Speakers of the House of Assembly

There have been 43 elections of Speaker to the House of Assembly since it was formed in 1856.

As some Members have been elected Speaker more than once, the total number of Members of Parliament that have served as Speaker is 36.

The table below lists every Speaker elected to the House of Assembly in the Parliament of Tasmania.

No.	Name	Term start date	Term end date	Electorate	Political party
1	FENTON, Michael	2 Dec 1856	8 May 1861	New Norfolk	N/A
2	OFFICER, Robert	15 Aug 1861	20 Apr 1877	Glenorchy	N/A
3	BUTLER, Henry	24 Apr 1877	21 Jul 1885	Brighton	N/A
4	DOBSON, Alfred	21 Jul 1885	31 May 1887	Glenorchy	N/A
5	REIBEY, Thomas	12 Jul 1887	30 Apr 1891	Westbury	N/A
6	BROWN, Nicholas J.	7 Jul 1891	2 Dec 1893	Cumberland	N/A
7	BIRD, Bolton S.	28 Feb 1894	8 Mar 1897	Franklin	Revenue Tariffs
8	BROWN, Nicholas J.	9 Mar 1897	22 Sep 1903	Cumberland	N/A
9	DAVIES, John G.	29 Sep 1903	27 Dec 1912	Denison	Anti-Socialist / Liberal
10	EVANS, John W.	22 Apr 1913	24 Mar 1914	Franklin	Anti-Socialist / Liberal / Nationalist
11	WOODS, Walter A.	25 Mar 1914	9 Feb 1916	Denison	Labor
12	EVANS, John W.	16 May 1916	27 Jul 1925	Franklin	Anti-Socialist / Liberal / Nationalist
13	O'KEEFE, Michael I.	28 Jul 1925	2 Oct 1926	Wilmot	Labor
14	WOODS, Walter A.	13 Oct 1926	16 Jul 1928	Denison	Labor
15	EVANS, John W.	17 Jul 1928	17 Jul 1934	Franklin	Anti-Socialist / Liberal / Nationalist
16	O'KEEFE, David J.	18 Jul 1934	9 Feb 1942	Wilmot	Labor
17	DWYER, John J.	10 Feb 1942	29 Jun 1948	Franklin	Labor
18	PIKE, Peter P.	29 Jun 1948	3 Sep 1949	Wilmot	Labor
19	WEDD, William G.	13 Sep 1949	6 Jun 1950	Wilmot	Independent
20	SPURR, Lancelot T.	7 Jun 1950	12 Apr 1955	Denison	Labor
21	STRUTT, Horace W.	13 Apr 1955	28 Oct 1956	Denison	Liberal
22	LYONS, Kevin O.	29 Oct 1956	1 Jun 1959	Braddon	Liberal
23	AYLETT, Charley B.	2 Jun 1959	1 May 1964	Denison	Labor
24	MADDEN, John L.	25 Jun 1964	9 May 1969	Bass	Labor
25	INGAMELLS, Christopher R.	17 Jun 1969	6 Jun 1972	Wilmot	Liberal
26	BARNARD, Eric W.	7 Jun 1972	6 May 1975	Franklin	Labor
27	HOLGATE, Harold N.	6 May 1975	21 Dec 1976	Bass	Labor
28	DAVIES, Ronald Glen	14 Feb 1977	10 Sep 1979	Braddon	Labor
29	LOHREY, Andrew B.	11 Sep 1979	25 Feb 1980	Wilmot	Labor
30	DAVIES, Ronald Glen	5 Mar 1980	14 Jun 1982	Braddon	Labor
31	BUSHBY, Maxwell H.	15 Jun 1982	8 Feb 1986	Bass	Liberal
32	CORNISH, Ronald	12 Mar 1986	1 Nov 1988	Braddon	Liberal
33	RUNDLE, Anthony M.	9 Nov 1988	27 Jun 1989	Braddon	Liberal
34	POLLEY, Michael R.	28 Jun 1989	13 Apr 1992	Lyons	Labor
35	PAGE, Graeme R.	14 Apr 1992	23 Feb 1996	Lyons	Liberal
36	MADILL, Francis L.	23 Apr 1996	5 Oct 1998	Bass	Liberal
37	POLLEY, Michael R.*	6 Oct 1998	15 Mar 2014	Lyons	Labor
38	ARCHER, Elise N.**	6 May 2014	2 Oct 2017	Denison	Liberal
39	SHELTON, Mark D.	17 Oct 2017	1 May 2018	Lyons	Liberal
40	HICKEY, Susan L. (Sue)	1 May 2018	1 May 2021	Denison	Liberal / Independent
41	SHELTON, Mark D.	22 Jun 2021	14 May 2024	Lyons	Liberal
42	O'BYRNE, Michelle A.	14 May 2024	19 Jul 2025	Bass	Labor
43	PETRUSMA, Jacqueline A. (Jacquie)	19 Aug 2025		Franklin	Liberal

* longest-serving Speaker (18.7 years)

** first woman to be elected Speaker

Speakers of the House of Assembly

See also