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 Barrett Opposition North Launceston 1886–1897
William Bennett Opposition/Independent Campbell Town 1889–1893; 1903–1909
Stafford Bird Ministerial Franklin 1882–1903; 1904–1909
Nicholas John Brown Opposition Cumberland 1875–1903
William Burgess[2] Opposition West Hobart 1881–1891; 1916–1917
Daniel Burke[7] Opposition Cressy 1893–1903
Andrew Inglis Clark Ministerial South Hobart 1878–1882; 1887–1898
Harry Conway Ministerial/Independent George Town 1886–1893
Alfred Crisp Ministerial/Opposition North Hobart 1886–1900
Edward Crowther Ministerial/Independent Kingborough 1878–1912
John Davies Opposition Fingal 1884–1913
Thomas Dillon[1] Ministerial Brighton 1891
Henry Dobson[1] Opposition Brighton 1891–1900
Henry Dumaresq Ministerial/Opposition Longford 1886–1903
Charles Featherstone[6] Ministerial Sorell 1889–1893
Charles Fenton (senior) Opposition Wellington 1886–1897
Alexander Fowler[5] Independent North Launceston 1893; 1897–1901
Edward Giblin Independent South Hobart 1891–1893
Henry Gill Ministerial/Independent Kingborough 1887–1897
John Hamilton Ministerial/Independent Glenorchy 1887–1903
John Hart Ministerial/Opposition Deloraine 1886–1893
William Hartnoll[3] Opposition South Launceston 1884–1902
Samuel Hawkes Ministerial Ringarooma 1886–1893
John Henry[3] Opposition East Devon 1891–1897
George Hiddlestone Opposition West Hobart 1891–1897
George Leatham Ministerial New Norfolk 1891–1903; 1906–1909
Henry Lette[4] Independent North Launceston 1862–1875; 1877–1892
Elliott Lewis[3] Opposition Richmond 1886–1903; 1909–1922
John Lyne Opposition Glamorgan 1880–1893
John McCall Independent West Devon 1888–1893; 1901–1909
Charles Mackenzie Opposition Wellington 1886–1909
Edward Mulcahy[2] Ministerial West Hobart 1891–1903; 1910–1919
Henry Murray Opposition East Devon 1891–1900; 1902–1909
Alfred Pillinger Ministerial Oatlands 1876–1899
Thomas Reibey Ministerial Westbury 1874–1903
Windle St Hill Ministerial/Independent North Hobart 1886–1893
David Scott[4][5] Independent North Launceston 1886–1891; 1892–1893
William Sidebottom Opposition Selby 1885–1893
John von Stieglitz Independent Evandale 1891–1903
Edmund Henry Sutton[7] Ministerial Cressy 1886–1893
Samuel Sutton Opposition South Launceston 1891–1897; 1901–1903
Joseph Woollnough[6] Ministerial Sorell 1893–1903

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 1893.
6 In March 1893, Charles Featherstone, the member for Sorell, was disqualified due to bankruptcy. 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