Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council, 1954–1957

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This is a list of members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council from 29 May 1954 to 23 January 1957.

The council consisted of 14 members. Six members were elected to four single-member electorates (Alice Springs, Batchelor, Stuart and Tennant Creek), and one two-member electorate (Darwin). Seven members (called Official Members) were appointed by the Australian government, all of whom were senior public servants in the Northern Territory. The Administrator of the Northern Territory, Frank Wise and later James Archer, served as presiding officer (or president) of the council. [1]

NameParty Electorate/TitleYears in office
Colin Adams AppointedDirector of Mines1955–1970
James Archer OBE AppointedAdministrator1956–1961
Hugh Barclay AppointedDirector of Lands1948–1963
Harold Brennan [1] IndependentBatchelor1955, 1956–1971
Aubrey Callinan IndependentDarwin1954–1957
Fred Drysdale Independent LaborDarwin1954–1957, 1960–1969
Keith Edmunds AppointedCrown Law Officer1951–1954
Harry Giese AppointedDirector of Welfare1954–1973
Neil Hargrave IndependentAlice Springs1954–1969
Alfred Humphry AppointedDirector of Health1954–1958
John Huthnance AppointedChief Clerk1949–1955
Reg Leydin AppointedGovernment Secretary1948–1952, 1953–1954, 1963
Reg Marsh AppointedAssistant Secretary, Department of Territories1955–1957, 1958–1962
Reginald McCaffery AppointedActing Director of Native Affairs1953–1954
Wilhelm Petrick IndependentStuart1951–1962
Len Purkiss Independent Tennant Creek 1951–1965
Tom Ronan [1] LaborBatchelor1954–1955
Lionel Rose OBE AppointedDirector of Animal Industry1954–1958, 1962–1965
Charles Stahl AppointedActing Government Secretary1952–1953, 1954–1955,
Frank Vidgen AppointedDirector of Works1951–1954
Dr Stephen Watsford AppointedChief Medical Officer1951–1954
Frank Wise Appointed Administrator 1951–1956
Ron Withnall AppointedCrown Law Officer1954–1966, 1966–1974
1 The Labor member for Batchelor, Tom Ronan, resigned on 5 April 1955, unhappy with the conditions for members of the council. [2] The Administrator, Frank Wise, called the Territory's first by-election (previous casual vacancies had been filled by appointment or left vacant until the next general election) for 6 August. Harold "Tiger" Brennan, who Ronan had defeated by only three votes at the 1954 election, won the by-election with a comfortable majority against the Labor candidate Alfred Forscutt. On 5 December 1955, Brennan resigned from the council in a public protest over the federal government ordering its official members to vote against a bill legalising off-course gambling. Another by-election was called for Batchelor, and Brennan returned to the council when he was unopposed at the close of nominations on 13 February 1956. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jaensch, Dean (1990). The Legislative Council of the Northern Territory: An Electoral History 1947–1974. Darwin: Australian National University.
  2. ↑ Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography. Charles Darwin University Press. 2008. ISBN   9780980457810.
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