 1932–1973 |
| Tom Lewis | Liberal | Wollondilly | 1957–1978 |
| Ray Maher | Labor | North Sydney | 1953–1965 |
| Cliff Mallam | Labor | Dulwich Hill | 1953–1968, 1971–1981 |
| Jack Mannix | Labor | Liverpool | 1952–1971 |
| Ken McCaw | Liberal | Lane Cove | 1947–1975 |
| John McGrath | Labor | Rockdale | 1941–1959 |
| John McMahon | Labor | Balmain | 1950–1968 |
| Milton Morris | Liberal | Maitland | 1956–1980 |
| Pat Morton | Liberal | Mosman | 1947–1972 |
| Richard Murden | Liberal | Ashfield | 1953–1959 |
| Thomas Murphy | Labor | Concord | 1953–1968 |
| Leo Nott | Labor | Mudgee | 1953–1973 |
| Roger Nott | Labor | Liverpool Plains | 1941–1961 |
| Maurice O'Sullivan | Labor | Paddington | 1927–1959 |
| Doug Padman | Liberal | Albury | 1947–1965 |
| Leslie Parr | Liberal | Burwood | 1951–1956 |
| Blake Pelly | Liberal | Wollondilly | 1950–1957 |
| Spence Powell | Labor | Bankstown | 1950–1962 |
| Frank Purdue | Independent | Waratah | 1956–1962, 1964–1965 |
| Jack Renshaw | Labor | Castlereagh | 1941–1980 |
| Clarrie Robertson | Labor | Dubbo | 1942–1950, 1953-1959 |
| Ian Robinson | Country | Casino | 1953–1963 |
| Murray Robson | Country | Vaucluse | 1936–1957 |
| Jim Robson | Labor | Hartley | 1956–1965 |
| D'Arcy Rose | Country | Upper Hunter | 1939–1959 |
| Norm Ryan | Labor | Marrickville | 1953–1973 |
| Thomas Ryan | Labor | Auburn | 1956–1965 |
| John Seiffert | Labor | Monaro | 1941–1965 |
| Bill Sheahan | Labor | Burrinjuck | 1941–1973 |
| Jim Simpson | Labor | Lake Macquarie | 1950–1968 |
| Albert Sloss | Labor | King | 1956–1973 |
| Stanley Stephens | Country | Byron | 1944–1973 |
| Jack Stewart | Labor | Kahibah | 1957–1972 |
| Sydney Storey | Liberal | Hornsby | 1941–1962 |
| Arthur Tonge | Labor | Canterbury | 1926–1932, 1935–1962 |
| Vernon Treatt | Liberal | Woollahra | 1938–1962 |
| Laurie Tully | Labor | Goulburn | 1946–1965 |
| William Wattison | Labor | Sturt | 1947–1968 |
| Bill Weiley | Country | Clarence | 1955–1971 |
| Ernest Wetherell | Labor | Cobar | 1949–1965 |
| Eric Willis | Liberal | Earlwood | 1950–1978 |
| Stan Wyatt | Labor | Lakemba | 1950–1964 |
* 1 2 Hurstville MLA Clive Evatt was expelled from the Labor Party on 13 July 1956 for his continued public criticism of Premier Cahill. He served out his term as an independent.
* 1 2 3 Burwood Liberal MLA Leslie Parr died on 3 December 1956. Liberal candidate Ben Doig won the resulting by-election on 16 February 1957.
* 1 2 3 Kahibah independent MLA Tom Armstrong died on 16 March 1957. Labor candidate Jack Stewart won the resulting by-election on 13 April.
* 1 2 3 Vaucluse Liberal MLA Murray Robson resigned on 2 July 1957. Liberal candidate Geoffrey Cox won the resulting by-election on 24 August.
* 1 2 3 Wollondilly Liberal MLA Blake Pelly resigned on 19 September 1957. Liberal candidate Tom Lewis won the resulting by-election on 26 October.
* 1 2 3 Wagga Wagga Labor MLA Eddie Graham died on 13 November 1957. Liberal candidate Wal Fife won the resulting by-election on 14 December.
* ↑ The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: Evatt expelled from Labor, Parr died, Armstrong died, Robson resigned, Pelly resigned, Graham died,