Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1934–1937

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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.

NamePartyDivisionYears in office
Henry Baker Nationalist Franklin 1928–1946
George Becker Independent Wilmot 1912–1931; 1934–1941
Edward Brooker LaborFranklin1934–1948
Donald K. Cameron NationalistWilmot1934–1937
Hon Neil Campbell NationalistWilmot1922–1955
Rev George Carruthers Independent Denison 1934–1937
Jack Chamberlain Nationalist Darwin 1934–1951
Hon Robert Cosgrove Labor Denison1919–1922; 1925–1931;
1934–1958
Charles Culley LaborDenison1922–1928; 1934–1948
Hon Thomas d'Alton LaborDarwin1931–1944
Hon Thomas Davies Labor Bass 1929–1942
John Dwyer LaborFranklin1931–1962
Hon Edmund Dwyer-Gray LaborDenison1928–1945
Frank Edwards NationalistDarwin1934–1940
John Evans NationalistFranklin1897–1937
Allen Hollingsworth NationalistBass1934–1941
Claude James NationalistBass1925–1937
Philip Kelly LaborDarwin1922–1946
Hon Sir Walter Lee NationalistWilmot1909–1946
John McDonald LaborBass1934–1945
Joseph McGrath LaborDarwin1934–1937
John Madden [1] LaborBass1936–1956; 1957–1969
Frank Marriott NationalistDarwin1922–1946
John Ockerby NationalistBass1928–1946
Hon Albert Ogilvie LaborFranklin1919–1939
Hon Eric Ogilvie LaborWilmot1928–1940
David O'Keefe LaborWilmot1934–1943
Benjamin Pearsall IndependentFranklin1928–1931; 1934–1937
Victor Shaw [1] LaborBass1925–1936
John Soundy NationalistDenison1925–1946
Ernest Turner NationalistDenison1931–1937; 1941

Notes

1 Labor MHA for Bass, Victor Shaw, died on 14 June 1936. A recount on 25 June 1936 resulted in Labor candidate John Madden being elected.

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