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]Ringwood1871–1872
John Balfe[1]West Hobart1857–1872; 1874–1880
William BelbinSouth Hobart1871–1891
Henry ButlerBrighton1856–1862; 1866–1885
Thomas ChapmanEast Hobart1856–1864; 1866–1873
James Cox[3]North Launceston1872–1874; 1880–1882
John Davies[4]Franklin1861; 1862–1872
Adye DouglasNorfolk Plains1856–1857; 1862–1884
William GellibrandFingal1871–1872; 1874–1886
William GiblinCentral Hobart1869–1885
James Gray[1]West Hobart1872–1877; 1882–1889
Thomas GregsonRichmond1856–1872
William HodgsonSorell1861–1881
Frederick Houghton[2]Ringwood1859–1861; 1872–1876
John Alexander JacksonQueenborough1871–1876
George KeachCampbell Town1870–1882
Henry LetteCentral Launceston1862–1875; 1877–1892
David LewisClarence1864–1882
Charles MeredithWest Devon1856–1879
John MillarWestbury1871–1874
John MitchellGlamorgan1871–1880
William MooreWellington1871–1877
Sir Robert OfficerGlenorchy1856–1877
Christopher O'ReillyKingborough1871–1882; 1906–1909
Charles Rocher[3]North Launceston1870–1872
Adolphus RookeEast Devon1856–1862; 1868–1869;
1871–1872
James ScottGeorge Town1869–1877; 1878–1884
James Reid ScottSelby1866–1872
George SalierNorth Hobart1866–1869; 1870–1886
William SharlandNew Norfolk1861–1872
Samuel ShoreyDeloraine1871–1872
John SwanCumberland1863–1875
Thomas ThomasSouth Launceston1871–1872
John WhiteheadMorven1869–1880
George WilsonOatlands1871–1876
Russell Young[4]Franklin1871; 1872–1877

Notes

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

  • 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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