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.

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1844 births 1919 deaths Free Trade Party politicians Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-FreeTrade-politician-stub