Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1955–1956
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
between the 19 February 1955 election
and the 13 October 1956 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 19 February 1955 election
Tasmanian state election, 1955
Elections for the House of Assembly were held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 19 February 1955.The incumbent Labor government, led by Robert Cosgrove, had been in office continuously since 1934, although had not held a majority since 1946...
and the 13 October 1956 election
Tasmanian state election, 1956
Elections for the House of Assembly were held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 13 October 1956.-Background:The 1955 election had resulted in a parliamentary deadlock between the Labor and Liberal parties, although Robert Cosgrove remained Premier of Tasmania...
.
| Name | Party | Division | Years in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Aylett | 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... |
Darwin | 1946–1964 |
| Claude Barnard Claude Barnard Herbert Claude Barnard was an Australian politician and government minister.Barnard was born at Mole Creek, Tasmania and was educated at Invermay State School, but left school at 14. In 1909 he began working for Tasmanian Government Railways, first as an engine cleaner and eventually as a driver... |
Labor | 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... |
1950–1957 |
| Eric Beattie | 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... |
Bass | 1946–1950; 1954–1979 |
| Amelia Best Amelia Best Amelia Martha Best MBE was one of the first two women elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly.Best was born in Lower Barrington, Tasmania, Australia... |
Liberal | Wilmot | 1955–1956; 1958–1959 |
| Charles Best | Liberal | Wilmot | 1950–1958 |
| 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/Liberal | Darwin | 1946–1964 |
| John Breheny | Liberal | Darwin | 1951–1972 |
| Douglas Cashion | Labor | Wilmot | 1949–1972 |
| 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 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... |
1919–1922; 1925–1931; 1934–1958 |
| Hon John Dwyer | Labor | 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... |
1931–1962 |
| Hon Roy Fagan | Labor | Wilmot | 1946–1974 |
| John Fidler | Liberal | Darwin | 1946–1956 |
| Dr John Gaha John Gaha John Francis Gaha , known as Frank, was an Australian politician. Born in Narrabri, New South Wales, he was educated at St Joseph's College in Sydney and the National University of Ireland, becoming a doctor and a house surgeon in Dublin... |
Labor | Denison | 1950–1964 |
| Hon Charles Hand | Labor | Franklin | 1948–1956 |
| Bill Hodgman | Liberal | Denison | 1955–1964 |
| Tim Jackson | Liberal | Franklin | 1946–1964 |
| Kevin Lyons Kevin Lyons Kevin Orchard Lyons was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the seat of Darwin... |
Liberal | Darwin | 1948–1972 |
| Hon John Madden | Labor | Bass | 1936–1956; 1957–1969 |
| Fred Marriott | Liberal | Bass | 1946–1961 |
| Mabel Miller Mabel Miller Dame Mabel Flora Miller, DBE was an Australian lawyer and politician. She was the first woman elected to the Hobart City Council and one of the first two women to be elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly.... |
Liberal | Franklin | 1955–1964 |
| 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 |
| Thomas Pearsall Thomas Pearsall Thomas Gordon Pearsall was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming a dairy farmer at Kingston. He served in the military 1940 -1945 Thomas Gordon Pearsall (11 April 1920 – 28 December 2003) was an Australian politician. Born in... |
Liberal | Franklin | 1950–1966 |
| 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 |
| John Steer | Liberal | Bass | 1950–1961; 1964–1968 |
| 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... |
Liberal | Denison | 1946–1965 |
| Hon Dr Reg Turnbull | Labor | Bass | 1946–1961 |
| Hon Alfred White | Labor | Franklin | 1941–1959 |
Sources
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856