Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1862–1866

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1862 elections and the 1866 elections.

Name District Years in office
Edward Abbott[4] Clarence 1856–1864
Robert Adams Hobart Town 1859–1866
William Race Allison[9] Hobart Town 1856–1865
John Balfe Franklin 1857–1872;
1874–1880
Charles Cansdell[9] Hobart Town 1865–1866; 1867–1869
Thomas Chapman[6] Campbell Town 1856–1864; 1866–1873
Alexander Clerke[3] Ringwood 1857–1860; 1862–1863;
1872–1874
John Davies Devon 1861; 1862–1871
Charles Degraves[5] Hobart Town 1864–1866
William Lambert Dobson[6] Campbell Town 1861–1862; 1864–1870
William Dodery Norfolk Plains 1861–1870
Adye Douglas Westbury 1856–1857; 1862–1884
Charles Grant[1] Deloraine 1863–1866
James Grant[2] Fingal 1861–1863
Thomas Gregson Richmond 1856–1872
D'Arcy Haggitt[5] Hobart Town 1862–1864
John Hayes Brighton 1862–1866
William Hodgson Sorell 1861–1881
Alfred Horne[3][8] Ringwood 1863–1865
Thomas Horne Hobart Town 1861–1866
Thomas Knight[10] George Town 1862–1865
Henry Lette Launceston 1862–1875; 1877–1892
David Lewis[4] Clarence 1864–1882
James Lord Oatlands 1862–1871
John Lord[5] Hobart Town 1864–1871
Charles Meredith[M1] Glamorgan 1856–1879
John Meredith[1][8] Deloraine
Ringwood
1861–1863; 1865–1871
Maxwell Miller[5] Hobart Town 1856–1861; 1862–1864
Robert Byron Miller[M1] Launceston 1861–1867
D'Arcy Murray Launceston 1862–1866
Sir Robert Officer Glenorchy 1856–1877
John Perkins Kingborough 1861–1866
Alexander Rose Morven 1862–1866
John Scott[10] George Town 1865–1871
John Sharland[7] Cumberland 1862–1865
William Sharland New Norfolk 1861–1872
Isaac Sherwin Selby 1860–1866
William Sibley[7] Cumberland 1865–1871
John Swan[2] Fingal 1863–1875
Robert Walker Queenborough 1862–1871

Notes

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M1 On 20 January 1863, James Whyte became Premier of Tasmania and appointed Charles Meredith and Robert Byron Miller to the Ministry. They were therefore required to resign and contest ministerial by-elections, at which they were both returned on 5 February 1863.
1 In March 1863, John Meredith, the member for Deloraine, resigned. Charles Grant won the resulting by-election on 18 May 1863.
2 In June 1863, James Grant, the member for Fingal, resigned. John Swan won the resulting by-election on 28 July 1863.
3 In September 1863, Alexander Clerke, the member for Ringwood, resigned. Alfred Horne won the resulting by-election on 24 November 1863.
4 In January 1864, Edward Abbott, the member for Clarence, resigned to successfully contest the Legislative Council division of Cambridge. David Lewis won the resulting by-election on 24 February 1864.
5 In May 1864, D'Arcy Haggitt and Maxwell Miller, both members of the five-member seat of Hobart Town, resigned. Miller had resigned to take up the role of Clerk-Assistant and Librarian of the Parliament of Tasmania. They were replaced on 1 June 1864 at a by-election by Charles Degraves and John Lord.
6 In May 1864, Thomas Chapman, the member for Campbell Town, resigned on account of personal bankruptcy. William Lambert Dobson was elected unopposed on 21 June 1864.
7 In May 1865, John Sharland, the member for Cumberland, resigned. William Sibley won the resulting by-election on 7 June 1865.
8 In May 1865, Alfred Horne, the member for Ringwood, resigned. At the resulting by-election on 26 June 1865, John Meredith was returned unopposed.
9 On 26 September 1865, William Race Allison, one of the five members for Hobart Town, died. Charles Cansdell won the resulting by-election on 17 October 1865.
10 In October 1865, Thomas Knight, the member for George Town, resigned. John Scott won the resulting by-election on 14 November 1865.

Sources

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  • Newman, Terry (1994). Representation of the Tasmanian People. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. ISBN 0-7246-4147-5.
  • Parliament of Tasmania (2020). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856