ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 1856-1901 ==================================================================== PEMBROKE ==================================================================== PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Blue Bell inn, Sorell -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 7 October, polling 13 October 1856 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James WHYTE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whyte (1820-82): Elected 1856 Born: 30 March 1820, Scotland -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 26 February 1857 to 25 April 1857 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 9 October 1856 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 149 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Blue Bell inn, Sorell -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 28 September 1859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James WHYTE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whyte (1820-82): Elected 1856, 1859 Resigned on acceptance of office January 1863: See By-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier from 20 January 1863 Colonial Secretary from 20 January 1863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 3 October 1859 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Following acceptance of office by Hon James Whyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Blue Bell inn, Sorell -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 5 February 1863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James WHYTE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whyte (1820-82): Elected 1856, 1859. Accepted office 1863. Elected 1863 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 February 1863 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Nominations 25 February 1869 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James WHYTE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whyte (1820-82): Elected 1856, 1859. Accepted office 1863. Elected 1863 by, 1869 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 9 February 1869 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Following acceptance of office by Hon James Whyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 15 March, 21 March 1870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John W Graves 22 31.9 Hon James WHYTE * 47 68.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69 18.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whyte (1820-82): Elected 1856, 1859. Accepted office 1863. Elected 1863 by, 1869. Accepted office 1870. Elected 1870 by Whyte retired at the 1876 election Died 20 August 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Times, 30 March 1870 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Nominations 20 April, polling 26 April 1876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James LORD 47 55.3 John Mitchell 38 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Lord was MHA for Oatlands 1862-71. 2. Mitchell was MHA for Glamorgan 1871-80. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Lord (1808-81): Elected 1862, 1866. Retired 1871. Elected 1876 Died 22 May 1881: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Tribune, 29 April 1876 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Nominations 13 June, polling 19 June 1881 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Gray 55 45.8 William HODGSON 65 54.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 120 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Gray was MHA for West Hobart 1872-77. Sorell 1882-89. 2. Hodgson was MLA for Sorell 1861-72, for Richmond 1872-81. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hodgson (1814-91): Elected 1861, 1862, 1866, 1871, 1872, 1 877. Resigned 1881. Elected 1881 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hobart Mercury, 20 June 1881 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Nominations 27 April 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William HODGSON * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hodgson (1814-91): Elected 1861, 1862, 1866, 1871, 1872, 1877. Resigned 1881. Elected 1881, 1887 Died 19 March 1891: See by-election ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hobart Mercury, 28 April 1887 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Following the death of William Hodgson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 8 April 1891 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry LAMB 94 46.5 J W Lord 56 27.7 John Lyne 52 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 202 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Lamb was MHA for Clarence 1877-86. 2. Lyne was MHA for Glamorgan 1880-93. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Lamb (1835-1903): Elected 1877, 1882. Elected 1891 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 15 April 1891 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April 1893 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry LAMB * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Lamb (1835-1903): Elected 1877, 1882. Elected 1891 by, 1893 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tasmanian, 29 April 1893 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Nominations 26 April, voting 2 May 1899 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Lamb * 143 39.7 William W PERKINS 217 60.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 360 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Lamb (1835-1903): Elected 1877, 1882. Elected 1891 by, 1893. Defeated 1899 Died 13 January 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Watchorn Perkins (1843-1903): Elected 1899 Born: 23 May 1843, Hobart Career: Lawyer, barrister 1866. Died 19 January 1903: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 3 May 1899