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.
Elections
edit| Date | Electorates |
|---|---|
| 12 May 1951 | Monmouth; Newdegate, Russell |
| 10 May 1952 | Hobart; Launceston; Gordon |
| 2 May 1953 | Meander; Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon |
| 8 May 1954 | Cornwall; Huon; Mersey |
| 14 May 1955 | Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland |
| 12 May 1956 | Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk |
Members
edit| Name | Division | Years in office | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon Henry Baker | Queenborough | 1948–1968 | 1953 |
| Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) | Hobart | 1952–1976 | 1952 |
| Hon Archibald Blacklow | Pembroke | 1936–1953 | 1947 |
| Hon Ron Brown | Huon | 1948–1966 | 1954 |
| Hon Thomas Cheek | Macquarie | 1950–1968 | 1956 |
| Hon James Bell Connolly (Labor) | Buckingham | 1948–1968 | 1956 |
| Hon Neil Campbell | Tamar | 1955–1960 | 1955 |
| Hon Arthur Cutts | Tamar | 1937–1955 | 1949 |
| Hon Thomas d'Alton (Labor) | Gordon | 1947–1968 | 1952 |
| Hon Walter Davis | West Devon | 1953–1971 | 1953 |
| Hon Joseph Dixon | Derwent | 1955–1961; 1967–1979 | 1955 |
| Hon William Dunbabin | Pembroke | 1953–1959 | 1953 |
| Hon Arthur Fenton | Russell | 1933–1957 | 1951 |
| Hon George Flowers | Westmorland | 1942–1958 | 1955 |
| Hon George Gray | Newdegate | 1951–1957 | 1951 |
| Hon Geoffrey Green | Monmouth | 1946–1959 | 1951 |
| Hon Dr Arthur Grounds[1] (Labor) | Launceston | 1950–1951 | b/e |
| Hon Lucy Grounds[1] (Labor) | Launceston | 1951–1958 | 1952 |
| Hon Mervyn Lakin[2] | Mersey | 1954 | 1954 |
| Hon Alexander Lillico | Mersey | 1924–1954 | 1948 |
| Hon Elliot Lillico | Meander | 1943–1958 | 1953 |
| Hon Hector McFie[2] | Mersey | 1954–1972 | b/e |
| Hon John Orchard | Cornwall | 1954–1961; 1966–1968 | 1954 |
| Hon Leslie Procter | South Esk | 1939–1962 | 1956 |
| Hon Ernest Record | Cornwall | 1948–1954 | b/e |
| Hon Sir Rupert Shoobridge | Derwent | 1937–1955 | 1949 |
| Hon John Soundy | Hobart | 1946–1952 | 1946 |
| Hon Arthur Tattersall | West Devon | 1947–1953 | 1947 |
Notes
edit- 1 On 29 July 1951, Arthur Grounds, the Labor member for Launceston, died. His widow Lucy Grounds won the resulting by-election on 29 September 1951.
- 2 On 19 June 1954, Mervyn Lakin, the member for Mersey, died just 1 month and 11 days after being elected, becoming one of the shortest serving members in the Council's history. Hector McFie won the resulting by-election on 4 September 1954.
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