Electoral district of Fingal
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The Electoral district of Fingal was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
. It was based around Fingal
in Tasmania
's east and also included the coastal towns of St Marys
and St Helens
, and inland districts such as Avoca
and Mathinna
.
The seat was created ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856, and was abolished when the Tasmanian parliament adopted the Hare-Clark electoral model in 1909.
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...
. It was based around Fingal
Fingal, Tasmania
Fingal is a small Australian town located in Fingal Valley in the north-east of Tasmania, on the Esk Highway.-History:The Fingal area was surveyed in 1824 by Roderic O'Connor and John Helder Wedge, and is believed to have been named after Fingal's Cave in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland rather than...
in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
's east and also included the coastal towns of St Marys
St Marys, Tasmania
St Marys is a small township nestled at the junction of the Tasman Highway and the Esk Highway on the East Coast of Tasmania, Australia just 10 kilometres from the coast....
and St Helens
St Helens, Tasmania
St Helens is the largest town on the north-east coast of Tasmania, Australia, on Georges Bay. It is located on the Tasman Highway, about 160 km east of Tasmania's second largest city, Launceston. In the early 2000s, the town was one of the fastest growing areas of Tasmania, and reached a population...
, and inland districts such as Avoca
Avoca, Tasmania
Avoca is a small village located south-east of Launceston in the island of Tasmania. At the 2006 census, Avoca and the surrounding area had a population of 123....
and Mathinna
Mathinna, Tasmania
Mathinna is a small Australian town located in the north-east of Tasmania, 63 km east of Launceston. It was named after a young Aboriginal girl befriended by the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife, Lady Jane Franklin....
.
The seat was created ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856, and was abolished when the Tasmanian parliament adopted the Hare-Clark electoral model in 1909.
Members for Fingal
Member | Term |
---|---|
Frederick von Steiglitz | 1856–1857 |
Francis Smith Francis Smith (Australian politician) Sir Francis Villeneuve Smith was a British lawyer, judge and politician, who was the fourth Premier of Tasmania from 12 May 1857 until 1 November 1860.... |
1857–1860 |
Francis von Steiglitz | 1860–1861 |
James Grant | 1861–1863 |
John Swan | 1863–1871 |
William Gellibrand | 1871–1872 |
Sir Adye Douglas Adye Douglas Sir Adye Douglas was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886.... |
1872–1884 |
John George Davies John George Davies Sir John George Davies CMG was a Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and first-class cricketer.Davies' Jewish father John Snr. and grandfather had been transported to Australia as convicts and Davies was born in Melbourne to John Snr... |
1884–1909 |