This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1915 and 1921. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.
Date | Electorates | |
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4 May 1915 | Cambridge | |
2 May 1916 | Hobart (1); Launceston (1); Gordon | |
8 May 1917 | Hobart (1); Meander; Pembroke | |
7 May 1918 | Huon
| |
6 May 1919 | Derwent | |
4 May 1920 | Buckingham |
Name | Division | Years in office | Elected | |
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1909–1924 | 1918 | |||
1909–1921 | 1915 | |||
1907–1913; 1919–1942 | 1907 | |||
1895–1919 | 1913 | |||
1897–1921 | 1915 | |||
1901–1920 | 1919 | |||
1919–1937 | 1919 | |||
1901–1927 | 1920 | |||
1909–1921 | 1915 | |||
1916–1940 | 1916 | |||
1911–1926 | 1917 | |||
1910–1919; 1920 | 1914 | |||
1904–1916 | 1910 | |||
Hon James McDonald (Labor) | 1916–1922; 1928–1947 | 1916 | ||
1913–1919 | 1919 | |||
1899–1916 | 1910 | |||
1903–1925 | 1917 | |||
1914–1916; 1921–1944 | b/e | |||
1902–1924; 1926–1935 | 1918 | |||
1920–1932 | 1920 | |||
1905–1937 | 1917 | |||
1915–1936 | 1918 | |||
1921–1937 | b/e | |||
1920–1938 | 1920 | |||
1916–1922 | 1916 | |||
1909–1920 | 1914 |
On 13 October 1919, Richard McKenzie, the member for Westmorland, died. John Cheek was elected unopposed on 15 November 1919.
On 30 October 1920, Arthur Loone, the member for South Esk, resigned to contest a seat in the Australian Senate under the Nationalist banner. He was unsuccessful, and was re-elected unopposed to his Council seat.
On 8 November 1920, Ellis Dean, the member for Derwent, died. Louis Shoobridge (senior) won the resulting by-election on 3 February 1921.
. Colin Hughes. Aitkin, Don. Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. 1986. Australian National University. Canberra. 0-9097-7918-X.