Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1886–1891 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1886 election and the 1891 election.

NameDistrictYears in office
1886–1897
1871–1891
1889–1893; 1903–1909
1882–1903; 1904–1909
1879–1888; 1893–1901
1875–1903
1882–1889; 1893–1903
1881–1891; 1916–1917
1878–1882; 1887–1898
1886–1893
1886–1900
1878–1912
1884–1913
1877–1887
1878–1887
James Dooley1872–1891
1886–1903
1882–1891
1889–1893
1886–1897
1886–1891
1887–1897
1872–1877; 1882–1889
1887–1903
1886–1893
1884–1902
1886–1893
1886–1890
1891–1903; 1906–1909
1862–1875; 1877–1892
1886–1903; 1909–1922
1883–1887
1880–1893
1888–1893; 1901–1909
1886–1909
1886–1891
1891–1900; 1902–1909
1876–1899
1874–1903
1886–1893
1886–1891; 1892–1893
1885–1893
1886–1893
1886–1891

Notes

Significant changes to seats occurred at the 1886 election, with several old seats abolished and a net gain of four seats.

In February 1887, the Attorney-General and member for one of the two South Hobart seats, John Dodds, resigned. Andrew Inglis Clark won the resulting by-election on 4 March 1887.

On 15 February 1887, Richard Lucas, one of the two members for Kingborough, was appointed Attorney-General in James Agnew's Ministry. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election in his seat. On 15 March 1887, an Opposition candidate, Henry Gill, defeated Lucas at the by-election. The Agnew ministry subsequently fell and Philip Fysh was invited to form a government, which took office on 29 March 1887.

Following the Fysh ministry's appointment on 29 March 1887, the new ministers were required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections. All were returned unopposed a week later.

In May 1887, the member for Glenorchy, Alfred Dobson, resigned. John Hamilton won the resulting by-election on 20 June 1887.

On 29 October 1888, the member for West Devon and Minister for Lands and Works, Edward Braddon, resigned to take up the role of Agent-General for Tasmania in London. John McCall won the resulting by-election on 12 November 1888. Alfred Pillinger replaced Braddon in the Ministry and was returned unopposed at a ministerial by-election on 6 November 1888.

On 21 January 1889, the member for Sorell, James Gray, died. Charles Featherstone won the resulting by-election on 11 February 1889.

On 1 April 1889, the member for Campbell Town, William Brown, resigned. William Bennett won the resulting by-election on 30 April 1889.

On 18 December 1890, the member for New Norfolk, George Huston, died. George Leatham won the resulting by-election on 13 January 1891.

On 5 February 1891, one of the two members for East Devon, James Dooley, died. Henry Murray won the resulting by-election held later in the month.

Sources

. 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.