Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1866–1871
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1866 elections and the 1871 elections.
| Name | District | Years in office |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Archer[7] | Ringwood | 1869–1871 |
| William Archer[3] | Deloraine | 1860–1862; 1866–1868 |
| John Balfe | Franklin | 1857–1872; 1874–1880 |
| William Barnes[8] | George Town | 1866–1869 |
| Hugh Barrett[12] | Hobart Town | 1866–1871 |
| Henry Butler[M2] | Brighton | 1856–1862; 1866–1885 |
| Charles Cansdell[2][5] | Hobart Town | 1865–1866; 1867–1869 |
| Thomas Chapman[M1] | Hobart Town | 1856–1864; 1866–1873 |
| Henry Cook[5] | Hobart Town | 1869–1871 |
| John Crookes[M1] | Launceston | 1857–1862; 1866 |
| William Crowther[1] | Hobart Town | 1866 |
| John Davies | Devon | 1861; 1862–1871 |
| William Lambert Dobson[M1][9] | Campbell Town | 1861–1862; 1864–1870 |
| William Dodery[10] | Norfolk Plains | 1861–1870 |
| Adye Douglas | Westbury | 1856–1857; 1862–1884 |
| Henry Douglas[3] | Deloraine | 1869–1871 |
| William Giblin[4][M3] | Hobart Town | 1869–1885 |
| George Gibson[7] | Ringwood | 1866–1869 |
| John Gleadow[6] | Morven | 1866–1869 |
| Thomas Gregson | Richmond | 1856–1872 |
| William Hodgson | Sorell | 1861–1881 |
| George Keach[9] | Campbell Town | 1870–1882 |
| Henry Lette | Launceston | 1862–1875; 1877–1892 |
| David Lewis | Clarence | 1864–1882 |
| James Lord | Oatlands | 1862–1871 |
| John Lord[M1] | Hobart Town | 1864–1871 |
| Charles Meredith | Kingborough | 1856–1879 |
| John Meredith[13] | Glamorgan | 1861–1863; 1865–1871 |
| Robert Byron Miller[2] | Hobart Town | 1861–1867 |
| Sir Robert Officer | Glenorchy | 1856–1877 |
| Josiah Pratt[1][11] | Hobart Town | 1867–1870 |
| Charles Rocher[10] | Norfolk Plains | 1870–1872 |
| James Scott[8] | George Town | 1869–1877; 1878–1884 |
| James Reid Scott | Selby | 1866–1872 |
| George Salier[4][11] | Hobart Town | 1866–1869; 1870–1886 |
| John Scott | Launceston | 1865–1871 |
| William Sharland | New Norfolk | 1861–1872 |
| Edward Shaw[13] | Glamorgan | 1871 |
| William Sibley | Cumberland | 1865–1871 |
| John Swan[2] | Fingal | 1863–1875 |
| Robert Walker | Queenborough | 1862–1871 |
| John Whitehead[6] | Morven | 1869–1880 |
| Russell Young[12] | Hobart Town | 1871; 1872–1877 |
Notes
- 1 In December 1866, William Crowther, one of the five members for Hobart Town, resigned. Josiah Pratt won the resulting by-election on 2 January 1867.
- 2 In July 1867, Robert Byron Miller, one of the five members for Hobart Town, resigned. Charles Cansdell won the resulting by-election on 19 August 1867.
- 3 In January 1869, William Archer, the member for Deloraine, resigned. Henry Douglas was elected unopposed on 12 February 1869.
- 4 In February 1869, George Salier, one of the five members for Hobart Town, resigned. William Giblin won the resulting by-election on 24 March 1869.
- 5 In May 1869, Charles Cansdell, one of the five members for Hobart Town, resigned. Henry Cook won the resulting by-election on 22 June 1869.
- 6 In June 1869, John Gleadow, the member for Morven, resigned. John Whitehead was elected unopposed on 1 July 1869.
- 7 In June 1869, George Gibson, the member for Ringwood, resigned. Robert Archer won the resulting by-election on 6 July 1869.
- 8 In June 1869, William Barnes, the member for George Town, resigned. James Scott was elected unopposed on 15 July 1869.
- 9 In February 1870, William Lambert Dobson, the member for Campbell Town, resigned. George Keach won the resulting by-election on 10 March 1870.
- 10 In July 1870, William Dodery, the member for Norfolk Plains, resigned. Charles Rocher won the resulting by-election on 8 August 1870.
- 11 In October 1870, Josiah Pratt, one of the five members for Hobart Town, resigned. George Salier won the resulting by-election on 28 November 1870.
- 12 On 26 January 1871, Hugh Barrett, one of the five members for Hobart Town, died. Russell Young won the resulting by-election on 27 February 1871.
- 13 In March 1871, John Meredith, the member for Glamorgan, resigned. Edward Shaw won the resulting by-election on 11 April 1871.
Ministerial by-elections
- M1 On 24 November 1866, William Lambert Dobson was appointed to the Ministry by the new Premier of Tasmania, Richard Dry, and was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 4 December 1866. Not so fortunate was Colonial Treasurer Thomas Chapman, one of the five members for Hobart Town, who was defeated by John Lord on 3 December 1866. John Crookes resigned his Launceston seat, which Chapman won at the resulting by-election on 31 December 1866.
- M2 On 27 October 1869, James Milne Wilson appointed Henry Butler to the Ministry. He was returned unopposed at the resulting ministerial by-election on 8 November 1869.
- M3 On 5 February 1870, James Milne Wilson appointed William Giblin to the Ministry. He was returned unopposed at the resulting ministerial by-election on 14 February 1870.
Sources
- Newman, Terry (1994). Representation of the Tasmanian People. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. ISBN 0-7246-4147-5.
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
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