This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1975 and 1981. 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 | |
---|---|---|
24 May 1975 | Monmouth | |
22 May 1976 | Hobart | |
28 May 1977 | Meander | |
27 May 1978 | Cornwall | |
26 May 1979 | Derwent | |
24 May 1980 | Buckingham |
Name | Division | Years in office | Elected | |
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1980–1992 | 1980 | |||
Hon Charles Batt (Labor) | 1979–1995 | 1979 | ||
Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) | 1952–1976 | 1970 | ||
1959–1981 | 1975 | |||
1972–1990 | 1978 | |||
1968–1988 | 1976 | |||
1962–1980 | 1974 | |||
1971–1989 | 1977 | |||
1955–1961; 1967–1979 | 1973 | |||
1957–1981 | 1975 | |||
1959–1985 | 1979 | |||
Hon Daniel Hitchcock (Liberal) | 1960–1979 | 1973 | ||
1971–1983 | 1977 | |||
1974–1986 | 1978 | |||
1979–1997 | 1979 | |||
1972–1978 | 1972 | |||
1978–1984 | 1978 | |||
1968–1986 | 1980 | |||
1959–1976 | 1971 | |||
1976–1999 | 1977 | |||
Hon Brian Miller (Labor) | 1957–1986 | 1975 | ||
1968–1998 | 1980 | |||
1968–1982 | 1976 | |||
Hon Kath Venn (Labor) | 1976–1982 | 1976 | ||
1971–1983 | 1977 |
On 11 July 1976, Ben McKay, the member for Pembroke, died. His son Peter McKay won the resulting by-election on 2 October 1976.
. Colin Hughes. Aitkin, Don. Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. 1986. Australian National University. Canberra. 0-9097-7918-X.