Electoral district of Hobart Town
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The Electoral district of Hobart Town was a multi-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
. It was based in Tasmania
's capital city, Hobart
, and its suburbs.
The seat was created as a five-member seat ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856, and was abolished at the 1871 election, when it was divided up into the seats of Central
, East
, North
, South
and West Hobart
.
The seat was later recombined in 1897 as the seat of Hobart
.
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 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 capital city, Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, and its suburbs.
The seat was created as a five-member seat ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856, and was abolished at the 1871 election, when it was divided up into the seats of Central
Electoral district of Central Hobart
The Electoral district of Central Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart Central, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....
, East
Electoral district of East Hobart
The Electoral district of East Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart East, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....
, North
Electoral district of North Hobart
The Electoral district of North Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart North, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....
, South
Electoral district of South Hobart
The Electoral district of South Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart South, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....
and West Hobart
Electoral district of West Hobart
The Electoral district of West Hobart, sometimes referred to as Hobart West, was an electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....
.
The seat was later recombined in 1897 as the seat of Hobart
Electoral district of Hobart
The Electoral district of Hobart was a multi-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart....
.
Members for Hobart Town
Member 1 | Term | Member 2 | Term | Member 3 | Term | Member 4 | Term | Member 5 | Term |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Chapman | 1856–1861 | Maxwell Miller | 1856–1861 | 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.... |
1856–1857 | Robert Nutt | 1856–1859 | James Dunn | 1856–1861 |
William Boys William Boys William Boys may refer to :* William Boys , English surgeon and topographer.* William Alves Boys , Canadian politician and barrister.* William Boys, one of the Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1856–1861... |
1857–1861 | Robert Adams Robert Dudley Adams Robert Dudley Adams , businessman in colonial Australia, and littérateur.-Early life and family:Adams was born on 9 July 1829, on board the Rotterdam packet, in which his mother was travelling to England.-Career:... |
1859–1861 | ||||||
John Davies | 1861–1861 | Thomas Horne | 1861–1866 | William Dobson William Lambert Dobson Sir William Lambert Dobson KCMG was a politician and Chief Justice of Tasmania, .-Early life:Dobson was born at Carr Hill, Gateshead, Durham, England, the elder son of John Dobson, a solicitor at Gateshead, and his first wife Mary Ann, née Atkinson... |
1861–1862 | Samuel Hill | 1861–1861 | Douglas Kilburn | 1861–1862 |
Charles Meredith Charles Meredith (Tasmania) Charles Meredith was an Australian grazier and politician, Tasmanian colonial treasurer for several years in the mid-to-late 19th century.-Early life:... |
1861–1862 | Robert Adams Robert Dudley Adams Robert Dudley Adams , businessman in colonial Australia, and littérateur.-Early life and family:Adams was born on 9 July 1829, on board the Rotterdam packet, in which his mother was travelling to England.-Career:... |
1861–1866 | ||||||
William Race Allison | 1862–1865 | Maxwell Miller | 1862–1864 | D'Arcy Haggitt | 1862–1864 | ||||
Charles Cansdell | 1865–1866 | Charles Degraves | 1864–1866 | John Lord | 1864–1866 | ||||
William Crowther William Crowther (Australian politician) William Lodewyk Crowther FRCS was an Australian politician, who was Premier of Tasmania 20 December 1878 to 29 October 1879.-Early life:... |
1866–1866 | Thomas Chapman | 1866–1866 | Robert Miller | 1866–1867 | Hugh Barrett | 1866–1871 | George Salier | 1866–1869 |
Josiah Pratt | 1867–1870 | John Lord | 1867–1871 | Charles Cansdell | 1867–1869 | ||||
George Salier | 1870–1871 | Henry Cook | 1869–1871 | Russell Young | 1871–1871 | William Giblin William Giblin William Robert Giblin was Premier of Tasmania from 5 March 1878 until 20 December 1878 and from 1879 until 1884.-Early life:... |
1869–1871 |