Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council, 1951–1954

This is a list of members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council from 28 April 1951 to 29 May 1954.

The council consisted of 14 members. Six members were elected to four single-member electorates (Alice Springs, Batchelor, Stuart and Tennant Creek), and one two-member electorate (Darwin). Seven members (called Official Members) were appointed by the Australian government, all of whom were senior public servants in the Northern Territory. The Administrator of the Northern Territory, Frank Wise, served as presiding officer (or president) of the council.[1]

Name Party Electorate/Title Years in office
Hugh Barclay Appointed Director of Lands 1948–1963
Robert Coxon Appointed Director of Mining 1948–1954
Frederick Dowling Labor Batchelor 1949–1954
Keith Edmunds [1] Appointed Crown Law Officer 1951–1954
William Flynn [1] Appointed Crown Law Officer 1948–1951
John Huthnance Appointed Chief Clerk 1949–1955
Eric Izod Independent Darwin 1949, 1951–1954
Frank Johnson Labor Alice Springs 1949–1954
Robert Jones MBE [2] Appointed Apprentice Board Member 1950–1951
Reg Leydin [3] Appointed Government Secretary 1948–1952, 1953–1954, 1963
Matthew Luke Independent Labor Darwin 1947–1954
Douglas Macinnis Appointed Assistant Director of Lands and Surveys 1952
Reginald McCaffery [4] Appointed Acting Director of Native Affairs 1953–1954
Francis Moy [4] Appointed Director of Native Affairs 1948–1953
Wilhelm Petrick Independent Stuart 1951–1962
Len Purkiss Independent Tennant Creek 1951–1965
Charles Stahl [3] Appointed Acting Government Secretary 1952–1953, 1954–1955,
Frank Vidgen [2] Appointed Director of Works 1951–1954
Dr Stephen Watsford Appointed Chief Medical Officer 1951–1954
Frank Wise Appointed Administrator 1951–1956
1 Appointed member William Flynn fell ill in 1951, and had to leave the Northern Territory. Keith Edmunds was appointed to act in Flynn's role as Crown Law Officer, and was appointed to the Legislative Council in September.[2]
2 Appointed member Robert Jones had his appointment terminated on 6 August 1951. Frank Vidgen was appointed as his replacement from 1 October 1951.[3]
3 Appointed member Reg Leydin took a leave of absence as Government Secretary from 1 July 1952. His role and his place on the council were filled by Charles Stahl.[4]
4 Appointed member Francis Moy resigned his post as Director of Native Affairs and his place on the Legislative Council on 21 May 1953. Reginald McCaffery was appointed in his place on the Council and as acting Director pending appointment of a permanent replacement.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jaensch, Dean (1990). The Legislative Council of the Northern Territory: An Electoral History 1947–1974. Darwin: Australian National University.
  2. ^ Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography. Charles Darwin University Press. 2008. ISBN 9780980457810.
  3. ^ "NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA". Commonwealth Of Australia Gazette. No. 75. Australia. 4 October 1951. p. 2575. Retrieved 1 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Advertising". Northern Standard. Vol. 7, no. 314. Northern Territory, Australia. 27 June 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 3 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Mr. Moy's New Appointment". Northern Standard. Vol. 8, no. 18. Northern Territory, Australia. 30 April 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.