This is a list of members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council from 13 December 1947 to 10 December 1949.
The council consisted of 14 members. Six members were elected to four single-member electorates (Alice Springs, Batchelor, Stuart and Tennant Creek), and one two-member electorate (Darwin). Seven members (called Official Members) were appointed by the Australian government, all of whom were department heads in the public service of the Northern Territory. The Administrator of the Northern Territory, Arthur Driver, served as presiding officer (or president) of the council. [1]
Name | Party | Electorate/Title | Years in office |
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Hugh Barclay | Appointed | Director of Lands | 1948β1963 |
Robert Coxon | Appointed | Director of Mining | 1948β1954 |
Les Dodd [2] | Appointed | Director of Education | 1949β1951 |
Arthur Driver | Appointed | Administrator | 1947β1951 |
William Flynn | Appointed | Deputy Crown Solicitor | 1948β1951 |
William Fulton [3] | Labor (NAWU) | Batchelor | 1948β1949 |
Dr Edward Gunson [1] [2] | Appointed | Chief Medical Officer | 1949 |
Frank Hopkins [2] | Independent | Darwin | 1947β1949 |
John Huthnance | Appointed | Chief Clerk | 1949β1955 |
Eric Izod [2] | Independent | Darwin | 1949, 1951β1954 |
Dr William Kirkland [1] | Appointed | Acting Chief Medical Officer | 1949 |
Reg Leydin | Appointed | Government Secretary | 1948β1952, 1953β1954, 1963 |
Leonard Lucas [2] | Appointed | Director of Works | 1948 |
Matthew Luke | Independent Labor | Darwin | 1947β1954 |
Dr John McGlashan [1] | Appointed | Chief Medical Officer | 1948β1949 |
Francis Moy | Appointed | Director of Native Affairs | 1948β1953 |
Jock Nelson | Labor (NAWU) | Stuart | 1947β1949 |
Richard Ward | Labor (NAWU) | Alice Springs | 1947β1949, 1957β1974 |
Victor Webster | Independent | Tennant Creek | 1947β1950 |
This is a list of members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council from 13 December 1947 to 10 December 1949.
The council consisted of 14 members. Six members were elected to four single-member electorates (Alice Springs, Batchelor, Stuart and Tennant Creek), and one two-member electorate (Darwin). Seven members (called Official Members) were appointed by the Australian government, all of whom were department heads in the public service of the Northern Territory. The Administrator of the Northern Territory, Arthur Driver, served as presiding officer (or president) of the council. [1]
Name | Party | Electorate/Title | Years in office |
---|---|---|---|
Hugh Barclay | Appointed | Director of Lands | 1948β1963 |
Robert Coxon | Appointed | Director of Mining | 1948β1954 |
Les Dodd [2] | Appointed | Director of Education | 1949β1951 |
Arthur Driver | Appointed | Administrator | 1947β1951 |
William Flynn | Appointed | Deputy Crown Solicitor | 1948β1951 |
William Fulton [3] | Labor (NAWU) | Batchelor | 1948β1949 |
Dr Edward Gunson [1] [2] | Appointed | Chief Medical Officer | 1949 |
Frank Hopkins [2] | Independent | Darwin | 1947β1949 |
John Huthnance | Appointed | Chief Clerk | 1949β1955 |
Eric Izod [2] | Independent | Darwin | 1949, 1951β1954 |
Dr William Kirkland [1] | Appointed | Acting Chief Medical Officer | 1949 |
Reg Leydin | Appointed | Government Secretary | 1948β1952, 1953β1954, 1963 |
Leonard Lucas [2] | Appointed | Director of Works | 1948 |
Matthew Luke | Independent Labor | Darwin | 1947β1954 |
Dr John McGlashan [1] | Appointed | Chief Medical Officer | 1948β1949 |
Francis Moy | Appointed | Director of Native Affairs | 1948β1953 |
Jock Nelson | Labor (NAWU) | Stuart | 1947β1949 |
Richard Ward | Labor (NAWU) | Alice Springs | 1947β1949, 1957β1974 |
Victor Webster | Independent | Tennant Creek | 1947β1950 |