ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1876 ==================================================================== HOBART ==================================================================== Following the resignation Dr William L Crowther -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 1876, polling 17 February 1876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr William L CROWTHER 267 58.0 William R Giblin 193 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 460 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Giblin was MHA for Hobart Town 1869-71, Central Hobart 1871-76, Wellington 1877-85. He resigned his seat in the House to oppose Crowther at this election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 20 July 1876 to 9 August 1877 Premier without office 20 December 1878 to 30 October 1879 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Lodewyk Crowther (1817-85): Elected 1866. Resigned 1866. Elected 1869 by, 1875. Resigned 1876. Elected 1876 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Weekly Examiner, 19 February 1876 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Nominations 20 April, polling 26 April 1876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James LORD 47 55.3 John Mitchell 38 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Lord was MHA for Oatlands 1862-71. 2. Mitchell was MHA for Glamorgan 1871-80. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Lord (1808-81): Elected 1862, 1866. Retired 1871. Elected 1876 Died 22 May 1881: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Tribune, 29 April 1876 TAMAR ==================================================================== Nominations 26 June, polling 1 July 1876 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James AIKENHEAD * 131 61.5 Hon George Gilmore 82 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 213 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilmore was MHA for Central Launceston 1875-76. He was at this time Colonial Secretary, and had been defeated when seeking re-election for Central Launceston. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aikenhead (1815-87): Elected 1870 by, 1876 Resigned 13 June 1882: see by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aikenhead's seat became vacant on 1 July, but he resigned early so that the District would be represented during the current session of Parliament. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornwall Advertiser, 4 July 1876