Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1882–1886

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1882 elections and the 1886 election.

Name Affiliation[X] District Years in office
William Henry Archer Ministerial Norfolk Plains 1882–1886
William Belbin Ministerial South Hobart 1871–1891
Stafford Bird Ministerial Franklin 1882–1903; 1904–1909
Edward Braddon Opposition West Devon 1879–1888; 1893–1901
William Brock[8] Ministerial Richmond 1882–1885
Nicholas John Brown Ministerial Cumberland 1875–1903
William Brown[1] Opposition Campbell Town 1882–1889; 1893–1903
William Burgess[4] Ministerial West Hobart 1881–1891; 1916–1917
Henry Butler[9] Independent Brighton 1856–1862; 1866–1885
Audley Coote Opposition George Town 1879–1886
Edward Crowther Opposition Queenborough 1878–1912
John Davies[3] Fingal 1884–1913
Alfred Dobson Ministerial Glenorchy 1877–1887
John Dodds[4] Ministerial East Hobart 1878–1887
James Dooley Opposition East Devon 1872–1891
Sir Adye Douglas[3] Ministerial Fingal 1856–1857; 1862–1884
John Falkiner Ministerial Morven 1882–1891
William Gellibrand Ministerial Ringwood 1871–1872; 1874–1886
William Giblin[7] Ministerial Wellington 1869–1885
James Gray Opposition Sorell 1872–1877; 1882–1889
Charles Grubb[6] Ministerial Selby 1882–1885
William Guesdon Ministerial Central Hobart 1882–1886
William Hart[10] Ministerial Central Launceston 1877–1885
William Hartnoll[5] Ministerial South Launceston 1884–1902
George Keach[1] Ministerial Campbell Town 1870–1882
Henry Lamb Ministerial Clarence 1877–1886
Henry Lette Opposition North Launceston 1862–1875; 1877–1892
Alfred Lord[9] Brighton 1885–1886
Richard Lucas[2] Kingborough 1883–1887
John Lyne Ministerial Glamorgan 1880–1893
Christopher O'Reilly[2] Ministerial Kingborough 1871–1882; 1906–1909
Alfred Pillinger Opposition Oatlands 1876–1899
Thomas Reibey Opposition Westbury 1874–1903
Henry Rooke Ministerial Deloraine 1882–1886
George Salier Ministerial North Hobart 1866–1869; 1870–1886
James Scott[5] Opposition South Launceston 1869–1877; 1878–1884
Ebenezer Shoobridge Ministerial New Norfolk 1882–1886
William Sidebottom[6] Selby 1885–1893
James Norton Smith[7] Wellington 1885–1886
George Stokell[8] Ministerial Richmond 1885–1886

Notes

X The affiliations listed are as reported in The Mercury on 3 June 1882.
1 At the 1882 election, George Keach, the member for Campbell Town, was re-elected, but was declared not to have been duly elected. William Brown won a subsequent by-election on 28 July 1882.
2 On 1 December 1882, one of the two members for Kingborough, Christopher O'Reilly, resigned. Richard Lucas won the resulting by-election on 20 January 1883.
3 On 15 August 1884, Sir Adye Douglas, the member for Fingal, became Premier and Chief Secretary. As such he was required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, however he opted to contest the recently vacated Legislative Council division of South Esk, which he won on 21 August 1884. At the close of nominations on 27 August 1884 for the by-election called to select his successor in Fingal, John Davies was elected unopposed.
[4] Two other members were required to resign on 15 August 1884 and contest ministerial by-elections; they were both re-elected unopposed a week later.
5 On 15 October 1884, the member for South Launceston, James Scott, died. William Hartnoll won the resulting by-election on 12 November 1884.
6 In February 1885, the member for Selby, Charles Grubb, resigned. William Sidebottom won the resulting by-election on 25 February 1885.
7 On 11 February 1885, the member for Wellington and former Premier William Giblin resigned. James Norton Smith won the resulting by-election on 2 March 1885.
8 In July 1885, the member for Richmond, William Brock, resigned. George Stokell won the resulting by-election on 1 August 1885.
9 On 22 August 1885, the member for Brighton, Henry Butler, died. Alfred Lord won the resulting by-election on 16 September 1885.
10 In December 1885, the member for Central Launceston, William Hart, resigned to contest the Legislative Council division of Launceston, which he won on 21 December 1885. No election was held to replace him and the Assembly seat was abolished at the following election.

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