Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: Information from Answers.com

The Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of New South Wales. The role of Speaker has traditionally been a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time. The incumbent Speaker is an exception, however; prominent independent MLA Richard Torbay was appointed to the role by Australian Labor Party Premier Morris Iemma after the 2007 state election.

Member	Party	Term in Office
Hon Sir Daniel Cooper	None	May 22, 1856 - January 31, 1860
Hon Terence Aubrey Murray	None	January 31, 1860 - October 13, 1862
Hon John Hay	None	October 14, 1862 - October 31, 1865
Hon William Arnold	None	November 1, 1865 - March 1, 1875
Hon Sir George Wigram Allen	None	March 23, 1875 - November 23, 1882
Hon Edmund Barton	None	January 3, 1883 - January 31, 1887
Hon James Young	Free Trade Party	March 8, 1887 - October 21, 1890
Hon Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott	Independent	October 22, 1890 - June 12, 1900
Hon William McCourt	Liberal Reform Party	June 13, 1900 - November 14, 1910
Hon John Cann	Australian Labor Party	November 15, 1910 - July 31, 1911
Hon Henry Willis	Liberal Party	August 24, 1911 - July 22, 1913
Hon Henry Morton	Independent	July 22, 1913 - December 22, 1913
Hon Richard Meagher	Independent	December 23, 1913 - April 16, 1917
Hon John Jacob Cohen	Liberal Reform Party	April 17, 1917 - January 30, 1919
Hon Daniel Levy	Nationalist Party	August 19, 1919 - December 12, 1921
Hon Simon Hickey	Australian Labor Party	December 13, 1921 - December 20, 1921
Hon Daniel Levy	Nationalist Party	December 20, 1921 - June 23, 1925
Hon James Dooley	Australian Labor Party	June 24, 1925 - November 2, 1927
Hon Sir Daniel Levy	United Australia Party	November 3, 1927 - November 24, 1930
Hon Frank Burke	Australian Labor Party	November 25, 1930 - June 23, 1932
Hon Sir Daniel Levy	United Australia Party	June 24, 1932 - May 20, 1937
Hon Reginald Weaver	United Australia Party	August 4, 1937 - May 27, 1941
Hon Daniel Clyne	Australian Labor Party	May 28, 1941 - May 27, 1947
Hon William Lamb	Australian Labor Party	May 28, 1947 - April 20, 1959
Hon Ray Maher	Australian Labor Party	April 21, 1959 - January 29, 1965
Hon Sir Kevin Ellis	Liberal Party	May 26, 1965 - December 3, 1973
Hon Jim Cameron	Liberal Party	December 4, 1973 - May 24, 1976
Hon Laurie Kelly	Australian Labor Party	May 25, 1976 - April 26, 1988
Hon Kevin Rozzoli	Liberal Party	April 27, 1988 - May 1, 1995
Hon John Murray	Australian Labor Party	May 2, 1995 - April 28, 2003
Hon John Aquilina	Australian Labor Party	April 29, 2003 - May 7, 2007
Hon Richard Torbay	Independent	May 8, 2007 - present

v • d • e Presiding Officers in Australian Parliaments

Australian Parliament	Speaker of the House of Representatives · Harry Jenkins (ALP) President of the Senate · John Hogg (ALP)

New South Wales	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Richard Torbay (Ind) President of the Legislative Council · Peter Primrose (ALP)

Victoria	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Jenny Lindell (ALP) President of the Legislative Council · Bob Smith (ALP)

Queensland	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · John Mickel (ALP)

Western Australia	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Grant Woodhams (Nat) President of the Legislative Council · Barry House (LPA)

South Australia	Speaker of the House of Assembly · Jack Snelling (ALP) President of the Legislative Council · Bob Sneath (ALP)

Tasmania	Speaker of the House of Assembly · Michael Polley (ALP) President of the Legislative Council · Sue Smith (Ind)

Northern Territory	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Jane Aagaard (ALP)

Australian Capital Territory	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly · Shane Rattenbury (Grn)

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