Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1957–1963

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1957 and 1963. 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 11 May 1957 Monmouth; Newdegate, Russell 10 May 1958 Hobart; Launceston; Gordon 9 May 1959 Meander; Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon 14 May 1960 Cornwall; Huon; Mersey 13 May 1961 Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland 12 May 1962 Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in office Elected Hon (Sir) Henry Baker Queenborough 1948–1968 1959 Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) Hobart 1952–1976 1958 Hon Charles Best Meander 1958–1971 1959 Hon Louis Bisdee Monmouth 1959–1981 1963 Hon Ron Brown Huon 1948–1966 1960 Hon Lloyd Carins South Esk 1962–1980 1962 Hon Thomas Cheek Macquarie 1950–1968 1962 Hon James Bell Connolly (Labor) Buckingham 1948–1968 1962 Hon Neil Campbell (Liberal) Tamar 1955–1960 1955 Hon Thomas d'Alton (Labor) Gordon 1947–1968 1958 Hon Walter Davis West Devon 1953–1971 1959 Hon Joseph Dixon Derwent 1955–1961; 1967–1979 1955 Hon William Dunbabin Pembroke 1953–1959 1953 Hon Charles Fenton Russell 1957–1981 1957 Hon George Flowers Westmorland 1942–1958 1955 Hon Geoffrey Foot Cornwall 1961–1972 b/e Hon William Fry Launceston 1958–1965 1958 Hon Geoffrey Green Monmouth 1946–1959 1957 Hon Oliver Gregory Westmorland 1959–1985 1961 Hon Lucy Grounds (Labor) Launceston 1951–1958 1952 Hon Daniel Hitchcock (Liberal) Tamar 1960–1979 b/e Hon Elliot Lillico Meander 1943–1958 1953 Hon Hector McFie Mersey 1954–1972 1960 Hon Ben McKay Pembroke 1959–1976 1959 Hon Don Marriott (Labor) Derwent 1961–1967 1961 Hon Brian Miller (Labor) Newdegate 1957–1986 1957 Hon John Orchard Cornwall 1954–1961; 1966–1968 1960 Hon Leslie Procter South Esk 1939–1962 1956

Notes In November 1958, Elliot Lillico, the member for Meander, resigned. Charles Best won the resulting by-election on 6 December 1958. On 7 December 1958, George Flowers, the member for Westmorland, died. Oliver Gregory won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1959. On 21 April 1959, Geoffrey Green, the member for Monmouth, died. Louis Bisdee won the resulting by-election on 4 July 1959. On 25 April 1960, Neil Campbell, the member for Tamar, died. Liberal candidate Daniel Hitchcock won the resulting by-election on 9 July 1960. In November 1961, John Orchard, the member for Cornwall, resigned. Geoffrey Foot won the resulting by-election on 10 December 1961.

Sources

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