This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1939 and 1945. 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
edit| Date | Electorates |
|---|---|
| 2 May 1939 | Cambridge; Hobart (1); Russell |
| 7 May 1940 | Hobart (1); Launceston (1); Gordon |
| 6 May 1941 | Hobart (1); Meander; Pembroke |
| 5 May 1942 | Huon; Launceston (1); Mersey |
| 4 May 1943 | Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland |
| 2 May 1944 | Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk |
Members
edit| Name | Division | Years in office | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon Compton Archer | Macquarie | 1944–1950 | 1944 |
| Hon Albert Bendall | Macquarie | 1932–1944 | 1938 |
| Hon Percy Best[2] | Meander | 1935–1943 | 1941 |
| Hon Archibald Blacklow | Pembroke | 1936–1953 | 1941 |
| Hon William Calvert | Huon | 1924–1942 | 1936 |
| Hon John Cheek[1] | Westmorland | 1907–1913; 1919–1942 | 1937 |
| Hon Arthur Cutts | Tamar | 1937–1955 | 1943 |
| Hon Joe Darling | Cambridge | 1921–1946 | 1939 |
| Hon Charles Eady | Hobart | 1925–1945 | 1940 |
| Hon Alexander Evans | Launceston | 1936–1942 | 1936 |
| Hon Arthur Fenton | Russell | 1933–1957 | 1939 |
| Hon George Flowers[1] | Westmorland | 1942–1958 | 1943 |
| Hon Dr John Gaha[3] (Labor) | Hobart | 1933–1943 | 1939 |
| Hon Frank Hart | Launceston | 1916–1940 | 1934 |
| Hon Alexander Lillico | Mersey | 1924–1954 | 1942 |
| Hon Elliot Lillico[2] | Meander | 1943–1958 | b/e |
| Hon James McDonald (Labor) | Gordon | 1916–1922; 1928–1947 | 1940 |
| Hon George McElwee (Labor) | Launceston | 1940–1946 | 1940 |
| Hon Thomas Murdoch | Buckingham | 1914–1916; 1921–1944 | 1938 |
| Hon Leslie Procter | South Esk | 1939–1962 | 1944 |
| Hon William Robinson | Launceston | 1942–1948 | 1942 |
| Hon Rupert Shoobridge | Derwent | 1937–1955 | 1943 |
| Hon William Strutt | Hobart | 1938–1948 | 1941 |
| Hon Arthur Tyler[3] (Labor) | Hobart | 1943–1945 | b/e |
| Hon Bill Wedd | Buckingham | 1944–1948 | 1944 |
| Hon Rowland Worsley (Labor) | Huon | 1942–1948 | 1942 |
Notes
edit- 1 On 26 February 1942, John Cheek, the member for Westmorland, died. George Flowers won the resulting by-election on 5 May 1942.
- 2 On 14 April 1943, Percy Best, the member for Meander, died. Elliot Lillico, the son of Alexander Lillico, won the resulting by-election.
- 3 On 10 July 1943, Labor member Dr John Gaha, one of the three members for Hobart, resigned to successfully contest the federal seat of Denison at the 1943 election. Labor candidate Arthur Tyler won the resulting by-election on 14 September 1943 by a margin of three votes, and the unsuccessful candidate successfully petitioned the Supreme Court to void the election. Tyler won a second by-election on 22 January 1944 by a 211-vote margin against a different opponent.
Sources
edit- Hughes, Colin A.; Aitkin, Don (1986). Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890–1984. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-9097-7918-X.
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856