Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1945–1951
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1945 and 1951. 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.
A major redistribution in 1946 resulted in the multi-member divisions of Hobart and Launceston being split up—the old divisions remained as single-member divisions, whilst Hobart spawned Newdegate and Queenborough, and Launceston spawned Cornwall. A new division of West Devon was created from rural areas of Mersey, whilst Cambridge combined with parts of Macquarie to form the new Monmouth.
Elections
Date | Electorates |
8 May 1945 | Cambridge ; Hobart, Russell |
7 May 1946 | Hobart; Launceston; Gordon |
10 May 1947 | Meander; Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon |
8 May 1948 | Cornwall; Huon; Mersey |
14 May 1949 | Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland |
13 May 1950 | Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk |
Members
Name | Division | Years in office | Elected |
Hon Compton Archer | Macquarie | 1944–1950 | 1944 |
Hon Henry Baker | Queenborough | 1948–1968 | b/e |
Hon Archibald Blacklow | Pembroke | 1936–1953 | 1947 |
Hon Ron Brown | Huon | 1948–1966 | 1948 |
Hon Thomas Cheek | Macquarie | 1950–1968 | 1950 |
Hon James Bell Connolly | Buckingham | 1948–1968 | 1950 |
Hon Arthur Cutts | Tamar | 1937–1955 | 1949 |
Hon Thomas d'Alton | Gordon | 1947–1968 | b/e |
Hon Joe Darling | Cambridge | 1921–1946 | 1945 |
Hon Charles Eady | Hobart | 1925–1945 | 1940 |
Hon Arthur Fenton | Russell | 1933–1957 | 1945 |
Hon George Flowers | Westmorland | 1942–1958 | 1949 |
Hon Geoffrey Green | Cambridge/Monmouth | 1946–1959 | b/e |
Hon Richard Green | Launceston | 1946–1950 | 1946 |
Hon Dr Arthur Grounds | Launceston | 1950–1951 | b/e |
Hon Alexander Lillico | Mersey | 1924–1954 | 1948 |
Hon Elliot Lillico | Meander | 1943–1958 | 1947 |
Hon Dennis Lonergan | Newdegate | 1945–1951 | 1945 |
Hon James McDonald | Gordon | 1916–1922; 1928–1947 | 1946 |
Hon George McElwee | Launceston | 1940–1946 | 1940 |
Hon Margaret McIntyre | Cornwall | 1948 | 1948 |
Hon Leslie Procter | South Esk | 1939–1962 | 1950 |
Hon Ernest Record | Cornwall | 1948–1954 | b/e |
Hon William Robinson | Cornwall | 1942–1948 | 1942 |
Hon Rupert Shoobridge | Derwent | 1937–1955 | 1949 |
Hon John Soundy | Hobart | 1946–1952 | 1946 |
Hon William Strutt | Queenborough | 1938–1948 | 1947 |
Hon Arthur Tattersall | West Devon | 1947–1953 | 1947 |
Hon Bill Wedd | Buckingham | 1944–1948 | 1944 |
Hon Rowland Worsley | Huon | 1942–1948 | 1942 |