Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1969–1972
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
between the 10 May 1969 election
and the 22 April 1972 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 10 May 1969 election
Tasmanian state election, 1969
A general election for the Tasmanian House of Assembly was held on 10 May 1969. The incumbent Labor Party, which had been in power continuously since 1934, was led by Eric Reece, who had been premier of Tasmania since 1958. The opposition Liberal Party was led by Angus Bethune.The election resulted...
and the 22 April 1972 election
Tasmanian state election, 1972
Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on 22 April 1972. The one-term Liberal government of Premier Angus Bethune had collapsed following the withdrawal of support by Kevin Lyons...
.
| Name | Party | Division | Years in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon Nigel Abbott | 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... |
1964–1972 |
| William Anderson William Anderson (Australian politician) Hon. William Anderson , J.P., was a Scottish-born, colonial Victorian farmer and politician.Anderson, the son of James Anderson and Hannah his wife, was born at Montrose, Scotland, on 3 January 1828, and was taken to Launceston, Tasmania, in Oct. 1841, arriving on 1 April of the following year... |
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... |
Wilmot | 1964–1972 |
| Hon Alexander Atkins | 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... |
1946–1948; 1956–1972 |
| Ken Austin | Labor | Denison | 1964–1976 |
| Bob Baker | Liberal | Denison | 1969–1980 |
| Hon Wilfred Barker | Liberal | Braddon Division of Braddon (state) The Electoral Division of Braddon, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The constituency takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward Braddon. Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The boundaries and name of the electorate are... |
1964–1976 |
| Eric Barnard Eric Barnard Eric Albert Barnard FRS is a British neuroscientist, and Professor at University of Cambridge.-Works:*Edwin S. Levitan, Peter R. Schofield, David R. Burt, Lucy M. Rhee, William Wisden, Martin Köhler, Norihisa Fujita, Henry F. Rodriguez, Anne Stephenson, Mark G. Darlison, Eric A. Barnard, Peter H... |
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... |
1959–1979 |
| Michael Barnard | Labor | Bass | 1969–1986 |
| Timothy Barrenger Timothy Barrenger Timothy Alan Barrenger is a former Australian politician. Born in Launceston, he was a Liberal member for Bass in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1969 until his retirement in 1972.-References:... |
Liberal | Bass | 1969–1972 |
| Neil Batt | Labor | Denison | 1969–1980; 1986–1989 |
| Hon Eric Beattie | Liberal | Bass | 1946–1950; 1954–1979 |
| Hon Bert Bessell | Liberal | Wilmot | 1956–1976 |
| Hon Angus Bethune | Liberal | Wilmot | 1946–1975 |
| Hon Max Bingham | Liberal | Denison | 1969–1984 |
| Ian Braid Ian Braid Ian Maxwell Braid is a former Australian politician. He was born in Sheffield, Tasmania, and is the cousin of former Tasmanian MLC Harry Braid. In 1969, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Wilmot for the Liberal Party. He was defeated in 1972, but was re-elected in a... |
Liberal | Wilmot | 1969–1972; 1976–1995 |
| John Breheny | Liberal | Braddon | 1951–1972 |
| Max Bushby Max Bushby Maxwell Holmes "Max" Bushby OBE was an Australian politician. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1961 as a Liberal member for Bass. He was Chair of Committees from 1966 to 1972 and Speaker from 1982 to 1986. He retired from politics in 1986.-References:... |
Liberal | Bass | 1961–1986 |
| Hon Douglas Cashion | Labor | Wilmot | 1949–1972 |
| Geoffrey Chisholm | Labor | Braddon | 1964–1979 |
| Hon Douglas Clark | Liberal | Franklin | 1964–1976 |
| Lloyd Costello | Labor | Braddon | 1959–1975 |
| Merv Everett | Labor | Denison | 1964–1974 |
| Hon Roy Fagan | Labor | Wilmot | 1946–1974 |
| Dr Allan Foster | Labor | Bass | 1969–1976 |
| Jack Frost Jack Frost (politician) Stewart Charles Hilton "Jack" Frost was an Australian politician. The son of federal MP Charles Frost, he was born in Margate, Tasmania. After contesting the federal seat of Franklin unsuccessfully for the Australian Labor Party in 1949, 1951 and 1954, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of... |
Labor | Franklin | 1964–1976 |
| Stanley Gough | Liberal | Franklin | 1969–1972 |
| James Henty | Liberal | Bass | 1968–1972 |
| Bob Ingamells | Liberal | Wilmot | 1959–1976 |
| Doug Lowe Doug Lowe (Australian politician) Douglas Ackley "Doug" Lowe AM was the 35th Premier of Tasmania, from 1 December 1977 to 11 November 1981. His time as Premier coincided with controversy over a proposal to build a dam on Tasmania's Gordon River, which would have flooded parts of the Franklin River... |
Labor | Franklin | 1969–1986 |
| Hon Kevin Lyons Kevin Lyons Kevin Orchard Lyons was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the seat of Darwin... |
Centre Party Centre Party (Tasmania) The Centre Party was a minor Australian political party formed by Kevin Lyons in 1969, which held the balance of power in the Tasmanian House of Assembly following the 1969 state election in Tasmania... |
Braddon | 1948–1972 |
| Hon Robert Mather | Liberal | Denison | 1964–1982 |
| Hon 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 |
| Geoff Pearsall Geoff Pearsall Geoffrey Alan Pearsall was an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1969 until 1988 and as Leader of the Opposition... |
Liberal | Franklin | 1969–1988 |
| 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 | Braddon | 1946–1975 |
| Hon Sydney Ward | Labor | Braddon | 1956–1976 |
Sources
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856