Tasmanian general election, 1946

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House of Assembly election, 1946
Party	Vote %		Seats
Labor	51.0	↓11.6	16	↓4
Liberal	34.2	↓2.4	12	↑2
Independent	10.6	↑9.8	2	↑2
Labor win

A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on November 23, 1946.

Contents 1 Background 2 1946 Election Results 3 Distribution of Seats 4 Aftermath 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Background

Incumbent Premier Robert Cosgrove continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern Liberal Party of Australia, and was led by Neil Campbell. This was Tasmania's first election since the end of World War II.

[edit] 1946 Election Results

Party	Number of votes	Percentage	Seats won	Percent Swing
Australian Labor Party	65,843	51.0%	16	-11.6%
Liberal Party of Australia	44,243	34.2%	12	-2.4%
Grouped Independents	5,414	4.2%	0	+4.2%
Other	13,690	10.6%	2	+9.8%

		Percentage	Change
Turn out	129,190	81.9%	-4.8%
Informal	6,344	5.3%	+2.8%

[edit] Distribution of Seats

Electorate	Seats won
Bass
Darwin
Denison
Franklin
Wilmot

	Australian Labor Party
	Liberal Party of Australia
	Independent

[edit] Aftermath

Labor won a majority in the election, although Robert Cosgrove's personal vote was significantly reduced. Nevertheless, he dominated the government throughout Tasmania's post-war recovery.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Assembly Election Results, 1946, Parliament of Tasmania.
• Report on Parliamentary Elections, 1947, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

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