ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== Sources: newspaper reports (1856-90), Hughes and Graham (1890-1929), Reports of the Chief Electoral Officer (from 1929) HOBART ==================================================================== For clarity, I have presented Hobart elections after 1859 as three separate files. See Hobart I and Hobart II. HOBART THIRD SEAT ==================================================================== HOBART ==================================================================== Following acceptance of office by Hon James M Wilson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 10 August, polling 12 August 1869 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Willian Belbin 167 48.8 Hon James M WILSON 175 51.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 342 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Belbin, see House of Assembly 1871, South Hobart. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Milne Wilson (1812-80): Elected 1859. Accepted office 1869. Elected 1869 by Resigned June 1875: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier to 4 November 1872 Colonial to 4 November 1872 President of the Legislative Council from 4 November 1872 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson's term expired in August. He resigned early to avoid an election during a parliamentary sitting (Hobart Mercury, 7 June 1875) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 13 August 1869 HOBART ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Hon Sir James M Wilson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 24 June 1875 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir James M WILSON Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Milne Wilson (1812-80): Elected 1859. Accepted office 1869. Elected 1869 by. Resigned 1875. Elected 1875 by Died 29 February 1880: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council to 29 February 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornwall Chronicle, 28 June 1875 HOBART ==================================================================== Following the death of Hon Sir James M Wilson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations polling 22 March 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander McGREGOR 279 58.9 Russell Young 195 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 474 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Young was MHA for Hobart Town 1871, for Hobart South 1872-77. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander McGregor (1821-96): Elected 1880 by Born: 1821, Scotland Career: To VDL 1831. Shipwright, boat-builder, ship-owner. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornwall Chronicle, 23 March 1880 HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 30 April 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander McGREGOR * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander McGregor (1821-96): Elected 1880 by, 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 May 1887 HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 29 April 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander McGREGOR * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander McGregor (1821-96): Elected 1880 by, 1887, 1892 Resigned 31 March 1896 Died 4 August 1896 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Alexander McGregor -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 25 April, polling 5 May 1896 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Gamaliel H BUTLER 570 73.3 George S Seabrook 208 26.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 778 23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seabrook was the father of Alfred Seabrook, MHA and MHR. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gamaliel Henry Butler (1854-1914): Elected 1896 by Born: 5 June 1854, Hobart Career: Educated London. Surgeon, Hobart General Hospital. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes and Graham record Butler as being elected unopposed, but the newspaper reports (eg, Launceston Examiner, 6 May 1896) show this to be incorrect. HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 27 April 1898 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Gamaliel H BUTLER * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gamaliel Henry Butler (1854-1914): Elected 1896 by, 1898 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April 1904 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Gamaliel H BUTLER * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gamaliel Henry Butler (1854-1914): Elected 1896 by, 1898, 1904 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chief Secretary 19 June 1909 to 20 October 1909 Chief Secretary 27 October 1909 to to 6 April 1914-------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 21 April 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Gamaliel H BUTLER * 1,484 62.2 Alfred J Nettlefold Labor 900 37.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,384 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gamaliel Henry Butler (1854-1914): Elected 1896 by, 1898, 1904, 1910 Died 15 July 1914: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Following the death of Dr Gamaliel H Butler -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 4 August, polling 18 August 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 4,700 Votes cast: 3,172 67.5 Informal votes: 62 02.0 Formal votes: 3,110 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William P Brownell 549 17.7 William H Burgess 634 20.4 C Davenport Hoggins 460 14.8 Loudoun M McLeod 572 18.4 Thomas Murdoch 731 23.5 Thomas C Simpson 164 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Brownell was MHA for Franklin 1903-09 2. Burgess was MHA for West Hobart 1881-91, for Denison 1916-17. Hughes and Graham identify him as "Burgen." 3. Hoggins was MHA for Hobart 1898-1900, 1900-03, for Denison 1917-19. 4. The Huon Times (19 August) identified Brownell, Burgess and McLeod as Liberal candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Simpson's 164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brownell 21 12.8 570 18.3 Burgess 20 12.2 654 21.0 Hoggins 52 31.7 512 16.5 McLeod 25 15.2 597 19.2 Murdoch 46 28.0 777 25.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 164 3,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hoggins's 512 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brownell 88 17.2 658 21.1 Burgess 64 12.5 718 23.1 McLeod 110 21.5 708 22.8 Murdoch 250 48.8 1,027 33.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 512 3,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brownell's 658 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burgess 231 40.5 949 31.4 McLeod 205 35.9 913 30.2 Murdoch 135 23.6 1,162 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 571 86.8 3,024 97.2 Exhausted 87 13.2 86 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 658 3,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McLeod's 913 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burgess 435 63.5 1,384 49.5 MURDOCH 249 36.5 1,411 50.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 684 75.0 2,795 89.9 Exhausted 229 25.0 315 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 913 3,110 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Murdoch (1868-1946): Elected 1914 by Born: 15 March 1868, Hobart Career: Banker, manufacturer. President Hobart Chamber of Commerce. Brother of Peter Murdoch MHA, half-brother of James Murdoch MLC, uncle of James Murdoch (junior) MLC and John Murdoch MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 24 April, polling 2 May 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 5,451 Votes cast: 3,568 65.5 Informal votes: 47 01.3 Formal votes: 3,521 98.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vincent W Barker Labor 944 26.8 Dr W E Bottrill 143 04.0 Loudoun M McLeod 639 18.2 Thomas Murdoch * 831 23.6 Francis D Valentine 230 06.6 William M Williams 734 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Barker was MHA for Denison 1912-16. Hughes and Graham identify him as "Barber." 2. Valentine was MHA for Denison 1912-13. 3. The Hobart Mercury (3 May) said that all the candidates apart from Barker were Liberals. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bottrill's 143 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 10 07.0 954 27.1 McLeod 42 28.2 681 19.3 Murdoch * 21 14.8 852 24.2 Valentine 12 08.5 242 06.9 Williams 60 42.3 794 22.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 143 3,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Valentine's 242 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 27 11.2 981 27.9 McLeod 93 38.4 774 22.0 Murdoch * 77 31.8 929 26.4 Williams 45 18.6 839 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 242 3,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McLeod's 774 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 49 07.2 1,030 30.0 Murdoch * 308 45.3 1,237 36.1 Williams 323 47.5 1,162 33.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 680 87.9 3,429 97.4 Exhausted 94 12.1 92 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 774 3,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Barker's 1,030 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murdoch * 222 32.6 1,459 47.4 WILLIAMS 458 67.4 1,620 52.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 680 66.0 3,079 87.4 Exhausted 350 34.0 442 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,030 3,521 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There are minor discrepancies in these figures. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Murdoch (1868-1946): Elected 1914 by. Defeated 1916 Later career: See Hobart (second seat) 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Micah Williams (1851-1924): Elected 1916 Born: 24 May 1851, New Norfolk Career: Grocer, draper. Mayor of Hobart 1915. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 20 April, polling 2 May 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 6,905 Votes cast: 2,418 35.0 Informal votes: 124 05.1 Formal votes: 2,294 94.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James R CHAPMAN 1,240 54.1 William M Williams * 1,054 49.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,294 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Micah Williams (1851-1924): Elected 1916. Defeated 1922 Died 11 August 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Robison Chapman (1855-1925): Elected 1922 Born: 25 September 1855, Victoria Career: With Bank of NSW for 45 years. Died 12 April 1925: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 3 May 1922 HOBART ==================================================================== Following the death of James R Chapman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 10 June, polling 23 June 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 7,800 (approx) Votes cast: 4,837 62.0 Informal votes: 51 01.1 Formal votes: 4,786 98.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Bond 544 11.4 Charles J Eady 656 13.7 Hedley H Facy 93 01.9 Clyde Hamilton 355 07.4 Frederick W Heritage 424 08.9 Colin Kennedy 181 03.8 Thomas Lyons 539 11.3 Andrew J Nettlefold 305 06.4 Thomas A Okines Labor 1,306 27.3 Colin H Perkins 383 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond was MHA for East Hobart 1903-06, MLC for Hobart 1909-21. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Facy's 93 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond 9 09.7 553 11.6 Eady 18 19.4 774 16.2 Hamilton 4 04.3 359 07.5 Heritage 6 06.5 430 09.0 Kennedy 23 24.7 204 04.3 Lyons 6 06.5 545 11.4 Nettlefold 9 09.7 314 06.6 Okines 14 15.1 1,320 27.6 Perkins 4 04.3 387 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93 4,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kennedy's 204 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond 35 17.2 588 12.3 Eady 49 24.0 723 15.1 Hamilton 14 06.9 373 07.8 Heritage 22 10.8 452 09.4 Lyons 18 08.8 563 11.8 Nettlefold 8 03.9 322 06.7 Okines 22 10.8 1,342 28.0 Perkins 36 17.6 423 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 204 4,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nettlefold's 322 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond 33 10.3 621 13.0 Eady 64 19.9 787 16.4 Hamilton 33 10.3 406 08.5 Heritage 36 11.2 488 10.2 Lyons 38 11.8 601 12.6 Okines 65 20.2 1,407 29.4 Perkins 52 16.2 475 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 321 99.7 4,785 100 Exhausted 1 00.3 1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 322 4,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hamilton's 406 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond 56 14.1 677 14.2 Eady 96 24.2 883 18.5 Heritage 76 19.2 564 11.8 Lyons 83 21.0 684 14.3 Okines 34 08.6 1,441 30.2 Perkins 51 12.9 526 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 396 97.5 4,775 99.8 Exhausted 10 02.5 11 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 406 4,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Perkins's 526 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond 65 12.0 742 15.6 Eady 166 32.9 1,049 22.1 Heritage 74 14.7 638 13.4 Lyons 113 22.4 797 16.8 Okines 86 17.1 1,527 32.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 504 95.8 4,753 99.3 Exhausted 22 04.2 33 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 526 4,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Heritage's 638 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bond 189 31.0 931 19.7 Eady 186 30.5 1,235 26.1 Lyons 206 33.8 1,003 21.2 Okines 28 04.6 1,555 32.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 609 95.5 4,724 98.7 Exhausted 29 04.5 62 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 638 4,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Bond's 931 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eady 395 45.3 1,630 34.9 Lyons 441 50.6 1,444 31.0 Okines 36 04.1 1,591 34.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 872 93.7 4,665 97.5 Exhausted 59 06.3 121 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 931 4,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Lyons's 1,444 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EADY 767 90.3 2,397 58.9 Okines 82 09.7 1,673 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Counted 849 4,070 Not counted 503 503 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 1,352 93.6 4,573 95.5 Exhausted 92 06.4 213 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,444 4,786 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles John Eady (1870-1945): Elected 1925 by Born: 29 October 1870, Hobart Career: Barrister 1895. Test cricketer, state-level footballer. President Tas Football League. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 28 June 1925 HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 10 June, polling 8 May 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 7,806 Votes cast: 3,491 44.7 Informal votes: 58 01.7 Formal votes: 3,433 98.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew D Cooper 1,050 30.6 Charles J Eady * 1,598 46.5 John J Graham 222 06.5 George P Harvey 563 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,433 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Graham's 222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 114 51.4 1,164 33.9 Eady * 60 27.0 1,658 48.3 Harvey 48 21.6 611 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 222 3,433 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Harvey's 611 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 211 37.5 1,375 40.6 EADY * 352 62.5 2,010 59.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Counted 563 3,385 Not counted 48 48 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 611 3,433 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles John Eady (1870-1945): Elected 1925 by, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 9 May 1928 HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 20 April, polling 8 May 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 6,241 Votes cast: 5,287 84.7 Informal votes: 106 02.0 Formal votes: 5,181 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vere I Chambers 1,599 30.9 Charles J Eady * 2,064 39.8 William R C Jarvis 1,518 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,181 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jarvis was MHA for Hobart East 1906-09. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jarvis's 1,518 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chambers 751 49.5 2,350 45.4 EADY * 767 50.5 2,831 54.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,518 5,181 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles John Eady (1870-1945): Elected 1925 by, 1928, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 18 April, polling 7 May 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 6,953 Votes cast: 5,778 83.1 Informal votes: 89 01.5 Formal votes: 5,689 98.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John E Cuthbertson 1,694 29.8 Charles J Eady * 2,189 38.5 Archibald R Park Labor 1,806 31.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Park, see House of Assembly, Franklin 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cuthbertson's 1,694 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EADY * 1,215 71.7 3,404 59.8 Park 479 28.3 2,285 40.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,694 5,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles John Eady (1870-1945): Elected 1925 by, 1928, 1934, 1940 Died 20 December 1945: see by-election --------------------------------------------------------------------