Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1891–1893 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1891 election and the 1893 election.

Party affiliations were relatively loose during the period. In the table below, "Ministerial" relates to supporters of Philip Fysh, who served as Premier of Tasmania until 17 August 1892, and "Opposition" refers to a number of other groups, several of which supported Henry Dobson who became Premier after this time.

NamePartyDistrictYears in office
Opposition 1886–1897
Opposition/Independent 1889–1893; 1903–1909
Ministerial 1882–1903; 1904–1909
Opposition 1875–1903
Opposition 1881–1891; 1916–1917
Opposition 1893–1903
Ministerial 1878–1882; 1887–1898
Ministerial/Independent 1886–1893
Ministerial/Opposition 1886–1900
Ministerial/Independent 1878–1912
Opposition 1884–1913
Ministerial 1891
Opposition 1891–1900
Ministerial/Opposition 1886–1903
Ministerial 1889–1893
Opposition 1886–1897
Independent 1893; 1897–1901
Independent 1891–1893
Ministerial/Independent 1887–1897
Ministerial/Independent 1887–1903
Ministerial/Opposition 1886–1893
Opposition 1884–1902
Ministerial 1886–1893
Opposition 1891–1897
Opposition 1891–1897
Ministerial 1891–1903; 1906–1909
Independent 1862–1875; 1877–1892
Opposition 1886–1903; 1909–1922
Opposition 1880–1893
Independent 1888–1893; 1901–1909
Opposition 1886–1909
Ministerial 1891–1903; 1910–1919
Opposition 1891–1900; 1902–1909
Ministerial 1876–1899
Ministerial 1874–1903
Ministerial/Independent 1886–1893
Independent 1886–1891; 1892–1893
Opposition 1885–1893
Independent 1891–1903
Ministerial 1886–1893
Opposition 1891–1897; 1901–1903
Ministerial 1893–1903

Notes

On 25 July 1891, the election of the Ministerial member for Brighton, Thomas Dillon, was declared void under the Electoral Act 1890 following a petition by the unsuccessful candidate and incumbent member, Henry Mugliston, alleging Dillon had engaged in corrupt practices and bribery during the campaign. Henry Dobson, the Opposition candidate, won the resulting by-election on 12 August 1891.

In August 1891, William Burgess, one of the two members for West Hobart, resigned. Edward Mulcahy won the resulting by-election on 19 August 1891.

On 17 August 1892, following the fall of the Fysh government, Henry Dobson was invited to form a government which included three Assembly members. These members were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections. On 26 August 1892, all of them were returned unopposed.

On 5 August 1892, Henry Lette, one of the two members for North Launceston, died. David Scott won the resulting by-election on 9 September 1892.

On 11 January 1893, just four months into his term, David Scott, one of the two members for North Launceston, died. Alexander Fowler won the resulting by-election on 31 January 1893.

In March 1893, Charles Featherstone, the member for Sorell, was disqualified due to bankruptcy. Joseph Woollnough won the resulting by-election on 18 April 1893.

On 24 April 1893, Edmund Henry Sutton, the member for Cressy, died. Daniel Burke won the resulting by-election on 16 May 1893.

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.