Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1903–1909
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
between 1903 and 1909. 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 1903 and 1909. 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 |
|---|---|
| 5 May 1903 | Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk; 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 |
| 3 May 1904 | 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) |
| 2 May 1905 | 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); Gordon; 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... |
| 8 May 1906 | 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.... |
| 7 May 1907 | 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 |
Members
| Name | Division | Years in office | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Gamaliel Butler | 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.... |
1896–1914 | 1904 |
| 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 | 1907 |
| William Crosby | 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.... |
1885–1909 | 1903 |
| Charles Davies | Cambridge | 1897–1921 | 1903 |
| 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 | 1907 |
| William Dodery | Westmorland | 1877–1907 | 1901 |
| Sir Adye Douglas Adye Douglas Sir Adye Douglas was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886.... |
Launceston | 1855–1856; 1884–1886; 1890–1904 |
1898 |
| Thomas Fisher | 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... |
1905–1909 | 1906 |
| Tetley Gant Tetley Gant Tetley Gant, CMG was an Australian barrister, Tasmanian Politician and University Chancellor.-Early Life - England:... |
Buckingham | 1901–1927 | 1903 |
| William Gibson | 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.... |
1901–1905 | 1905 |
| Frederick Grubb | Meander | 1879–1911 | 1905 |
| William Hart | Launceston | 1885–1904 | 1900 |
| Peter McCracken | Launceston | 1904–1916 | 1904 |
| William Moore William Moore (Australian politician) William Moore was an Australian politician. He was born on the Isle of Man. In 1871 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Wellington, serving until 1877, when he transferred to the Legislative Council, winning the seat of Mersey. He transferred to Russell in 1885 and... |
Russell | 1877–1909 | 1903 |
| 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 | 1905 |
| 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 | 1905 |
| 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 | 1906 |
| Alfred Page Alfred Page Alfred Page was an Australian politician. He was born at Oatlands, Tasmania. In 1887 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the member for Macquarie, serving until his retirement in 1909. Page died in Hobart in 1911.... |
Macquarie | 1887–1909 | 1903 |
| 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 | b/e |
| Charles Russen | Launceston | 1904–1914 | 1906 |
| Robert Scott | South Esk | 1899–1909 | 1903 |
| John Watchorn | 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... |
1882–1905 | 1900 |
Sources
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856