This is a list of members of 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 ...

between the

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and the

1877 Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sio ...

colonial elections.

Notes

: In November 1872, James Reid Scott, the member for Selby, resigned.

Frederick Innes Frederick Maitland Innes (11 August 1816 – 11 May 1882)C. M. Sullivan,, ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 4, MUP, 1972, pp 458–459. Retrieved 2009-08-15 was Premier of Tasmania from 4 November 1872 to 4 August 1873. The son of ...

, the

Premier of Tasmania The premier of Tasmania is the head of the executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the leader of the party or political grouping which has majority support in the House of Assembly is invited by the governor of Ta ...

, was elected unopposed on 18 November 1872. : In July 1873, Thomas Chapman, the member for East Hobart, resigned. Philip Fysh was elected unopposed on 12 August 1873. : In November 1873,

, the member for Selby, resigned. David Murray won the resulting by-election on 16 December 1873. : In February 1874, James Cox, the member for North Launceston, resigned.

was elected unopposed on 31 March 1874. : In April 1874,

Alexander Clerke Alexander Clerke (17 March 1804 – 20 March 1877) was an Irish politician in Tasmania, who was a member of the electoral division of Longford from 1853 to 1856. Life Clerke grew up in a middle class family in Skibbereen. He trained as an e ...

, the member for Ringwood, resigned. William Gellibrand was elected unopposed on 15 May 1874. : In April 1874, John Millar, the member for Westbury, resigned. Thomas Reibey was elected unopposed on 23 May 1874. : In January 1875,

John Swan John Swan may refer to: * John Swan (engineer) (1787–1869), British marine engineer, pioneer of the screw propeller and inventor of the self-acting chain messenger *John Swan (Bermudian politician) (born 1935), British-Bermudian politician * John ...

, the member for

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, resigned.

Nicholas John Brown Nicholas John Brown (9 October 1838 – 22 September 1903) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Tasmania, a Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Brown was the son of Richard Brown, was born at Hobart and educated at the Hutchin ...

won the resulting by-election on 29 January 1875. : In April 1875,

Henry Lette Henry Elmes Lette (christened 10 August 1829 – 15 August 1892) was an Australian cricketer and politician. His middle name is frequently misreported as "Elms". Cricket Lette was a left-arm underarm bowler who played for Tasmania. He was born ...

, the member for Central Launceston, resigned. George Gilmore was elected unopposed on 21 May 1875. : In June 1876,

George Wilson George Wilson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George Balch Wilson (born 1927), American composer, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan * George Washington Wilson (1823–1893), Scottish photographer * George Christopher (actor) ...

, the member for Oatlands, resigned. Alfred Pillinger won the resulting by-election on 17 July 1876. : In June 1876,

John Alexander Jackson John Alexander Jackson (1809 – 25 May 1885) was a public servant, colonial agent in pre-Federation Australia and Treasurer of South Australia. Jackson was the son of John Serocold Jackson, a major in the 72nd Regiment. The family migrated t ...

, the member for Queenborough, resigned. Robert Gayer won the resulting by-election on 21 July 1876. : On 20 July 1876, Charles Meredith was appointed to the Ministry. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election. However, his nomination was ruled informal, and on 3 August 1876, the seat was declared for the only candidate, Andrew Crawford. Meredith was not without a seat for long, however— Frederick Houghton, the member for

Norfolk Plains Longford is a town in the northern midlands of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 145 m above sea level at the convergence of the Macquarie River and the South Esk River, 21 km south of Launceston and a 15-minute drive from the airport. It ...

, resigned, and on 24 August 1876, Meredith was elected unopposed to that seat. : On 20 July 1876, George Gilmore was appointed to the Ministry. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was defeated on 3 August 1876 by

Charles Bromby Charles Henry Bromby (11 July 181414 April 1907) was the Anglican Bishop of Tasmania from 1864 to 1882. __NOTOC__ Early life Bromby was the second son of John Healey Bromby (a priest) and brother of John Edward Bromby. He was born in Hull, E ...

. : In March 1877,

James Gray James, Jim, or Jimmy Gray may refer to: Politicians * James Gray (Australian politician) (1820–1889), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly * James Gray (British politician) (born 1954), British politician * James Gray (mayor) (1862–1916 ...

, the member for West Hobart, resigned.

John Balfe John Donnellan Balfe (1816 – 13 December 1880) was an Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Early life Balfe was the son of James Balfe and Sara Sutherland his wife, daughter of the last Lord Duffus, was born at Sa ...

won the resulting by-election on 18 April 1877. Balfe, in running for the seat, had vacated his

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seat, which was filled at the 27 April 1877 by-election by Samuel Tulloch.

Sources

* * Parliament of Tasmania (2006)
The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
{{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1872-1877 Members of Tasmanian parliaments by term 19th-century Australian politicians