Electoral district of Ringwood
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The Electoral district of Ringwood was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
. It was based in an agricultural region to the southwest of Launceston
, Tasmania
's second city.
The seat was created ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856, and was largely recreated as Cressy
at the 1886 election, with a less populated region moving to Cumberland
. The seat had a higher turnover of members in its first eighteen years than any other seat in Tasmania.
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...
. It was based in an agricultural region to the southwest of Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
's second city.
The seat was created ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856, and was largely recreated as Cressy
Electoral district of Cressy
The Electoral district of Cressy was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Cressy to the south west of Launceston....
at the 1886 election, with a less populated region moving to Cumberland
Electoral district of Cumberland (Tasmania)
The Electoral district of Cumberland was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in central Tasmania in towns such as Bothwell, Hamilton and Ouse, and until 1894 included much of the West Coast before the mining districts of Zeehan and Queenstown became...
. The seat had a higher turnover of members in its first eighteen years than any other seat in Tasmania.
Members for Ringwood
| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| William Weston | 1856–1857 |
| Robert Kermode | 1857–1859 |
| Frederick Houghton | 1859–1861 |
| Robert Kermode | 1861–1862 |
| Alexander Clerke | 1862–1863 |
| Alfred Horne | 1863–1865 |
| John Meredith | 1865–1866 |
| George Gibson George Gibson (cricketer) George Gibson was an Australian first-class cricketer, who played three games for Tasmania over an 8 year period. He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first class cricket match in Australia.Gibson died in Sandy Bay, Tasmania.-External links:... |
1866–1869 |
| Robert Archer | 1869–1871 |
| Basil Archer | 1871–1872 |
| Frederick Houghton | 1872–1872 |
| Alexander Clerke | 1872–1874 |
| William Gellibrand | 1874–1886 |