Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1948–1950

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 21 August 1948 election and the 6 May 1950 election.

Name Party Division Years in office
Charley Aylett Labor Darwin 1946–1964
Bill Beattie Liberal Bass 1946–1950; 1954–1979
Angus Bethune Liberal Wilmot 1946–1975
Carrol Bramich Labor Darwin 1946–1964
Neil Campbell Liberal Wilmot 1922–1955
Douglas Cashion[1] Labor Wilmot 1949–1972
Jack Chamberlain Liberal Darwin 1934–1951
Hon Robert Cosgrove Labor Denison 1919–1922; 1925–1931;
1934–1958
Hon John Dwyer Labor Franklin 1931–1962
Hon Roy Fagan Labor Wilmot 1946–1974
John Fidler Liberal Darwin 1946–1956
George Gray Independent Franklin 1946–1950
Charles Hand Labor Franklin 1948–1956
Henry Hope Labor Denison 1941–1946; 1948–1950
Hon Eric Howroyd Labor Bass 1937–1950; 1958–1959
Tim Jackson Liberal Franklin 1946–1964
Kevin Lyons Liberal Darwin 1948–1972
Hon John Madden Labor Bass 1936–1956; 1957–1969
Fred Marriott Liberal Bass 1946–1961
Bill Neilson Labor Franklin 1946–1977
John Orchard Liberal Bass 1948–1954
Archibald Park[2] Liberal Franklin 1949–1955; 1959
Peter Pike[1] Labor Wilmot 1943–1949
Hon Eric Reece Labor Darwin 1946–1975
Robert Robertson Liberal Wilmot 1946–1950
Lancelot Spurr Labor Wilmot 1941–1956
Horace Strutt Liberal Denison 1946–1959; 1959–1969
Rex Townley Independent/Liberal Denison 1946–1965
Hon Dr Reg Turnbull Labor Bass 1946–1961
Bill Wedd Independent Denison 1948–1953; 1959–1964
Hon Alfred White Labor Franklin 1941–1959
Reg Wright[2] Liberal Franklin 1946–1949

Notes

1 Labor MHA for Wilmot and Speaker of the House, Peter Pike, died on 3 September 1949. A recount on 19 September 1949 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Douglas Cashion.
2 Liberal MHA for Franklin, Reg Wright, resigned to contest a seat in the Australian Senate at the 1949 election. A recount on 8 November 1949 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate Archibald Park.

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