Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1969–1975

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1969 and 1975. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.

Elections[edit]

Date	Electorates
24 May 1969	Monmouth; Newdegate, Russell
23 May 1970	Hobart; Launceston; Gordon
22 May 1971	Meander; Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon
3 May 1972	Cornwall; Huon; Mersey
26 May 1973	Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland
25 May 1974	Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members[edit]

Name	Division	Years in office	Elected
Hon Phyllis Benjamin (Labor)	Hobart	1952–1976	1970
Hon Charles Best	Meander	1958–1971	1965
Hon Louis Bisdee	Monmouth	1959–1981	1969
Hon Harry Braid	Mersey	1972–1990	1972
Hon Alby Broadby	Gordon	1968–1988	1970
Hon Lloyd Carins	South Esk	1962–1980	1974
Hon Jeff Coates	Meander	1971–1989	1971
Hon Walter Davis^[1]	West Devon	1953–1971	1971
Hon Joseph Dixon	Derwent	1955–1961; 1967–1979	1973
Hon Charles Fenton	Russell	1957–1981	1969
Hon Geoffrey Foot	Cornwall	1961–1972	1966
Hon Oliver Gregory	Westmorland	1959–1985	1973
Hon Daniel Hitchcock (Liberal)	Tamar	1960–1979	1973
Hon Bill Hodgman	Queenborough	1971–1983	b/e
Hon Michael Hodgman^[2]	Huon	1966–1974	1972
Hon Peter Hodgman^[2]	Huon	1974–1986	b/e
Hon Frank King	Cornwall	1972–1978	1972
Hon Ken Lowrie	Macquarie	1968–1986	1974
Hon Hector McFie	Mersey	1954–1972	1966
Hon Ben McKay	Pembroke	1959–1976	1971
Hon Brian Miller (Labor)	Newdegate	1957–1986	1969
Hon George Shaw	Buckingham	1968–1998	1974
Hon Ray Shipp	Launceston	1968–1982	1970
Hon Louis Shoobridge	Queenborough	1968–1971	b/e
Hon William Young^[1]	West Devon	1971–1983	b/e

Notes[edit]

¹ On 7 October 1971, Walter Davis, the member for West Devon, died. William Young won the resulting by-election on 11 December 1971.

² In April 1974, Michael Hodgman, the member for Huon, resigned to contest the seat of Denison in the Australian House of Representatives. His brother Peter Hodgman won the resulting by-election on 25 May 1974.

Sources[edit]

Hughes, Colin A.; Aitkin, Don (1986). Voting for the Australian State Upper Houses, 1890-1984. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-9097-7918-X.
Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856

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