# Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

The Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania. The role of Speaker has traditionally been a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time.

## Speakers of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

| No. | Member | Party | Term in office |
| 1 | Michael Fenton | None | 2 December 1856 – 8 May 1861 |
| 2 | Robert Officer | None | 15 August 1861 – 20 April 1877 |
| 3 | Henry Butler | None | 24 April 1877 – 21 July 1885 |
| 4 | Alfred Dobson | None | 21 July 1885 – 31 May 1887 |
| 5 | Thomas Reibey | None | 12 July 1887 – 30 April 1891 |
| 6 | Nicholas John Brown | None | 7 July 1891 – 2 December 1893 |
| 7 | Stafford Bird | Revenue Tariff Party | 28 February 1894 – 8 March 1897 |
| – | Nicholas John Brown | None | 9 March 1897 – 22 September 1903 |
| 8 | John Davies | Anti-Socialist Party | 29 September 1903 – 27 December 1912 |
| 9 | John Evans | Liberal Party | 22 April 1913 – 24 March 1914 |
| 10 | Walter Woods | Labor Party | 25 March 1914 – 29 February 1916 |
| – | John Evans | Nationalist Party of Australia | 16 May 1916 – 27 July 1925 |
| 11 | Michael O'Keefe | Labor Party | 28 July 1925 – 2 October 1926 |
| – | Walter Woods | Labor Party | 13 October 1926 – 16 July 1928 |
| – | John Evans | Nationalist Party of Australia | 17 July 1928 – 17 July 1934 |
| 12 | David O'Keefe | Labor Party | 18 July 1934 – 9 February 1942 |
| 13 | John Dwyer | Labor Party | 10 February 1942 – 29 June 1948 |
| 14 | Peter Pike | Labor Party | 29 June 1948 – 3 September 1949 |
| 15 | Bill Wedd | Independent | 13 September 1949 – 6 June 1950 |
| 16 | Lancelot Spurr | Labor Party | 7 June 1950 – 12 April 1955 |
| 17 | Horace Strutt | Liberal Party | 13 April 1955 – 28 October 1956 |
| 18 | Kevin Lyons | Liberal Party | 29 October 1956 – 1 June 1959 |
| 19 | Charley Aylett | Labor Party | 2 June 1959 – 1 May 1964 |
| 20 | John Madden | Labor Party | 25 June 1964 – 9 May 1969 |
| 21 | Bob Ingamells | Liberal Party | 17 June 1969 – 6 June 1972 |
| 22 | Eric Barnard | Labor Party | 7 June 1972 – 6 May 1975 |
| 23 | Harry Holgate | Labor Party | 6 May 1975 – 21 December 1976 |
| 24 | Glen Davies | Labor Party | 14 February 1977 – 10 September 1979 |
| 25 | Andrew Lohrey | Labor Party | 11 September 1979 – 25 February 1980 |
| – | Glen Davies | Labor Party | 5 March 1980 – 14 June 1982 |
| 26 | Max Bushby | Liberal Party | 15 June 1982 – 8 February 1986 |
| 27 | Ron Cornish | Liberal Party | 12 March 1986 – 1 November 1988 |
| 28 | Tony Rundle | Liberal Party | 9 November 1988 – 27 June 1989 |
| 29 | Michael Polley | Labor Party | 28 June 1989 – 13 April 1992 |
| 30 | Graeme Page | Liberal Party | 14 April 1992 – 23 February 1996 |
| 31 | Frank Madill | Liberal Party | 23 April 1996 – 5 October 1998 |
| – | Michael Polley | Labor Party | 6 October 1998 – 31 March 2014 |
| 32 | Elise Archer | Liberal Party | 31 March 2014 – 2 October 2017 |
| 33 | Mark Shelton | Liberal Party | 17 October 2017 – 1 May 2018 |
| 34 | Sue Hickey | Liberal Party (Until 22 March 2021) Independent (From 22 March 2021) | 1 May 2018 – 22 June 2021 |
| – | Mark Shelton | Liberal Party | 22 June 2021 – 14 May 2024 |
| 35 | Michelle O'Byrne | Labor Party | 14 May 2024 – present |