Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

Speaker of the House of Assembly
Incumbent
Elise Archer (Liberal)
since 31 March 2014
Style The Honourable
Appointer Elected by the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Inaugural holder Michael Fenton
Formation 2 December 1856

The Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania. The role of Speaker has traditionally been a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time.

Speakers of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

Member Party Term in Office
Michael Fenton None 2 December 1856 – 8 May 1861
Robert Officer None 15 August 1861 – 20 April 1877
Henry Butler None 24 April 1877 – 21 July 1885
Alfred Dobson None 21 July 1885 – 31 May 1887
Thomas Reibey None 12 July 1887 – 30 April 1891
Nicholas John Brown None 7 July 1891 – 2 December 1893
Stafford Bird Revenue Tariff Party 28 February 1894 – 8 March 1897
Nicholas John Brown None 9 March 1897 – 22 September 1903
John Davies Anti-Socialist Party 29 September 1903 – 27 December 1912
John Evans Liberal Party 22 April 1913 – 24 March 1914
Walter Woods Australian Labor Party 25 March 1914 – 29 February 1916
John Evans Nationalist Party of Australia 16 May 1916 – 27 July 1925
Michael O'Keefe Australian Labor Party 28 July 1925 – 2 October 1926
Walter Woods Australian Labor Party 13 October 1926 – 16 July 1928
John Evans Nationalist Party of Australia 17 July 1928 – 17 July 1934
David O'Keefe Australian Labor Party 18 July 1934 – 9 February 1942
John Dwyer Australian Labor Party 10 February 1942 – 29 June 1948
Peter Pike Australian Labor Party 29 June 1948 – 3 September 1949
Bill Wedd Independent 13 September 1949 – 6 June 1950
Lancelot Spurr Australian Labor Party 7 June 1950 – 12 April 1955
Horace Strutt Liberal Party of Australia 13 April 1955 – 28 October 1956
Kevin Lyons Liberal Party of Australia 29 October 1956 – 1 June 1959
Charley Aylett Australian Labor Party 2 June 1959 – 1 May 1964
John Madden Australian Labor Party 25 June 1964 – 9 May 1969
Bob Ingamells Liberal Party of Australia 17 June 1969 – 6 June 1972
Eric Barnard Australian Labor Party 7 June 1972 – 6 May 1975
Harry Holgate Australian Labor Party 6 May 1975 – 21 December 1976
Glen Davies Australian Labor Party 14 February 1977 – 10 September 1979
Andrew Lohrey Australian Labor Party 11 September 1979 – 25 February 1980
Glen Davies Australian Labor Party 5 March 1980 – 14 June 1982
Max Bushby Liberal Party of Australia 15 June 1982 – 8 February 1986
Ron Cornish Liberal Party of Australia 12 March 1986 – 1 November 1988
Tony Rundle Liberal Party of Australia 9 November 1988 – 27 June 1989
Michael Polley Australian Labor Party 28 June 1989 – 13 April 1992
Graeme Page Liberal Party of Australia 14 April 1992 – 23 February 1996
Frank Madill Liberal Party of Australia 23 April 1996 – 5 October 1998
Michael Polley Australian Labor Party 6 October 1998 – 31 March 2014
Elise Archer Liberal Party of Australia 31 March 2014 – present


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