Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1981 held office following the 1978 referendum which reduced the number of members from 60 to 43, provided for the direct election of members of the Legislative Council and that members would serve for 3 terms of the Legislative Assembly. Only 15 of the 43 members had been elected at the 1978 Legislative Council election. Under the transitional arrangements, 28 members had been indirectly elected by joint sittings of the New South Wales Parliament, with 14 of those members to retire at the next general election, held in 1981, and the remaining 14 members would retire at the following general election, held in 1984.
The President was Johno Johnson.
Name Party End term Years in office
1981 1973–1981
1984 1976–1982
1981 1961–1981
1984 1976–1984
1987 1970–1988
1987 1978–1999
1981 1969–1970, 1970–1981
1984 1976–1981 ]
1981 1978–1991
1984 1972–1979
1984 1972–1984
1984 1979–2003
1987 1978–1988
1981 1973–1981, 1981–1984
1981 1973–1991
1987 1978–1990
1981 1973–1991
1987 1970–1988
1984 1972–1984
1987 1978–1988, 1990–1999
1984 1976–2001
1987 1978–1999
1984 1971–1984
1987 1978–1988
1984 1976–1995
1981 1973–1984
1987 1974–1986
1981 1973–1981
1987 1973–1988
1981 1973–1981
1981 1964–1981
1981 1973–1981
1984 1976–1984
1984 1976–1984
1987 1976–1988
1981 1976–1988
1987 1974–1999
1984 1976–1984
1984 1969–1991
1987 1974–1988
1984 1976–1984
1987 1978–1986
1987 1978–1987
1981 1970–1999
References
See also Second Wran ministry Third Wran ministry