ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1895 ==================================================================== DERWENT ==================================================================== Nominations 7 May 1895 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Walter A B GELLIBRAND * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Angus Bethune Gellibrand (1832-1909): Elected 1871, 1877, 1883, 1889, 1895 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 8 May 1895 TAMAR ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Audley Coote -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 3 May, polling 7 May 1895 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Aikenhead 55 24.8 Donald N Cameron 62 27.9 George T COLLINS 105 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 222 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Aikenhead, see House of Assembly, Latrobe 1898. 2. Cameron was MHA for Deloraine 1893-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Thomas Collins (1839-1926): Elected 1895 Born: 10 May 1839, Launceston Career: Lawyer, company director Resigned on acceptance of office, October 1899: see by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chief Secretary 12 October 1899 to 9 April 1903 Minister for Agriculture 12 October 1899 to 9 April 1903 Minister administering the Defence Act 12 October 1899 to 9 April 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Democrat, 10 May 1895 WESTMORLAND ==================================================================== Nominations 27 April 1895 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William DODERY * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Dodery (1819-1912): Elected 1861, 1866. Resigned 1870. Elected 1877 by, 1883, 1889, 1895 --------------------------------------------------------------------