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1934

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1933 and 1939. 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

Date Electorates
2 May 1933 Cambridge; Hobart (1); Russell
8 May 1934 Hobart (1); Launceston (1); Gordon
7 May 1935 Hobart (1); Meander; Pembroke
5 May 1936 Huon; Launceston (1); Mersey
4 May 1937 Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland
3 May 1938 Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in office Elected
Hon Albert Bendall Macquarie 1932–1944 1938
Hon Percy Best Meander 1935–1943 1935
Hon Archibald Blacklow[1] Pembroke 1936–1953 b/e
Hon William Calvert Huon 1924–1942 1936
Hon John Cheek Westmorland 1907–1913; 1919–1942 1937
Hon Arthur Cutts Tamar 1937–1955 1937
Hon Joe Darling Cambridge 1921–1946 1933
Hon Charles Eady Hobart 1925–1945 1934
Hon Alexander Evans Launceston 1936–1942 1936
Hon Arthur Fenton Russell 1933–1957 1933
Hon Ernest Freeland Tamar 1919–1937 1931
Hon Dr John Gaha (Labor) Hobart 1933–1943 1933
Hon Frank Hart Launceston 1916–1940 1934
Hon Alexander Lillico Mersey 1924–1954 1936
Hon James McDonald (Labor) Gordon 1916–1922; 1928–1947 1934
Hon James Murdoch (junior)[1] Pembroke 1925–1935 1935
Hon John Murdoch[1] Pembroke 1935–1936 b/e
Hon Thomas Murdoch Buckingham 1914–1916; 1921–1944 1938
Hon Hubert Nichols Meander 1902–1924; 1926–1935 1929
Hon Leslie Procter[3] South Esk 1939–1962 b/e
Hon William Propsting[2] Hobart 1905–1937 1935
Hon Tasman Shields Launceston 1915–1936 1930
Hon Louis Shoobridge (senior) Derwent 1921–1937 1931
Hon Rupert Shoobridge Derwent 1937–1955 1937
Hon William Strutt[2] Hobart 1938–1948 b/e
Hon Alan Wardlaw[3] South Esk 1920–1938 1938
1 On 27 October 1935, James Murdoch, the member for Pembroke, died. His brother John Murdoch won the resulting by-election on 17 December 1935. However, John Murdoch also died on 17 August 1936, and on 3 October 1936, Archibald Blacklow was elected to replace him.
2 On 3 December 1937, William Propsting, one of the three members for Hobart and the President of the Council, died. William Strutt won the resulting by-election on 15 February 1938.
3 On 24 December 1938, Alan Wardlaw, the member for South Esk, died. Leslie Procter won the resulting by-election on 7 March 1939.