This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1951 and 1957. 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

DateElectorates
12 May 1951Monmouth; Newdegate, Russell
10 May 1952Hobart; Launceston; Gordon
2 May 1953Meander; Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon
8 May 1954Cornwall; Huon; Mersey
14 May 1955Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland
12 May 1956Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in office Elected
Hon Henry BakerQueenborough1948–19681953
Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor)Hobart1952–19761952
Hon Archibald BlacklowPembroke1936–19531947
Hon Ron BrownHuon1948–19661954
Hon Thomas CheekMacquarie1950–19681956
Hon James Bell Connolly (Labor)Buckingham1948–19681956
Hon Neil CampbellTamar1955–19601955
Hon Arthur CuttsTamar1937–19551949
Hon Thomas d'Alton (Labor)Gordon1947–19681952
Hon Walter DavisWest Devon1953–19711953
Hon Joseph DixonDerwent1955–1961; 1967–19791955
Hon William DunbabinPembroke1953–19591953
Hon Arthur FentonRussell1933–19571951
Hon George FlowersWestmorland1942–19581955
Hon George GrayNewdegate1951–19571951
Hon Geoffrey GreenMonmouth1946–19591951
Hon Dr Arthur Grounds[1] (Labor)Launceston1950–1951b/e
Hon Lucy Grounds[1] (Labor)Launceston1951–19581952
Hon Mervyn Lakin[2]Mersey19541954
Hon Alexander LillicoMersey1924–19541948
Hon Elliot LillicoMeander1943–19581953
Hon Hector McFie[2]Mersey1954–1972b/e
Hon John OrchardCornwall1954–1961; 1966–19681954
Hon Leslie ProcterSouth Esk1939–19621956
Hon Ernest RecordCornwall1948–1954b/e
Hon Sir Rupert ShoobridgeDerwent1937–19551949
Hon John SoundyHobart1946–19521946
Hon Arthur TattersallWest Devon1947–19531947

Notes

1 On 29 July 1951, Arthur Grounds, the Labor member for Launceston, died. His widow Lucy Grounds won the resulting by-election on 29 September 1951.
2 On 19 June 1954, Mervyn Lakin, the member for Mersey, died just 1 month and 11 days after being elected, becoming one of the shortest serving members in the Council's history. Hector McFie won the resulting by-election on 4 September 1954.

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
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