Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1957–1963 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1957 and 1963. 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
11 May 1957 Monmouth
10 May 1958 Hobart
Launceston; Gordon
9 May 1959 Meander
Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon
14 May 1960 Cornwall
Huon; Mersey
13 May 1961 Derwent
Tamar; Westmorland
12 May 1962 Buckingham
Macquarie; South Esk

Members

NameDivisionYears in officeElected
1948–1968 1959
Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) 1952–1976 1958
1958–1971 1959
1959–1981 1963
1948–1966 1960
1962–1980 1962
1950–1968 1962
Hon James Bell Connolly (Labor) 1948–1968 1962
Hon Neil Campbell (Liberal) 1955–1960 1955
Hon Thomas d'Alton (Labor) 1947–1968 1958
1953–1971 1959
1955–1961; 1967–1979 1955
1953–1959 1953
1957–1981 1957
1942–1958 1955
1961–1972 b/e
1958–1965 1958
1946–1959 1957
1959–1985 1961
Hon Lucy Grounds (Labor) 1951–1958 1952
Hon Daniel Hitchcock (Liberal) 1960–1979 b/e
1943–1958 1953
1954–1972 1960
1959–1976 1959
Hon Don Marriott (Labor) 1961–1967 1961
Hon Brian Miller (Labor) 1957–1986 1957
1954–1961; 1966–1968 1960
1939–1962 1956

Notes

In November 1958, Elliot Lillico, the member for Meander, resigned. Charles Best won the resulting by-election on 6 December 1958.

On 7 December 1958, George Flowers, the member for Westmorland, died. Oliver Gregory won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1959.

On 21 April 1959, Geoffrey Green, the member for Monmouth, died. Louis Bisdee won the resulting by-election on 4 July 1959.

On 25 April 1960, Neil Campbell, the member for Tamar, died. Liberal candidate Daniel Hitchcock won the resulting by-election on 9 July 1960.

In November 1961, John Orchard, the member for Cornwall, resigned. Geoffrey Foot won the resulting by-election on 10 December 1961.

Sources

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