Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1975–1981 explained

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.

Elections

Date Electorates
24 May 1975 Monmouth
22 May 1976 Hobart
Launceston; Gordon
28 May 1977 Meander
Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon
27 May 1978 Cornwall
Huon; Mersey
26 May 1979 Derwent
Tamar; Westmorland
24 May 1980 Buckingham
Macquarie; South Esk

Members

NameDivisionYears in officeElected
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

Notes

On 11 July 1976, Ben McKay, the member for Pembroke, died. His son Peter McKay won the resulting by-election on 2 October 1976.

Sources

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