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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1871–1872

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1871 elections and the 1872 elections.

Name District Years in office
Basil Archer[2] Ringwood 1871–1872
John Balfe[1] West Hobart 1857–1872; 1874–1880
William Belbin South Hobart 1871–1891
Henry Butler Brighton 1856–1862; 1866–1885
Thomas Chapman East Hobart 1856–1864; 1866–1873
James Cox[3] North Launceston 1872–1874; 1880–1882
John Davies[4] Franklin 1861; 1862–1872
Adye Douglas Norfolk Plains 1856–1857; 1862–1884
William Gellibrand Fingal 1871–1872; 1874–1886
William Giblin Central Hobart 1869–1885
James Gray[1] West Hobart 1872–1877; 1882–1889
Thomas Gregson Richmond 1856–1872
William Hodgson Sorell 1861–1881
Frederick Houghton[2] Ringwood 1859–1861; 1872–1876
John Alexander Jackson Queenborough 1871–1876
George Keach Campbell Town 1870–1882
Henry Lette Central Launceston 1862–1875; 1877–1892
David Lewis Clarence 1864–1882
Charles Meredith West Devon 1856–1879
John Millar Westbury 1871–1874
John Mitchell Glamorgan 1871–1880
William Moore Wellington 1871–1877
Sir Robert Officer Glenorchy 1856–1877
Christopher O'Reilly Kingborough 1871–1882; 1906–1909
Charles Rocher[3] North Launceston 1870–1872
Adolphus Rooke East Devon 1856–1862; 1868–1869;
1871–1872
James Scott George Town 1869–1877; 1878–1884
James Reid Scott Selby 1866–1872
George Salier North Hobart 1866–1869; 1870–1886
William Sharland New Norfolk 1861–1872
Samuel Shorey Deloraine 1871–1872
John Swan Cumberland 1863–1875
Thomas Thomas South Launceston 1871–1872
John Whitehead Morven 1869–1880
George Wilson Oatlands 1871–1876
Russell Young[4] Franklin 1871; 1872–1877

Notes

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1 In January 1872, John Balfe, the member for West Hobart, resigned. James Gray won the resulting by-election on 6 February 1872.
2 In March 1872, Basil Archer, the member for Ringwood, resigned. Frederick Houghton won the resulting by-election on 25 April 1872.
3 In May 1872, Charles Rocher, the member for North Launceston, resigned. James Cox won the resulting by-election on 28 June 1872.
4 On 11 June 1872, John Davies, the member for Franklin, died. Russell Young was elected unopposed on 4 July 1872.

Sources

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  • Newman, Terry (1994). Representation of the Tasmanian People. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. ISBN 0-7246-4147-5.
  • Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
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