Electoral district of Sorell
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The Electoral district of Sorell was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
. It was based around the town of Sorell
east of Tasmania
's capital, Hobart
, and included the Tasman Peninsula
.
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 the town of Sorell
Sorell, Tasmania
Sorell is a town in Tasmania, Australia, north-east of Hobart. It is on the Tasman Highway which continues up the east coast of Tasmania. At the 2006 census, Sorell had a population of 1,546....
east of 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, 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 included the Tasman Peninsula
Tasman Peninsula
Tasman Peninsula is located around by road south-east of Hobart, at the south east corner of Tasmania, Australia.-Description:The Tasman Peninsula lies south and west of Forestier Peninsula, to which it is connected by an isthmus called Eaglehawk Neck...
.
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 Sorell
| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Askin Morrison | 1856–1860 |
| George Marshall | 1860–1861 |
| William Hodgson | 1861–1872 |
| James Gunn | 1872–1882 |
| James Gray | 1882–1889 |
| Charles Featherstone | 1889–1893 |
| Joseph Woollnough Joseph Woollnough Joseph Boss Williams Woollnough was an Australian politician. He was the Free Trade member for Sorell in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1893 to 1903. He died in 1917 at Salwood in Queensland.... |
1893–1903 |
| Alexander Hean | 1903–1909 |