This is a list of members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council from 10 December 1949 to 28 April 1951.
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 senior public servants in the Northern Territory. The Administrator of the Northern Territory, Arthur Driver, served as presiding officer (or president) of the council. [1]
The Commonwealth Act establishing the Legislative Council contained a provision that elections for the non-appointed seats would occur on the same day as federal elections for the House of Representatives. In 1951, the Menzies government called an early federal election for 28 April. On 23 March, the acting Administrator stated that there was doubt over this interpretation of the Act, and that the Administrator had decided not to hold a council election that year, which would result in the council term continuing until the next federal election in 1954βhowever, this five-year term would be a breach of the Act which specified a three-year term length. Additionally, the federal electoral office in Canberra issued a telegram which stated that it was 'expected' that an election would be held to coincide with the federal one. [1] On 29 March, the Administrator announced that an election would be held on 28 April. [2]
Name | Party | Electorate/Title | Years in office |
---|---|---|---|
Frederick Austin | Independent | Darwin | 1949β1951 |
Hugh Barclay | Appointed | Director of Lands | 1948β1963 |
William Braitling | Independent | Stuart | 1949β1951 |
Robert Coxon | Appointed | Director of Mining | 1948β1954 |
Les Dodd [2] | Appointed | Director of Education | 1949β1951 |
Frederick Dowling | Labor | Batchelor | 1949β1954 |
Arthur Driver | Appointed | Administrator | 1947β1951 |
William Flynn | Appointed | Deputy Crown Solicitor | 1948β1951 |
John Higgins [1] | Independent | Tennant Creek | 1950β1951 |
John Huthnance | Appointed | Chief Clerk | 1949β1955 |
Frank Johnson | Labor | Alice Springs | 1949β1954 |
Robert Jones MBE | Appointed | Apprentice Board Member | 1950β1951 |
Reg Leydin | Appointed | Government Secretary | 1948β1952, 1953β1954, 1963 |
Matthew Luke | Independent Labor | Darwin | 1947β1954 |
Francis Moy | Appointed | Director of Native Affairs | 1948β1953 |
Dr Stephen Watsford [2] | Appointed | Chief Medical Officer | 1951β1954 |
Victor Webster [1] | Independent | Tennant Creek | 1947β1950 |
This is a list of members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council from 10 December 1949 to 28 April 1951.
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 senior public servants in the Northern Territory. The Administrator of the Northern Territory, Arthur Driver, served as presiding officer (or president) of the council. [1]
The Commonwealth Act establishing the Legislative Council contained a provision that elections for the non-appointed seats would occur on the same day as federal elections for the House of Representatives. In 1951, the Menzies government called an early federal election for 28 April. On 23 March, the acting Administrator stated that there was doubt over this interpretation of the Act, and that the Administrator had decided not to hold a council election that year, which would result in the council term continuing until the next federal election in 1954βhowever, this five-year term would be a breach of the Act which specified a three-year term length. Additionally, the federal electoral office in Canberra issued a telegram which stated that it was 'expected' that an election would be held to coincide with the federal one. [1] On 29 March, the Administrator announced that an election would be held on 28 April. [2]
Name | Party | Electorate/Title | Years in office |
---|---|---|---|
Frederick Austin | Independent | Darwin | 1949β1951 |
Hugh Barclay | Appointed | Director of Lands | 1948β1963 |
William Braitling | Independent | Stuart | 1949β1951 |
Robert Coxon | Appointed | Director of Mining | 1948β1954 |
Les Dodd [2] | Appointed | Director of Education | 1949β1951 |
Frederick Dowling | Labor | Batchelor | 1949β1954 |
Arthur Driver | Appointed | Administrator | 1947β1951 |
William Flynn | Appointed | Deputy Crown Solicitor | 1948β1951 |
John Higgins [1] | Independent | Tennant Creek | 1950β1951 |
John Huthnance | Appointed | Chief Clerk | 1949β1955 |
Frank Johnson | Labor | Alice Springs | 1949β1954 |
Robert Jones MBE | Appointed | Apprentice Board Member | 1950β1951 |
Reg Leydin | Appointed | Government Secretary | 1948β1952, 1953β1954, 1963 |
Matthew Luke | Independent Labor | Darwin | 1947β1954 |
Francis Moy | Appointed | Director of Native Affairs | 1948β1953 |
Dr Stephen Watsford [2] | Appointed | Chief Medical Officer | 1951β1954 |
Victor Webster [1] | Independent | Tennant Creek | 1947β1950 |