Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1915–1921

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1915 and 1921. 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 4 May 1915 Cambridge; Hobart (1); Russell 2 May 1916 Hobart (1); Launceston (1); Gordon 8 May 1917 Hobart (1); Meander; Pembroke 7 May 1918 Huon; Launceston (1); Mersey 6 May 1919 Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland 4 May 1920 Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in office Elected Hon Stafford Bird Huon 1909–1924 1918 Hon Frank Bond Hobart 1909–1921 1915 Hon John Cheek Westmorland 1907–1913; 1919–1942 1907 Hon George Collins Tamar 1895–1919 1913 Hon Charles Davies Cambridge 1897–1921 1915 Hon Ellis Dean Derwent 1901–1920 1919 Hon Ernest Freeland Tamar 1919–1937 1919 Hon Tetley Gant Buckingham 1901–1927 1920 Hon Charles Hall Russell 1909–1921 1915 Hon Frank Hart Launceston 1916–1940 1916 Hon John Hope Meander 1911–1926 1917 Hon Arthur Loone South Esk 1910–1919; 1920 1914 Hon Peter McCrackan Launceston 1904–1916 1910 Hon James McDonald (Labor) Gordon 1916–1922; 1928–1947 1916 Hon Richard McKenzie Westmorland 1913–1919 1919 Hon Arthur Morrisby Gordon 1899–1916 1910 Hon James Murdoch (senior) Pembroke 1903–1925 1917 Hon Thomas Murdoch Hobart 1914–1916; 1921–1944 b/e Hon Hubert Nichols Mersey 1902–1924; 1926–1935 1918 Hon George Pitt Macquarie 1920–1932 1920 Hon William Propsting Hobart 1905–1937 1917 Hon Tasman Shields Launceston 1915–1936 1918 Hon Louis Shoobridge (senior) Derwent 1921–1937 b/e Hon Alan Wardlaw South Esk 1920–1938 1920 Hon William Williams Hobart 1916–1922 1916 Hon Alfred Youl Macquarie 1909–1920 1914

Notes On 13 October 1919, Richard McKenzie, the member for Westmorland, died. John Cheek was elected unopposed on 15 November 1919. On 30 October 1920, Arthur Loone, the member for South Esk, resigned to contest a seat in the Australian Senate under the Nationalist banner. He was unsuccessful, and was re-elected unopposed to his Council seat. On 8 November 1920, Ellis Dean, the member for Derwent, died. Louis Shoobridge (senior) won the resulting by-election on 3 February 1921.

Sources

Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856