Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1885–1891

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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1885 and 1891. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six-year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.

Elections[]

Date Electorates
4 May 1885 Cambridge; Hobart (1)
? May 1886 Hobart (1); Launceston (1); North Esk
? May 1887 Hobart (1); Meander; Pembroke
8 May 1888 Huon; Launceston (1); Mersey
7 May 1889 Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland
6 May 1890 Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members[]

Name Division Years in office Elected
Hon Dr James Agnew[7] Jordan
Macquarie[2]		 1877–1881; 1884–1887 1884
Hon [3] Tamar 1870–1885 1882
Hon Donald Cameron North Esk 1868–1886 1880
Hon [5] Tamar 1886–1895 1889
Hon Hobart 1885–1909 1885
Hon William Dodery Longford
Westmorland[2]		 1877–1907 1889
Hon Adye Douglas[4][9] South Esk
Launceston		 1855–1856; 1884–1886;
1890–1904		 1885
Hon Philip Fysh Buckingham 1866–1869; 1870–1873;
1884–1894		 1890
Hon Walter Gellibrand Derwent 1871–1901 1889
Hon [4] South Esk 1886–1899 1890
Hon Frederick Grubb Meander 1879–1911 1887
Hon William Hart[3] Launceston 1885–1904 1888
Hon [10] Pembroke 1881–1891 1887
Hon [10] Pembroke 1891–1899 b/e
Hon [8] Cambridge 1890–1897 1891
Hon [8] Cambridge 1873–1890 1885
Hon Mersey 1888–1901 1888
Hon Hobart 1880–1896 1886
Hon William Moore[1] Mersey
Russell		 1877–1909 1885
Hon Alfred Page[7] Macquarie 1887–1909 1890
Hon Henry Rooke North Esk 1886–1901 1886
Hon [6] Hobart 1886–1892 1887
Hon [5][9] Tamar
Launceston[2]		 1880–1890 1885
Hon Dr Thomas Smart[6] Hobart 1881–1886 1881
Hon [1] Mersey 1885–1888 b/e
Hon John Watchorn Huon 1882–1905 1888

Notes[]

1 On 20 November 1885, following the creation of the seat of Russell in north-western Tasmania, William Moore, the member for Mersey, transferred to the seat. His old seat was filled by .
2 In December 1885, a redistribution of the Council occurred.
  • The Longford division was renamed Westmorland. The member for Longford, William Dodery, was unaffected.
  • The Jordan division was abolished and largely recreated as Macquarie; the member for Jordan, James Agnew, was required to stand for an extraordinary election on 18 February 1886, at which he was reelected.
  • A new two-member division of Launceston was created while Tamar changed from a two-member to a single-member division.
3 When the second seat in Tamar was abolished, the incumbent, , retired. At the resulting Launceston by-election on 21 December 1895, William Hart was elected.
4 In February 1886, Adye Douglas, the member for South Esk, resigned. won the resulting by-election on 26 March 1886.
5 An extraordinary election for the second Launceston seat was declared for 13 July 1886. Tamar MHA resigned to contest it, and hence by-elections for both Tamar and Launceston were required. Scott was elected in Launceston, whilst was elected in Tamar.
6 In January 1886, Thomas Smart, one of the three members for Hobart, resigned. won the resulting by-election on 8 February 1886.
7 Shortly after his Government's defeat on 29 March 1887, the Premier of Tasmania and member for Macquarie, James Agnew, retired from politics. Alfred Page won the resulting by-election on 26 July 1887.
8 On 13 January 1890, , the member for Cambridge, died. was elected unopposed on 29 January 1890.
9 On 3 June 1890, , one of the two members for Launceston, died. Sir Adye Douglas was elected unopposed on 17 June 1890.
10 On 19 March 1891, , the member for Pembroke, died. won the resulting by-election on 14 April 1891.

Sources[]

  • Hughes, Colin A.; Aitkin, Don (1986). Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-9097-7918-X.
  • Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
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