This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 9 June 1934 election and the 20 February 1937 election. The 1934 election reduced the Nationalists from one of their biggest majorities ever into opposition, as Labor leader Albert Ogilvie became Premier of Tasmania. It was not until 1969 that the Nationalists' successors, the Liberals, would achieve another term of office.
Name | Party | Division | Years in office |
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Henry Baker | Nationalist | Franklin | 1928–1946 |
George Becker | Independent | Wilmot | 1912–1931; 1934–1941 |
Edward Brooker | Labor | Franklin | 1934–1948 |
Donald K. Cameron | Nationalist | Wilmot | 1934–1937 |
Hon Neil Campbell | Nationalist | Wilmot | 1922–1955 |
Rev George Carruthers | Independent | Denison | 1934–1937 |
Jack Chamberlain | Nationalist | Darwin | 1934–1951 |
Hon Robert Cosgrove | Labor | Denison | 1919–1922; 1925–1931; 1934–1958 |
Charles Culley | Labor | Denison | 1922–1928; 1934–1948 |
Hon Thomas d'Alton | Labor | Darwin | 1931–1944 |
Hon Thomas Davies | Labor | Bass | 1929–1942 |
John Dwyer | Labor | Franklin | 1931–1962 |
Hon Edmund Dwyer-Gray | Labor | Denison | 1928–1945 |
Frank Edwards | Nationalist | Darwin | 1934–1940 |
John Evans | Nationalist | Franklin | 1897–1937 |
Allen Hollingsworth | Nationalist | Bass | 1934–1941 |
Claude James | Nationalist | Bass | 1925–1937 |
Philip Kelly | Labor | Darwin | 1922–1946 |
Hon Sir Walter Lee | Nationalist | Wilmot | 1909–1946 |
John McDonald | Labor | Bass | 1934–1945 |
Joseph McGrath | Labor | Darwin | 1934–1937 |
John Madden [1] | Labor | Bass | 1936–1956; 1957–1969 |
Frank Marriott | Nationalist | Darwin | 1922–1946 |
John Ockerby | Nationalist | Bass | 1928–1946 |
Hon Albert Ogilvie | Labor | Franklin | 1919–1939 |
Hon Eric Ogilvie | Labor | Wilmot | 1928–1940 |
David O'Keefe | Labor | Wilmot | 1934–1943 |
Benjamin Pearsall | Independent | Franklin | 1928–1931; 1934–1937 |
Victor Shaw [1] | Labor | Bass | 1925–1936 |
John Soundy | Nationalist | Denison | 1925–1946 |
Ernest Turner | Nationalist | Denison | 1931–1937; 1941 |
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The 1922 Tasmanian state election was held on 10 June 1922 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates.
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The 1934 Tasmanian state election was held on 9 June 1934 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates.
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