This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1951 and 1957. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1951 | Monmouth | |
| 10 May 1952 | Hobart | |
| 2 May 1953 | Meander | |
| 8 May 1954 | Cornwall | |
| 14 May 1955 | Derwent | |
| 12 May 1956 | Buckingham |
| Name | Division | Years in office | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–1968 | 1953 | |||
| Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) | 1952–1976 | 1952 | ||
| 1936–1953 | 1947 | |||
| 1948–1966 | 1954 | |||
| 1950–1968 | 1956 | |||
| Hon James Bell Connolly (Labor) | 1948–1968 | 1956 | ||
| 1955–1960 | 1955 | |||
| 1937–1955 | 1949 | |||
| Hon Thomas d'Alton (Labor) | 1947–1968 | 1952 | ||
| 1953–1971 | 1953 | |||
| 1955–1961; 1967–1979 | 1955 | |||
| 1953–1959 | 1953 | |||
| 1933–1957 | 1951 | |||
| 1942–1958 | 1955 | |||
| 1951–1957 | 1951 | |||
| 1946–1959 | 1951 | |||
| Hon Dr Arthur Grounds (Labor) | 1950–1951 | b/e | ||
| Hon Lucy Grounds (Labor) | 1951–1958 | 1952 | ||
| 1954 | 1954 | |||
| 1924–1954 | 1948 | |||
| 1943–1958 | 1953 | |||
| 1954–1972 | b/e | |||
| 1954–1961; 1966–1968 | 1954 | |||
| 1939–1962 | 1956 | |||
| 1948–1954 | b/e | |||
| 1937–1955 | 1949 | |||
| 1946–1952 | 1946 | |||
| 1947–1953 | 1947 |
On 29 July 1951, Arthur Grounds, the Labor member for Launceston, died. His widow Lucy Grounds won the resulting by-election on 29 September 1951.
On 19 June 1954, Mervyn Lakin, the member for Mersey, died just 1 month and 11 days after being elected, becoming one of the shortest serving members in the Council's history. Hector McFie won the resulting by-election on 4 September 1954.
. Colin Hughes. Aitkin, Don. Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. 1986. Australian National University. Canberra. 0-9097-7918-X.