ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== Sources: newspaper reports (1856-90), Hughes and Graham (1890-1929), Reports of the Chief Electoral Officer (from 1929) LAUNCESTON (2 members) ==================================================================== Between 1885 and 1946, the Launceston district elected two members. For clarity, I have presented Launceston elections for this period in two files: see Launceston I. LAUNCESTON SECOND SEAT ==================================================================== LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 21 December 1885 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William HART Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hart was MHA for Central Launceston 1877-85. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hart (1825-1904): Elected 1877, 1882. Resigned 1885. Elected 1885 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Daily Telegraph, 18 December 1885 LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 8 May 1894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William HART * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hart (1825-1904): Elected 1877, 1882. Resigned 1885. Elected 1885, 1894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Daily Telegraph, 9 May 1894 This election does not appear in Hughes and Graham LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 30 April 1900 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William HART * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hart (1825-1904): Elected 1877, 1882. Resigned 1885. Elected 1885, 1894, 1900 -------------------------------------------------------------------- On 12 November 1902, Hart's seat was declared vacant through non- attendance. He had been ill but had not sought leave of absence. See by-election. LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Following the vacation of the seat through non-attendance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 26 November 1902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William HART Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hart (1825-1904): Elected 1877, 1882. Resigned 1885. Elected 1885, 1894, 1900. Seat vacant 1902. Elected 1902 by Died 7 February 1904: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Following the death of William Hart -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 28 April, polling 3 May 1904 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 2,381 Total votes cast: 1,682 70.6 Informal votes: 51 03.0 Formal votes: 1,631 97.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David H Connolly 350 21.5 Alexander R Fowler 433 26.5 William Hartnoll 348 21.3 Charles RUSSEN 500 30.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fowler was MHA for North Launceston 1893, 1897-1901. 2. Hartnoll was MHA for South Launceston 1884-97, for Launceston 1897-1902, MHR for Tasmania 1902-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Russen (1850-1914): Elected 1904 by Born: 1850, England Career: Baker, biscuit manufacturer. Launceston City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 27 April, polling 8 May 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 2,298 Total votes cast: 732 31.9 Informal votes: 4 00.5 Formal votes: 728 99.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke J Bryant 77 10.6 Charles RUSSEN * 651 89.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 728 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Russen (1850-1914): Elected 1904 by, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Member of the Executive Council without Office 19 June 1909 to 20 October 1909 Member of the Executive Council without Office 27 October 1909 to 14 June 1912 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 7 May 1912 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles RUSSEN * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Russen (1850-1914): Elected 1904 by, 1906, 1910 Died 11 December 1914: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Member of the Executive Council without Office 14 June 1912 to 6 April 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Following the death of Charles Russen -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 5 January 1915, polling 22 January 1915 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 2,562 Votes cast: 1,296 50.6 Informal votes: 25 01.9 Formal votes: 1,271 89.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William C Oldham 329 25.9 George Paton 245 19.3 Tasman Shields 317 24.9 David Storrer 263 20.7 William C Wilson 117 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Storrer was MHA for Launceston 1902-03, for West Launceston 1903. MHR for Bass 1903-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wilson's 117 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oldham 22 18.8 351 27.6 Paton 23 19.7 268 21.1 Shields 32 27.4 349 27.5 Storrer 40 34.2 303 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 117 1,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Paton's 268 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oldham 85 31.7 436 34.3 Shields 78 29.1 427 33.6 Storrer 105 39.2 408 32.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 268 1,271 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Storrer's 408 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oldham 121 36.3 557 46.6 SHIELDS 212 63.7 639 53.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 333 81.6 1,196 94.1 Exhausted 75 18.4 75 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 408 1,271 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasman Shields (1872-1950): Elected 1915 by Born: 20 November 1872, Launceston Career: Educated University of Tasmania. Lawyer. Brother of George Shields MHA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Member of the Executive Council without Office 15 April 1916 to 12 August 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 26 April, polling 8 May 1918 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 3,377 Votes cast: 1,934 56.8 Informal votes: 38 02.0 Formal votes: 1,896 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Gannon Labor 240 12.7 William C Oldham 373 19.7 Hon Tasman SHIELDS * 1,283 67.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,896 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasman Shields (1872-1950): Elected 1915 by, 1918 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Honorary Minister 12 August 1922 to 14 June 1923-------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 16 April, polling 6 May 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 4,600 Votes cast: 2,875 40.8 Informal votes: 77 02.7 Formal votes: 1,798 97.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard C L Barber 689 38.3 Hon Tasman SHIELDS * 1,109 61.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,798 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Barber, see House of Assembly 1931, Bass -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasman Shields (1872-1950): Elected 1915 by, 1918, 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 14 April 1930 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Tasman SHIELDS * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasman Shields (1872-1950): Elected 1915 by, 1918, 1924, 1930 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 15 April, polling 5 May 1936 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 5,379 Votes cast: 4,345 80.8 Informal votes: 191 04.4 Formal votes: 4,154 95.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander A EVANS 2,160 52.0 Hon Tasman Shields * 1,994 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,154 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasman Shields (1872-1950): Elected 1915 by, 1918, 1924, 1930. Defeated 1936 Died 28 August 1950 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Arthur Evans (1881-1955): Elected 1936 Born: 3 November 1881, Launceston Career: Military service South Africa, 1914-18. Farmer, accountant, estate agent. --------------------------------------------------------------------