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Independent NSW Legislative Council

# Mark Latham

Legislative Council member for [New South Wales](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw-council/new-south-wales) 

About

## About Mark Latham

Mark Latham is an Independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, representing New South Wales as a whole. He was elected to the upper house in 2019 for One Nation and re-elected in 2023, then left the party later that year to sit as an independent. Latham previously represented Werriwa in the House of Representatives and was federal Labor leader from December 2003 to January 2005.

Born

28 February 1961, Ashcroft, New South Wales

Education

University of Sydney, Bachelor of Economics with Honours, 1982

Elected to Legislative Council

2019 state election, for One Nation

Previous seat

Werriwa, House of Representatives, won at 1994 by-election

Federal Labor leader

December 2003 to January 2005

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%5FLatham), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.

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## Other Independent members of the NSW Legislative Council

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Hon._Rod_Roberts_MLC.jpg?width=96)**Rod Roberts** Independent, Legislative Council member for New South Wales ](https://politics.computer/mp/rod-roberts)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leadership_Day_at_NSW_Parliament%2C_Bankstown_Girls_High_School_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Tania Mihailuk** Independent, Legislative Council member for New South Wales ](https://politics.computer/mp/tania-mihailuk)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Taylor_Martin_MLC.png?width=96)**Taylor Martin** Independent, Legislative Council member for New South Wales ](https://politics.computer/mp/taylor-martin)

Photo: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mark%5FLatham%5F-%5FChurch%5FAnd%5FState%5FSummit%5F2018%5F04.jpg). Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the NSW Legislative Council on 11 November 2026\.

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