Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1877–1882 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1877 elections and the 1882 elections.

NameDistrictYears in office
1857–1872; 1874–1880
1871–1891
1879–1888; 1893–1901
1876–1878
1881–1882
1875–1903
1881–1891; 1916–1917
1856–1862; 1866–1885
1878–1882; 1887–1898
1879–1886
1872–1874; 1880–1882
1878–1912
1877–1887
1878–1887
James Dooley1872–1891
1856–1857; 1862–1884
1873–1878; 1894–1898
1876–1878
1871–1872; 1874–1886
1869–1885
1875–1876; 1877–1878
1872–1882
1877–1885
1872–1880
1861–1881
1877–1882
1870–1882
1877–1886
1862–1875; 1877–1892
1864–1882
1880–1893
1856–1879
1871–1880
1871–1877
1871–1882; 1906–1909
1876–1899
1874–1903
1872–1882
1877–1882
1866–1869; 1870–1886
1869–1877; 1878–1884
1880–1882
1877–1878
1869–1880

Notes

In August 1877, William Moore, the member for Wellington, resigned to successfully contest the Mersey seat in the Legislative Council. William Giblin, the immediate former member for Central Hobart, the resulting by-election on 28 August 1877.

In July 1878, Samuel Tulloch, the member for South Launceston, resigned. James Scott, the former member for George Town, won the resulting by-election on 22 July 1878.

In July 1878, Charles Bromby, the member for Norfolk Plains, resigned. Andrew Inglis Clark won the resulting by-election on 26 July 1878.

In November 1878, Robert Gayer, the member for Queenborough, resigned. Edward Crowther won the resulting by-election on 26 November 1878.

In November 1878, Philip Fysh, the member for East Hobart, resigned. John Dodds won the resulting by-election on 26 November 1878.

In December 1878, George Gilmore, the member for George Town, resigned. Audley Coote won the resulting by-election on 11 January 1879.

In June 1879, Charles Meredith, the member for West Devon, resigned. Edward Braddon won the resulting by-election on 31 July 1879.

In April 1880, Samuel Henry, the member for Deloraine, resigned. William Sleigh won the resulting by-election on 24 April 1880.

In May 1880, John Whitehead, the member for Deloraine, resigned. James Cox won the resulting by-election on 27 May 1880.

On 16 November 1880, John Mitchell, the member for Glamorgan, died. John Lyne won the resulting by-election on 8 December 1880.

On 13 December 1880, John Balfe, the member for West Hobart, died. William Burgess won the resulting by-election on 5 January 1881.

In June 1881, William Hodgson, the member for Richmond, resigned to contest the Pembroke seat in the Legislative Council. Charles Bromby won the resulting by-election on 16 July 1881.

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