Northcott marked the beginning of O'Farrell's tenure in the New South Wales Parliament and his eventual path in becoming Premier, a premiership that ended when O'Farrell was succeeded by Mike Baird, the son of O'Farrell's Northcott predecessor.
The inauguration of Northcott marked the beginning of O'Farrell's tenure in the New South Wales Parliament and set him on the path to becoming Premier, a premiership that ended when O'Farrell was succeeded by Mike Baird, who followed in his father's footsteps as Northcott's predecessor.