- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1872–1877
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1872 and the 1877.
Name District Years in office John Balfe[X][13] South Launceston
West Hobart1857–1872; 1874–1880 William Belbin South Hobart 1871–1891 Charles Bromby[12] Central Launceston 1876–1878
1881–1882Nicholas John Brown[7] Cumberland 1875–1903 Henry Butler Brighton 1856–1862; 1866–1885 James Castley[X] South Launceston 1872–1874 Thomas Chapman East Hobart 1856–1864; 1866–1873 Alexander Clerke[5] Ringwood 1857–1860; 1862–1863;
1872–1874James Cox[4] North Launceston 1872–1874; 1880–1882 Andrew Crawford[11] West Devon 1876–1877 James Dooley East Devon 1872–1891 Sir Adye Douglas Fingal 1856–1857; 1862–1884 Philip Fysh[2] East Hobart 1873–1878; 1894–1898 Robert Gayer[10] Queenborough 1876–1878 William Gellibrand[5] Ringwood 1871–1872; 1874–1886 William Giblin Central Hobart 1869–1885 George Gilmore[8][12] Central Launceston 1875–1876; 1877–1878 James Gray[13] West Hobart 1872–1877; 1882–1889 James Gunn Sorell 1872–1882 Samuel Henry Deloraine 1872–1880 William Hodgson Richmond 1861–1881 Frederick Houghton[11] Norfolk Plains 1859–1861; 1872–1876 Frederick Innes[1][3][4] Selby
North Launceston1856–1862; 1872–1877 John Alexander Jackson[10] Queenborough 1871–1876 George Keach Campbell Town 1870–1882 Henry Lette[8] Central Launceston 1862–1875; 1877–1892 David Lewis Clarence 1864–1882 Charles Meredith[11] West Devon
Norfolk Plains1856–1879 John Millar[6] Westbury 1871–1874 John Mitchell Glamorgan 1871–1880 William Moore Wellington 1871–1877 David Murray Selby 1873–1877 Sir Robert Officer Glenorchy 1856–1877 Christopher O'Reilly Kingborough 1871–1882; 1906–1909 Alfred Pillinger[9] Oatlands 1876–1899 Thomas Reibey[6] Westbury 1874–1903 Alexander Riddoch New Norfolk 1872–1882 George Salier North Hobart 1866–1869; 1870–1886 James Scott George Town 1869–1877; 1878–1884 James Reid Scott Selby 1866–1872 John Swan[7] Cumberland 1863–1875 Samuel Tulloch[13] South Launceston 1877–1878 John Whitehead Morven 1869–1880 George Wilson[9] Oatlands 1871–1876 Russell Young Franklin 1871; 1872–1877 Notes
- 1 In November 1872, James Reid Scott, the member for Selby, resigned. Frederick Innes, the Premier of Tasmania, was elected unopposed on 18 November 1872.
- 2 In July 1873, Thomas Chapman, the member for East Hobart, resigned. Philip Fysh was elected unopposed on 12 August 1873.
- 3 In November 1873, Frederick Innes, the member for Selby, resigned. David Murray won the resulting by-election on 16 December 1873.
- 4 In February 1874, James Cox, the member for North Launceston, resigned. Frederick Innes was elected unopposed on 31 March 1874.
- 5 In April 1874, Alexander Clerke, the member for Ringwood, resigned. William Gellibrand was elected unopposed on 15 May 1874.
- 6 In April 1874, John Millar, the member for Westbury, resigned. Thomas Reibey was elected unopposed on 23 May 1874.
- 7 In January 1875, John Swan, the member for Cumberland, resigned. Nicholas John Brown won the resulting by-election on 29 January 1875.
- 8 In April 1875, Henry Lette, the member for Central Launceston, resigned. George Gilmore was elected unopposed on 21 May 1875.
- 9 In June 1876, George Wilson, the member for Oatlands, resigned. Alfred Pillinger won the resulting by-election on 17 July 1876.
- 10 In June 1876, John Alexander Jackson, the member for Queenborough, resigned. Robert Gayer won the resulting by-election on 21 July 1876.
- 11 On 20 July 1876, Charles Meredith was appointed to the Ministry. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election. However, his nomination was ruled informal, and on 3 August 1876, the seat was declared for the only candidate, Andrew Crawford. Meredith was not without a seat for long, however—Frederick Houghton, the member for Norfolk Plains, resigned, and on 24 August 1876, Meredith was elected unopposed to that seat.
- 12 On 20 July 1876, George Gilmore was appointed to the Ministry. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was defeated on 3 August 1876 by Charles Bromby.
- 13 In March 1877, James Gray, the member for West Hobart, resigned. John Balfe won the resulting by-election on 18 April 1877. Balfe, in running for the seat, had vacated his South Launceston seat, which was filled at the 27 April 1877 by-election by Samuel Tulloch.
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
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