Municipality of Zeehan

Municipality of Zeehan Tasmania
Established	1907
Abolished	1993
Council seat	Zeehan
Region	West Coast
State electorate(s)	Zeehan (1907–1909) Darwin (1909–1955) Braddon (1955–1993)
Federal division(s)	Darwin (until 1955) Braddon (from 1955)
LGAs around Municipality of Zeehan: Circular Head Waratah Kentish Great Australian Bight Municipality of Zeehan Deloraine Strahan Gormanston Hamilton

The Municipality of Zeehan was a local government area of Tasmania which existed from 1907 to 1993. It was amalgamated into West Coast Council as a part of a major local government overhaul in 1993. ^[1]

The Municipality included the towns of Zeehan, Dundas, Rosebery, Mallanna, Granville, Granville Harbour, Corrina, Argenton, Ringville, Tullah, and Trial Harbour. ^[2]

The original Zeehan Municipal Chambers are now occupied by Ochre Medical Centre Zeehan.

Council

Zeehan Municipal Council
Type
Type	Parliamentary
History
Founded	1907 (1907)
Disbanded	1993 (1993)
Succeeded by	West Coast Council
Elections
First election	1907
Last election	1992
Meeting place
Zeehan Municipal Chambers

Election results

1912

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1912 Tasmanian local elections § Zeehan results.[ edit ]

1912 Tasmanian local elections: West Ward ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Reynolds (elected 1)	255	48.20
	Independent	Charles Murphy (elected 2)	143	27.03
	Independent	P. W. Johnstone	131	24.76
Total formal votes			529	98.51
Informal votes			8	1.49
Turnout			537
	J. Reynolds hold		Swing
	Charles Murphy gain from		Swing

1912 Tasmanian local elections: Montagu Ward ^{[a] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Connolly	217	76.68
	Independent	Burns	66	23.32
Total formal votes			283	98.95
Informal votes			3	1.05
Turnout			286

1912 Tasmanian local elections: East Ward ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. W. Maskell (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	R. W. Maskell hold		Swing

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 Tasmanian local elections § Zeehan results.[ edit ]

1913 Tasmanian local elections: West Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. W. Johnstone	203	52.59	+27.83
	Independent	Charles Murphy	183	47.41	+20.38
Total formal votes			386
Informal votes
Turnout
	P. W. Johnstone gain from Charles Murphy		Swing

1913 Tasmanian local elections: Montagu Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Barker (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	George Barker hold		Swing

1913 Tasmanian local elections: East Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Captain W. Fisher (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Captain W. Fisher hold		Swing

1914

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1914 Tasmanian local elections § Zeehan results.[ edit ]

1914 Tasmanian local elections: West Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. S. Geard	187	52.09
	Independent	Charles Murphy	172	47.91	+0.5
Total formal votes			359	98.63
Informal votes			5	1.37
Turnout			364
	W. S. Geard hold		Swing

1914 Tasmanian local elections: Montague Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Dunkley (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1914 Tasmanian local elections: East Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. Wathen (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

References

1. "Zeehan Municipal Council TA142 [Records]". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
2. "Map of Tasmania showing municipalities and districts under Local Government Act 1806 / compiled and drawn at the Survey Office, Hobart". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
3. "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. 26 April 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

1. Unofficial results