Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1975–1981

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1975 and 1981. 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.

Contents

Elections

Date Electorates
24 May 1975 Monmouth; Newdegate, Russell
22 May 1976 Hobart; Launceston; Gordon
28 May 1977 Meander; Pembroke; Queenborough; West Devon
27 May 1978 Cornwall; Huon; Mersey
26 May 1979 Derwent; Tamar; Westmorland
24 May 1980 Buckingham; Macquarie; South Esk

Members

Name Division Years in office Elected
Dick Archer South Esk 1980–1992 1980
Charles Batt (Labor) Derwent 1979–1995 1979
Phyllis Benjamin (Labor) Hobart 1952–1976 1970
Louis Bisdee Monmouth 1959–1981 1975
Harry Braid Mersey 1972–1990 1978
Albert Broadby Gordon 1968–1988 1976
Lloyd Carins South Esk 1962–1980 1974
Jeff Coates Meander 1971–1989 1977
Joseph Dixon Derwent 1955–1961; 1967–1979 1973
Charles Fenton Russell 1957–1981 1975
Oliver Gregory Westmorland 1959–1985 1979
Daniel Hitchcock (Liberal) Tamar 1960–1979 1973
Bill Hodgman Queenborough 1971–1983 1977
Peter Hodgman Huon 1974–1986 1978
Reg Hope Tamar 1979–1997 1979
Frank King Cornwall 1972–1978 1972
Mac Le Fevre Cornwall 1978–1984 1978
Kenneth Lowrie Macquarie 1968–1986 1980
Ben McKay[1] Pembroke 1959–1976 1971
Peter McKay[1] Pembroke 1976–1999 1977
Brian Miller (Labor) Newdegate 1957–1986 1975
George Shaw Buckingham 1968–1998 1980
Raymond Shipp Launceston 1968–1982 1976
Kath Venn (Labor) Hobart 1976–1982 1976
William Young West Devon 1971–1983 1977

Notes

1 On 11 July 1976, Ben McKay, the member for Pembroke, died. His son Peter McKay won the resulting by-election on 2 October 1976.

Sources

Members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Legislative Council

1969–1975 · 1975–1981 · 1981–1987
House of Assembly

1972–1976 · 1976–1979 · 1979–1982