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Ray Bailey (artist)
Raymond Frederick Bailey (25 November 1935 – 15 February 2012) was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. He was first elected to the now abolished Division of Cornwall on 26 May 1990. He was re-elected in the 1996 Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ... election. Bailey became President of the Legislative Council on 17 June 1997, a position which he held until 4 May 2002. In 1999 a redistribution tribunal abolished his electorate of Cornwall, because of the reduction in the size of parliament. Instead he automatically became member for Rosevears; this new electorate included much of Cornwall anyway. He retired in 2002, and died in 2012. References External links * Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council 1935 births 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two chambers of the Parliament, the other being the House of Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. Members of the Legislative Council are often referred to as MLCs. The Legislative Council has 15 members elected using preferential voting in 15 single-member electorates. Each electorate has approximately the same number of electors. A review of Legislative Council division boundaries is required every 9 years; the most recent was completed in 2017. Election of members in the Legislative Council are staggered. Elections alternate between three divisions in one year and in two divisions the next year. Elections take place on the first Saturday in May. The term of each MLC is six years. The Tasmanian Legislative Council is a unique parliamentary chamber in Australian politics in that historically it is the only chamber in any stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall (Tasmania Electorate)
The electoral division of Cornwall was an electoral division in the Tasmanian Legislative Council of Australia. It was abolished in 1999 after the Legislative Council was reduced from 19 members to 15. The former division was located on the western side of the Tamar River and central Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston. Cornwall included Legana, Tasmania, Legana and the Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston suburbs of Riverside and Trevallyn, South Launceston, East Launceston, Punchbowl and Sandhill. Most of the electorate including Legana, Trevallyn, Riverside and Grinderwald were incorporated into the Electoral division of Rosevears, Division of Rosevears. However the central Launceston suburbs became part of Electoral division of Paterson, Paterson. At the time of its abolition, Cornwall had 18,481 enrolled voters. Of these, 8,837 were transferred to Electoral division of Paterson, Paterson and 10,281 were transferred Electoral division of Rosevears, Rosevears. The last member of Corn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Division Of Rosevears
The electoral division of Rosevears is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian upper house. The division is located on the west side of the Tamar River. It is named after the town of Rosevears which is located on the river banks near Exeter. The electoral boundaries include the towns of Exeter, Rowella, Sidmouth, Legana, Bridgenorth, Gravelly Beach, Greens Beach, Beaconsfield, Glengarry, Beauty point and Clarence point. The division also includes the Launceston suburbs of West Launceston, Riverside, Summerhill, Trevallyn and Glen Dhu. The current sitting member for Rosevears is Liberal member Jo Palmer who has held the seat since 2020. The next election in Rosevears is due in 2026. The number of enrolled electors in the division was 27,503 in July 2020. History The division was created in 1999 after a reduction in the size of parliament. Rosevears includes most localities from the former Division of Cornwall. Localities in the West Tamar region that wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Hope
Reginald Thomas "Reg" Hope (12 June 1927 – 16 December 2010) was an Independent member of the Tamar and ( from 1982) Meander divisions of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1979 to 1997. Hope was born in Sheffield, Tasmania. He served as President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1995 to 1997. The Reg Hope Foreshore Park in Devonport, Tasmania is named in his honour. Hope died on 16 December 2010. At his death, Premier David Bartlett noted that he was "decent, honest, straightforward and committed to helping Tasmanians," while Don Wing Donald George Wing (born 27 April 1938) is a former Australian politician. A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1982 to 2011, representing the electoral division of Launceston (briefly named Paterson), he was President of the Tas ... said that he was "gregarious, passionate but above all a gentleman." References 1927 births 2010 deaths Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Tasmanian Legislative Council
The President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Council A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio .... Presidents of the Legislative Council External links Presidents of the Legislative Council(Parliament of Tasmania) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tasmania Lists of presidents of state upper houses in Australia Tasmania-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Wing
Donald George Wing (born 27 April 1938) is a former Australian politician. A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1982 to 2011, representing the electoral division of Launceston (briefly named Paterson), he was President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, President of the Legislative Council from 2002 until 2008. Wing was also List of mayors of Launceston, Mayor of Launceston from 1983 to 1987. Wing was born in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Ulverstone, and was first elected to the Legislative Council on 22 May 1982. He is a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania and before entering parliament practised as a barrister. He has served as an Alderman of the Launceston City Council and as Mayor thereof; a path that was later followed by fellow conservative independent MLC Ivan Dean. He has vocally supported Dean in the face of criticism for holding both positions at once, arguing that his own experience shows that such a career is workable. Although Wing is a forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin McKendrick
Robin Lee McKendrick (born 2 July 1943, Ulverstone, Tasmania) is a former Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two chambers of the Parliament, the other being the House of Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in the state capital, .... He was first elected to the now abolished Division of Cornwall on 26 May 1984. He held the seat for one term but was defeated in 1990 by Ray Bailey. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:McKendrick, Robin Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council People from Ulverstone, Tasmania 1943 births Living people Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Division Of Cornwall
The electoral division of Cornwall was an electoral division in the Tasmanian Legislative Council of Australia. It was abolished in 1999 after the Legislative Council was reduced from 19 members to 15. The former division was located on the western side of the Tamar River and central Launceston. Cornwall included Legana and the Launceston suburbs of Riverside and Trevallyn, South Launceston, East Launceston, Punchbowl and Sandhill. Most of the electorate including Legana, Trevallyn, Riverside and Grinderwald were incorporated into the Division of Rosevears. However the central Launceston suburbs became part of Paterson. At the time of its abolition, Cornwall had 18,481 enrolled voters. Of these, 8,837 were transferred to Paterson and 10,281 were transferred Rosevears. The last member of Cornwall was Ray Bailey. Members See also *Cornwall Land District Notes After 1999 Ray Bailey was made member for Rosevears, he retired in 2002. References Tasmanian Legislative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Finch
Kerry Finch (born 4 November 1948) is a former member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house for the electoral division of Rosevears, which mainly comprises the western side of the Tamar River valley from West Launceston up to Greens Beach. He was first elected on 4 May 2002, and retired in 2020. Prior to this he worked in the media including 7HT Hobart, 2MW Murwillumbah, 2 km Kempsey, 7LA Launceston, ABC Radio Tasmania and WIN Television. Kerry had his own media company Kerry Finch Media from 2000 to 2002. Finch was born in Hobart on 4 November 1948 and married Carole in 1979. He has three sons Brian, Adrian and David. His interests include sport, theatre, travelling and Tasmania in general. Finch sees himself as a community representative and has championed the environment of the Tamar Valley and the health of the Tamar River. He was the instigator and chairman of a select committee which recommended that the Tamar and its catchments should be manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Tasmanian Legislative Council
{{Use Australian English, date=November 2016 These are lists of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two chambers of the Parliament, the other being the House of Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in the state capital, .... Members of the Legislative Council serve six-year terms, with two or three members facing re-election at periodic elections held every year. Due to the difficulty of categorising members without having lists for each individual year, members are categorised here in six-year blocks starting firstly from 1885 and then from 1999. * 1879–1885 * 1885–1891 * 1891–1897 * 1897–1903 * 1903–1909 * 1909–1915 * 1915–1921 * 1921–1927 * 1927–1933 * 1933–1939 * 1939–1945 * 1945–1951 * 1951–1957 * 1957–1963 * 1963–1969 * 1969–1975 * 1975–1981 * 1981–1987 * 1987–1993 * 1993–1999 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Births
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
