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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1925–1927

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This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 27th parliament of New South Wales from 1925 to 1927. They were elected at the 1925 state election on 30 May 1925.

1 Cootamundra MLA and former Labor Deputy Leader Peter Loughlin resigned from the party on 18 November 1926. He served out his term as an independent. 2 Byron MLA Robert Gillies and Murray MLA Vern Goodin were expelled from the Labor Party at its Easter conference in 1927. Both were allies of Loughlin and had been regular dissidents throughout the term, but had remained in the caucus through a deal with the party leadership; after a resounding victory for the leadership at the conference, they proceeded to expel both Gillies and Goodin. Both served out their terms as independents.

Under the provisions of the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act, casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the departing member's party list. If an Independent member retired, the Clerk of the Assembly determined who would fill the vacancy based on the departing members voting record in questions of confidence.

3 Sydney Labor MLA John Birt died on 21 June 1925. He was replaced by Patrick Minahan on 24 June. 4 St George Nationalist MLA Thomas Ley resigned in September 1925 to successfully contest the seat of Barton at the 1925 federal election. He was replaced by William Bagnall on 30 September. 5 Goulburn Nationalist MLA John Perkins resigned in January 1926 to successfully contest a by-election for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro. He was replaced by Henry Bate on 21 January. 6 Cumberland Nationalist MLA William FitzSimons died on 20 March 1926. He was replaced by James Shand on 22 September. 7 North Shore Independent MLA Alick Kay resigned on 28 July 1926 to take a position on the Metropolitan Meat Board. As he had supported the Lang Government in votes of confidence, the Clerk of the Parliament named the first unsuccessful Labor candidate in the North Shore seat, Arthur Tonge, as the replacement member on 22 September.

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