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The '''Electoral district of Longford''' was a single-member electoral district of the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]]. It centred on the town of [[Longford, Tasmania|Longford]] near [[Tasmania]]'s second city, [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]]. |
The '''Electoral district of Longford''' was a single-member electoral district of the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]]. It centred on the town of [[Longford, Tasmania|Longford]] near [[Tasmania]]'s second city, [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]]. |
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The seat was created in a redistribution ahead of the [[Tasmanian colonial election |
The seat was created in a redistribution ahead of the [[1886 Tasmanian colonial election|1886 election]], largely replacing the seat of [[Electoral district of Norfolk Plains|Norfolk Plains]], and was abolished when the Tasmanian parliament adopted the [[Hare-Clark]] electoral model in 1909. |
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==Members for Longford== |
==Members for Longford== |
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Revision as of 13:58, 23 June 2019
The Electoral district of Longford was a single-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It centred on the town of Longford near Tasmania's second city, Launceston.
The seat was created in a redistribution ahead of the 1886 election, largely replacing the seat of Norfolk Plains, and was abolished when the Tasmanian parliament adopted the Hare-Clark electoral model in 1909.
Members for Longford
| Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Henry Dumaresq | 1886–1903 |
| Alfred Youl | 1903–1909 |
References
- 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
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