Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1922–1925

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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 10 June 1922 election and the 3 June 1925 election. The fledgling Country Party got five members elected, including two former Nationalists, but by the end of the term the party had all but merged into the Nationalist Party. A new Liberal Party emerged before the 1925 election, counting the support of three MHAs.

NamePartyDivisionYears in office
George Becker Labor Bass 1912–1931; 1934–1941
James Belton Labor Darwin 1909–1931
Albert Bendall Country/Nationalist Wilmot 1922–1925
Ernest Blyth Country/NationalistWilmot1913–1925
Neil Campbell NationalistWilmot1922–1955
John Cleary Labor Denison 1916–1928
Charles Culley LaborDenison1922–1928; 1934–1948
John Evans Nationalist Franklin 1897–1937
Richard Franks CountryDarwin1922–1925
Charles Grant NationalistDenison1922–1925; 1928–1932
Allan Guy LaborBass1916–1929
John Hayes [3] NationalistBass1913–1923
Alexander Hean NationalistFranklin1903–1913; 1916–1925
Edward Hobbs Country/LiberalDarwin1916–1934
James Hurst LaborDarwin1910–1912; 1919–1926
Jens Jensen Ind. LaborBass1903–1910; 1922–1925;
1928–1934
Philip Kelly [2] LaborDarwin1922–1946
Walter Lee Nationalist/LiberalWilmot1909–1946
Joseph Lyons LaborWilmot1909–1929
John McPhee NationalistDenison1919–1934; 1941–1946
Frank Marriott NationalistDarwin1922–1946
Alexander Marshall NationalistBass1914–1925
Peter Murdoch Nationalist/IndependentFranklin1922–1928
James Newton Nationalist/LiberalBass1917–1928
James Ogden [2] LaborDarwin1906–1922
Albert Ogilvie LaborFranklin1919–1939
Michael O'Keefe LaborWilmot1912–1926
Leslie Payne [4] NationalistDenison1924–1925
William Pearce [1] LaborFranklin1922
John Piggott Country/IndependentFranklin1922–1931
William Sheridan LaborDenison1909–1913; 1914–1928
George Shields [3] NationalistBass1923–1925
William Shoobridge [1] LaborFranklin1916–1919; 1922–1928;
1929–1931
Robert Snowden [4] NationalistDenison1919–1924

Notes

1 Labor MHA for Franklin, William Pearce, died 16 days into his term on 26 June 1922. A recount on 11 July 1922 elected Labor candidate William Shoobridge.
2 Labor MHA for Darwin, James Ogden, resigned to contest a seat on the Australian Senate on 1 November 1922. A recount on 14 November 1922 elected Labor candidate Philip Kelly.
3 Nationalist MHA for Bass, John Hayes, was appointed by joint sitting to the Australian Senate, and hence resigned. A recount on 24 September 1923 elected Nationalist candidate George Shields.
4 Nationalist MHA for Denison, Robert Snowden resigned on 1 July 1924. A recount on 23 July 1924 elected Nationalist candidate Leslie Payne, the son of long-standing former member Herbert Payne.

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