Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1925–1928
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
between the 3 June 1925 election
and the 30 May 1928 election
. The Liberal grouping was a minor party which had split from the Nationalists.
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 3 June 1925 election
Tasmanian state election, 1925
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 3 June 1925 .-Background:The ambiguous result of the 1922 election had seen a coalition form between the Nationalist and Country parties, and John Hayes was appointed Premier of Tasmania...
and the 30 May 1928 election
Tasmanian state election, 1928
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 30 May 1928 .-Background:The 1925 election had seen Labor win in a landslide, and the Nationalist Party lose five seats in the House of Assembly...
. The Liberal grouping was a minor party which had split from the Nationalists.
| Name | Party | Division | Years in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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... |
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 |
| Norman Cameron | Independent | Wilmot | 1893–1894; 1897–1899; 1912–1913; 1925–1928 |
| Neil Campbell | Nationalist | Wilmot | 1922–1955 |
| John Cleary | 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... |
1916–1928 |
| Robert Cosgrove Robert Cosgrove Sir Robert Cosgrove KCMG was an Australian politician, trade unionist, and twice Premier of Tasmania from 18 December 1939 to 18 December 1947 and 25 February 1948 to 26 August 1958.... |
Labor | Denison | 1919–1922; 1925–1931; 1934–1958 |
| Charles Culley Charles Culley Charles Ernest Culley CMG was an Australian politician who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Australian House of Representatives.... |
Labor | Denison | 1922–1928; 1934–1948 |
| 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:... |
Nationalist | 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... |
1897–1937 |
| Allan Guy Allan Guy James Allan Guy, CBE was an Australian politician who represented the Australian Labor Party in both the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Federal House of Representatives, before leaving to represent the United Australia Party and then the Liberal Party of Australia in both the House of... |
Labor | Bass | 1916–1929 |
| Edward Hobbs | Liberal/Nationalist | Darwin | 1916–1934 |
| James Hurst James Hurst (Australian politician) James Abraham Hurst was an Australian politician. He was born in Zeehan, Tasmania. In 1910 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin. He was defeated in 1912 but returned to the House in 1919, serving until his resignation in 1926. Hurst died in 1964 at... |
Labor | Darwin | 1910–1912; 1919–1926 |
| Claude James | Liberal/Nationalist | Bass | 1925–1937 |
| Philip Kelly | Labor | Darwin | 1922–1946 |
| Henry Lane Henry Lane (politician) Henry Thomas Lane was an Australian politician. He was born in Deloraine, Tasmania. In 1926 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin, serving until he was defeated in 1928. He returned to the House in 1937 but was defeated again in 1946. Lane died in Devonport.... |
Labor | Darwin | 1926–1928; 1937–1946 |
| 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/Nationalist | Wilmot | 1909–1946 |
| 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 |
| Henry McFie Henry McFie Henry Hector McFie OBE was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was originally a member of the Australian Labor Party but joined the Nationalist Party after the 1916 split over conscription. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1925 as a Nationalist member for... |
Nationalist | Darwin | 1925–1934; 1941–1948 |
| John McPhee John McPhee (Australian politician) Sir John Cameron McPhee, KCMG was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 June 1928 to 15 March 1934.-Early life:... |
Nationalist | Denison | 1919–1934; 1941–1946 |
| Francis Marriott | Nationalist | Darwin | 1922–1946 |
| Peter Murdoch | Independent | Franklin | 1922–1928 |
| James Newton | Liberal/Nationalist | Bass | 1917–1928 |
| Albert Ogilvie Albert Ogilvie Albert George Ogilvie was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 22 June 1934 until his death on 10 June 1939.... |
Labor | Franklin | 1919–1939 |
| Michael O'Keefe | Labor | Wilmot | 1912–1926 |
| John Palamountain John Palamountain John Richard Palamountain was an Australian politician. He was born in Ballarat, Victoria. In 1926 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Wilmot. He held the seat until his defeat in 1928. Palamountain died at Hobart in 1942.... |
Labor | Wilmot | 1926–1928 |
| John Piggott | Independent/Nationalist | Franklin | 1922–1931 |
| Victor Shaw | Labor | Bass | 1925–1936 |
| 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 | Franklin | 1909–1913; 1914–1928 |
| William Shoobridge William Shoobridge William Ebenezer Shoobridge was an Australian politician. He was born in Richmond, Tasmania. In 1916 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Franklin. He served until he was defeated in 1919. He was re-elected in a recount in 1922 and in 1925 switched seats to Wilmot... |
Labor | Wilmot | 1916–1919; 1922–1928; 1929–1931 |
| John Soundy | Nationalist | Denison | 1925–1946 |
| Henry Thomson | Nationalist | Bass | 1925–1931 |
| 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 | Franklin | 1906–1917; 1919–1922; 1925–1934 |
| 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