Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1891–1893
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
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...

between the 22 May 1891 election and the 19 December 1893 election.

Party affiliations were relatively loose during the period. In the table below, "Ministerial" relates to supporters of Philip Fysh
Philip Fysh
Sir Philip Oakley Fysh, KCMG was an Australian politician, Premier of Tasmania and a member of the first federal ministry....

, who served as Premier of Tasmania until 17 August 1892, and "Opposition" refers to a number of other groups, several of which supported Henry Dobson
Henry Dobson
Henry Dobson , was an Australian politician, who served as a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and later of the Australian Senate...

 who became Premier after this time.
Name Party District Years in office
Peter Barrett  Opposition North Launceston
Electoral district of North Launceston
The Electoral district of North Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston North, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area....

 
1886–1897
William Bennett  Opposition/Independent Campbell Town
Electoral district of Campbell Town
The Electoral district of Campbell Town was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the towns of Campbell Town and Ross in the Midlands region of Tasmania between Hobart and Launceston....

 
1889–1893; 1903–1909
Stafford Bird  Ministerial Franklin
Electoral district of Franklin
The Electoral district of Franklin was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It covered all of southern and southwestern Tasmania, and its main population centre was the town of Franklin in Tasmania's Huon Valley...

 
1882–1903; 1904–1909
Nicholas John Brown  Opposition 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...

 
1875–1903
William Burgess Opposition West Hobart
Electoral district of West Hobart
The Electoral district of West Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart West, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....

 
1881–1891; 1916–1917
Daniel Burke Opposition 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....

 
1893–1903
Andrew Inglis Clark
Andrew Inglis Clark
Andrew Inglis Clark was an Australian barrister, politician, electoral reformer and jurist. He initially qualified engineer, however he re-trained as a barrister in order to effectively fight for social causes which deeply concerned him...

 
Ministerial South Hobart
Electoral district of South Hobart
The Electoral district of South Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart South, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....

 
1878–1882; 1887–1898
Harry Conway  Ministerial/Independent George Town
Electoral district of George Town
The Electoral district of George Town was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of George Town in Tasmania's Tamar Valley region north of Launceston....

 
1886–1893
Alfred Crisp  Ministerial/Opposition North Hobart
Electoral district of North Hobart
The Electoral district of North Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart North, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....

 
1886–1900
Edward Crowther  Ministerial/Independent Kingborough
Electoral district of Kingborough
The Electoral district of Kingborough was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the region to the immediate south of Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, and included the Huon Valley towns of Cygnet, Huonville, Kettering, Margate and Sandfly.The seat was created as a...

 
1878–1912
John Davies  Opposition Fingal
Electoral district of Fingal
The Electoral district of Fingal was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around Fingal in Tasmania's east and also included the coastal towns of St Marys and St Helens, and inland districts such as Avoca and Mathinna.The seat was created ahead of the...

 
1884–1913
Thomas Dillon Ministerial Brighton
Electoral district of Brighton (Tasmania)
The Electoral district of Brighton was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Brighton to the north of Hobart....

 
1891
Henry Dobson
Henry Dobson
Henry Dobson , was an Australian politician, who served as a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and later of the Australian Senate...

Opposition Brighton
Electoral district of Brighton (Tasmania)
The Electoral district of Brighton was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Brighton to the north of Hobart....

 
1891–1900
Henry Dumaresq  Ministerial/Opposition Longford
Electoral district of Longford
The Electoral district of Longford was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Longford near Tasmania's second city, Launceston....

 
1886–1903
Charles Featherstone Ministerial Sorell
Electoral district of Sorell
The Electoral district of Sorell was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Sorell east of Tasmania's capital, Hobart, and included the Tasman Peninsula....

 
1889–1893
Charles Fenton (senior)  Opposition Wellington
Electoral district of Wellington (Tasmania)
The Electoral district of Wellington was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in north-western Tasmania in the town of Stanley, and included King Island...

 
1886–1897
Alexander Fowler Independent North Launceston
Electoral district of North Launceston
The Electoral district of North Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston North, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area....

 
1893; 1897–1901
Edward Giblin  Independent South Hobart
Electoral district of South Hobart
The Electoral district of South Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart South, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....

 
1891–1893
Henry Gill  Ministerial/Independent Kingborough
Electoral district of Kingborough
The Electoral district of Kingborough was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the region to the immediate south of Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, and included the Huon Valley towns of Cygnet, Huonville, Kettering, Margate and Sandfly.The seat was created as a...

 
1887–1897
John Hamilton  Ministerial/Independent Glenorchy
Electoral district of Glenorchy
The Electoral district of Glenorchy was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the northern suburbs of Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, and included New Town, Moonah and Glenorchy....

 
1887–1903
John Hart  Ministerial/Opposition Deloraine
Electoral district of Deloraine
The Electoral district of Deloraine was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Deloraine in Tasmania's north-east between the centres of Launceston and Devonport....

 
1886–1893
William Hartnoll
William Hartnoll
William Hartnoll was an Australian politician. Born in Longford, Tasmania, he was educated at Launceston Grammar School before becoming a shopkeeper, auctioneer and landowner. In 1884 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for South Launceston, transferring to Launceston...

Opposition South Launceston
Electoral district of South Launceston
The Electoral district of South Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston South, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area....

 
1884–1902
Samuel Hawkes  Ministerial Ringarooma
Electoral district of Ringarooma
The Electoral district of Ringarooma was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Ringarooma in north-eastern Tasmania....

 
1886–1893
John Henry Opposition East Devon
Electoral district of East Devon
The Electoral district of East Devon, sometimes referred to as Devon East, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based on Tasmania's north coast in the town of Devonport and the surrounding rural area....

 
1891–1897
George Hiddlestone  Opposition West Hobart
Electoral district of West Hobart
The Electoral district of West Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart West, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....

 
1891–1897
George Leatham  Ministerial New Norfolk
Electoral district of New Norfolk
The Electoral district of New Norfolk was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of New Norfolk, northwest of the Tasmanian capital, Hobart....

 
1891–1903; 1906–1909
Henry Lette
Henry Lette
Henry Elms Lette was an Australian cricketer. He was a left-arm underarm bowler who played for Tasmania. He was born in Curramore and died in Launceston....

Independent North Launceston
Electoral district of North Launceston
The Electoral district of North Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston North, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area....

 
1862–1875; 1877–1892
Elliott Lewis
Elliott Lewis
Sir Neil Elliott Lewis, KCMG , Australian politician, was Premier of Tasmania on three occasions. He was also a member of the first Australian federal ministry, led by Edmund Barton....

Opposition Richmond
Electoral district of Richmond (Tasmania)
The Electoral district of Richmond was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Richmond to the north of Hobart....

 
1886–1903; 1909–1922
John Lyne  Opposition Glamorgan
Electoral district of Glamorgan
The Electoral district of Glamorgan was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Swansea in eastern Tasmania, and included Bicheno, Little Swanport and the Freycinet Peninsula...

 
1880–1893
John McCall  Independent West Devon
Electoral district of West Devon
The Electoral district of West Devon was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in the region surrounding the northern coastal town of Devonport....

 
1888–1893; 1901–1909
Charles Mackenzie  Opposition Wellington
Electoral district of Wellington (Tasmania)
The Electoral district of Wellington was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in north-western Tasmania in the town of Stanley, and included King Island...

 
1886–1909
Edward Mulcahy Ministerial West Hobart
Electoral district of West Hobart
The Electoral district of West Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart West, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....

 
1891–1903; 1910–1919
Henry Murray
Henry Murray (Australian politician)
Henry Murray was an Australian politician. He was born at Evandale, Tasmania. In 1891 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Free Trade member for East Devon. His seat was abolished in 1897 and he transferred to Latrobe, moving to Devonport in 1898...

 
Opposition East Devon
Electoral district of East Devon
The Electoral district of East Devon, sometimes referred to as Devon East, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based on Tasmania's north coast in the town of Devonport and the surrounding rural area....

 
1891–1900; 1902–1909
Alfred Pillinger  Ministerial Oatlands
Electoral district of Oatlands
The Electoral district of Oatlands was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Oatlands to the north of Hobart....

 
1876–1899
Thomas Reibey
Thomas Reibey
Thomas Reibey was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 20 July 1876 until 9 August 1877....

 
Ministerial Westbury
Electoral district of Westbury
The Electoral district of Westbury was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Westbury near Tasmania's second city of Launceston....

 
1874–1903
Windle St Hill  Ministerial/Independent North Hobart
Electoral district of North Hobart
The Electoral district of North Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart North, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....

 
1886–1893
David Scott Independent North Launceston
Electoral district of North Launceston
The Electoral district of North Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston North, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area....

 
1886–1891; 1892–1893
William Sidebottom
William Sidebottom
William Sidebottom was an English Conservative politician who represented High Peak.Sidebottom was born at Hollingworth, Cheshire the son of William and Agnes Sidebottom, and came from a family that was associated with cotton mills...

 
Opposition Selby
Electoral district of Selby
The Electoral district of Selby was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Lilydale in Tasmania's northeastern region, and extended into what are today considered Launceston's outer eastern suburbs....

 
1885–1893
John Charles von Steiglitz  Independent Evandale
Electoral district of Evandale
The Electoral district of Evandale was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Evandale to the south of Launceston....

 
1891–1903
Edmund Henry Sutton Ministerial 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....

 
1886–1893
Samuel Sutton
Samuel Sutton
Samuel Sutton was an officer in the Royal Navy. He entered the service shortly after the start of the American War of Independence, and spent most of his early career serving with Captain and later Admiral Joshua Rowley. He saw action at several engagements with the French fleets in the West...

 
Opposition South Launceston
Electoral district of South Launceston
The Electoral district of South Launceston, sometimes referred to as Launceston South, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area....

 
1891–1897; 1901–1903
Joseph Woollnough
Joseph Woollnough
Joseph Boss Williams Woollnough was an Australian politician. He was the Free Trade member for Sorell in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1893 to 1903. He died in 1917 at Salwood in Queensland....

Ministerial Sorell
Electoral district of Sorell
The Electoral district of Sorell was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based around the town of Sorell east of Tasmania's capital, Hobart, and included the Tasman Peninsula....

1893–1903

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