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{{Short description|Former colonial/state electoral district of Tasmania}}
{{Short description|Former colonial/state electoral district of Tasmania}}
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The '''electoral district of Deloraine''' was a single-member electoral district of the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]]. Its population centre was the town of [[Deloraine, Tasmania|Deloraine]] in [[Tasmania]]'s north-east between the centres of [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] and [[Devonport, Tasmania|Devonport]].
The '''electoral district of Deloraine''' was a single-member electoral district of the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]]. Its population centre was the town of [[Deloraine, Tasmania|Deloraine]] in [[Tasmania]]'s northeast, situated between the centres of [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] and [[Devonport, Tasmania|Devonport]].


The seat was created ahead of the Assembly's first [[1856 Tasmanian colonial election|election held in 1856]], and was abolished when the Tasmanian parliament adopted the [[Hare-Clark]] electoral model in 1909.
The seat was created ahead of the Assembly's first [[1856 Tasmanian colonial election|election held in 1856]], and was abolished when the Tasmanian parliament adopted the [[Hare-Clark]] electoral model in 1909.
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* {{cite book|title=Representation of the Tasmanian People|last=Newman|first=Terry|publisher=Tasmanian Parliamentary Library|year=1994|isbn=0-7246-4147-5}}
* {{cite book|title=Representation of the Tasmanian People|last=Newman|first=Terry|publisher=Tasmanian Parliamentary Library|year=1994|isbn=0-7246-4147-5}}
* {{cite book|last=Hughes|first=Colin A.|authorlink=Colin Hughes|author2=Graham, B. D.|title=Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964|year=1976|publisher=Australian National University|location=[[Canberra]]|isbn=0-7081-1334-6}}
* {{cite book|last=Hughes|first=Colin A.|authorlink=Colin Hughes|author2=Graham, B. D.|title=Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964|year=1976|publisher=Australian National University|location=[[Canberra]]|isbn=0-7081-1334-6}}
* Parliament of Tasmania (2006). [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/tasparl.htm The Parliament of Tasmania from 1956]
* Parliament of Tasmania (2006). [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/tasparl.htm The Parliament of Tasmania from 1956] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208070355/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/tasparl.htm |date=8 December 2008 }}


{{Former electoral districts of Tasmania}}
{{Former electoral districts of Tasmania}}

Latest revision as of 13:39, 4 March 2024

The electoral district of Deloraine was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Its population centre was the town of Deloraine in Tasmania's northeast, situated between the centres of Launceston and Devonport.

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 Deloraine

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Member Term
Adolphus Rooke 1856–1862
John Meredith 1862–1863
Charles Grant 1863–1866
William Archer 1866–1868
Adolphus Rooke 1868–1869
Henry Douglas 1869–1871
Samuel Shorey 1871–1872
Samuel Henry 1872–1880
William Sleigh 1880–1882
Henry Rooke 1882–1886
John Hart 1886–1893
Norman Cameron 1893–1894
Jonathan Best 1894–1897
Norman Cameron 1897–1899
Jonathan Best 1899–1909

References

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  • Newman, Terry (1994). Representation of the Tasmanian People. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. ISBN 0-7246-4147-5.
  • Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-1334-6.
  • Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1956 Archived 8 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine