Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1969–1975 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1969 and 1975. 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
24 May 1969 Monmouth
23 May 1970 Hobart
Launceston; Gordon
22 May 1971 Meander
Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon
3 May 1972 Cornwall
Huon; Mersey
26 May 1973 Derwent
Tamar; Westmorland
25 May 1974 Buckingham
Macquarie; South Esk

Members

NameDivisionYears in officeElected
Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) 1952–1976 1970
1958–1971 1965
1959–1981 1969
1972–1990 1972
1968–1988 1970
1962–1980 1974
1971–1989 1971
1953–1971 1971
1955–1961; 1967–1979 1973
1957–1981 1969
1961–1972 1966
1959–1985 1973
Hon Daniel Hitchcock (Liberal) 1960–1979 1973
1971–1983 b/e
1966–1974 1972
1974–1986 b/e
1972–1978 1972
1968–1986 1974
1954–1972 1966
1959–1976 1971
Hon Brian Miller (Labor) 1957–1986 1969
1968–1998 1974
1968–1982 1970
1968–1971 b/e
1971–1983 b/e

Notes

On 7 October 1971, Walter Davis, the member for West Devon, died. William Young won the resulting by-election on 11 December 1971.

In April 1974, Michael Hodgman, the member for Huon, resigned to contest the seat of Denison in the Australian House of Representatives. His brother Peter Hodgman won the resulting by-election on 25 May 1974.

Sources

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