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Members Of The Tasmanian House Of Assembly, 1948–1950
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 21 August 1948 election and the 6 May 1950 election. Notes : Labor MHA for Wilmot and Speaker of the House, Peter Pike, died on 3 September 1949. A recount on 19 September 1949 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Douglas Cashion. : Liberal MHA for Franklin, Reg Wright, resigned to contest a seat in the Australian Senate The Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives. The powers, role and composition of the Senate are set out in Chap ... at the 1949 election. A recount on 8 November 1949 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate Archibald Park. Sources * * Parliament of Tasmania (2006)The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1948-1950 Members of Tasmanian parliaments by term 20th-century Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmanian House Of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House, Hobart, Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. The Assembly has 35 members, elected for a term of up to four years, with seven members being elected in each of five electorates, called divisions. Each division has approximately the same number of electors, and shares its name with one of Tasmania's federal electoral divisions. Voting for the House of Assembly is by a form of proportional representation using the single transferable vote (STV), known as the Hare-Clark electoral system. By having multiple members for each division, the voting intentions of the electors are more closely represented in the House of Assembly. This system makes it all but certain that the division's minority party wins at least one seat. Additionally, it is easier for minor p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dwyer (politician)
John James Dwyer, VC (9 March 1890 – 17 January 1962) Commonly known as Jack or JJ, he was a politician and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1931 representing the Labor Party, Dwyer served as Deputy Premier of Tasmania from August 1958 to May 1959 and remained in office until his death. When Dwyer was 27 years old he was a sergeant in the 4th Company, Australian Machine Gun Corps, Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. At that time, the following deed took place for which he was later awarded the VC. On 26 September 1917 at Zonnebeke, Belgium, during the Battle of Polygon Wood, Sergeant Dwyer, in charge of a Vickers machine-gun during an advance, rushed his gun forward to within 30 yards of an enemy machine-gun, fired point blank at it and killed the crew. He then seized the gun and ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Orchard (Australian Politician)
John Raymond Orchard (29 March 1906 – 20 June 1995) was an Australian politician. He was born in Launceston. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1929 and a Master of Arts in 1942. In 1948, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Bass. In 1954, he resigned to contest Cornwall in the Legislative Council A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ..., winning the seat. He resigned in 1961, but returned as the member for Launceston in 1966. He was forced to vacate his seat in 1968; his disqualification was removed by act of parliament, but he was defeated in the by-election. He published his autobiography, ''Not to Yield'', in 1982. References 1906 births 1995 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Neilson
William Arthur Neilson AC (27 August 1925 – 9 November 1989) was Premier of Tasmania from 1975 to 1977. Born in Hobart, and educated at Ogilvie High School, Neilson became a postman before entering politics. He married Jill Benjamin, daughter of Phyllis Benjamin, in Melbourne in 1949. They had one son Andrew and three daughters, Christine, Carol and Robin. Political career Neilson was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 23 November 1946 at the age of 21, representing the Labor Party (ALP). For many years he was not only the youngest MHA in Tasmania, but also the youngest person to be elected to any Australian parliament. He held various cabinet offices, including those of Minister for Tourism and Attorney-General. For over a decade (1958–1969), and again 1972–1974, he was Minister for Education. He was made Attorney-General again on 12 April 1974, and five days later was also made Deputy Premier, Police Minister and Environment Minister. When the Premier E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Marriott (politician)
Frederick Arthur Marriott (7 July 1910 – 24 September 1994) was an Australian politician. The third son of Frank Marriott and Alice Maud , Fred was born in Elliott. His father was a Liberal member for Bass in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Frank retired in 1946 and Fred succeeded him as a member for Bass. Fred was Chair of Committees from 1955 to 1959. In 1961 he resigned to contest the federal seat of Bass, but was unsuccessful. His younger brother John was a Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ... for Tasmania from 1953 to 1975. References 1910 births 1994 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Madden (Tasmanian Politician)
John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American professional football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, leading them to eight playoff appearances, seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Game appearances, and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XI. Never having a losing season, Madden holds the highest winning percentage among NFL head coaches who coached at least 100 games. As of the end of the 2024 season, Madden has the most wins as head coach in Raiders history with 103 wins. Madden is considered by many as one of the greatest coaches of all time. After retiring from coaching, Madden was a color commentator for NFL telecasts from 1979 to 2009 and won 16 Sports Emmy Awards. Madden appeared on all four major American television networks, providing commentary for games broadcast by CBS, Fox, ABC, and NBC. He also lent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Lyons
Kevin Orchard Lyons (7 February 1923 – 24 May 2000) was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the seat of Darwin (later renamed Braddon). Biography Early life Born in 1923 in Hobart, he was the son of Joseph Lyons (who would go on to become Premier of Tasmania and later Prime Minister of Australia) and Enid Lyons (who would become the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives), and brother of Tasmanian politician Brendan Lyons. Political career Lyons was elected to the House of Assembly for the Liberal Party on 21 August 1948, and from 29 October 1956 to 1 June 1959 was Speaker of the House. On 7 September 1966, Lyons resigned from the Liberal Party after a dispute arose over preselection for the upcoming election. He sat as an independent until 1969, when he pulled together the remains of the Tasmania division of the Country Party under the new name of the Centre Party, with himself as leader. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Jackson (politician)
William "Tim" Jackson (28 October 1907 – 19 February 1975) was an Australian politician. He was born in Dover. In 1946 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Franklin. From 1956 to 1960 he served as Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the Opposition (parliamentary), largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the .... He resigned from the Liberal Party in 1960 and sat as an Independent Liberal, losing his seat in 1964. References 1907 births 1975 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Leaders of the opposition in Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Howroyd
Eric Richard Aldred Howroyd (14 April 1900 – 13 June 1980) was an Australian politician. The son of Charles Howroyd, Eric was born in Launceston. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1937 for Bass, and was government whip from 1937 to 1943. He was defeated in 1950 and returned in 1958 following a recount in Denison after Robert Cosgrove Sir Robert Cosgrove (28 December 1884 – 25 August 1969) was an Australian politician who was the 30th and longest-serving Premier of Tasmania. He held office for over 18 years, serving from 1939 to 1947 and from 1948 to 1958. His invol ...'s resignation. He was defeated again in 1959. He served as a minister during his term. References 1900 births 1980 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hope (politician)
Henry James Hope (3 September 1912 – 30 September 1965) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart. In 1941 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Franklin. He was defeated in 1946, but returned in 1948 as a member for Denison. He was defeated again in 1950. Hope died in Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ... in 1965. References 1912 births 1965 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Politicians from Hobart Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hand
Charles Henry Hand (21 November 1900 – 3 October 1966) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hong Kong. In 1948 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Franklin. He held the seat until his defeat in 1956. Hand died in 1966 in Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal .... References 1900 births 1966 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Hong Kong emigrants to Australia Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gray (Tasmanian Politician)
George Herbert Gray (9 May 1899 – 5 August 1984) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart to Sarah Louisa Elizabeth Gray (née Gadd) and John Gray and was raised in Fern Tree, attending Neika State School. In the late 1920s Gray founded Gray Bros cartage and trucking company with offices and depots in Hobart, New Norfolk, Huonville and Queenstown. He was an Alderman and Deputy Lord Mayor at Hobart City Council from 1949 to 1958. In 1946 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as an independent member for Franklin. He was defeated in 1950, but in 1951 was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two Chambers of parliament, chambers of the Parliament, the other being the Tasmanian House of Assembly, House of Assembly. Both ho ... as the member for Newdegate. He served until his defeat in 1957. Gray died in Hobart in 1984. He was marri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
