Agency:
Electoral Department
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1903
End Date:
31 Dec 1989
Description:
The maintenance of electoral rolls for state elections. To conduct Parliamentary elections and to maintain statistical records and publish elections for various Agencies, Branches, Associations and Authorities.;;;;The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer was taken on by the Under Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department (later Premier and Chief Secretary's Department) and a separate section of that department was created to assist.;;;;In 1955 the electoral section of the Premiers and Chief Secretary's Department was converted to a new Department operating under the Chief Electoral Officer as its permanent head. On 17 July 1989 the Electoral Dept was amalgamated with the Supply and Tender Dept and the Government Printing Office to form the Department of Administrative Services.
Legislation Administered:
Electoral Act 1907 (7Ed.VII No.6), Electoral Act 1954 (No.87 of 1954), Senate Elections Act 1935
Legislation Creating:
S.R. 20/1954.
Functions Performed:
Government administration and governance
Controlling Agencies:
Chief Secretary's Office/Department (TA153) | 01 Jan 1882 | 31 Dec 1946 |
Premier's and Chief Secretary's Department (TA22) | 01 Jan 1946 | 31 Dec 1976 |
Previous Agencies:
Electoral Returning Officers (TA854) | 01 Jan 1851 | 31 Dec 1906 |
Subsequent Agencies:
Tasmanian Electoral Office (TA988) | 17 Jul 1989 |
Series Created By Agency:
ELD10 Longford - Electoral Roll (Ms). | 01 Jan 1900 | 31 Dec 1903 |
ELD3 Braddon - Electoral Roll (Ms) for the Somerset Polling Place. | 01 Jan 1903 | 31 Dec 1989 |
ELD8 Braddon - Stock Book. | 01 Jan 1903 | 31 Dec 1904 |
ELD4 Braddon - Electoral Roll (Ms) for Crotty Polling Place. | 01 Jan 1904 | 31 Dec 1904 |
ELD5 Braddon - Electoral Roll (Ms) for Mount Read Polling Place. | 01 Jan 1904 | 31 Dec 1904 |
ELD9 Braddon - Deposit Account Book. | 01 Jan 1904 | 31 Dec 1904 |
ELD6 Braddon - Supplemental Electoral Rolls Affecting Polling Lists for the Legislative Council Division of Gordon, and associated Correspondence. | 01 Jan 1905 | 31 Dec 1908 |
ELD7 Braddon - Electoral Roll (Ms) for the Legislative Council Division of Gordon. | 01 Jan 1907 | 31 Dec 1907 |
AA793 Scrutiny and Result Sheets for House of Assembly Elections. | 30 Apr 1912 | 12 Dec 1995 |
ELD11 Electoral Rolls - Printed | 01 Jan 1913 | 31 Dec 1982 |
ELD1 Correspondence and associated Papers relating to Elections and by-Elections for the Legislative Council, the House of Assembly and the Commonwealth Senate. | 01 Jan 1916 | 31 Dec 1959 |
AC302 Habitation Cards. | 01 Jan 1950 | 30 Jun 1992 |
AC303 Electors' Cards. | 01 Jan 1950 | 30 Jun 1992 |
AA976 Monthly Analysis of All Legislative Council Division Enrolments. | 01 Jun 1956 | 31 Dec 1981 |
AA794 Scrutiny and Result Sheets for House of Assembly by-Elections. | 01 Jan 1958 | 31 Dec 1983 |
AA775 Files relating to Legislative Council Elections. | 01 Jan 1959 | 31 Dec 1980 |
AA776 Files relating to Legislative Council by-Elections. | 01 Jan 1959 | 31 Dec 1976 |
AA779 Files relating to House of Assembly by-Elections. | 01 Jan 1959 | 31 Dec 1984 |
AB323 Writs, Proclamations, and associated Correspondence relating to Senate Elections. | 01 Jan 1961 | 31 Dec 1984 |
AA778 Files relating to House of Assembly Elections. | 01 Jan 1964 | 31 Dec 1979 |
AA791 File relating to Casino Referendum, 14 Dec 1968. | 01 Nov 1968 | 31 Dec 1968 |
AA795 Presiding and Assistant Returning Officers Returns, Casino Referendum. | 14 Dec 1968 | 14 Dec 1968 |
AA777 Returning Officers' Summary & Scrutiny Sheets for Legislative Council Elections | 24 May 1975 | 27 May 1995 |
AA792 File relating to Power Development Referendum, 12 Dec 1981. | 01 Sep 1981 | 30 Nov 1984 |