Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1891–1893

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1891 election and the 1893 election.

Party affiliations were relatively loose during the period. In the table below, "Ministerial" relates to supporters of Philip Fysh, who served as Premier of Tasmania until 17 August 1892, and "Opposition" refers to a number of other groups, several of which supported Henry Dobson who became Premier after this time.

Name Party District Years in office
Peter BarrettOppositionNorth Launceston1886–1897
William BennettOpposition/IndependentCampbell Town1889–1893; 1903–1909
Stafford BirdMinisterialFranklin1882–1903; 1904–1909
Nicholas John BrownOppositionCumberland1875–1903
William Burgess[2]OppositionWest Hobart1881–1891; 1916–1917
Daniel Burke[7]OppositionCressy1893–1903
Andrew Inglis ClarkMinisterialSouth Hobart1878–1882; 1887–1898
Harry ConwayMinisterial/IndependentGeorge Town1886–1893
Alfred CrispMinisterial/OppositionNorth Hobart1886–1900
Edward CrowtherMinisterial/IndependentKingborough1878–1912
John DaviesOppositionFingal1884–1913
Thomas Dillon[1]MinisterialBrighton1891
Henry Dobson[1]OppositionBrighton1891–1900
Henry DumaresqMinisterial/OppositionLongford1886–1903
Charles Featherstone[6]MinisterialSorell1889–1893
Charles Fenton (senior)OppositionWellington1886–1897
Alexander Fowler[5]IndependentNorth Launceston1893; 1897–1901
Edward GiblinIndependentSouth Hobart1891–1893
Henry GillMinisterial/IndependentKingborough1887–1897
John HamiltonMinisterial/IndependentGlenorchy1887–1903
John HartMinisterial/OppositionDeloraine1886–1893
William Hartnoll[3]OppositionSouth Launceston1884–1902
Samuel HawkesMinisterialRingarooma1886–1893
John Henry[3]OppositionEast Devon1891–1897
George HiddlestoneOppositionWest Hobart1891–1897
George LeathamMinisterialNew Norfolk1891–1903; 1906–1909
Henry Lette[4]IndependentNorth Launceston1862–1875; 1877–1892
Elliott Lewis[3]OppositionRichmond1886–1903; 1909–1922
John LyneOppositionGlamorgan1880–1893
John McCallIndependentWest Devon1888–1893; 1901–1909
Charles MackenzieOppositionWellington1886–1909
Edward Mulcahy[2]MinisterialWest Hobart1891–1903; 1910–1919
Henry MurrayOppositionEast Devon1891–1900; 1902–1909
Alfred PillingerMinisterialOatlands1876–1899
Thomas ReibeyMinisterialWestbury1874–1903
Windle St HillMinisterial/IndependentNorth Hobart1886–1893
David Scott[4][5]IndependentNorth Launceston1886–1891; 1892–1893
William SidebottomOppositionSelby1885–1893
John Charles von SteiglitzIndependentEvandale1891–1903
Edmund Henry Sutton[7]MinisterialCressy1886–1893
Samuel SuttonOppositionSouth Launceston1891–1897; 1901–1903
Joseph Woollnough[6]MinisterialSorell1893–1903

Notes

1 On 25 July 1891, the election of the Ministerial member for Brighton, Thomas Dillon, was declared void under the Electoral Act 1890 following a petition by the unsuccessful candidate and incumbent member, Henry Mugliston, alleging Dillon had engaged in corrupt practices and bribery during the campaign. Henry Dobson, the Opposition candidate, won the resulting by-election on 12 August 1891.
2 In August 1891, William Burgess, one of the two members for West Hobart, resigned. Edward Mulcahy won the resulting by-election on 19 August 1891.
3 On 17 August 1892, following the fall of the Fysh government, Henry Dobson was invited to form a government which included three Assembly members. These members were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections. On 26 August 1892, all of them were returned unopposed.
4 On 5 August 1892, Henry Lette, one of the two members for North Launceston, died. David Scott won the resulting by-election on 9 September 1892.
5 On 11 January 1893, just four months into his term, David Scott, one of the two members for North Launceston, died. Alexander Fowler won the resulting by-election on 31 January 1892.
6 In March 1893, Charles Featherstone, the member for Sorell, resigned. Joseph Woollnough won the resulting by-election on 18 April 1893.
7 On 24 April 1893, Edmund Henry Sutton, the member for Cressy, died. Daniel Burke won the resulting by-election on 16 May 1893.

Sources

  • Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-1334-6.
  • Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1956
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