ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1892 ==================================================================== HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 29 April 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander McGREGOR * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander McGregor (1821-96): Elected 1880 by, 1887, 1892 Resigned 31 March 1896 Died 4 August 1896 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Following the death of George Salier -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 24 June 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles H GRANT Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Henry Grant (1831-1901): Elected 1892 by Born: 9 November 1831, EnglandCareer: Engineer, businessman. To Tas 1872, railways engineer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 27 April 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Adye DOUGLAS * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adye Douglas (1815-1906): Elected 1855, 1856. Resigned 1857. Elected 1862, 1866, 1871, 1872, 1877, 1882. Resigned 1884. Elected 1884. Resigned 1886. Elected 1886, 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Following acceptance of office by Hon Adye Douglas -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 26 August 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Adye DOUGLAS * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adye Douglas (1815-1906): Elected 1855, 1856. Resigned 1857. Elected 1862, 1866, 1871, 1872, 1877, 1882. Resigned 1884. Elected 1884. Resigned 1886. Elected 1886, 1892. Accepted office 1892. Elected 1892 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chief Secretary 27 August 1892 to 14 April 1894 President of the Legislative Council from 20 April 1894 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH ESK ==================================================================== Nominations 3 May 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry I J R ROOKE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Isadore Joachim Raphael Rooke (1845-1901): Elected 1882, 1886, 1892 --------------------------------------------------------------------