Tasmanian state election, 1946

Tasmanian state election, 1946

1941 ←
23 November 1946
→ 1948

All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Cosgrove Neil Campbell
Party Labor Liberal
Leader since 18 December 1939 February 1945
Leader's seat Denison Wilmot
Last election 20 seats 10 seats
Seats won 16 seats 12 seats
Seat change 4 2
Percentage 50.97% 34.25%
Swing 11.63 2.33

Premier before election

Robert Cosgrove
Labor

Elected Premier

Robert Cosgrove
Labor

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

Contents

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.

Results

Tasmanian state election, 23 November 1946
House of Assembly
<< 19411948 >>

Enrolled Voters 157,756
Votes Cast 143,674 Turnout 91.07% –0.16%
Informal Votes 14,484 Informal 10.08% +5.09%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 65,843 50.97% –11.63% 16 – 4
  Liberal 44,158 34.25% –2.33% 12 + 2
  Ind. Lib.[1] 11,339 8.78% +8.78% 1 + 1
  Independent 7,765 6.01% +5.18% 1 + 1
Total 129,190     30  
1 Several Nationalists did not join the new Liberal Party and ran as independents. Rex Townley was elected in Denison.

Distribution of Seats

Electorate Seats won
Bass            
Darwin            
Denison            
Franklin            
Wilmot            
  Labor
  Liberal
  Independent

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]

References

  1. ^ W. A. Townsley, Cosgrove, Sir Robert (1884 - 1969), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 505-507.

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