Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1941–1946 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 13 December 1941 election and the 23 November 1946 election. The term was elongated due to World War II.

NamePartyDivisionYears in office
1941–1948
Nationalist Franklin 1928–1946
Franklin 1934–1948
Labor 1941–1946
Nationalist 1922–1955
Nationalist Darwin 1934–1951
Labor 1919–1922; 1925–1931;
1934–1958
Labor Denison 1922–1928; 1934–1948
Labor Darwin 1931–1944
Labor 1929–1942
Labor Franklin 1931–1962
Labor Denison 1928–1945
Nationalist Denison 1946
Labor Denison 1937–1941; 1945–1946
Labor Franklin 1941–1946; 1948–1950
Labor Bass 1937–1950; 1958–1959
Labor Darwin 1922–1946
Labor Darwin 1926–1928; 1937–1946
Nationalist Wilmot 1909–1946
Labor Bass 1934–1945
Nationalist Darwin 1925–1934; 1941–1948
Labor Franklin 1941–1946
Nationalist Franklin 1919–1934; 1941–1946
Labor Bass 1936–1956; 1957–1969
Nationalist Bass 1922–1946
Nationalist/Independent Bass 1928–1946
Labor Wilmot 1934–1943
Labor Wilmot 1943–1949
Labor 1942–1946
Labor Darwin 1944–1946
Nationalist Denison 1925–1946
Labor Wilmot 1941–1956
Labor Wilmot 1940–1946
Labor Bass 1945–1946
Labor Wilmot 1941–1946
Labor Franklin 1941–1959

Notes

Labor MHA for Bass, Thomas Davies, died on 11 September 1942. A recount on 23 September 1942 resulted in the election of Labor candidate John Quintal. Quintal was believed to be the first direct descendant of a Bounty mutineer to be elected to any Australian parliament.

Labor MHA for Wilmot, David O'Keefe, died on 21 July 1943. A recount on 5 August 1943 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Peter Pike.

Labor MHA for Darwin, Thomas d'Alton, resigned in April 1944. A recount on 26 April 1944 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Michael Adye Smith.

Labor MHA for Bass, John McDonald, resigned on 16 April 1945. A recount on 26 April 1945 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Alan Welsh.

Labor MHA for Denison, Edmund Dwyer-Gray, died on 6 December 1945. A recount on 20 December 1945 resulted in the election of Labor candidate and former MHA Francis Heerey.

Nationalist MHA for Denison, John Soundy, resigned to stand for the Hobart seat in the Legislative Council. A recount on 19 April 1946 resulted in the election of Robert Harvey.

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.