Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1963–1969

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1963 and 1969. 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 1963 Monmouth; Newdegate, Russell 9 May 1964 Hobart; Launceston; Gordon 8 May 1965 Meander; Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon 14 May 1966 Cornwall; Huon; Mersey 13 May 1967 Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland 25 May 1968 Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in office Elected Hon Sir Henry Baker Queenborough 1948–1968 1965 Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) Hobart 1952–1976 1964 Hon Charles Best Meander 1958–1971 1965 Hon Louis Bisdee Monmouth 1959–1981 1963 Hon Ron Brown Huon 1948–1966 1960 Hon Alby Broadby Gordon 1968–1988 b/e Hon Lloyd Carins South Esk 1962–1980 1968 Hon Thomas Cheek Macquarie 1950–1968 1962 Hon James Bell Connolly (Labor) Buckingham 1948–1968 1962 Hon Thomas d'Alton (Labor) Gordon 1947–1968 1964 Hon Walter Davis West Devon 1953–1971 1965 Hon Joseph Dixon Derwent 1955–1961; 1967–1979 1967 Hon Charles Fenton Russell 1957–1981 1963 Hon Geoffrey Foot Cornwall 1961–1972 1966 Hon William Fry Launceston 1958–1965 1964 Hon Oliver Gregory Westmorland 1959–1985 1967 Hon Daniel Hitchcock (Liberal) Tamar 1960–1979 1967 Hon Michael Hodgman Huon 1966–1974 1966 Hon Ken Lowrie Macquarie 1968–1986 1968 Hon Hector McFie Mersey 1954–1972 1966 Hon Ben McKay Pembroke 1959–1976 1965 Hon Don Marriott (Labor) Derwent 1961–1967 1961 Hon Brian Miller (Labor) Newdegate 1957–1986 1963 Hon John Orchard Launceston 1954–1961; 1966–1968 b/e Hon George Shaw Buckingham 1968–1998 1968 Hon Ray Shipp Launceston 1968–1982 b/e Hon Louis Shoobridge Queenborough 1968–1971 b/e

Notes

On 19 December 1965, William Fry, the member for Launceston, died. John Orchard won the resulting by-election on 29 January 1966. On 7 May 1968, Thomas d'Alton, the Labor member for Gordon, died. Alby Broadby won the resulting by-election on 26 June 1968. On 20 July 1968, Sir Henry Baker, the member for Queenborough, died. Louis Shoobridge won the resulting by-election on 28 September 1968, which was contested by 13 candidates — a record for the Legislative Council. In late 1968, John Orchard, the member for Launceston, was forced to vacate his seat under the Constitution (Disqualification Removal) Act 1968 due to his having been engaged in a contract with the government in his business affairs. Ray Shipp won the resulting by-election on 21 December 1968.

Sources

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