ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1882 ==================================================================== HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 1 March 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr William L CROWTHER * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Lodewyk Crowther (1817-85): Elected 1866. Resigned 1866. Elected 1869 by, 1875. Resigned 1876. Elected 1876 by, 1882 Died 12 April 1885: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 2 March 1882 HUON ==================================================================== Following the death of William Fisher -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 25 April, polling 5 May 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Young 24 21.1 John WATCHORN 90 78.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Young was MHA for Hobart Town 1871, for Franklin 1872-77. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Watchorn (1826-1905): Elected 1882 by Born: 1826, England Career: to VDL 1837. Publican and wine merchant. Hobart City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 May 1882 SOUTH ESK ==================================================================== Following the death of Hon Frederick M Innes -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 22 June, polling 28 June 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander McA Johnstone 20 17.4 Charles H LEAKE 95 82.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 115 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Henry Leake (1819-89): Elected 1882 by Born: 12 November 1819, Germany Career: To VDL 1823. Farmer. Resigned 21 August 1884: see by-election Died 11 June 1889 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 1 July 1882 TAMAR ==================================================================== Following the resignation of James Aikenhead -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 31 June 1882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James AIKENHEAD * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Aikenhead (1815-87): Elected 1870 by, 1876. Resigned 1882. Elected 1882 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aikenhead retired when this seat was abolished in December 1885. Died 9 July 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tasmanian, 1 July 1882