Charles Lennox Stewart (1844 – 18 October 1919) was an Australian politician.
Stewart was born in England. In 1903, he was elected to the
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart.
The Assembly has 25 m ...
as the member for
East Launceston. In 1909, with the introduction of
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
, he ran for the multi-member seat of
Bass, but was defeated. He died in
Launceston in 1919.
References
1844 births
1919 deaths
Free Trade Party politicians
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
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