Electoral district of Hobart Town explained

The electoral district of Hobart Town was a multi-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, and its suburbs.

The seat was created as a five-member seat ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856, and was abolished at the 1871 election, when it was divided up into the seats of Central, East, North, South and West Hobart.

The seat was later recombined in 1897 as the seat of Hobart.

Members for Hobart Town

Member 1 Term Member 2 Term Member 3 Term Member 4 Term Member 5 Term
Thomas Chapman1856–1861Maxwell Miller1856–1861Francis Smith1856–1857Robert Nutt1856–1859James Dunn1856–1861
William Boys1857–1861Robert Adams1859–1861
John Davies1861–1861William Dobson1861–1862Thomas Horne1861–1866Samuel Hill1861–1861Douglas Kilburn1861–1862
Charles Meredith1861–1862Robert Adams1861–1866
William Race Allison1862–1865Maxwell Miller1862–1864D'Arcy Haggitt1862–1864
Charles Cansdell1865–1866Charles Degraves1864–1866John Lord1864–1866
William Crowther1866–1866Thomas Chapman1866–1866Robert Miller1866–1867Hugh Barrett1866–1871George Salier1866–1869
Josiah Pratt1867–1870John Lord1867–1871Charles Cansdell1867–1869
George Salier1870–1871Henry Cook1869–1871Russell Young1871–1871William Giblin1869–1871

References

. Colin Hughes. Graham, B. D.. Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964. 1976. Australian National University. Canberra. 0-7081-1334-6.