Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1975–1981

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1975 and 1981. 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
24 May 1975 Monmouth; Newdegate, Russell
22 May 1976 Hobart; Launceston; Gordon
28 May 1977 Meander; Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon
27 May 1978 Cornwall; Huon; Mersey
26 May 1979 Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland
24 May 1980 Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in office Elected
Hon Dick Archer South Esk 1980–1992 1980
Hon Charles Batt (Labor) Derwent 1979–1995 1979
Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) Hobart 1952–1976 1970
Hon Louis Bisdee Monmouth 1959–1981 1975
Hon Harry Braid Mersey 1972–1990 1978
Hon Alby Broadby Gordon 1968–1988 1976
Hon Lloyd Carins South Esk 1962–1980 1974
Hon Jeff Coates Meander 1971–1989 1977
Hon Joseph Dixon Derwent 1955–1961; 1967–1979 1973
Hon Charles Fenton Russell 1957–1981 1975
Hon Oliver Gregory Westmorland 1959–1985 1979
Hon Daniel Hitchcock (Liberal) Tamar 1960–1979 1973
Hon Bill Hodgman Queenborough 1971–1983 1977
Hon Peter Hodgman Huon 1974–1986 1978
Hon Reg Hope Tamar 1979–1997 1979
Hon Frank King Cornwall 1972–1978 1972
Hon Mac Le Fevre Cornwall 1978–1984 1978
Hon Ken Lowrie Macquarie 1968–1986 1980
Hon Ben McKay[1] Pembroke 1959–1976 1971
Hon Peter McKay[1] Pembroke 1976–1999 1977
Hon Brian Miller (Labor) Newdegate 1957–1986 1975
Hon George Shaw Buckingham 1968–1998 1980
Hon Ray Shipp Launceston 1968–1982 1976
Hon Kath Venn (Labor) Hobart 1976–1982 1976
Hon William Young West Devon 1971–1983 1977

Notes

1 On 11 July 1976, Ben McKay, the member for Pembroke, died. His son Peter McKay won the resulting by-election on 2 October 1976.

Sources

  • Hughes, Colin A.; Aitkin, Don (1986). Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-9097-7918-X.
  • Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856