Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1959–1964

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 2 May 1959 election and the 2 May 1964 election. Prior to this election, each of the five Tasmanian seats had been expanded from 6 to 7 members to provide an odd number of members, due mainly to a series of hung parliaments.

Name Party Division Years in office Hon Alexander Atkins Labor Bass 1946–1948; 1956–1972 Charley Aylett Labor/Independent Denison 1946–1964 Eric Barnard Labor Franklin 1959–1979 Bill Beattie Liberal Bass 1946–1950; 1954–1979 Bert Bessell Liberal Wilmot 1956–1976 Angus Bethune Liberal Wilmot 1946–1975 Carrol Bramich Liberal Braddon 1946–1964 Jack Breheny Liberal Braddon 1951–1972 Joseph Britton Labor Braddon 1959–1964; 1975–1976 Max Bushby Liberal Bass 1961–1986 Hon Douglas Cashion Labor Wilmot 1949–1972 Lloyd Costello Labor Braddon 1959–1975 Hon John Dwyer Labor Franklin 1931–1962 Hon Roy Fagan Labor Wilmot 1946–1974 Wallace Fraser Labor Bass 1961–1969 Hon Dr John Gaha Labor Denison 1950–1964 Lynda Heaven Labor Franklin 1962–1964 Bill Hodgman Liberal/Independent Denison 1955–1964 Bob Ingamells Liberal Wilmot 1959–1976 Tim Jackson Liberal/Independent Franklin 1946–1964 Mac Le Fevre Labor Bass 1959–1969; 1972–1976 Kevin Lyons Liberal Braddon 1948–1972 Thomas McDonald Labor Wilmot 1959–1969 James McGowen Liberal Bass 1961–1964 Hon Harry McLoughlin Labor Denison 1959–1969 Hon William McNeil Labor Wilmot 1959–1964 Hon John Madden Labor Bass 1936–1956; 1957–1969 Fred Marriott Liberal Bass 1946–1961 Mabel Miller Liberal Franklin 1955–1964 Hon Bill Neilson Labor Franklin 1946–1977 Sir Archibald Park Liberal Denison 1949–1955; 1959 Thomas Pearsall Liberal Franklin 1950–1966 Hon Eric Reece Labor Braddon 1946–1975 John Steer Liberal Bass 1950–1961; 1964–1968 Horace Strutt Liberal Denison 1946–1959; 1959–1969 Rex Townley Liberal Denison 1946–1965 Hon Dr Reg Turnbull Independent Bass 1946–1961 Hon Sydney Ward Labor Braddon 1956–1976 Bill Wedd Independent Denison 1948–1953; 1959–1964 Bill Young Liberal Franklin 1959–1969

Notes Liberal MHA for Denison, Sir Archibald Park, died on 18 November 1959. A recount on 4 December 1959 resulted in the election of former Liberal MHA Horace Strutt. Liberal MHA for Bass, Fred Marriott, resigned on 30 October 1961 to contest the federal election for the seat of Bass, but was unsuccessful. A recount on 10 November 1961 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate James McGowen. Independent MHA for Bass, Reg Turnbull, resigned on 30 October 1961 to contest an Australian Senate seat in the federal election, in which he was successful. A recount on 10 November 1961 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Wallace Fraser. Liberal MHA for Bass, John Steer, resigned on 22 November 1961 to contest the Council seat of Cornwall, but was unsuccessful. A recount on 1 December 1961 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate Max Bushby. Labor MHA for Franklin, John Dwyer, died on 17 January 1962. At a recount on 5 February 1962, former Labor MHA (now Independent) Brian Crawford was elected, but he was disqualified on the grounds of non-residence. A further recount on 9 March 1962 elected Lynda Heaven, the first Labor woman to be elected to the House.

Sources

Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856