Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1913–1916
Encyclopedia
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
between the 23 January 1913 election
and the 25 March 1916 election
. On 6 April 1914, John Earle
, leader of the Labor Party
, formed a government and led for the rest of the term.
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 23 January 1913 election
Tasmanian state election, 1913
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 23 January 1913 .-Background:...
and the 25 March 1916 election
Tasmanian state election, 1916
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 23 March 1916 .-Background:...
. On 6 April 1914, John Earle
John Earle (Australian politician)
John Earle was an Australian politician and the first Labor Premier of Tasmania.- Early life :Born into a farming family of Cornish descent in Bridgewater, Tasmania, Earle left home at 17 to work as a blacksmith's apprentice in a Hobart foundry...
, leader of the Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, formed a government and led for the rest of the term.
| Name | Party | Division | Years in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Anderson | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
Bass Division of Bass (state) The Electoral Division of Bass is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, or lower house; it takes its name from the British Naval Surgeon and Explorer of Australia: George Bass. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Bass... |
1913–1915 |
| Vincent Barker | Labor | Denison Division of Denison (state) The Electoral Division of Denison is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir William Denison, who was Lieutenant Governor of Van_Diemen's Land 1847-55, and Governor of New South Wales 1855-61. The division shares its name and boundaries with the... |
1912–1916 |
| George Becker George Becker (politician) George Godfrey Becker was an Australian politician. He was born in Brighton, Tasmania. In 1912 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Bass. He served as a minister from 1925 to 1928 but was defeated in 1931. In 1934 he was re-elected as an Independent Labor member... |
Labor | Bass | 1912–1931; 1934–1941 |
| James Belton James Belton James Belton was an Australian politician. He was born in Talbot, Victoria. In 1909 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin. He was a minister from 1914 to 1916, but resigned to run for the Senate in 1917. He was re-elected in a by-election in July of that... |
Labor | Darwin | 1909–1931 |
| Jonathan Best Jonathan Best Jonathan Best was an Australian politician. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania. In 1894 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Deloraine. He was defeated in 1897 but served again from 1899 to 1909, when proportional representation was introduced... |
Liberal | Wilmot | 1894–1897; 1899–1912; 1913 |
| Ernest Blyth | Liberal | Wilmot | 1913–1925 |
| Arthur Cotton | Liberal | Franklin Division of Franklin (state) The Electoral Division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir John Franklin, the arctic explorer who was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1837-43... |
1913–1916; 1917–1919 |
| John Davies | Liberal Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime... |
Denison | 1884–1913 |
| David Dicker | Labor | Franklin | 1909–1922 |
| John Earle John Earle (Australian politician) John Earle was an Australian politician and the first Labor Premier of Tasmania.- Early life :Born into a farming family of Cornish descent in Bridgewater, Tasmania, Earle left home at 17 to work as a blacksmith's apprentice in a Hobart foundry... |
Labor | Franklin | 1906–1917 |
| John Evans John Evans (Australian politician) Sir John William Evans, CMG was an Australian politician, a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and Premier of Tasmania from 11 July 1904 to 19 June 1909.-Early life and nautical career:... |
Liberal | Franklin | 1897–1937 |
| Norman Ewing Norman Ewing Norman Kirkwood Ewing , Australian politician, was a member of three parliaments: the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, the Australian Senate, and the Tasmanian House of Assembly... |
Liberal | Franklin | 1909–1915 |
| William Fullerton William Fullerton (politician) William James Fullerton was an Australian politician. He was a lawyer before entering politics. In 1913 Fullerton was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Denison, holding his seat until his retirement in 1919. Fullerton died in England.... |
Liberal | Denison | 1913–1919 |
| Lyndhurst Giblin Lyndhurst Giblin Professor Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin DSO MC was an Australian statistician and economist. He led a colourful life; he was an unsuccessful gold prospector, played rugby union for England, and fought in the First World War.... |
Labor | Denison | 1913–1916 |
| John Hayes John Hayes (Australian politician) John Blyth Hayes was Premier of Tasmania from 12 August 1922 to 14 August 1923. Hayes was also the President of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1938 to 30 June 1941.Hayes was born in Bridgewater, and died in Launceston.... |
Liberal | Bass | 1913–1923 |
| Herbert Hays Herbert Hays Herbert Hays was an Australian politician. Born at Forth, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming a farmer. In 1911, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a member for Wilmot, serving as an Honorary Minister 1916-1922... |
Liberal | Wilmot | 1911–1922 |
| Charles Howroyd Charles Howroyd Charles Richard Howroyd was an Australian politician. Born in Yorkshire, England, where he was educated, he migrated to Australia in 1887, becoming an agent and stockbroker. A founding member of the Australian Labor Party, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1906 for North... |
Labor | Bass | 1906–1917 |
| Walter Lee Walter Lee (Australian politician) Sir Walter Henry Lee KCMG was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania on three occasions: from 15 April 1916 to 12 August 1922; from 14 August 1923 to 25 October 1923; and from 15 March 1934 to 22 June 1934.Lee was born in Longford in... |
Liberal | Wilmot | 1909–1946 |
| 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.... |
Liberal | Denison | 1886–1903; 1909–1922 |
| Joseph Lyons Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons, CH was an Australian politician. He was Labor Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928 and a Minister in the James Scullin government from 1929 until his resignation from the Labor Party in March 1931... |
Labor | Wilmot | 1909–1929 |
| James McDonald James McDonald (Tasmanian politician) James McDonald was Australian Labor Party Member of the Tasmania House of Assembly for the electorate of Bass from 26 June 1915, when he was successful at a by-election, until his defeat at the election held on 26 June 1915... |
Labor | Bass | 1915–1916 |
| Alexander Marshall Alexander Marshall (Australian politician) Alexander Tasman Marshall was an Australian politician. He was born in Launceston. In 1914 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Bass. He became a Nationalist in 1917 and was Chair of Committees from 1922. Marshall was defeated in 1925. He died in Launceston in... |
Liberal | Bass | 1914–1925 |
| George Martin | Labor | Franklin | 1912–1916 |
| Edward Mulcahy | Liberal | Wilmot | 1891–1903; 1910–1919 |
| James Ogden James Ogden James Ernest Ogden was an Australian politician who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Australian Senate.... |
Labor | Darwin | 1906–1922 |
| Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Wilmot | 1912–1926 |
| Herbert Payne Herbert Payne Herbert James Mockford Payne was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming an investor and grazier. In 1903, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Burnie, transferring to Darwin in 1909. He was Treasurer, Minister for... |
Liberal | Darwin | 1903–1920 |
| George Pullen George Pullen George Gerald Pullen was an Australian politician. He was born in Sassafras, Tasmania. In 1912 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Darwin. He was defeated in 1916 but re-elected as a Nationalist in 1919, this time representing Wilmot. He served until his... |
Liberal | Darwin | 1912–1916; 1919–1922 |
| Daniel Ryan | Liberal | Franklin | 1915–1916 |
| Robert Sadler | Liberal | Bass | 1900–1912; 1913–1922 |
| William Sheridan William Sheridan (politician) William Sheridan was an Australian politician. He was born in Galway, Ireland. Having moved to Tasmania, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1909 as a Labor member for Denison. He was defeated in 1913 but returned in a recount following the death of John Davies in 1914... |
Labor | Denison | 1909–1913; 1914–1928 |
| Albert Solomon Albert Solomon Albert Edgar Solomon was an Australian politician. He was Premier of Tasmania from 14 June 1912 to 6 April 1914.... |
Liberal | Bass | 1909–1914 |
| Benjamin Watkins Benjamin Watkins Benjamin Watkins was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart. In 1906 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Labor member for Queenstown; following the introduction of proportional representation in 1909 he was elected as one of the members for Darwin... |
Labor | Darwin | 1906–1917; 1919–1922; 1925–1934 |
| Joshua Whitsitt Joshua Whitsitt Joshua Thomas Hoskins Whitsitt was an Australian politician. Born in Ireland, where he was educated, he migrated to Tasmania as a youth, becoming a bank officer and farmer at Cooee. In 1909 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as one of the members for Darwin, representing the... |
Liberal/Independent | Darwin | 1909–1922 |
| Walter Woods Walter Woods (politician) Walter Alan Woods was an Australian politician.He was born Walter William Head at Oakleigh, Victoria, and would use various names throughout his life... |
Labor | Denison | 1906–1917; 1925–1931 |
Sources
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856