- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1866–1871
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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 0-724-64147-5.
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
Members of the Parliament of Tasmania Legislative Council
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