The
1959 Tasmanian state election
The 1959 Tasmanian state election was held on 2 May 1959 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The number of members were increased from this election from 30 to 35. The election used the Ha ...
was held on 2 May 1959.
Retiring Members
No MHAs retired at this election.
Redistributions and seat changes
*The House of Assembly had been expanded prior to this election, with members elected from each division increased from six to seven.
*Braddon Labor MHA
Charley Aylett contested Denison.
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
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Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats, although sitting MHA
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 ...
was running as an
independent
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. The
Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat.
Braddon
Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat.
Denison
Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat.
Franklin
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People
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* Franklin (surname)
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* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat.
Wilmot
Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Liberal Party was defending three seats. There was one new seat.
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Liberal
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William Anderson William Anderson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* William Anderson (artist) (1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings
* William Anderson (theatre) (1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur
* William Anderson (1911–1986), ...
Douglas Cashion
Douglas Alfred Cashion (23 January 1907 – 27 September 2004) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Bothwell. In 1949 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Wilmot Wilmot may refer to:
Places Aust ...
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Norman Dixon
Roy Fagan
Roy Frederick Fagan (28 December 1905 – 18 July 1990) was an Australian Labor Party politician, who was Deputy Premier of Tasmania from 1959 to 1969.
Early life
Fagan was born in Waratah, Tasmania in 1905, the eldest son of James Fagan and ...
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Thomas McDonald*
William McNeil
William Donald McNeil (21 January 1906 – 16 May 1964) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Adelaide. In 1959 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Wilmot Wilmot may refer to:
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Lancelot Spurr
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Bert Bessell
Leonard Hubert Bessell (6 February 1917 – 13 July 1981) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Whitemore, Tasmania. In 1956 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Wilmot Wilmot may refer to:
Plac ...
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Amelia Best
Amelia Martha (Millie) Best MBE (29 April 1900 – 14 November 1979) was one of the first two women elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
Best was born in Lower Barrington, Tasmania, Australia. She ran an arts and crafts business in L ...
Angus Bethune Angus Bethune may refer to:
* Angus Bethune (fur trader) (1783–1858), Canadian fur trader
* Angus Bethune (politician) (1908–2004), Australian politician
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Leslie Brown
Ian Gibson
Bob Ingamells
Christopher Robert Ingamells (9 August 1914 – 27 October 1986) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Westbury. In 1959 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Wilmot. He served as Speaker
Speake ...
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Harold Hill (
DLP)
See also
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1956–1959
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 13 October 1956 election and the 2 May 1959 election. The previous Darwin division had been renamed Braddon after former Premier of Tasmania Sir Edward Braddon.
Notes ...
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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 ...
References
Tasmanian Parliamentary Library
Candidates for Tasmanian state elections