Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1941–1946

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 13 December 1941 election and the 23 November 1946 election. The term was elongated due to World War II.

Name Party Division Years in office
Charles Atkins Nationalist Franklin 1941–1948
Henry Baker Nationalist Franklin 1928–1946
Hon Edward Brooker Labor Franklin 1934–1948
James Bugg Labor Darwin 1941–1946
Neil Campbell Nationalist Wilmot 1922–1955
Jack Chamberlain Nationalist Darwin 1934–1951
Hon Robert Cosgrove Labor Denison 1919–1922; 1925–1931;
1934–1958
Hon Charles Culley Labor Denison 1922–1928; 1934–1948
Hon Thomas d'Alton[3] Labor Darwin 1931–1944
Hon Thomas Davies[1] Labor Bass 1929–1942
John Dwyer Labor Franklin 1931–1962
Hon Edmund Dwyer-Gray[5] Labor Denison 1928–1945
Robert Harvey[6] Nationalist Denison 1946
Francis Heerey[5] Labor Denison 1937–1941; 1945–1946
Henry Hope Labor Franklin 1941–1946; 1948–1950
Hon Eric Howroyd Labor Bass 1937–1950; 1958–1959
Philip Kelly Labor Darwin 1922–1946
Henry Lane Labor Darwin 1926–1928; 1937–1946
Hon Sir Walter Lee Nationalist Wilmot 1909–1946
John McDonald[4] Labor Bass 1934–1945
Henry McFie Nationalist Darwin 1925–1934; 1941–1948
Thomas McKinley Labor Franklin 1941–1946
Hon Sir John McPhee Nationalist Franklin 1919–1934; 1941–1946
Hon John Madden Labor Bass 1936–1956; 1957–1969
Frank Marriott Nationalist Bass 1922–1946
John Ockerby Nationalist/Independent Bass 1928–1946
David O'Keefe[2] Labor Wilmot 1934–1943
Peter Pike[2] Labor Wilmot 1943–1949
John Quintal[1] Labor Bass 1942–1946
Michael Adye Smith[3] Labor Darwin 1944–1946
John Soundy[6] Nationalist Denison 1925–1946
Lancelot Spurr Labor Wilmot 1941–1956
Hon William Taylor Labor Wilmot 1940–1946
Alan Welsh[4] Labor Bass 1945–1946
Ernest West Labor Wilmot 1941–1946
Alfred White Labor Franklin 1941–1959

Notes

1 Labor MHA for Bass, Thomas Davies, died on 11 September 1942. A recount on 23 September 1942 resulted in the election of Labor candidate John Quintal. Quintal was believed to be the first direct descendant of a Bounty mutineer to be elected to any Australian parliament.
2 Labor MHA for Wilmot, David O'Keefe, died on 21 July 1943. A recount on 5 August 1943 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Peter Pike.
3 Labor MHA for Darwin, Thomas d'Alton, resigned in April 1944. A recount on 26 April 1944 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Michael Adye Smith.
4 Labor MHA for Bass, John McDonald, resigned on 16 April 1945. A recount on 26 April 1945 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Alan Welsh.
5 Labor MHA for Denison, Edmund Dwyer-Gray, died on 6 December 1945. A recount on 20 December 1945 resulted in the election of Labor candidate and former MHA Francis Heerey.
6 Nationalist MHA for Denison, John Soundy, resigned to stand for the Hobart seat in the Legislative Council. A recount on 19 April 1946 resulted in the election of Robert Harvey.

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