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Candidates Of The 1946 Tasmanian State Election
The 1946 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 November 1946. The Nationalist Party had become the Liberal Party since the 1941 election. Retiring Members Labor * Ernest West MHA (Wilmot) Liberal * Henry Baker MHA (Franklin) * Frank Marriott MHA ( Bass) * Sir John McPhee MHA (Franklin) House of Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*). Bass Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats, although John Ockerby had not joined the Liberal Party and was running as an independent. Darwin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Denison Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Franklin Six seats were up for electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Tasmanian State Election
The 1946 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 November 1946 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates. Incumbent Premier Robert Cosgrove continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern Liberal Party, and was led by Neil Campbell. This was Tasmania's first election since the end of World War II. Labor won a majority in the election, although the party's vote was significantly reduced. Cosgrove dominated the government throughout Tasmania's post-war recovery.W. A. TownsleyCosgrove, Sir Robert (1884 - 1969) '' Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 505-507. Results : Several Nationalists did not join the new Liberal Party and ran as independents. Rex Townley was elected in Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Turnbull
Reginald John David "Spot" Turnbull (21 February 1908 – 17 July 2006) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1946 to 1961 (1946–1959 for the Labor Party, 1959–1961 as an Independent), then a Senator for Tasmania from 1962 until 1974. Though he was elected Senator each time as an Independent, he briefly served as leader of the Australia Party The Australia Party was a minor political party established initially in 1966 as the Liberal Reform Group. As the Australia Party, it became influential, particularly in the landmark 1972 federal election when its preferences assisted the Austr ... from August 1969 to January 1970. Turnbull also served as Mayor of Launceston from 1964 to 1965. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Turnbull, Reg 1908 births 2006 deaths Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for Tasmania Treasurers of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Independent mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Adye Smith
Michael Adye Smith (30 January 1886 – 5 June 1965) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sassafras in Tasmania. In 1944 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin in a recount following the resignation of Thomas d'Alton. He was defeated at the election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ... in 1946. Smith died in Latrobe in 1965. References 1886 births 1965 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Reece
Eric Elliott Reece, AC (6 July 190923 October 1999) was Premier of Tasmania on two occasions: from 26 August 1958 to 26 May 1969, and from 3 May 1972 to 31 March 1975. His 13 years as premier remains the second longest in Tasmania's history, Only Robert Cosgrove has served for a longer period as premier. Reece was the first Premier of Tasmania to have been born in the 20th century. Biography Born in the small Tasmanian town of Mathinna, Reece joined the Australian Workers' Union in 1934, having that year obtained a job at a copper mine after four years' unemployment. From 1935 to 1946 he was in charge of the AWU's West Coast District organisation. Reece attempted to enter the House of Representatives for the Division of Darwin at the federal elections of 1940 and 1943, but failed both times. In 1943, his successful opponent was Dame Enid Lyons. On 23 November 1946, Reece was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the state seat of Darwin. He would re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lane (politician)
Henry Thomas Lane (29 December 1873 – 22 March 1955) was an Australian politician. He was born in Deloraine, Tasmania. In 1926 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ... member for Darwin, serving until he was defeated in 1928. He returned to the House in 1937 but was defeated again in 1946. Lane died in Devonport. References 1873 births 1955 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania People from Deloraine, Tasmania {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Lacey
Robert Herbert "Bert" Lacey (12 January 1900 – 2 November 1984) was an Australian politician. Life and career Born in Maryborough, Victoria, Lacey was educated at state schools and then at Wendouree Agricultural College in Ballarat. He became a construction worker, bush worker and miner, and served in the military in 1918. Having moved to Tasmania, he was an organiser of the state's Australian Workers' Union 1938–1946 and Secretary of the Tasmanian Labor Party 1947–1965. In January 1959, he was elected in a countback as Labor member for Denison in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, replacing Alfred White who had been appointed Agent-General in London. The parliament was prorogued before Lacey took his seat in the chamber, and he was defeated at the state election in May that year. In 1964, Lacey was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until his defeat in 1970, effectively by independent Michael Townley Michael Vernon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Kelly (Australian Politician)
Philip Louis Kelly (9 September 1886 – 30 March 1954) was an Australian politician. He was born at Deloraine in Tasmania. In 1922 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin in a recount following James Ogden James Ernest Ogden (8 March 1868 – 5 February 1932) was an Australian politician who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Australian Senate. Early life Ogden was born at Durdidwarrah, near Geelong, Victoria and educated at ...'s resignation. In 1934 he was appointed Chair of Committees, a position he held until his defeat in 1946. Kelly died in Ulverstone in 1954. References 1886 births 1954 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians People from Deloraine, Tasmania {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bugg
James Phillip Bugg (26 November 1882 – 7 July 1964) was an Australian politician. He was born in Somerset in Tasmania. In 1941 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ... member for Darwin. He served until his defeat in 1946. Bugg died in Smithton in 1964. References 1882 births 1964 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrol Bramich
Carrol Athelstone Bramich (30 October 1893 – 1 October 1964) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1946 to 1964, representing the electorate of Darwin for both the Labor Party (1946–1956) and the Liberal Party (1956–1964). He served as a minister under Labor Premier Robert Cosgrove until his sudden floor-crossing defection in 1956. Bramich was promoted to Cabinet in November 1946 and was appointed Assistant Minister for Education and Transport, but was defeated in a caucus election for a reshuffle several months later. He returned to Cabinet in May 1948 following the defeat of Rowland Worsley, and was assigned Worsley's former role of Minister for Forests. He again lost his position in a caucus election, and again regained it after another vacancy in April 1949, being appointed Minister for Housing. Bramich suddenly resigned as Minister for Housing and from the Labor Party on 11 September 1956, costing the Labor governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Aylett
Charley Bischoff "Tinny" Aylett (5 October 1913 – 11 September 1966) was an Australian politician. He served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1946 to 1964, including as Speaker of the House from 1959 to 1964. During his political career he simultaneously ran a pub in Hobart. Aylett was born in Waratah, Tasmania, as one of twelve children. His older brother Bill Aylett was a senator. In 1946 he was elected to the House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin. He was promoted to the ministry in December 1947 with responsibility for housing, initially as an honorary minister and then as Minister for Housing. He resigned from cabinet in April 1949 after a select committee found that he had misled parliament about the amount of materials held by the State Housing Authority. Aylett was a talented field hockey player and was playing at state level as late as 1952, when he represented Tasmania at the national championships in Perth. After being forced out of the ministry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Braddon (state)
The electoral division of Braddon (named Darwin until 1955) is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it includes North West Tasmania, north-west and Western Tasmania, western Tasmania as well as King Island (Tasmania), King Island. Braddon takes its name from the former Premier of Tasmania, Edward Braddon, Sir Edward Braddon. The division shares its name and boundaries with the Division of Braddon, federal division of Braddon. Braddon and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system. History and electoral profile Prior to 1955, the electorate was known as Darwin. The electoral constituency includes; King Island (Tasmania), King Island, the North-west towns of Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport, Burnie, Tasmania, Burnie, Wynyard, Tasmania, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Tasmania, Ulverstone, Penguin, Tasmania, Penguin, and Smithton, Tasmania, Smithton, as well as the West Coast t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Marriott (politician)
Frederick Arthur Marriott (7 July 1910 – 24 September 1994) was an Australian politician. The third son of Frank Marriott and Alice Maud , Fred was born in Elliott. His father was a Liberal member for Bass in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Frank retired in 1946 and Fred succeeded him as a member for Bass. Fred was Chair of Committees from 1955 to 1959. In 1961 he resigned to contest the federal seat of Bass, but was unsuccessful. His younger brother John was a Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ... for Tasmania from 1953 to 1975. References 1910 births 1994 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
