# Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1976–1978

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1976 and 1978 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 27 November 1975, with the term of new members commencing on 23 April 1976. The terms of members were affected by the 1978 referendum which provided for the direct election of members of the Legislative Council. The members whose terms were due to expire in 1979 or 1982 had their terms expire at the next general election, held in 1978, those members whose terms were to expire in 1985 would retire at the second general election, held in 1981, and those members whose terms were to expire in 1988 would retire at the third general election, held in 1984.
The President was Sir Harry Budd.
| Name | Party | End term | Years in office |
| Kath Anderson | Labor | 1985 | 1973–1981 |
| Peter Baldwin | Labor | 1988 | 1976–1982 |
| Roger de Bryon-Faes | Liberal | 1985 | 1961–1981 |
| Sir Harry Budd | National Country | 1982 | 1946–1978 |
| Don Burton | Labor | 1988 | 1976–1984 |
| Cyril Cahill | Independent Labor | 1985 | 1949–1977 |
| Jim Cahill | Labor | 1982 | 1965–1978 |
| Frank Calabro | Liberal | 1982 | 1970–1988 |
| Joe Calcraft | Liberal | 1985 | 1973–1976 |
| Leo Connellan | National Country | 1985 | 1969–1970, 1970–1981 |
| William Coulter | Labor | 1979 | 1947–1978 |
| Fergus Darling | Liberal | 1988 | 1976–1981 |
| Margaret Davis | Liberal | 1979 | 1967–1978 |
| John Ducker | Labor | 1988 | 1972–1979 |
| Fred Duncan | Liberal | 1988 | 1972–1984 |
| Thomas Erskine | Liberal | 1982 | 1970–1978 |
| Stanley Eskell | Liberal | 1982 | 1958–1978 |
| Dick Evans | Liberal | 1979 | 1969–1978 |
| Otway Falkiner | National Country | 1982 | 1946–1978 |
| Derek Freeman | Liberal | 1985 | 1973–1981, 1981–1984 |
| Barney French | Labor | 1985 | 1973–1991 |
| Sir John Fuller | National Country | 1985 | 1961–1978 |
| Walter Geraghty | Labor | 1979 | 1961–1978 |
| Jack Hallam | Labor | 1985 | 1973–1991 |
| Clive Healey | Labor | 1982 | 1970–1988 |
| Frederick Hewitt | Liberal | 1979 | 1955–1976 |
| John Holt | Liberal | 1988 | 1972–1984 |
| Ted Humphries | Liberal | 1979 | 1972–1978 |
| Sir Asher Joel | National Country | 1982 | 1958–1978 |
| Johno Johnson | Labor | 1988 | 1976–2001 |
| Geoffrey Keighley | National Country | 1979 | 1965–1978 |
| Bill Kennedy | National Country | 1988 | 1971–1984 |
| Delcia Kite | Labor | 1988 | 1976–1995 |
| Paul Landa | Labor | 1985 | 1973–1984 |
| Lloyd Lange | Liberal | 1982 | 1974–1986 |
| Vi Lloyd | Liberal | 1985 | 1973–1981 |
| Toby MacDiarmid | National Country | 1979 | 1973–1988 |
| Richmond Manyweathers | National Country | 1979 | 1968–1978 |
| Thomas McKay | Liberal | 1979 | 1966–1978 |
| Peter McMahon | Labor | 1985 | 1973–1981 |
| Herb McPherson | Labor | 1985 | 1964–1981 |
| Robert Melville | Labor | 1985 | 1973–1981 |
| Doug Moppett | National Country | 1982 | 1976–1978, 1991–2002 |
| John Morris | Labor | 1988 | 1976–1984 |
| Nathanael Orr | Liberal | 1988 | 1976–1984 |
| Greg Percival | Liberal | 1985 | 1977–1978, 1986–1988 |
| William Peters | Labor | 1982 | 1959–1978 |
| Peter Philips | Liberal | 1979 | 1976–1988 |
| Ted Pickering | Liberal | 1985 | 1976–1988 |
| Anne Press | Liberal | 1982 | 1959–1978 |
| Ronald Raines | National Country | 1988 | 1977–1978 |
| Edna Roper | Labor | 1982 | 1958–1978 |
| Bob Rowland Smith | National Country | 1979 | 1974–1999 |
| Amelia Rygate | Labor | 1979 | 1961–1978 |
| Bill Sandwith | Liberal | 1988 | 1976–1984 |
| Bob Scott | Liberal | 1979 | 1974–1978 |
| Leroy Serisier | Labor | 1982 | 1970–1978 |
| Adrian Solomons | National Country | 1988 | 1969–1991 |
| Harry Sullivan | National Country | 1988 | 1970–1977 |
| Norman Thom | Labor | 1979 | 1950–1978 |
| Joe Thompson | Labor | 1982 | 1974–1988 |
| Roy Turner | Labor | 1988 | 1976–1984 |
| Sir Edward Warren | Liberal | 1979 | 1955–1978 |
| Max Willis | Liberal | 1985 | 1970–1999 |
* 1 2 3 Joe Calcraft (Liberal) died on 3 July 1976. Ted Pickering (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 13 October 1976.
* 1 2 3 Frederick Hewitt (Liberal) resigned on 31 July 1976. Peter Philips (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 13 October 1976.
* 1 2 3 Cyril Cahill (Independent Labor) died on 18 April 1977. Greg Percival (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on 12 October 1977.
* 1 2 3 Harry Sullivan (National Country) died on 28 April 1977. Ronald Raines (National Country) was elected as his replacement on 12 October 1977.
* 1 2 William Peters (Labor) died on 21 February 1978. No by-election was held.
* 1 2 Margaret Davis (Liberal) resigned on 13 September 1978 to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Waverley. No by-election was held.
* ↑ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were: Calcraft died, Hewitt resigned, Cahill died, Sullivan died, Peters died, and Davis resigned.