Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 24th parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1917 to 1920. They were elected at the 1917 state election on 24 March 1917.[1][2][3] Speaker was John Cohen until 19 August 1919 when he was succeeded by Daniel Levy.[4]
- ^ a b c Macquarie Labor MLA Thomas Thrower died on 21 June 1917. The resultant by-election was won by Labor candidate Patrick McGirr on 12 July.
- ^ a b Murray Nationalist MLA Robert Scobie died on 15 August 1917. The resultant by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Brian Doe on 22 September.
- ^ a b Gloucester Independent MLA Richard Price was expelled from Parliament for abusing parliamentary privilege by making baseless allegations against William Ashford, the Secretary for Lands. He was re-elected at the resultant by-election on 10 November.
- ^ a b c Cobar Labor MLA Charles Fern died on 18 April 1918. The resultant by-election was won by Labor candidate Mat Davidson on 1 June.
- ^ a b c Upper Hunter Nationalist MLA Mac Abbott resigned in May 1918. The resultant by-election was won by Nationalist candidate William Cameron on 8 June.
- ^ a b c Monaro Labor MLA Gus Miller died on 20 October 1918. The resultant by-election was won by Labor candidate John Bailey on 23 November.
- ^ a b c Petersham Nationalist MLA John Cohen resigned to take an appointment as a District Court Judge in February 1919. The resultant by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Sydney Shillington on 22 March.
- ^ a b c d Paddington Labor MLA John Osborne resigned on being appointed to the Metropolitan Meat Board in April 1919. The resultant by-election was won by Labor candidate Lawrence O'Hara on 24 May but he died before taking his seat. The resultant by-election was won by Labor candidate John Birt on 26 July.
- ^ a b Leichhardt Labor MLA Campbell Carmichael formed the People's Party of Soldiers and Citizens in 1919.
- ^ The changes to the composition of the house, in chronological order, were Thrower died,[a] Scobie died,[b] Price resigned,[c] Fern died,[d] Abbott resigned,[e] Miller died,[f] Cohen resigned,[g] Osborne resigned, O'Hara died,[h] Carmichael established his own party.[i]
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edit- ^ Green, Antony. "1917 District List". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B – Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1917-1920 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2020.[j]
- ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 December 2019.