Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1882–1886

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1882 elections and the 1886 election.

Name Affiliation[X] District Years in office
William Henry ArcherMinisterialNorfolk Plains1882–1886
William BelbinMinisterialSouth Hobart1871–1891
Stafford BirdMinisterialFranklin1882–1903; 1904–1909
Edward BraddonOppositionWest Devon1879–1888; 1893–1901
William Brock[8]MinisterialRichmond1882–1885
Nicholas John BrownMinisterialCumberland1875–1903
William Brown[1]OppositionCampbell Town1882–1889; 1893–1903
William Burgess[4]MinisterialWest Hobart1881–1891; 1916–1917
Henry Butler[9]IndependentBrighton1856–1862; 1866–1885
Audley CooteOppositionGeorge Town1879–1886
Edward CrowtherOppositionQueenborough1878–1912
John Davies[3]Fingal1884–1913
Alfred DobsonMinisterialGlenorchy1877–1887
John Dodds[4]MinisterialEast Hobart1878–1887
James DooleyOppositionEast Devon1872–1891
Sir Adye Douglas[3]MinisterialFingal1856–1857; 1862–1884
John FalkinerMinisterialMorven1882–1891
William GellibrandMinisterialRingwood1871–1886
William Giblin[7]MinisterialWellington1869–1885
James GrayOppositionSorell1872–1877; 1882–1889
Charles Grubb[6]MinisterialSelby1882–1885
William GuesdonMinisterialCentral Hobart1882–1886
William Hart[10]MinisterialCentral Launceston1877–1885
William Hartnoll[5]MinisterialSouth Launceston1884–1902
George Keach[1]MinisterialCampbell Town1870–1882
Henry LambMinisterialClarence1877–1886
Henry LetteOppositionNorth Launceston1862–1875; 1877–1892
Alfred Lord[9]Brighton1885–1886
Richard Lucas[2]Kingborough1883–1887
John LyneMinisterialGlamorgan1880–1893
Christopher O'Reilly[2]MinisterialKingborough1871–1882; 1906–1909
Alfred PillingerOppositionOatlands1876–1899
Thomas ReibeyOppositionWestbury1874–1903
Henry RookeMinisterialDeloraine1882–1886
George SalierMinisterialNorth Hobart1866–1869; 1870–1886
James Scott[5]OppositionSouth Launceston1869–1877; 1878–1884
Ebenezer ShoobridgeMinisterialNew Norfolk1882–1886
William Sidebottom[6]Selby1885–1893
James Norton Smith[7]Wellington1885–1886
George Stokell[8]MinisterialRichmond1885–1886

Notes

X The affiliations listed are as reported in The Mercury on 3 June 1882.
1 At the 1882 election, George Keach, the member for Campbell Town, was re-elected, but was declared not to have been duly elected. William Brown won a subsequent by-election on 28 July 1882.
2 On 1 December 1882, one of the two members for Kingborough, Christopher O'Reilly, resigned. Richard Lucas won the resulting by-election on 20 January 1883.
3 On 15 August 1884, Sir Adye Douglas, the member for Fingal, became Premier and Chief Secretary. As such he was required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, however he opted to contest the recently vacated Legislative Council division of South Esk, which he won on 21 August 1884. At the close of nominations on 27 August 1884 for the by-election called to select his successor in Fingal, John Davies was elected unopposed.
[4] Two other members were required to resign on 15 August 1884 and contest ministerial by-elections; they were both re-elected unopposed a week later.
5 On 15 October 1884, the member for South Launceston, James Scott, died. William Hartnoll won the resulting by-election on 12 November 1884.
6 In February 1885, the member for Selby, Charles Grubb, resigned. William Sidebottom won the resulting by-election on 25 February 1885.
7 On 11 February 1885, the member for Wellington and former Premier William Giblin resigned. James Norton Smith won the resulting by-election on 2 March 1885.
8 In July 1885, the member for Richmond, William Brock, resigned. George Stokell won the resulting by-election on 1 August 1885.
9 On 22 August 1885, the member for Brighton, Henry Butler, died. Alfred Lord won the resulting by-election on 16 September 1885.
10 In December 1885, the member for Central Launceston, William Hart, resigned to contest the Legislative Council division of Launceston, which he won on 21 December 1885. No election was held to replace him and the Assembly seat was abolished at the following election.

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