Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1937–1941

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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 20 February 1937 election and the 13 December 1941 election. The term was elongated due to World War II.

NamePartyDivisionYears in office
Henry Baker Nationalist Franklin 1928–1946
Hon George Becker [6] Labor Wilmot 1912–1931; 1934–1941
Hon Edward Brooker LaborFranklin1934–1948
Neil Campbell NationalistWilmot1922–1955
Jack Chamberlain Nationalist Darwin 1934–1951
Hon Robert Cosgrove Labor Denison 1919–1922; 1925–1931;
1934–1958
Charles Culley LaborDenison1922–1928; 1934–1948
Hon Thomas d'Alton LaborDarwin1931–1944
Hon Thomas Davies Labor Bass 1929–1942
George Doyle [5] NationalistFranklin1937–1940
John Dwyer LaborFranklin1931–1962
Hon Edmund Dwyer-Gray LaborDenison1928–1945
Frank Edwards [4] NationalistDarwin1934–1940
Francis Foster NationalistWilmot1937–1941
Francis Heerey LaborDenison1937–1941; 1945–1946
Allen Hollingsworth NationalistBass1934–1941
Eric Howroyd LaborBass1937–1950; 1958–1959
Philip Kelly LaborDarwin1922–1946
Henry Lane [1] LaborDarwin1926–1928; 1937–1946
Hon Sir Walter Lee NationalistWilmot1909–1946
Arndell Lewis [7] NationalistDenison1932–1934; 1937–1941
John McDonald LaborBass1934–1945
Francis McDermott [2] LaborFranklin1939–1941
Joseph McGrath [1] LaborDarwin1934–1937
Hon John Madden LaborBass1936–1956; 1957–1969
Frank Marriott NationalistDarwin1922–1946
John Ockerby NationalistBass1928–1946
Hon Albert Ogilvie [2] LaborFranklin1919–1939
Hon Eric Ogilvie [3] LaborWilmot1928–1940
David O'Keefe LaborWilmot1934–1943
Basil Plummer LaborFranklin1937–1941
Vincent Shoobridge [5] NationalistFranklin1940–1941
John Soundy NationalistDenison1925–1946
Lancelot Spurr [6] Labor Wilmot 1941–1956
William Taylor [3] LaborWilmot1940–1946
Ernest Turner [7] NationalistDenison1931–1937; 1941
John Wright [4] NationalistDarwin1940–1941

Notes

1 Labor MHA for Darwin, Joseph McGrath, died on 16 March 1937, just days after the election. A recount on 5 April 1937 resulted in Labor candidate Henry Lane being elected.
2 Labor MHA for Franklin and Premier of Tasmania, Albert Ogilvie, died on 10 June 1939. A recount on 28 June 1939 resulted in Labor candidate Francis McDermott being elected.
3 Labor MHA for Wilmot, Eric Ogilvie, resigned in August 1940. A recount on 28 August 1940 resulted in Labor candidate William Taylor being elected.
4 Nationalist MHA for Darwin, Frank Edwards, resigned in August 1940. A recount on 31 August 1940 resulted in Nationalist candidate John Wright being elected.
5 Nationalist MHA for Franklin, George Doyle, died on 26 October 1940. A recount on 8 November 1940 resulted in Nationalist candidate Vincent Shoobridge being elected.
6 Labor (formerly Independent) MHA for Wilmot, George Becker, died on 23 April 1941. A recount on 8 May 1941 resulted in Labor candidate Lancelot Spurr being elected.
7 Nationalist MHA for Denison, Arndell Lewis, resigned in May 1941. A recount on 2 June 1941 resulted in Nationalist candidate Ernest Turner being elected.

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