Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1959–1964

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 2 May 1959 election and the 2 May 1964 election. Prior to this election, each of the five Tasmanian seats had been expanded from 6 to 7 members to provide an odd number of members, due mainly to a series of hung parliaments.

Name	Party	Division	Years in office
Hon Alexander Atkins	Labor	Bass	1946–1948; 1956–1972
Charley Aylett	Labor/Independent	Denison	1946–1964
Eric Barnard	Labor	Franklin	1959–1979
Bill Beattie	Liberal	Bass	1946–1950; 1954–1979
Bert Bessell	Liberal	Wilmot	1956–1976
Angus Bethune	Liberal	Wilmot	1946–1975
Carrol Bramich	Liberal	Braddon	1946–1964
Jack Breheny	Liberal	Braddon	1951–1972
Joseph Britton	Labor	Braddon	1959–1964; 1975–1976
Max Bushby	Liberal	Bass	1961–1986
Hon Douglas Cashion	Labor	Wilmot	1949–1972
Lloyd Costello	Labor	Braddon	1959–1975
Hon John Dwyer	Labor	Franklin	1931–1962
Hon Roy Fagan	Labor	Wilmot	1946–1974
Wallace Fraser	Labor	Bass	1961–1969
Hon Dr John Gaha	Labor	Denison	1950–1964
Lynda Heaven	Labor	Franklin	1962–1964
Bill Hodgman	Liberal/Independent	Denison	1955–1964
Bob Ingamells	Liberal	Wilmot	1959–1976
Tim Jackson	Liberal/Independent	Franklin	1946–1964
Mac Le Fevre	Labor	Bass	1959–1969; 1972–1976
Kevin Lyons	Liberal	Braddon	1948–1972
Thomas McDonald	Labor	Wilmot	1959–1969
James McGowen	Liberal	Bass	1961–1964
Hon Harry McLoughlin	Labor	Denison	1959–1969
Hon William McNeil	Labor	Wilmot	1959–1964
Hon John Madden	Labor	Bass	1936–1956; 1957–1969
Fred Marriott	Liberal	Bass	1946–1961
Mabel Miller	Liberal	Franklin	1955–1964
Hon Bill Neilson	Labor	Franklin	1946–1977
Sir Archibald Park	Liberal	Denison	1949–1955; 1959
Thomas Pearsall	Liberal	Franklin	1950–1966
Hon Eric Reece	Labor	Braddon	1946–1975
John Steer	Liberal	Bass	1950–1961; 1964–1968
Horace Strutt	Liberal	Denison	1946–1959; 1959–1969
Rex Townley	Liberal	Denison	1946–1965
Hon Dr Reg Turnbull	Independent	Bass	1946–1961
Hon Sydney Ward	Labor	Braddon	1956–1976
Bill Wedd	Independent	Denison	1948–1953; 1959–1964
Bill Young	Liberal	Franklin	1959–1969

Notes

¹ Liberal MHA for Denison, Sir Archibald Park, died on 18 November 1959. A recount on 4 December 1959 resulted in the election of former Liberal MHA Horace Strutt.

² Liberal MHA for Bass, Fred Marriott, resigned on 30 October 1961 to contest the federal election for the seat of Bass, but was unsuccessful. A recount on 10 November 1961 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate James McGowen.

³ Independent MHA for Bass, Reg Turnbull, resigned on 30 October 1961 to contest an Australian Senate seat in the federal election, in which he was successful. A recount on 10 November 1961 resulted in the election of Labor candidate Wallace Fraser.

⁴ Liberal MHA for Bass, John Steer, resigned on 22 November 1961 to contest the Council seat of Cornwall, but was unsuccessful. A recount on 1 December 1961 resulted in the election of Liberal candidate Max Bushby.

⁵ Labor MHA for Franklin, John Dwyer, died on 17 January 1962. At a recount on 5 February 1962, former Labor MHA (now Independent) Brian Crawford was elected, but he was disqualified on the grounds of non-residence. A further recount on 9 March 1962 elected Lynda Heaven, the first Labor woman to be elected to the House.

Sources

• Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-1334-6.
• Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856