Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1978–1981

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1981, as elected at the 1978 election.

¹ Castlereagh Labor MLA Jack Renshaw resigned on 29 January 1980. Labor candidate Jim Curran won the resulting by-election on 23 February.² Murray Liberal MLA Mary Meillon died on 9 June 1980. Tim Fischer, then the incumbent NCP member for the then-soon-to-be-abolished seat of Sturt resigned his seat and contested and won the resulting by-election for the NCP on 13 September 1980. This in turn resulted in another by-election in Sturt, which was won by NCP candidate and former federal MP John Sullivan on 21 February 1981.³ Ku-ring-gai Liberal MLA John Maddison resigned on 4 July 1980. Liberal candidate Nick Greiner won the resulting by-election on 13 September.⁴ Bankstown Labor MLA Nick Kearns died on 24 July 1980. Labor candidate Ric Mochalski won the resulting by-election on 13 September.⁵ Cessnock Labor MLA Bob Brown resigned on 29 August 1980 in order to contest the federal seat of Hunter at the 1980 election. Labor candidate Stan Neilly won the resulting by-election on 21 February 1981.⁶ Oxley NCP MLA Bruce Cowan resigned on 29 August 1980 in order to contest the federal seat of Lyne at the 1980 election. NCP candidate Peter King won the resulting by-election on 21 February 1981.⁷ Maitland Liberal MLA Milton Morris resigned on 29 August 1980 in order to contest the federal seat of Lyne at the 1980 election. Liberal candidate Peter Toms won the resulting by-election on 21 February 1981.