The first successful candidate for the Legislative Assembly was Millicent Preston-Stanley, who was elected as a Nationalist representative for the multi-member electorate of Eastern Suburbs in 1925, but only lasted one term before being defeated.
In 1996, Liberal Kerry Chikarovski became the first woman to lead a major party in New South Wales, although she was deposed in 2003.
Numbers have improved substantially in recent years, with women now occupying 27 Assembly seats in the current parliament.
Names in bold indicate women who have been appointed as Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries during their time in Parliament.
Numbers and proportions are as they were directly after the relevant election and do not take into account by-elections, defections or other changes in membership.