Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1959–1964 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 2 May 1959 election and the 2 May 1964 election. Prior to this election, each of the five Tasmanian seats had been expanded from 6 to 7 members to provide an odd number of members, due mainly to a series of hung parliaments.

NamePartyDivisionYears in office
1946–1948; 1956–1972
Labor/Independent 1946–1964
Labor 1959–1979
Bass 1946–1950; 1954–1979
Liberal 1956–1976
Liberal Wilmot 1946–1975
Liberal 1946–1964
Liberal Braddon 1951–1972
Labor Braddon 1959–1964; 1975–1976
Liberal Bass 1961–1986
Labor Wilmot 1949–1972
Labor Braddon 1959–1975
Labor Franklin 1931–1962
Labor Wilmot 1946–1974
Labor Bass 1961–1969
Labor Denison 1950–1964
Labor Franklin 1962–1964
Liberal/Independent Denison 1955–1964
Liberal Wilmot 1959–1976
Liberal/Independent Franklin 1946–1964
Labor Bass 1959 - 1969; 1972–1976
Liberal Braddon 1948–1972
Labor Wilmot 1959–1969
Liberal Bass 1961–1964
Labor Denison 1959–1969
Labor Wilmot 1959–1964
Labor Bass 1936–1956; 1957–1969
Liberal Bass 1946–1961
Liberal Franklin 1955–1964
Labor Franklin 1946–1977
Liberal Denison 1949–1955; 1959
Liberal Franklin 1950–1966
Labor Braddon 1946–1975
Liberal Bass 1950–1961; 1964–1968
Liberal Denison 1946–1959; 1959–1969
Liberal Denison 1946–1965
Independent Bass 1946–1961
Labor Braddon 1956–1976
Independent Denison 1948–1953; 1959–1964
Liberal Franklin 1959–1969

Notes

Liberal MHA for Denison, Sir Archibald Park, died on 18 November 1959. A recount on 4 December 1959 resulted in the election of former Liberal MHA Horace Strutt.

Liberal MHA for Bass, Fred Marriott, resigned on 30 October 1961 to contest the federal election for the seat of Bass, but was unsuccessful. A recount on 10 November 1961 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate James McGowen.

Independent MHA for Bass, Reg Turnbull, resigned on 30 October 1961 to contest an Australian Senate seat in the federal election, in which he was successful. A recount on 10 November 1961 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Wallace Fraser.

Liberal MHA for Bass, John Steer, resigned on 22 November 1961 to contest the Council seat of Cornwall, but was unsuccessful. A recount on 1 December 1961 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate Max Bushby.

Labor MHA for Franklin, John Dwyer, died on 17 January 1962. At a recount on 5 February 1962, former Labor MHA (now Independent) Brian Crawford was elected, but he was disqualified on the grounds of non-residence. A further recount on 9 March 1962 elected Lynda Heaven, the first Labor woman to be elected to the House.

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.