The
1972 Tasmanian state election
The 1972 Tasmanian state election was held on 22 April 1972 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — seven members were e ...
was held on 22 April 1972.
Retiring Members
Labor
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Alexander Atkins MLA (
Bass)
Centre
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Kevin Lyons
Kevin Orchard Lyons (7 February 1923 – 24 May 2000) was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the seat of Darwin (later renamed Braddon).
Biography Early life
Born in 1923 in Hobart, he was th ...
MLA (
Braddon)
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
Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Liberal Party
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was defending four seats.
Braddon
Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending four seats. The
Liberal Party
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was defending two seats. The
Centre Party did not defend the one seat they had won in 1969.
Denison
Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Liberal Party
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was defending four seats.
Franklin
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Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending four seats. The
Liberal Party
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was defending three seats.
Wilmot Wilmot may refer to:
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Seven seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Liberal Party
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left.
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was defending four seats.
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Labor
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Liberal
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William Anderson William Anderson may refer to:
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Darrel Baldock
Darrel John Baldock AM (29 September 1938 – 2 February 2011) was an Australian sportsman and state politician. He played Australian rules football for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), East Devonport Footba ...
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Charles Batt
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:
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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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Peter Lawson
Andrew Lohrey*
Michael Polley
Michael Robert Polley (born 4 November 1949 in Westbury, Tasmania) is a Labor Party politician and former member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the Division of Lyons. First elected in 1972 at age 22 he was the longest-serving member of ...
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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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Angus Bethune Angus Bethune may refer to:
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* Angus Bethune (politician)
Sir Walter Angus Bethune (10 September 1908 – 22 August 2004) was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian Ho ...
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Ian Braid
Ian Maxwell Braid (born 8 July 1935) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Sheffield, Tasmania, and is the cousin of former Tasmanian MLC Harry Braid. In 1969, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Wilmot f ...
Reginald Chopping
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
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Donald Paterson
Peter Patmore
Donald Smith
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Bruce Hill
Norman Murfet
See also
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1969–1972
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 Parli ...
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1972–1976
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 22 April 1972 election and the 11 December 1976 election.
Notes
: Labor MHA for Denison, Merv Everett, resigned on 12 April 1974 to contest an Australian Senate seat ...
References
Tasmanian Parliamentary Library
Candidates for Tasmanian state elections