Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1915–1921
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
between 1915 and 1921. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
between 1915 and 1921. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.
Elections
| Date | Electorates |
|---|---|
| 4 May 1915 | Cambridge; Hobart Electoral division of Hobart The electoral division of Hobart is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seat was created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former Wellington returned to its former name.... (1); Russell |
| 2 May 1916 | Hobart Electoral division of Hobart The electoral division of Hobart is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seat was created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former Wellington returned to its former name.... (1); Launceston (1); Gordon |
| 8 May 1917 | Hobart Electoral division of Hobart The electoral division of Hobart is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seat was created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former Wellington returned to its former name.... (1); Meander; Pembroke Electoral division of Pembroke The Electoral Division of Pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house. It is located on Hobart's Eastern Shore and includes a number of suburbs; Risdon Vale, Geilston Bay, Rose Bay, Lindisfarne, Warrane, Mornington, Bellerive, Howrah and... |
| 7 May 1918 | Huon Electoral division of Huon The Electoral division of Huon is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900 , and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856... ; Launceston (1); Mersey Electoral division of Mersey The Electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers only a small area of 237 km².At the 2009 election, the division had 23,568 enrolled voters.... |
| 6 May 1919 | Derwent Electoral division of Derwent The Electoral division of Derwent is one of the fifteen electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is situated in the south of the state and is named after the Derwent River.The last boundary redistribution occurred in 2008... ; Tamar; Westmorland |
| 4 May 1920 | Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk |
Members
| Name | Division | Years in office | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Bird | Huon Electoral division of Huon The Electoral division of Huon is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900 , and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856... |
1909–1924 | 1918 |
| Frank Bond | Hobart Electoral division of Hobart The electoral division of Hobart is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seat was created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former Wellington returned to its former name.... |
1909–1921 | 1915 |
| John Cheek John Cheek John William Cheek, CBE was an Australian politician, who was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing the electoral district of Westmorland on two occasions from 1907 to 1913, and then from 1919 until his death in 1942.Cheek was made a Commander of the Order of the... |
Westmorland | 1907–1913; 1919–1942 | 1907 |
| George Collins | Tamar | 1895–1919 | 1913 |
| Charles Davies | Cambridge | 1897–1921 | 1915 |
| Ellis Dean | Derwent Electoral division of Derwent The Electoral division of Derwent is one of the fifteen electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is situated in the south of the state and is named after the Derwent River.The last boundary redistribution occurred in 2008... |
1901–1920 | 1919 |
| Ernest Freeland Ernest Freeland Ernest William Freeland was an Australian politician. Born in Carrick, Tasmania, he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1919 as the member for Tamar, serving until 1937. He died in 1940 at Beaconsfield.... |
Tamar | 1919–1937 | 1919 |
| Tetley Gant Tetley Gant Tetley Gant, CMG was an Australian barrister, Tasmanian Politician and University Chancellor.-Early Life - England:... |
Buckingham | 1901–1927 | 1920 |
| Charles Hall | Russell | 1909–1921 | 1915 |
| Frank Hart | Launceston | 1916–1940 | 1916 |
| John Hope | Meander | 1911–1926 | 1917 |
| Arthur Loone Arthur Loone Arthur William Loone was an Australian politician. He was born in Bath in England. In 1910 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for South Esk. He resigned in 1919 to contest the Senate, unsuccessfully; he was subsequently re-elected unopposed in the... |
South Esk | 1910–1919; 1920 | 1914 |
| Peter McCracken | Launceston | 1904–1916 | 1910 |
| 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 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... ) |
Gordon | 1916–1922; 1928–1947 | 1916 |
| Robert McKenzie | Westmorland | 1913–1919 | 1919 |
| Arthur Morrisby Arthur Morrisby Arthur Morrisby was an Australian politician. He was born in Clarence, Tasmania. In 1899 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Gordon, serving until 1916. He was Chair of Committees from 1907 to 1916 and, after ceasing to be a member, Acting Clerk of the... |
Gordon | 1899–1916 | 1910 |
| James Murdoch (senior) | Pembroke Electoral division of Pembroke The Electoral Division of Pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house. It is located on Hobart's Eastern Shore and includes a number of suburbs; Risdon Vale, Geilston Bay, Rose Bay, Lindisfarne, Warrane, Mornington, Bellerive, Howrah and... |
1903–1925 | 1917 |
| Thomas Murdoch | Hobart Electoral division of Hobart The electoral division of Hobart is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seat was created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former Wellington returned to its former name.... |
1914–1916; 1921–1944 | b/e |
| Hubert Nichols Hubert Nichols Hubert Allan Nichols was an Australian politician. He was born at Macquarie Plains, Tasmania. In 1902 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Mersey, leading the Opposition group in the Council from May 1906 to January 1909. In 1924 he was defeated, but he... |
Mersey Electoral division of Mersey The Electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers only a small area of 237 km².At the 2009 election, the division had 23,568 enrolled voters.... |
1902–1924; 1926–1935 | 1918 |
| George Pitt | Macquarie | 1920–1932 | 1920 |
| William Propsting William Propsting William Bispham Propsting, CMG was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, who served as Premier of Tasmania from 9 April 1903 to 11 July 1904.-Early life:... |
Hobart Electoral division of Hobart The electoral division of Hobart is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seat was created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former Wellington returned to its former name.... |
1905–1937 | 1917 |
| Tasman Shields | Launceston | 1915–1936 | 1918 |
| Louis Shoobridge (senior) | Derwent Electoral division of Derwent The Electoral division of Derwent is one of the fifteen electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is situated in the south of the state and is named after the Derwent River.The last boundary redistribution occurred in 2008... |
1921–1937 | b/e |
| Alan Wardlaw | South Esk | 1920–1938 | 1920 |
| William Williams William Williams (Tasmanian politician) William Micah Williams was an Australian politician. He was born in New Norfolk, Tasmania. In 1916 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Hobart, serving until his defeat in 1922. Williams died in Hobart in 1924.... |
Hobart Electoral division of Hobart The electoral division of Hobart is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seat was created in 2008 after a redistribution saw the former Wellington returned to its former name.... |
1916–1922 | 1916 |
| Alfred Youl | Macquarie | 1909–1920 | 1914 |
Sources
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856