Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1916–1919

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 25 March 1916 election and the 31 May 1919 election. At the 1916 election, no party won a majority, and the Liberals' Walter Lee became Premier of Tasmania. During the term, the Liberal Party converted into the new Nationalist Party, and the Labor Party split over conscription. However, most of the Parliamentary Labor Party stayed with the executive, and the two MHAs who left the Party switched to federal politics. The state of flux, however, resulted in four seats switching from Labor to Nationalist at by-elections and recounts.

All members listed here as Nationalists who held office prior to 1917 were previously known as Liberals.

Name Party Division Years in office
George Becker Labor Bass 1912–1931; 1934–1941
James Belton[3] Labor Darwin 1909–1931
Ernest Blyth Nationalist Wilmot 1913–1925
Frederick Burbury Nationalist Franklin 1916–1919
William Burgess[2] Nationalist Denison 1881–1891; 1916–1917
John Cleary Labor Denison 1916–1928
William Connell[4] Nationalist Wilmot 1919
Arthur Cotton[1] Nationalist Franklin 1913–1916; 1917–1919
David Dicker Labor Franklin 1909–1922
John Earle[1] Labor/Nationalist Franklin 1906–1917
John Evans Nationalist Franklin 1897–1937
George Foster[2] Nationalist Denison 1917–1919
William Fullerton Nationalist Denison 1913–1919
Allan Guy Labor Bass 1916–1929
John Hayes Nationalist Bass 1913–1923
Herbert Hays Nationalist Wilmot 1911–1922
Alexander Hean Nationalist Franklin 1903–1913; 1916–1925
Edward Hobbs Nationalist Darwin 1916–1934
Charles Hoggins[3] Nationalist Denison 1898–1900; 1900–1903;
1917–1919
Charles Howroyd[3] Labor/Nationalist Bass 1906–1917
Walter Lee Nationalist Wilmot 1909–1946
Elliott Lewis Nationalist Denison 1886–1903; 1909–1922
Joseph Lyons Labor Wilmot 1909–1929
Alexander Marshall Nationalist Bass 1914–1925
Edward Mulcahy[4] Nationalist Wilmot 1891–1903; 1910–1919
James Newton Nationalist Bass 1917–1928
James Ogden Labor Darwin 1906–1922
Michael O'Keefe Labor Wilmot 1912–1926
Herbert Payne Nationalist Darwin 1903–1920
Percy Pollard[3] Nationalist Darwin 1917–1919; 1920–1922
Robert Sadler Nationalist Bass 1900–1912; 1913–1922
William Sheridan Labor Denison 1909–1913; 1914–1928
William Shoobridge Labor Franklin 1916–1919; 1922–1928;
1929–1931
Benjamin Watkins[3] Labor Darwin 1906–1917; 1919–1922;
1925–1934
Joshua Whitsitt Independent Darwin 1909–1922
Walter Woods[3] Labor Denison 1906–1917; 1925–1931

Notes

1 Nationalist (formerly Labor) MHA for Franklin, John Earle, resigned on 1 March 1917, and on the same day was appointed to a vacancy in the Australian Senate. Nationalist candidate and former MHA Arthur Cotton was elected on 14 April 1917.
2 Nationalist (formerly Liberal) MHA William Burgess died on 1 May 1917. Nationalist candidate George Foster was elected on 23 June 1917.
3 The 5 May 1917 federal election resulted in several MHAs resigning to contest seats. Labor MHAs Walter Woods and James Belton attempted to secure Australian Senate seats, whilst Labor MHA Benjamin Watkins attempted to win the Denison seat and Nationalist (formerly Labor) MHA Charles Howroyd won Darwin. On 7 July 1917, their seats went to by-election, with Belton returning, Watkins being replaced by Nationalist candidate Percy Pollard, Woods by Nationalist candidate Charles Hoggins, and Howroyd with Nationalist (formerly Labor) candidate James Newton.
4 Nationalist MHA for Wilmot, Edward Mulcahy, retired in January 1919. Nationalist candidate William Connell was elected on 16 January 1919.

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 1856