ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 1856-1901 ==================================================================== HUON ==================================================================== HUON ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 144 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Franklin -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 8 October, polling 14 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas J KNIGHT Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas John Knight (1804-70): Elected 1856 Born: 1 November 1804, England Career: Educated Oxford University. Barrister. Judge in Jamaica. To VDL 1841. Appointive MLC 1855. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Solicitor-General from 25 April 1857 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Resigned on acceptance of office: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 11 October 1856 HUON ==================================================================== Following acceptance of office by Hon Thomas J Knight -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Franklin -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 7 May, polling 13 May 1857 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard CLEBURNE 57 51.8 Thomas J Knight 53 48.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 110 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knight was MLC for Huon 1856-57 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Cleburne (1799-1864): Elected 1851. Retired 1856. Elected 1857 by Term to expire 25 September 1862 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Courier, 15 May 1857 HUON ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Richard Cleburne -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 14 October, polling 21 October 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard CLEBURNE 38 88.4 Dr William L Dawson 5 11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawson was nominated without his consent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Cleburne (1799-1864): Elected 1851. Retired 1856. Elected 1857 by. Resigned 1859. Elected 1859 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 27 October 1859 HUON ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Richard Cleburne -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 19 November 1864 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander KISSOCK Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Kissock (1809-66): Elected 1864 by Born: 1809 Scotland. Career: To VDL 1842. Merchant. Died 24 May 1866: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Advertiser, 22 November 1864 HUON ==================================================================== Following the death of Alexander Kissock -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 16 June, polling 22 June 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John W Graves 27 39.1 John H WEDGE 42 60.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wedge was MLC for Morven 1855-56, for North Esk 1856-60, for Hobart 1860-66. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Helder Wedge (1793-1872): Elected 1855, 1856, 1860, 1866 Resigned 23 July 1868: See by-election Died 22 November 1872 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 25 June 1866 HUON ==================================================================== Following the resignation of John H Wedge -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations July, polling 23 July 1868 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr William L Crowther 30 45.5 John FOSTER 36 54.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowther was MHA for Hobart Town 1866, MLC for Hobart 1869-85. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Foster (1792-1875): Elected 1868 by Born: 1792, England Career: To VDL 1823. Farmer, merchant, shipowner. At 76, Foster was the oldest person elected to the Tasmanian Parliament. He retired at the 1874 election. Died 27 June 1875. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobert Mercury, 25 July 1868 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 17 July, polling 23 July 1874 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert B Evans 45 50.0 James T ROBERTSON 45 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robertson was elected by the casting vote of the Returning Officer, Edward Walpole. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Thomas Robertson (1830-94): Elected 1874 Born: 1830, probably in Scotland Career: To VDL 1832. Lawyer, publican. Robertson retired at the 1880 election. Died 19 September 1894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tasmanian, 25 July 1874 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 20 June, polling 23 June 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Fisher 51 50.0 Joseph SOLOMON 51 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 102 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Solomon was elected by the casting vote of the Returning Officer, Edward Walpole. This was the second election for Huon in succession decided by the casting vote of the Returning Officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Solomon (dates unknown): Elected 1880. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neither the Tasmanian Parliament website nor Bennett and Bennett give any biographical information about Solomon. The ADB has an article on his uncle, also called Joseph Solomon, a prominent Launceston merchant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Solomon's election was declared invalid by the Committee of Elections and Qualifications on the grounds that his agents had bribed voters to vote for him. See by-election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 November 1880 HUON ==================================================================== Following the invalidation of the election of Joseph Solomon -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 1 November, polling 5 November 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Fisher 42 45.2 Joseph SOLOMON 51 54.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Solomon (dates unknown): Elected 1880. Election invalid 1880. Elected 1880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Fisher (1822-82): Declared elected 1881 Born: 1822, England Career: Seaman. To VDL 1843. Ship master and owner. Father of Thomas M Fisher MLC. Died 3 April 1882: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- In August 1881 the Committee of Elections and Qualifications held that Solomon had not been validly elected because he had been found guilty of bribery by his agents during the previous election. The Committee declared Fisher to have been elected. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 November 1880 HUON ==================================================================== Following the death of William Fisher -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 25 April, polling 5 May 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Young 24 21.1 John WATCHORN 90 78.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 114 28.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Young was MHA for Hobart Town 1871, for Franklin 1872-77. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Watchorn (1826-1905): Elected 1882 by Born: 1826, England Career: to VDL 1837. Publican and wine merchant. Hobart City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 May 1882 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 30 April 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John WATCHORN * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Watchorn (1826-1905): Elected 1882 by, 1888 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 1 May 1888 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 27 April 1894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John WATCHORN * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Watchorn (1826-1905): Elected 1882 by, 1888, 1894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 28 April 1894 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 30 April 1900 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John WATCHORN * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Watchorn (1826-1905): Elected 1882 by, 1888, 1894, 1900 Died 4 March 1905: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 1 May 1900 HUON ==================================================================== Following the death of John Watchorn -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 20 April, polling 2 May 1905 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Fitzpatrick 237 30.9 Thomas M FISHER 530 69.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 767 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Moore Fisher (1851-1909): Elected 1905 by Born: 4 February 1851, Hobart Career: Master mariner, merchant. Died 15 February 1909: No by-election held -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian News, 3 May 1905 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 21 April, polling 4 May 1909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Bolton S Bird 377 38.2 William F Casey 345 35.0 Richard Geeves 264 26.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Geeves's 264 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRD 178 67.4 555 56.3 Casey 86 32.6 431 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 264 986 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bird was MHA for Franklin 1882-1903, for South Hobart 1904-09. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton Stafford Bird (1840-1924): Elected 1882, 1886, 1891, 1893, 1897, 1900. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904, 1906, 1909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 May 1909 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 25 April, polling 7 May 1912 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Bolton S BIRD * 797 69.0 Richard Geeves 358 31.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,155 19.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton Stafford Bird (1840-1924): Elected 1882, 1886, 1891, 1893, 1897, 1900. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904, 1906, 1909, 1912 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Daily Post, 13 May 1912 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 26 April, polling 7 May 1918 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Bolton S BIRD * 685 65.4 Daniel E Ryan 362 34.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,047 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan was MHA for Franklin 1915-16. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolton Stafford Bird (1840-1924): Elected 1882, 1886, 1891, 1893, 1897, 1900. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904, 1906, 1909, 1912, 1918 Bird retired at the 1924 election. Died 15 December 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 8 May 1918 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 16 April, polling 6 May 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 3,331 Votes cast: 2,023 60.7 Informal votes: 39 01.9 Formal votes: 1,984 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David C H Calvert 689 34.7 Charles D Cuthbert 292 14.7 Arthur Davies 280 14.1 Richard Geeves 152 07.7 Colin Kennedy 269 13.6 Arthur Morrisby 91 04.6 Daniel E Ryan 211 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Morrisby was MLC for Gordon 1899-1916. 2. Ryan was MHA for Franklin 1915-16. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Morrisby's 91 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 36 39.6 725 36.5 Cuthbert 21 23.1 313 15.8 Davies 5 05.5 285 14.4 Geeves 12 13.2 164 08.3 Kennedy 13 14.3 282 14.2 Ryan 4 04.4 215 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Geeves's 164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 66 40.2 791 39.9 Cuthbert 41 25.0 354 17.8 Davies 25 15.2 310 15.6 Kennedy 20 12.2 302 15.2 Ryan 12 07.3 227 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 164 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ryan's 227 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 57 25.3 848 42.8 Cuthbert 27 12.0 381 19.2 Davies 102 45.3 412 20.7 Kennedy 39 17.3 341 17.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 225 99.1 1,982 99.9 Exhausted 2 00.9 2 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 227 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kennedy's 341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 105 32.9 953 48.6 Cuthbert 134 42.0 515 26.3 Davies 80 25.1 492 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 319 93.5 1,960 98.8 Exhausted 22 06.5 24 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 341 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Davies's 492 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALVERT 163 75.1 1,116 66.2 Cuthbert 54 24.9 569 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 217 44.1 1,685 84.9 Exhausted 275 55.9 299 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 492 1,984 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles Hedley Calvert (1875-1924): Elected 1924 Born: 8 May 1875, South Arm Career: Orchardist. Brother of William H F Calvert MLC. Died 17 October 1924: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnie Advocate, 9 May 1924 HUON ==================================================================== Following the death of David C H Calvert -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 12 November, polling 2 December 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: Votes cast: 1,801 Informal votes: 36 02.0 Formal votes: 1,765 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William H F CALVERT 949 55.5 Arthur Davies 481 27.3 Richard Geeves 335 19.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Fairfax Calvert (1871-1942): Elected 1924 by Born: 14 February 1871, South Arm Career: Orchardist. Brother of David C H Calvert MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 December 1924 HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 14 April, polling 6 May 1930 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: Votes cast: 2,518 Informal votes: 74 02.9 Formal votes: 2,444 97.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William H F CALVERT * 1,526 62.4 Daniel E Ryan 918 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,444 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan was MHA for Franklin 1915-16. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Fairfax Calvert (1871-1942): Elected 1924 by, 1930 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 22 April, polling 5 May 1936 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: Votes cast: 2,737 Informal votes: 27 01.0 Formal votes: 2,710 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William H F Calvert * 1,002 37.0 Alfred C Ceabrook 626 23.1 Alexander C Parsons 1,082 39.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ceabrook (who usually spelled his name Seabrook) was MHR for Franklin 1922-28, MHA for Franklin 1931-34. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ceabrook's 626 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALVERT * 361 57.7 1,363 50.3 Parsons 265 42.3 1,347 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 626 2,710 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Fairfax Calvert (1871-1942): Elected 1924 by, 1930, 1936 Calvert retired at the 1942 election. Died 8 June 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 15 April, polling 5 May 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 3,850 Votes cast: 3,198 83.1 Informal votes: 31 01.0 Formal votes: 3,167 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence T Barwick 172 05.4 David F Calvert 707 22.3 George C Frankcomb 796 25.1 Henry G Hay 123 03.9 Alexander C Parsons 338 10.7 Rowland L Worsley Labor 1,031 32.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert was the son of William H F Calvert MLC and the nephew of David C H Calvert MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hay's 123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barwick 8 06.5 180 05.7 Calvert 18 14.6 725 22.9 Frankcomb 23 18.7 819 25.9 Parsons 23 18.7 361 11.4 Worsley 51 41.5 1,082 34.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 123 3,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Barwick's 180 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 62 34.4 787 24.9 Frankcomb 43 23.9 862 27.2 Parsons 14 07.8 375 11.8 Worsley 61 33.9 1,143 36.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 180 3,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Parsons's 375 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 141 38.0 928 29.3 Frankcomb 127 34.2 989 31.3 Worsley 103 27.8 1,246 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 371 98.9 3,163 99.9 Exhausted 4 01.1 4 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 375 3,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Calvert's 928 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frankcomb 523 59.3 1,514 48.5 WORSLEY 359 40.7 1,605 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 882 95.0 3,119 98.5 Exhausted 46 05.0 50 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 928 3,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a discrepancy of two votes in these newspaper figures. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland Leonard Worsley (1907-85): Elected 1942 Born: 12 July 1907, Margate Carer: Orchardist and farmer. Tasmanian Police 1934-42. --------------------------------------------------------------------