This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1891 and 1897. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.

Elections

Members

Notes

: On 11 June 1892,

George Salier George Salier (1813 – 11 June 1892) was an Australian politician. Salier was born in 1813. In 1866 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of Hobart Town. He resigned in 1869, was re-elected in 1870 and transf ...

, one of the three members for

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, died. Charles Henry Grant won the resulting by-election on 24 June 1892. : On 17 August 1892, the new Premier of Tasmania, Henry Dobson, appointed Sir Adye Douglas to the Ministry as Chief Secretary. As such he was required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, and was returned unopposed on 26 August. : On 14 April 1894, the new Premier of Tasmania, Sir Philip Fysh, appointed William Moore to the Ministry as Chief Secretary. He resigned to contest a ministerial by-election, and was returned unopposed on 27 April. : On 14 April 1894, Sir Philip Fysh, the member for

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, became Premier of Tasmania. Rather than contest his own seat at the ministerial by-election, Fysh transferred to the Legislative Assembly seat of

North Hobart North Hobart is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. As its name suggests, it lies directly north of the CBD. The main street of North Hobart is Elizabeth Street, which extends northward from the Elizabeth Street Mall in the ...

, which he won on 24 April, whilst Frederick Piesse, the former member for North Hobart, won the Buckingham seat in the Council by just four votes on 8 May 1894 against Dr

Gamaliel Butler Gamaliel Henry Butler (5 June 1854 – 15 July 1914) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart. In 1896 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') i ...

. : In April 1896, Alexander McGregor, one of the three members for

, retired. Dr

won the resulting by-election on 6 May 1896.

Sources

* * Parliament of Tasmania (2006)
The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
{{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1891-1897 Members of Tasmanian parliaments by term 19th-century Australian politicians