Herbert Payne | |
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.jpg) Payne c. 1920 | |
| Senator for Tasmania | |
| In office 1 July 1920 – 30 June 1938 | |
| Treasurer of Tasmania | |
| In office 14 June 1912 – 6 April 1914 | |
| Premier | Albert Solomon |
| Preceded by | Elliott Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lyons |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly | |
| In office 30 April 1909 – 28 January 1920 | |
| Constituency | Darwin |
| In office 2 April 1903 – 30 April 1909 | |
| Constituency | Burnie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1866 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 26 February 1944 (aged 77) Coburg, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal (to 1917) Nationalist (1917–1931) UAP (from 1931) |
| Spouses | Margaret Stones
(m. 1888; died 1936)Constance Rogers (m. 1938) |
| Relations | Leslie Payne (son) |
| Occupation | Draper |
Herbert James Mockford Payne (17 August 1866 – 26 February 1944) was an Australian politician. He served as a Senator for Tasmania from 1920 to 1938 and as a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1903 to 1920.
Payne was born in Hobart and worked as a draper in Burnie prior to entering politics. He was first elected to parliament at the 1903 state election and was known for his fiscal conservatism. He served as state treasurer and minister for agriculture and railways from 1912 to 1914. Payne was elected to the Senate at the 1919 federal election, representing the Nationalist Party. He won re-election twice, joining the United Australia Party (UAP) in 1931, but was defeated in 1937. He is primarily remembered for his role in the introduction of compulsory voting for federal elections, which became law in 1924 through his private senator's bill.