- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1941–1946
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 13 December 1941 election and the 23 November 1946 election. The term was elongated due to World War II.
Name Party Division Years in office Charles Atkins Nationalist Franklin 1941–1948 Sir Henry Baker Nationalist Franklin 1928–1946 Hon Edward Brooker Labor Franklin 1934–1948 James Bugg Labor Darwin 1941–1946 Neil Campbell Nationalist Wilmot 1922–1955 Jack Chamberlain Nationalist Darwin 1934–1951 Hon Robert Cosgrove Labor Denison 1919–1922; 1925–1931;
1934–1958Hon Charles Culley Labor Denison 1922–1928; 1934–1948 Hon Thomas d'Alton[3] Labor Darwin 1931–1944 Hon Thomas Davies[1] Labor Bass 1929–1942 John Dwyer Labor Franklin 1931–1962 Hon Sir Edmund Dwyer-Gray[5] Labor Denison 1928–1945 Robert Harvey[6] Nationalist Denison 1946 Francis Heerey[5] Labor Denison 1937–1941; 1945–1946 Henry Hope Labor Franklin 1941–1946; 1948–1950 Hon Eric Howroyd Labor Bass 1937–1950; 1958–1959 Philip Kelly Labor Darwin 1922–1946 Henry Lane Labor Darwin 1926–1928; 1937–1946 Hon Sir Walter Lee Nationalist Wilmot 1909–1946 John McDonald[4] Labor Bass 1934–1945 Henry McFie Nationalist Darwin 1925–1934; 1941–1948 Thomas McKinley Labor Franklin 1941–1946 Hon Sir John McPhee Nationalist Franklin 1919–1934; 1941–1946 Hon John Madden Labor Bass 1936–1956; 1957–1969 Francis Marriott Nationalist Bass 1922–1946 John Ockerby Nationalist/Independent Bass 1928–1946 David O'Keefe[2] Labor Wilmot 1934–1943 Peter Pike[2] Labor Wilmot 1943–1949 John Quintal[1] Labor Bass 1942–1946 Michael Adye Smith[3] Labor Darwin 1944–1946 John Soundy[6] Nationalist Denison 1925–1946 Lancelot Spurr Labor Wilmot 1941–1956 Hon William Taylor Labor Wilmot 1940–1946 Alan Welsh[4] Labor Bass 1945–1946 Ernest West Labor Wilmot 1941–1946 Alfred White Labor Franklin 1941–1959 Notes
- 1 Labor MHA for Bass, Thomas Davies, died on 11 September 1942. A recount on 23 September 1942 resulted in the election of Labor candidate John Quintal. Quintal was believed to be the first direct descendant of a Bounty mutineer to be elected to any Australian parliament.
- 2 Labor MHA for Wilmot, David O'Keefe, died on 21 July 1943. A recount on 5 August 1943 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Peter Pike.
- 3 Labor MHA for Darwin, Thomas d'Alton, resigned in April 1944. A recount on 26 April 1944 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Michael Adye Smith.
- 4 Labor MHA for Bass, John McDonald, resigned on 16 April 1945. A recount on 26 April 1945 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Alan Welsh.
- 5 Labor MHA for Denison, Sir Edmund Dwyer-Gray, died on 6 December 1945. A recount on 20 December 1945 resulted in the election of Labor candidate and former MHA Francis Heerey.
- 6 Nationalist MHA for Denison, John Soundy, resigned to stand for the Hobart seat in the Legislative Council. A recount on 19 April 1946 resulted in the election of Robert Harvey.
Sources
- Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-1334-6.
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
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Categories:- Members of Tasmanian parliaments by term
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