Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1946–1948
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
between the 23 November 1946 election
and the 21 August 1948 election
. The Nationalist Party
had dissolved and its members had joined the new Liberal Party
by the time of the election.
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 November 1946 election
Tasmanian state election, 1946
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 23 November 1946.-Background:Incumbent Premier Robert Cosgrove continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern Liberal Party of Australia, and...
and the 21 August 1948 election
Tasmanian state election, 1948
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 21 August 1948.-Background:In December 1947, Labor leader Robert Cosgrove had stood down as Premier while he faced charges of bribery, corruption and conspiracy...
. The Nationalist Party
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...
had dissolved and its members had joined the new Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
by the time of the election.
| Name | Party | Division | Years in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Atkins | 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... |
1946–1948; 1956–1972 |
| Charles Atkins | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
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... |
1941–1948 |
| Charley Aylett | Labor | Darwin | 1946–1964 |
| Eric Beattie | Liberal | Bass | 1946–1950; 1954–1979 |
| Angus Bethune | Liberal | Wilmot | 1946–1975 |
| Carrol Bramich Carrol Bramich Carrol Athelstone Bramich was an Australian politician. He was born in Penguin, Tasmania. In 1946 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as one of the Labor members for Darwin; he served as a minister from 1948... |
Labor | Darwin | 1946–1964 |
| Hon Edward Brooker | Labor | Franklin | 1934–1948 |
| John Harold Brown | Labor | Franklin | 1948 |
| Neil Campbell | Liberal | Wilmot | 1922–1955 |
| Jack Chamberlain | Liberal | Darwin | 1934–1951 |
| Hon 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 Dwyer | Labor | Franklin | 1931–1962 |
| Hon Roy Fagan | Labor | Wilmot | 1946–1974 |
| John Fidler | Liberal | Darwin | 1946–1956 |
| George Gray | Independent | Franklin | 1946–1950 |
| Hon Eric Howroyd Eric Howroyd Eric Richard Aldred Howroyd was an Australian politician.The son of Charles Howroyd, Eric was born in Launceston. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1937 for Bass, and was government whip from 1937 to 1943. He was defeated in 1950 and returned in 1958 following a recount in... |
Labor | Bass | 1937–1950; 1958–1959 |
| Tim Jackson | Liberal | Franklin | 1946–1964 |
| 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... |
Liberal/Independent | Darwin | 1925–1934; 1941–1948 |
| Hon John Madden | Labor | Bass | 1936–1956; 1957–1969 |
| Fred Marriott | Liberal | Bass | 1946–1961 |
| Bill Neilson Bill Neilson William Arthur "Bill" Neilson AC was Premier of Tasmania from 1975 to 1977.Born in Hobart, Tasmania, and educated at Ogilvie High School, Neilson became a postman. He married Jill Benjamin, daughter of Phyllis Benjamin, in Melbourne in 1948... |
Labor | Franklin | 1946–1977 |
| Peter Pike | Labor | Wilmot | 1943–1949 |
| Hon Eric Reece Eric Reece Eric Elliott Reece, AC was Premier of Tasmania on two occasions: from 26 August 1958 to 26 May 1969, and from 3 May 1972 to 31 March 1975.-Biography:... |
Labor | Darwin | 1946–1975 |
| Lancelot Spurr Lancelot Spurr Lancelot Thomas Spurr was an Australian politician. Born in Deloraine, Tasmania, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a draper and travelling salesman... |
Labor | Wilmot | 1941–1956 |
| Horace Strutt | Liberal | Denison | 1946–1959; 1959–1969 |
| Rex Townley Rex Townley Reginald 'Rex' Colin Townley was an Australian politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party in Tasmania from 1950 to 1956... |
Independent | Denison | 1946–1965 |
| Dr Reg Turnbull | Labor | Bass | 1946–1961 |
| Hon Alfred White | Labor | Franklin | 1941–1959 |
| Reg Wright | Liberal | Franklin | 1946–1949 |
| Robert Robertson | Liberal | Wilmot | 1946–1950 |
Sources
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856