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 |
---|---|---|---|
Appointed | Director of Lands | 1948–1963 | |
Appointed | Director of Mining | 1948–1954 | |
Labor | Batchelor | 1949–1954 | |
[1] | Appointed | Crown Law Officer | 1951–1954 |
[1] | Appointed | Crown Law Officer | 1948–1951 |
Appointed | Chief Clerk | 1949–1955 | |
Independent | Darwin | 1949, 1951–1954 | |
Labor | Alice Springs | 1949–1954 | |
MBE [2] | Appointed | Apprentice Board Member | 1950–1951 |
[3] | Appointed | Government Secretary | 1948–1952, 1953–1954, 1963 |
Independent Labor | Darwin | 1947–1954 | |
Douglas Macinnis | Appointed | Assistant Director of Lands and Surveys | 1952 |
[4] | Appointed | Acting Director of Native Affairs | 1953–1954 |
[4] | Appointed | Director of Native Affairs | 1948–1953 |
Independent | Stuart | 1951–1962 | |
Independent | Tennant Creek | 1951–1965 | |
[3] | Appointed | Acting Government Secretary | 1952–1953, 1954–1955, |
[2] | Appointed | Director of Works | 1951–1954 |
Dr | Appointed | Chief Medical Officer | 1951–1954 |
Frank Wise | Appointed | Administrator | 1951–1956 |
- 1 Appointed member fell ill in 1951, and had to leave the Northern Territory. 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 had his appointment terminated on 6 August 1951. was appointed as his replacement from 1 October 1951.[3]
- 3 Appointed member took a leave of absence as Government Secretary from 1 July 1952. His role and his place on the council were filled by .[4]
- 4 Appointed member resigned his post as Director of Native Affairs and his place on the Legislative Council on 21 May 1953. was appointed in his place on the Council and as acting Director pending appointment of a permanent replacement.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jaensch, Dean (1990). The Legislative Council of the Northern Territory: An Electoral History 1947–1974. Darwin: Australian National University.
- ^ Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography. Charles Darwin University Press. 2008. ISBN 9780980457810.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Advertising". Northern Standard. Vol. 7, no. 314. Northern Territory, Australia. 27 June 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 3 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "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.
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