Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1948

Tasmanian state election, 21 August 1948[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1946 — 1950 >>

Enrolled voters 161,088
Votes cast 148,588 Turnout 92.24% +1.17%
Informal votes 5,866 Informal 3.95% –6.13%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 70,476 49.38% –1.59% 15 – 1
  Liberal 54,010 37.84% +3.59% 12 ± 0
  Ind. Lib. 9,729 6.82% –1.96% 1 ± 0
  Independent 8,330 5.84% –0.17% 2 + 1
Total 142,722     30  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1948 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

Tasmanian state election, 1948: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,819
Labor John Madden (elected 1) 4,501 16.8 +1.2
Labor Reg Turnbull (elected 2) 3,953 14.8 -1.4
Labor Eric Howroyd (elected 4) 2,286 8.6 -0.1
Labor Alexander Atkins 1,632 6.1 +0.3
Labor John Carter 1,625 6.1 +1.3
Labor Henry Hurst 940 3.5 +3.5
Liberal Fred Marriott (elected 3) 3,225 12.1 +4.0
Liberal John Orchard (elected 6) 2,249 8.4 +8.4
Liberal John Steer 2,083 7.8 +7.8
Liberal Bill Beattie (elected 5) 2,074 7.8 +0.5
Liberal Jack Breheny 1,068 4.0 +4.0
Liberal Allen Hollingsworth 917 3.4 -2.4
Liberal Stewart Chapple 178 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 26,731 96.8 +7.7
Informal votes 888 3.2 -7.7
Turnout 27,619 89.8 -1.1
Party total votes
Labor 14,937 55.9 -2.0
Liberal 11,794 44.1 +12.2

Darwin

Tasmanian state election, 1948: Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 4,182
Labor Eric Reece (elected 1) 5,255 18.0 +2.9
Labor Charley Aylett (elected 2) 4,018 13.7 +1.4
Labor Carrol Bramich (elected 5) 1,784 6.1 +1.9
Labor Aubrey Bartram 1,488 5.1 +5.1
Labor Michael Smith 777 2.7 -1.6
Labor Harold Purton 646 2.2 +2.2
Liberal Jack Chamberlain (elected 3) 3,684 12.6 -0.2
Liberal John Fidler (elected 4) 2,350 8.0 -3.0
Liberal Gerald Acheson 2,044 7.0 +0.9
Liberal Kevin Lyons (elected 6) 1,567 5.4 +5.4
Liberal Percy Williams 1,361 4.6 +0.8
Liberal James Hilder 939 3.2 +3.2
Liberal Vivian Byard 927 3.2 +3.2
Liberal Wilfred French 505 1.7 +1.7
Independent Henry McFie 1,498 5.1 +5.1
Independent Leslie Margetts 274 0.9 +0.9
Independent Ellis Batten 155 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 29,272 95.5 +3.5
Informal votes 1,382 4.5 -3.5
Turnout 30,654 94.6 +4.5
Party total votes
Labor 13,968 47.7 -1.8
Liberal 13,377 45.7 -2.0
Independent 1,927 6.6 +6.6

Denison

Tasmanian state election, 1948: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,960
Labor Robert Cosgrove (elected 1) 5,642 20.4 +3.6
Labor Alfred White (elected 3) 3,106 11.2 +3.0
Labor John Nolan 1,119 4.0 +0.5
Labor Henry Hope (elected 5) 1,046 3.8 +3.8
Labor Albert Bowring 518 1.9 +1.9
Labor Timothy Mahoney 494 1.8 +1.8
Labor Norman Cooper 419 1.5 +1.5
Liberal Horace Strutt (elected 6) 1,484 5.4 +1.1
Liberal Campbell Duncan 1,409 5.1 +5.1
Liberal John Kennedy 984 3.6 +3.6
Liberal Wilfred Osborne 552 2.0 +2.0
Liberal Joyce Heathorn 457 1.6 -1.1
Liberal Robert Harvey 391 1.4 -0.8
Liberal Hubert Lewis 309 1.1 +1.1
Liberal Gerald Lyons 201 0.7 +0.7
Group C Rex Townley (elected 2) 5,535 20.0 -12.0
Group C Edgar Lee 228 0.8 +0.8
Group A Bill Wedd (elected 4) 2,820 10.2 +10.2
Group A Victor Ratten 484 1.7 +1.7
Group A Cyril Hosan 61 0.2 +0.2
Independent Thomas Layton 282 1.0 +1.0
Independent George Wallis 175 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 27,716 95.5 +6.5
Informal votes 1,304 4.5 -6.5
Turnout 29,020 90.1 +0.1
Party total votes
Labor 12,344 44.5 -0.8
Liberal 5,787 20.9 +1.5
Group C 5,763 20.8 -11.2
Group A 3,365 12.1 +12.1
Independent Thomas Layton 282 1.0 +1.0
Independent George Wallis 175 0.6 +0.6

Franklin

Tasmanian state election, 1948: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 4,735
Labor John Dwyer (elected 1) 5,423 16.4 +8.8
Labor Bill Neilson (elected 4) 3,471 10.5 +2.6
Labor Charles Hand (elected 3) 3,249 9.8 +4.4
Labor Rowland Worsley 1,591 4.8 +4.8
Labor John Brown 1,443 4.4 +2.6
Labor Marjorie Somerville 667 2.0 +2.0
Liberal Reg Wright (elected 2) 5,226 15.8 +1.5
Liberal Tim Jackson (elected 5) 2,395 7.2 +1.8
Liberal Archibald Park 1,725 5.2 +1.0
Liberal Olive Calvert 733 2.2 +2.2
Liberal Ronald Morrisby 658 2.0 +2.0
Liberal Artur Griffiths 475 1.4 +1.4
Group Independent George Gray (elected 6) 2,754 8.3 +1.2
Group Independent Thomas Pearsall 2,041 6.2 +6.2
Group Independent Arthur Cross 578 1.7 +1.7
Group Independent Royce Turnbull 519 1.6 +1.6
Independent Leonard Martin 124 0.4 +0.4
Independent Henry Martin 70 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 33,142 95.9 +6.4
Informal votes 1,415 4.1 -6.4
Turnout 34,557 93.9 +1.4
Party total votes
Labor 15,844 47.8 -3.7
Liberal 11,212 33.8 -1.4
Group Independent 5,892 17.8 +4.5
Independent Leonard Martin 124 0.4 +0.4
Independent Henry Martin 70 0.2 +0.2

Wilmot

Tasmanian state election, 1948: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,695
Labor Roy Fagan (elected 2) 5,172 20.0 +8.6
Labor Lancelot Spurr (elected 6) 2,232 8.6 -2.6
Labor Peter Pike (elected 5) 2,229 8.6 -1.5
Labor Charles Burnell 1,882 7.3 +1.5
Labor Douglas Cashion 1,266 4.9 +0.8
Labor Henry Gregg 602 2.3 +2.3
Liberal Neil Campbell (elected 1) 5,748 22.2 +6.8
Liberal Robert Wordsworth 1,736 6.7 +6.7
Liberal Robert Robertson (elected 4) 1,343 5.2 -1.7
Liberal Charles Best 1,252 4.8 +4.8
Liberal Angus Bethune (elected 3) 1,154 4.5 -0.3
Liberal Leslie Brown 607 2.3 +2.3
Independent Thomas Churchward-Kelly 638 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 25,861 96.7 +6.8
Informal votes 877 3.3 -6.8
Turnout 26,738 92.5 +0.6
Party total votes
Labor 13,383 51.7 +0.5
Liberal 11,840 45.8 +9.5
Independent Thomas Churchward-Kelly 638 2.5 +2.5

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Results of 1948 Election". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
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