Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1957–1963

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1957 and 1963. 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 1957 Monmouth; Newdegate, Russell
10 May 1958 Hobart; Launceston; Gordon
9 May 1959 Meander; Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon
14 May 1960 Cornwall; Huon; Mersey
13 May 1961 Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland
12 May 1962 Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in office Elected
Hon (Sir) Henry Baker Queenborough 1948–1968 1959
Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) Hobart 1952–1976 1958
Hon Charles Best[1] Meander 1958–1971 1959
Hon Louis Bisdee[3] Monmouth 1959–1981 1963
Hon Ron Brown Huon 1948–1966 1960
Hon Lloyd Carins South Esk 1962–1980 1962
Hon Thomas Cheek Macquarie 1950–1968 1962
Hon James Bell Connolly (Labor) Buckingham 1948–1968 1962
Hon Neil Campbell[4] (Liberal) Tamar 1955–1960 1955
Hon Thomas d'Alton (Labor) Gordon 1947–1968 1958
Hon Walter Davis West Devon 1953–1971 1959
Hon Joseph Dixon Derwent 1955–1961; 1967–1979 1955
Hon William Dunbabin Pembroke 1953–1959 1953
Hon Charles Fenton Russell 1957–1981 1957
Hon George Flowers[2] Westmorland 1942–1958 1955
Hon Geoffrey Foot[5] Cornwall 1961–1972 b/e
Hon William Fry Launceston 1958–1965 1958
Hon Geoffrey Green[3] Monmouth 1946–1959 1957
Hon Oliver Gregory[2] Westmorland 1959–1985 1961
Hon Lucy Grounds (Labor) Launceston 1951–1958 1952
Hon Daniel Hitchcock[4] (Liberal) Tamar 1960–1979 b/e
Hon Elliot Lillico[1] Meander 1943–1958 1953
Hon Hector McFie Mersey 1954–1972 1960
Hon Ben McKay Pembroke 1959–1976 1959
Hon Don Marriott (Labor) Derwent 1961–1967 1961
Hon Brian Miller (Labor) Newdegate 1957–1986 1957
Hon John Orchard[5] Cornwall 1954–1961; 1966–1968 1960
Hon Leslie Procter South Esk 1939–1962 1956

Notes

1 In November 1958, Elliot Lillico, the member for Meander, resigned. Charles Best won the resulting by-election on 6 December 1958.
2 On 7 December 1958, George Flowers, the member for Westmorland, died. Oliver Gregory won the resulting by-election on 14 February 1959.
3 On 21 April 1959, Geoffrey Green, the member for Monmouth, died. Louis Bisdee won the resulting by-election on 4 July 1959.
4 On 25 April 1960, Neil Campbell, the member for Tamar, died. Liberal candidate Daniel Hitchcock won the resulting by-election on 9 July 1960.
5 In November 1961, John Orchard, the member for Cornwall, resigned. Geoffrey Foot won the resulting by-election on 10 December 1961.

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