Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1927–1933

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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1927 and 1933. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.

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Elections

DateElectorates
3 May 1927 Cambridge; Hobart (1); Russell
2 May 1928 Hobart (1); Launceston (1); Gordon
7 May 1929 Hobart (1); Meander; Pembroke
6 May 1930 Huon; Launceston (1); Mersey
5 May 1931 Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland
3 May 1932 Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in officeElected
Hon Albert Bendall Macquarie 1932–19441932
Hon William Calvert Huon 1924–19421930
Hon John Cheek Westmorland 1907–1913; 1919–19421931
Hon Joe Darling Cambridge 1921–19461927
Hon Charles Eady Hobart 1925–19451928
Hon Frank Edwards Russell 1921–19331927
Hon Ernest Freeland Tamar 1919–19371931
Hon Tetley Gant [1] Buckingham 1901–19271926
Hon Frank Hart Launceston 1916–19401928
Hon Andrew Lawson Gordon 1922–19281922
Hon Alexander Lillico Mersey 1924–19541930
Hon James McDonald (Labor) Gordon 1916–1922; 1928–19471928
Hon James McKenzie Hobart 1927–19331927
Hon James Murdoch (junior) Pembroke 1925–19351929
Hon Thomas Murdoch [1] Buckingham 1914–1916; 1921–19441932
Hon Hubert Nichols Meander 1902–1924; 1926–19351929
Hon George Pitt Macquarie 1920–19321926
Hon William Propsting Hobart 1905–19371929
Hon Tasman Shields Launceston 1915–19361930
Hon Louis Shoobridge (senior) Derwent 1921–19371931
Hon Alan Wardlaw South Esk 1920–19381932

Notes

1 On 1 August 1927, Tetley Gant, the member for Buckingham, retired. Thomas Murdoch, who had lost his Hobart seat a few months earlier, won the resulting by-election on 20 September 1927.

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