| 1825 | 17 July | Colony of Van Diemen’s
Land established by royal proclamation, governed by an Executive Council
of 5 to 7 Members (appointed). |
| 1829 | 30 January | Executive Council increased
to 14 Members (8 Crown nominees; 6 popular nominees). |
| 1845 | 31 October | Resignation of ‘Patriotic
Six’ over proposed tax increases. They would be reinstated 18
months later. |
| 1851 | 21 October | ‘Blended’ Council
consists of 8 ‘official’ Members and 17 elected Members. |
| 1853 | | Cessation of
transportation. |
| 28 September | Select committee established
to prepare a new constitution recommends a bicameral Parliament. |
| 1855 | 24 October | Responsible government
proclaimed by royal assent. |
| 1856 | 1 January | Name changed from Van Diemen’s Land to Tasmania. |
| 2 December | First meeting of new Parliament – LC (15 Members) in
new
chambers and HA (30 Members) in the Long Room. |
| 1866 | 24 November | Sir Richard Dry becomes first Tasmanian-born Premier. |
| 1870 | | LC increased to 16 Members; HA to 32. |
| 1874 | | Publication of Marcus Clarke’s For the Term of His
Natural Life. |
| 1876 | | Death of Truganini. |
| 1885 | | LC increased to 18 Members; HA to 36. |
| 1891 | March/April | First National Australasian Convention prepares original
plans
for Federation. |
| 1893 | | HA increased to 37 Members. |
| 1898 | 27 July | LC increased to 19 Members; HA to 38. Tasmania supports referendum
for Federation. |
| 1900 | | LC reduced to 18 Members; HA to 35. |
| 14 September | Male Suffrage House for Assembly passes Tasmanian Parliament |
| 1901 | 1 January | Commonwealth
of Australia comes into being |
| 28 January | Male Suffrage for House of Assembly becomes law. |
| 1904 | 30 July | Women permitted to vote in HA elections. |
| 1906 | 29 March | HA reduced to 30 Members.Women permitted to vote in LC elections. |
| 1909 | 30 April | First statewide election using the new Hare-Clark voting
system
for HA. |
| 1914-18 | | World War One. |
| 1917 | | Introduction of recounts to fill vacancies in HA. |
| 1922 | 10 June | Women become eligible to stand for HA seats. |
| 1928 | 30 May | Introduction of compulsory voting. |
| 1932 | 6 January | Only Tasmanian Prime Minister (Joseph Lyons, UAP, Wilmot)
takes
office. |
| 1934 | Proclaimed 14 Jan 1935 | Tasmanian Constitution Act passed to define powers of each
House. |
| 1936 | 7 September | The last thylacine – Tasmanian tiger – dies in
Hobart
zoo. |
| 1939-45 | | World War Two. |
| 1940 | 15 May | New House of Assembly Chamber opened. |
| 1941 | | Age limit for voting at LC elections reduced from 30 to 21. |
| 1943 | 21 August | Dame Enid Lyons becomes first woman elected to House of Representatives
(Liberal, Braddon). |
| 1945 | 26 December | First Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race. |
| 1946 | 7 May | LC increased to 19 Members. Age of eligibility for LC candidates
reduced
from 30 to 25. |
| 1948 | 8 May | First woman (Margaret McIntyre) elected to LC. |
| 1955 | 19 February | First women (Amelia Best & Mabel Miller) elected to HA. |
| 1959 | 2 May | HA increased to 35 Members. |
| 1967 | 7 February | Black Tuesday bushfires kill 62 people in Hobart area. |
| 1969 | 1 July | Introduction of full adult franchise for LC elections. |
| 1973 | 10 February | Voting age reduced from 21 to 18.Australia’s first
legal
casino opens at Wrest Point. |
| 1975 | 5 January | Tasman Bridge collapses after being hit by cargo ship, the
Lake
Illawarra. |
| 1976 | 11 December | Introduction of four-year terms for HA. |
| 1979 | June | Hansard begins operation in Tasmanian Parliament |
| | 28 July | .Introduction
of ‘Robson rotation’ system for HA elections. |
| 1980 | 29 August | First woman Cabinet minister (Gill James) appointed. |
| 1981 | 12 December | Franklin Dam referendum. |
| 1989 | 13 May | Election of ALP
minority government causes unsuccessful attempt by
northern businessman Edmund Rouse to bribe new ALP member Jim Cox to cross the
Floor & vote against the Labor Party. |
| 1995 | 2 October | First Tasmanian-born Governor (Sir Guy Green) appointed. |
| 1996 | 24 February | Introduction of computerised ’Robson rotation’ system
for HA elections. |
| 28 April | Shooting incident at Port Arthur in which 35 people die. |
| 1998 | 29 August | HA reduced to 25 Members; LC to 15. |
| 2001 | March/April | First Ten days on the Island Festival |
| 20 June | Paul Harriss MLC becomes first Tasmanian MP to claim Aboriginal
descent. |
| 2002 | 20 July | Kathryn Hay MHA becomes first woman of Aboriginal descent
to be
elected to Parliament. |
| 2006 | 25 April – 9 May | Beaconsfield goldmine disaster results in death of one miner
and 14-day rescue operation to save two others. |
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