Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1937–1941

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 20 February 1937 election and the 13 December 1941 election. The term was elongated due to World War II.

Name Party Division Years in office
Henry Baker Nationalist Franklin 1928–1946
Hon George Becker[6] Labor Wilmot 1912–1931; 1934–1941
Hon Edward Brooker Labor Franklin 1934–1948
Neil Campbell Nationalist Wilmot 1922–1955
Jack Chamberlain Nationalist Darwin 1934–1951
Hon Robert Cosgrove Labor Denison 1919–1922; 1925–1931;
1934–1958
Charles Culley Labor Denison 1922–1928; 1934–1948
Hon Thomas d'Alton Labor Darwin 1931–1944
Hon Thomas Davies Labor Bass 1929–1942
George Doyle[5] Nationalist Franklin 1937–1940
John Dwyer Labor Franklin 1931–1962
Hon Edmund Dwyer-Gray Labor Denison 1928–1945
Frank Edwards[4] Nationalist Darwin 1934–1940
Francis Foster Nationalist Wilmot 1937–1941
Francis Heerey Labor Denison 1937–1941; 1945–1946
Allen Hollingsworth Nationalist Bass 1934–1941
Eric Howroyd Labor Bass 1937–1950; 1958–1959
Philip Kelly Labor Darwin 1922–1946
Henry Lane[1] Labor Darwin 1926–1928; 1937–1946
Hon Sir Walter Lee Nationalist Wilmot 1909–1946
Arndell Lewis[7] Nationalist Denison 1932–1934; 1937–1941
John McDonald Labor Bass 1934–1945
Francis McDermott[2] Labor Franklin 1939–1941
Joseph McGrath[1] Labor Darwin 1934–1937
Hon John Madden Labor Bass 1936–1956; 1957–1969
Frank Marriott Nationalist Darwin 1922–1946
John Ockerby Nationalist Bass 1928–1946
Hon Albert Ogilvie[2] Labor Franklin 1919–1939
Hon Eric Ogilvie[3] Labor Wilmot 1928–1940
David O'Keefe Labor Wilmot 1934–1943
Basil Plummer Labor Franklin 1937–1941
Vincent Shoobridge[5] Nationalist Franklin 1940–1941
John Soundy Nationalist Denison 1925–1946
Lancelot Spurr[6] Labor Wilmot 1941–1956
William Taylor[3] Labor Wilmot 1940–1946
Ernest Turner[7] Nationalist Denison 1931–1937; 1941
John Wright[4] Nationalist Darwin 1940–1941

Notes

1 Labor MHA for Darwin, Joseph McGrath, died on 16 March 1937, just days after the election. A recount on 5 April 1937 resulted in Labor candidate Henry Lane being elected.
2 Labor MHA for Franklin and Premier of Tasmania, Albert Ogilvie, died on 10 June 1939. A recount on 28 June 1939 resulted in Labor candidate Francis McDermott being elected.
3 Labor MHA for Wilmot, Eric Ogilvie, resigned in August 1940. A recount on 28 August 1940 resulted in Labor candidate William Taylor being elected.
4 Nationalist MHA for Darwin, Frank Edwards, resigned in August 1940. A recount on 31 August 1940 resulted in Nationalist candidate John Wright being elected.
5 Nationalist MHA for Franklin, George Doyle, died on 26 October 1940. A recount on 8 November 1940 resulted in Nationalist candidate Vincent Shoobridge being elected.
6 Labor (formerly Independent) MHA for Wilmot, George Becker, died on 23 April 1941. A recount on 8 May 1941 resulted in Labor candidate Lancelot Spurr being elected.
7 Nationalist MHA for Denison, Arndell Lewis, resigned in May 1941. A recount on 2 June 1941 resulted in Nationalist candidate Ernest Turner being elected.

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