ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM 1856 ==================================================================== BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: New Town -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 3 October, polling 3 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Y LOWES Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Yardley Lowes (1798-1870): Elected 1856 Term to expire 25 September 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 October 1856 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Thomas Y Lowes -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 314 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: New Town -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations September, polling 29 Septmber 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Hopkins 33 22.9 Thomas Y LOWES * 111 77.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 144 27.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lowes was decribed as as the liberal candidate and Hopkins as the ministerial candidate. (Hobart Mercury, 13 October 1859) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Yardley Lowes (1798-1870): Elected 1856, 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Town Advertiser, 1 October 1859 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 10 October 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Y LOWES * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Yardley Lowes (1798-1870): Elected 1856, 1859, 1865 Died 5 October 1870: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Morning Herald, 11 October 1865 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Following the death of Thomas Y Lowes -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 9 November 1870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip O FYSH Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fysh was MLC for Hobart 1866-69 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Oakley Fysh (1835-1919): Elected 1866. Resigned 1869. Elected 1870 by Resigned on acceptance of office August 1873: See by-election Later career: MHA for East Hobart 1873-78. See Buckingham 1884 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Treasurer 4 August 1873 to 12 March 1875 -------------------------------------------------------------------- On the formation of the Kennerley Ministry on 4 August 1873, Fysh and Thomas Chapman (MHA East Hobart) were appointed ministers and vacated their seats. Each constested the seat vacated by the other. Fysh was elected for East Hobart and Chapman for Buckingham (see next). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Times, 3 December 1870 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Philip O Fysh -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 8 August 1873 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas D CHAPMAN Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapman was MLC for Buckingham 1851-56, MHA for Hobart Town 1856-61, Queenborough 1861-62, Campbell Town 1862-64, Hobart Town 1866, Launceston 1866-71, East Hobart 1871-73. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Daniel Chapman (1815-84): Elected 1851, 1856. Accepted office 1856. Elected 1856 by, 1861, 1862. Resigned 1864. Elected 1866. Resigned 1866. Elected 1866. Resigned 1871. Elected 1871. Accepted office 1873. Elected 1873 Resigned 19 June 1879: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary 4 August 1873 to 1 April 1876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapman's term expired on 8 August. He resigned so that he could be re-elected at a by-election before the Council met on 12 August. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 9 August 1873 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Hon Thomas D Chapman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 16 July 1879 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas D CHAPMAN Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Daniel Chapman (1815-84): Elected 1851, 1856. Accepted office 1856. Elected 1856 by, 1861, 1862. Resigned 1864. Elected 1866. Resigned 1866. Elected 1866. Resigned 1871. Elected 1871. Accepted office 1873. Elected 1873. Resigned 1879. Elected 1879. Died 17 February 1884: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council 11 July 1882 to 17 February 1884 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 4 August 1879 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Following the death of Hon Thomas D Chapman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations March, polling 15 March 1884 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Phillip O FYSH 113 67.3 Joseph Solomon 55 32.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 168 17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fysh was MLC for Hobart 1866-69, for Buckingham 1870-73, MHA for East Hobart 1873-78 2. Solomon was elected for Huon in June 1880 but was disqualified. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Oakley Fysh (1835-1919): Elected 1866. Resigned 1869. Elected 1870 by. Accepted office 1873. Elected 1873, 1877. Resigned 1878. Elected 1884 by. Resigned on accepting office March 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier 30 March 1887 to 17 August 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian News, 17 March 1884 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Following acceptance of office by Hon Philip O Fysh -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 7 April 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Phillip O FYSH Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Oakley Fysh (1835-1919): Elected 1866. Resigned 1869. Elected 1870 by. Accepted office 1873. Elected 1873, 1877. Resigned 1878. Elected 1884 by. Accepted office 1887. Elected 1887 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian News, 7 April 1887 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations May, polling 6 May 1890 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Nicholas J Brown 177 43.7 Hon Phillip O FYSH * 228 56.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 405 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown was MHA doe Cumberland 1875-1903. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Oakley Fysh (1835-1919): Elected 1866. Resigned 1869. Elected 1870 by. Accepted office 1873. Elected 1873, 1877. Resigned 1878. Elected 1884 by. Accepted office 1887. Elected 1887 by, 1890 Resigned May 1894 Later career: MHA for North Hobart 1894-97, for Hobart 1897-98. MHR for Tasmania 1901-03, for Denison 1903-10. Died 20 December 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Hon Philip O Fysh -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 27 April, polling 8 May 1894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Gamaliel H Butler 252 49.6 Frederick W PIESSE 256 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 508 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Butler, see Hobart 1896. He was the son of Hon Dr Henry Butler MLC and MHA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Piesse was MHA for North Hobart 1893-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Piesse (1848-1902): Elected 1894 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 9 May 1894 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 30 April 1896 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick W PIESSE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Piesse (1848-1902): Elected 1894 by, 1896 Resigned 7 May 1901: See by-election Later career: MHR for Tasmania 1901-02 Died 6 March 1902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Daily Telegraph, 1 May 1896 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Federick W Piesse -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations April, polling 7 May 1901 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Benjamin 293 38.9 Tetley GANT 461 61.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 754 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin was a Hobart alderman and leader of the Hobart Jewish community. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley Gant (1854-1928): Elected 1901 by Born: 19 July 1854, England Career: Educated Oxford University. To Tas 1884. Lawyer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley GANT * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley Gant (1854-1928): Elected 1901 by, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council from 9 July 1907 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 8 May 1903 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations April polling 4 May 1909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James H Edwards 425 36.6 Hon Tetley GANT * 735 63.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,160 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley Gant (1854-1928): Elected 1901 by, 1903, 1909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Daily Telegraph, 5 May 1909 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations polling 5 May 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Tetley GANT * 927 60.2 Thomas Murdoch 614 39.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,541 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Murdoch, see Hobart 1914. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley Gant (1854-1928): Elected 1901 by, 1903, 1909, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 6 May 1914 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 4 May 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Tetley GANT * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley Gant (1854-1928): Elected 1901 by, 1903, 1909, 1914, 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobert Mercury, 5 May 1920 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 22 April 1926 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Tetley GANT * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley Gant (1854-1928): Elected 1901 by, 1903, 1909, 1914, 1920, 1926 Resigned 1 August 1927: See by-election Died 7 February 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council to 26 July 1926 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Daily Telegraph, 26 April 1926 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Hon Tetley Gant -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 12 September, polling 20 September 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert H Innes 678 20.2 Thomas Murdoch 1,126 33.5 Horace M C Walch 827 24.6 Joshua J Wignall 728 21.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,359 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murdoch was MLC for Hobart 1914-16, 1921-27. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Result after distribution of preferences -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas MURDOCH 1,690 54.2 Horace M C Walch 1,428 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,118 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Murdoch (1868-1946): Elected 1914. Defeated 1916. Elected 1921. Defeated 1927. Elected 1927 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 21 September 1927 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations April, polling 3 May 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cosgrove Labor 1,684 36.8 Thomas MURDOCH * 2,886 63.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,570 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cosgrove was MHA for Denison 1919-22, 1925-31. See Denison 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Murdoch (1868-1946): Elected 1927 by, 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council from 7 December 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnie Advocate, 4 May 1932 BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations April, polling 3 May 1938 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John H Brown Labor 1,648 31.4 A D Cooper 1,233 23.5 Hon Thomas Murdoch * 2,371 45.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,252 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Brown, see House of Assembly 1948, Franklin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cooper's 1,233 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 550 44.6 2,198 41.9 MURDOCH 683 55.4 3,054 58.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,233 5,252 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Murdoch (1868-1946): Elected 1927 by, 1932, 1938 Died 29 June 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 14 April, polling 2 May 1944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 7,210 Votes cast: 5,894 81.7 Informal votes: 72 01.2 Formal votes: 5,822 98.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- P Harvey 558 09.6 J D Hickey Labor 1,126 19.3 Hon Thomas Murdoch * 1,870 32.1 N R Pierce 340 05.8 William G Wedd 1,928 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pierce's 340 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harvey 61 17.9 619 10.6 Hickey 31 09.1 1,157 19.9 Murdoch * 107 31.5 1,977 34.0 Wedd 141 41.5 2,069 35.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 340 5,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Harvey's 619 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hickey 121 19.5 1,278 22.0 Murdoch * 312 50.4 2,289 39.3 Wedd 186 30.0 2,255 38.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 619 5,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hickey's 1,278 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murdoch * 466 37.5 2,755 47.6 WEDD 776 62.5 3,031 52.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,242 97.2 5,786 99.4 Exhausted 36 02.7 36 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,278 5,822 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Murdoch (1868-1946): Elected 1927 by, 1932, 1938. Defeated 1944 Died 29 June 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council to 1 May 1944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William George Wedd (1909-95): Elected 1944 Born: 17 March 1909, North Lyell Career: Pattern-maker, business operator. Resigned 2 August 1948 Later career: See House of Assembly 1948, Denison --------------------------------------------------------------------