Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council, 1960–1962

This is a list of members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council from 20 February 1960 to 8 December 1962.

The mass resignations from the Council in April 1958 forced the government's hand, and all council members attended a July 1958 reform conference in Canberra at the invitation of Paul Hasluck, the federal Minister for Territories. The conference resulted in a number of reforms which were legislated in the Northern Territory (Administration) Amendment Act 1959.

The reforms led to the first re-structure of the Council since its inception. The number of members of the Council was increased from 14 to 17. Eight members were elected to eight single-member electorates: Alice Springs, Arnhem, Barkly, Elsey, Fannie Bay, Larrakeyah, Port Darwin and Stuart. The remaining members were appointed by the Administrator, but with a distinction between Official Members and Non-official Members. Non-official members were not to be government officers as the official members were. The Administrator retained his regular and casting vote, but it was possible for the elected members voting as a bloc to obtain a majority by gaining the support of one or more non-official members.[1]

The 1962 election saw the first woman member of the Legislative Council, Lyn Berlowitz, an independent member for Fannie Bay.[2]

Name Party Electorate/Title Years in office
Colin AdamsAppointedDirector of Mines1955–1970
James Archer OBEAppointedAdministrator1956–1961
Hugh BarclayAppointedDirector of Lands1948–1963
Lyn BerlowitzIndependentFannie Bay1960–1962
Harold Brennan[3]IndependentElsey1955, 1956–1958, 1958–1971
Bill CurteisAppointedDirector of Agriculture1962–1964
Fred DrysdaleLaborArnhem1954–1957, 1960–1969
Joe FisherAppointed (N)[1]1961–1968, 1969–1974
Harry GieseAppointedDirector of Welfare1954–1973
Neil HargraveIndependentAlice Springs1954–1958, 1958–1962
Bernie KilgariffAppointed (N)[1]1960–1968, 1969–1974
Reg MarshAppointedAssistant Secretary, Department of Territories1955–1957, 1958–1962
Duncan MathiesonAppointed (N)[1]1960–1963
Roger NottAppointedAdministrator1961–1964
Wilhelm PetrickIndependentStuart1951–1958, 1958–1962
Len PurkissIndependentTennant Creek1951–1966
Lucius Richardson[2]Independent LaborLarrakeyah1960
Lionel Rose OBEAppointedDirector of Animal Industry Branch1954–1958, 1962–1965
John TonkinAppointed (N)[1]1960–1961
Richard WardIndependent LaborDarwin1957–1958, 1958–1963
James Watts[2]LaborLarrakeyah1961–1962
James WhittamAppointedDirector of Animal Industry Branch1958–1963
Ron WithnallAppointedCrown Law Officer1954–1966
1 "Appointed (N)" indicates the councillor was a Non-official Member appointed by the Territory Administrator, but generally from a community or business background, not a government official or public servant.
2 Lucius Richardson resigned from the Council on 1 December 1960. Labor member James Watts replaced him in a by-election held on 28 January 1961.
3 Harold Brennan resigned as member for Elsey on 9 December 1961, to contest the federal Division of Northern Territory at the federal election on the same day. He was unsuccessful in unseating Jock Nelson, and nominated at the by-election to fill the vacancy. Brennan was re-elected on 17 February 1962.

See also
  • 1960 Northern Territory general election

References
  1. Heatley, Alistair. The government of the Northern Territory. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0702211400.
  2. Jaensch, Dean (1990). The Legislative Council of the Northern Territory: An Electoral History 1947–1974. Darwin: Australian National University.
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