Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1927–1933 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1927 and 1933. 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.

Elections

Date Electorates
3 May 1927 Cambridge
2 May 1928 Hobart (1); Launceston (1); Gordon
7 May 1929 Hobart (1); Meander; Pembroke
6 May 1930 Huon
Launceston (1); Mersey
5 May 1931 Derwent
Tamar; Westmorland
3 May 1932 Buckingham
Macquarie; South Esk

Members

NameDivisionYears in officeElected
1932–1944 1932
1924–1942 1930
1907–1913; 1919–1942 1931
1921–1946 1927
1925–1945 1928
1921–1933 1927
1919–1937 1931
1901–1927 1926
1916–1940 1928
1922–1928 1922
1924–1954 1930
Hon James McDonald (Labor) 1916–1922; 1928–1947 1928
1927–1933 1927
1925–1935 1929
1914–1916; 1921–1944 1932
1902–1924; 1926–1935 1929
1920–1932 1926
1905–1937 1929
1915–1936 1930
1921–1937 1931
1920–1938 1932

Notes

On 1 August 1927, Tetley Gant, the member for Buckingham, retired. Thomas Murdoch, who had lost his Hobart seat a few months earlier, won the resulting by-election on 20 September 1927.

Sources

. Colin Hughes. Aitkin, Don. Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. 1986. Australian National University. Canberra. 0-9097-7918-X.