Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly explained

Post:Speaker
Body:the House of Assembly
Insignia:Tasmania Coat of Arms.svg
Incumbent:Michelle O'Byrne
Incumbentsince:14 May 2024
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Elected by the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Inaugural:Michael Fenton
Formation:2 December 1856

The Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania. The role of Speaker has traditionally been a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time.

Speakers of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

No. Member Party Term in office
1 None 2 December 1856  - 8 May 1861
2 None 15 August 1861  - 20 April 1877
3 None 24 April 1877  - 21 July 1885
4 None 21 July 1885  - 31 May 1887
5 None 12 July 1887  - 30 April 1891
6 None 7 July 1891  - 2 December 1893
7 28 February 1894  - 8 March 1897
None 9 March 1897  - 22 September 1903
8 29 September 1903  - 27 December 1912
9 22 April 1913  - 24 March 1914
10 25 March 1914  - 29 February 1916
16 May 1916  - 27 July 1925
11 28 July 1925  - 2 October 1926
13 October 1926  - 16 July 1928
17 July 1928  - 17 July 1934
12 18 July 1934  - 9 February 1942
13 10 February 1942  - 29 June 1948
14 29 June 1948  - 3 September 1949
15 13 September 1949  - 6 June 1950
16 7 June 1950  - 12 April 1955
17 13 April 1955  - 28 October 1956
18 29 October 1956  - 1 June 1959
19 2 June 1959  - 1 May 1964
20 25 June 1964  - 9 May 1969
21 17 June 1969  - 6 June 1972
22 7 June 1972  - 6 May 1975
23 6 May 1975  - 21 December 1976
24 14 February 1977  - 10 September 1979
25 11 September 1979  - 25 February 1980
5 March 1980  - 14 June 1982
26 15 June 1982  - 8 February 1986
27 12 March 1986  - 1 November 1988
28 9 November 1988  - 27 June 1989
29 28 June 1989  - 13 April 1992
30 14 April 1992  - 23 February 1996
31 23 April 1996  - 5 October 1998
6 October 1998  - 31 March 2014
32 31 March 2014  - 2 October 2017
33 17 October 2017  - 1 May 2018
34 Liberal Party (Until 22 March 2021)
Independent (From 22 March 2021)
1 May 2018  - 22 June 2021
22 June 2021  - 14 May 2024
35 14 May 2024  - present

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