# Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 37th parliament held their seats from 1953 to 1956. They were elected at the 1953 state election, and at by-elections. The Speaker was Bill Lamb.
| Name | Party | Electorate | Term in office |
| Tom Armstrong | Independent Labor | Kahibah | 1953–1957 |
| Joshua Arthur | Labor | Kahibah | 1935–1953 |
| 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 |
| Jim Cahill | Labor | Armidale | 1953–1956 |
| Joseph Cahill | Labor | Cook's River | 1925–1959 |
| Robert Cameron | Labor | Waratah | 1927–1956 |
| George Campbell | Labor | Hamilton | 1950–1959 |
| Bill Chaffey | Country | Tamworth | 1940–1973 |
| Jim Chalmers | Independent Labor | Hartley | 1947–1956 |
| Daniel Clyne | Labor | King | 1927–1956 |
| Reg Coady | Labor | Leichhardt | 1954–1973 |
| Rex Connor | Labor | Wollongong-Kembla | 1950–1963 |
| Bill Crabtree | Labor | Kogarah | 1953–1983 |
| Geoff Crawford | Country | Barwon | 1950–1976 |
| John Crook | Labor | Cessnock | 1949–1959 |
| Charles Cutler | Country | Orange | 1947–1975 |
| Tom Dalton | Labor | Sutherland | 1953–1956, 1959–1968 |
| Douglas Darby | Liberal | Manly | 1945–1978 |
| Bernie Deane | Liberal | Hawkesbury | 1950–1972 |
| Doug Dickson | Country | Temora | 1938–1960 |
| Frank Downing | Labor | Ryde | 1953–1968 |
| Edgar Dring | Labor | Auburn | 1941–1955 |
| Clarrie Earl | Labor | Fairfield | 1953–1973 |
| Jack Easter | Country | Lismore | 1953–1959 |
| George Enticknap | Labor | Murrumbidgee | 1941–1965 |
| Clive Evatt | Labor | Hurstville | 1939–1959 |
| William Ferguson | Labor | Waverley | 1953–1961 |
| 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 |
| Frank Hawkins | Labor | Newcastle | 1935–1968 |
| Eric Hearnshaw | Liberal | Eastwood | 1945–1965 |
| Robert Heffron | Labor | Maroubra | 1930–1968 |
| Pat Hills | Labor | Phillip | 1954–1988 |
| Walter Howarth | Liberal | Maitland | 1932–1956 |
| David Hunter | Liberal | Croydon | 1940–1976 |
| Harold Jackson | Liberal | Gosford | 1950–1965 |
| Joseph Jackson | Liberal | Nepean | 1922–1956 |
| Rex Jackson | Labor | Bulli | 1955–1986 |
| Roy Jackson | Labor | Drummoyne | 1953–1956 |
| Les Jordan | Country | Oxley | 1944–1965 |
| Gus Kelly | Labor | Bathurst | 1925–1932, 1935–1967 |
| Laurie Kelly | Labor | Bulli | 1947–1955 |
| Bill Lamb | Labor | Granville | 1938–1962 |
| Abe Landa | Labor | Bondi | 1930–1965 |
| Joe Lawson | Country | Murray | 1932–1973 |
| Ray Maher | Labor | North Sydney | 1953–1965 |
| Cliff Mallam | Labor | Dulwich Hill | 1953–1968, 1971–1981 |
| Jack Mannix | Labor | Liverpool | 1952–1971 |
| Clarrie Martin | Labor | Waverley | 1930–1932, 1939–1953 |
| Claude Matthews | Labor | Leichhardt | 1934–1954 |
| Ken McCaw | Liberal | Lane Cove | 1947–1975 |
| John McGrath | Labor | Rockdale | 1941–1959 |
| John McMahon | Labor | Balmain | 1950–1968 |
| Kevin Morgan | Labor | Parramatta | 1953–1956 |
| 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 |
| Frank O'Neill | Labor | Georges River | 1953–1956 |
| 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 |
| Jack Renshaw | Labor | Castlereagh | 1941–1980 |
| Clarrie Robertson | Labor | Dubbo | 1942–1950, 1953-1959 |
| Ian Robinson | Country | Casino | 1953–1963 |
| Murray Robson | Liberal | Vaucluse | 1936–1957 |
| D'Arcy Rose | Country | Upper Hunter | 1939–1959 |
| Norm Ryan | Labor | Marrickville | 1953–1973 |
| John Seiffert | Labor | Monaro | 1941–1965 |
| Tom Shannon | Labor | Phillip | 1927–1954 |
| Bill Sheahan | Labor | Burrinjuck | 1941–1973 |
| Jim Simpson | Labor | Lake Macquarie | 1950–1968 |
| Stanley Stephens | Country | Byron | 1944–1973 |
| 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 |
| Lou Walsh | Labor | Coogee | 1953–1956, 1962–1965 |
| William Wattison | Labor | Sturt | 1947–1968 |
| Bill Weiley | Independent Country | Clarence | 1955–1971 |
| George Weir | Labor | Dulwich Hill | 1941–1953 |
| Ernest Wetherell | Labor | Cobar | 1949–1965 |
| Arthur Williams | Labor | East Hills | 1940–1956 |
| Eric Willis | Liberal | Earlwood | 1950–1978 |
| Cecil Wingfield | Country | Clarence | 1938–1955 |
| Stan Wyatt | Labor | Lakemba | 1950–1964 |
* 1 2 3 Dulwich Hill Labor MLA George Weir resigned on 25 March 1953 to accept an appointment to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales. Labor candidate Cliff Mallam won the resulting by-election on 20 June 1953.
* 1 2 3 Waverley Labor MLA Clarrie Martin died on 5 September 1953. Labor candidate William Ferguson won the resulting by-election on 31 October 1953.
* 1 2 3 Kahibah MLA Joshua Arthur resigned on 19 August 1953 and was expelled from the Labor Party, following adverse findings into his conduct by a Royal Commission. Independent Labor candidate Tom Armstrong won the resulting by-election.
* 1 2 3 Leichhardt Labor MLA Claude Matthews committed suicide on 9 January 1954. Labor candidate Reg Coady won the resulting by-election on 20 March 1954.
* 1 2 3 Phillip Labor MLA Tom Shannon died in June 1954. Labor candidate and Lord Mayor of Sydney Pat Hills won the resulting by-election on 14 August 1954.
* 1 2 3 Clarence Country Party MLA Cecil Wingfield died on 28 January 1955. Independent candidate Bill Weiley won the resulting by-election on 26 March 1955.
* 1 2 3 Bulli Labor MLA Laurie Kelly died on 9 May 1955. Labor candidate Rex Jackson won the resulting by-election on 9 July 1955.
* 1 2 Auburn Labor MLA Edgar Dring died on 17 December 1955. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the 1956 state election.
* ↑ The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were: Weir resigned, Martin died, Arthur resigned, Matthews died, Shannon died, Wingfield died, Kelly died, Dring died,