Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1951–1957
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
between 1951 and 1957. 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 1951 and 1957. 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 |
|---|---|
| 12 May 1951 | Monmouth; Newdegate, Russell |
| 10 May 1952 | 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.... ; Launceston; Gordon |
| 2 May 1953 | 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... ; Queenborough; West Devon |
| 8 May 1954 | Cornwall; 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... ; 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.... |
| 14 May 1955 | 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 |
| 12 May 1956 | Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk |
Members
| Name | Division | Years in office | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Baker | Queenborough | 1948–1968 | 1953 |
| Phyllis Benjamin Phyllis Benjamin Phyllis Jean Benjamin AO MBE , Australian Labor Party politician, was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the electorate of Hobart from 10 May 1952 until retirement in 1976.... (Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... ) |
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.... |
1952–1976 | 1952 |
| Arthur Blacklow | 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... |
1936–1953 | 1947 |
| Ronald Brown | 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... |
1948–1966 | 1954 |
| Thomas Cheek Thomas Cheek Sir Thomas Cheek or Cheke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in every parliament between 1604 and 1653.... |
Macquarie | 1950–1968 | 1956 |
| James Bell Connolly (Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... ) |
Buckingham | 1948–1968 | 1956 |
| Neil Campbell | Tamar | 1955–1960 | 1955 |
| Arthur Cutts | Tamar | 1937–1955 | 1949 |
| Thomas d'Alton Thomas d'Alton Thomas George De Largie d'Alton was an Australian politician. He was born in Warracknabeal in Victoria. In 1931 d'Alton was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin; he was a minister from 1934 to 1943 and resigned from the House in 1944. In 1946 he was the subject... (Labor) |
Gordon | 1947–1968 | 1952 |
| Walter Davis | West Devon | 1953–1971 | 1953 |
| Joseph Dixon | 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... |
1955–1961; 1967–1979 | 1955 |
| William Dunbabin | 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... |
1953–1959 | 1953 |
| Arthur Fenton | Russell | 1933–1957 | 1951 |
| George Flowers George Flowers George Lenthorn Flowers was an Australian politician. He was born in Caveside, Tasmania. In 1942 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Westmorland. He was Chair of Committees from 1952 to 1957. He served in the Council until his death at Launceston in... |
Westmorland | 1942–1958 | 1955 |
| George Gray | Newdegate | 1951–1957 | 1951 |
| Geoffrey Green | Monmouth | 1946–1959 | 1951 |
| Dr Arthur Grounds (Labor) | Launceston | 1950–1951 | b/e |
| Lucy Grounds (Labor) | Launceston | 1951–1958 | 1952 |
| Mervyn Lakin | 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.... |
1954 | 1954 |
| Alexander Lillico Alexander Lillico Alexander Lillico was a Tasmanian politician. He was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1924 to 1954, representing Mersey.-References:... |
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.... |
1924–1954 | 1948 |
| Elliot Lillico | Meander | 1943–1958 | 1953 |
| Hector McFie Hector McFie Hector McFie was an Australian politician. He was born in Devonport, Tasmania and held a Diploma of Mechanical Engineering. In 1954 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Mersey... |
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.... |
1954–1972 | b/e |
| John Orchard | Cornwall | 1954–1961; 1966–1968 | 1954 |
| Leslie Procter | South Esk | 1939–1962 | 1956 |
| Ernest Record | Cornwall | 1948–1954 | b/e |
| Rupert Shoobridge | 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... |
1937–1955 | 1949 |
| Sir John Soundy | 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.... |
1946–1952 | 1946 |
| Arthur Tattersall | West Devon | 1947–1953 | 1947 |
Sources
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856