Electoral district of Launceston


The electoral district of Launceston was a multi-member electoral district of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was based in Tasmania's second city, Launceston, and the surrounding rural area.
The seat was created as a three-member seat ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856, and was abolished at the 1871 election, when it was divided up into the seats of Central, North and South Launceston.
At the 1897 election, the Hare-Clark electoral model was trialled in Launceston and Hobart, with Launceston being recreated as a 4-member seat. It continued for two terms, before being broken up again in 1903 into Central, North, East and West Launceston. In 1909, the entire state adopted Hare-Clark, and the Launceston region became part of the Bass division.

Members for Launceston

First incarnation: 1856–1871
Member 1TermMember 2TermMember 3Term
John Rogers1856–1857Adye Douglas1856–1857William Champ1856–1857
Alexander Clerke1857–1860James Matthews1857–1861John Crookes1857–1862
Joseph Cohen1860–1861James Matthews1857–1861John Crookes1857–1862
Robert Miller1861–1866Henry Dowling1861–1862John Crookes1857–1862
Robert Miller1861–1866Henry Lette1862–1871D'Arcy Murray1862–1866
John Crookes1866–1866Henry Lette1862–1871John Scott1866–1871
Thomas Chapman1866–1871Henry Lette1862–1871John Scott1866–1871

Second incarnation: 1897–1903
Member 1TermMember 2TermMember 3TermMember 4Term
William Hartnoll1897–1902Matthew Clarke1897–1900Ronald Smith1897–1900Alexander Fowler1897–1901
David Storrer1902–1903Robert Sadler1900–1903Peter McCracken1900–1903Samuel Sutton1901–1903