Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1946

Tasmanian state election, 23 November 1946[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1941 — 1948 >>

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  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1946 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

Tasmanian state election, 1946: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,453
Labor Reg Turnbull (elected 1) 3,918 16.2 +16.2
Labor John Madden (elected 2) 3,767 15.6 +3.4
Labor Eric Howroyd (elected 3) 2,107 8.7 +0.6
Labor Alexander Atkins (elected 4) 1,400 5.8 +5.8
Labor John Carter 1,161 4.8 +4.8
Labor Henry McGee 578 2.4 +2.4
Labor John Quintal 570 2.4 -0.9
Labor Alan Welsh 495 2.0 -1.3
Liberal Fred Marriott (elected 5) 1,949 8.1 +8.1
Liberal Bill Beattie (elected 6) 1,767 7.3 +7.3
Liberal Allen Hollingsworth 1,392 5.8 -0.7
Liberal William Brice 1,023 4.2 +4.2
Liberal Sinclair Thyne 924 3.8 +3.8
Liberal Ernest Pitchford 656 2.7 -0.8
Independent John Ockerby 1,174 4.9 +4.9
Independent Ern Pinkard 982 4.1 +4.1
Independent Eugene Sullivan 304 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 24,167 89.1 -4.7
Informal votes 2,967 10.9 +4.7
Turnout 27,134 90.9 -0.2
Party total votes
Labor 13,996 57.9 -6.3
Liberal 7,711 31.9 -3.8
Independent John Ockerby 1,174 4.9 +4.9
Independent Ern Pinkard 982 4.1 +4.1
Independent Eugene Sullivan 304 1.3 +1.3

Darwin

Tasmanian state election, 1946: Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,905
Labor Eric Reece (elected 1) 4,116 15.1 +15.1
Labor Charley Aylett (elected 3) 3,368 12.3 +12.3
Labor Michael Smith 1,164 4.3 +2.2
Labor Carrol Bramich (elected 6) 1,152 4.2 +4.2
Labor Bert Lacey 1,127 4.1 +4.1
Labor James Bugg 1,070 3.9 -2.9
Labor Philip Kelly 421 1.5 -3.7
Liberal Jack Chamberlain (elected 2) 3,510 12.8 -0.1
Liberal John Fidler (elected 4) 3,011 11.0 +11.0
Liberal Henry McFie (elected 5) 2,591 9.5 +3.1
Liberal Gerald Acheson 1,664 6.1 +1.3
Liberal Bernard Roberts 1,207 4.4 +4.4
Liberal Percy Williams 1,042 3.8 +3.8
Independent Leslie Margetts 786 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 27,333 92.0 -3.3
Informal votes 2,365 8.0 +3.3
Turnout 29,698 90.1 -0.4
Party total votes
Labor 13,522 49.5 -9.0
Liberal 13,025 47.7 +6.2
Independent Leslie Margetts 786 2.9 +2.9

Denison

Tasmanian state election, 1946: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,684
Labor Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) 4,337 16.8 -17.5
Labor Alfred White (elected 5) 2,113 8.2 -3.0
Labor Arthur Tyler 1,591 6.2 +6.2
Labor Charles Culley (elected 6) 937 3.6 -4.8
Labor John Nolan 896 3.5 +3.5
Labor Francis Heerey 835 3.2 -2.0
Labor Maxwell Hickman 492 1.9 +1.9
Labor Sarah Kelly 466 1.8 -1.1
Independent Rex Townley (elected 1) 8,247 32.0 +32.0
Liberal Horace Strutt (elected 3) 1,191 4.6 +4.6
Liberal Charles Atkins (elected 4) 1,165 4.5 -1.2
Liberal Arthur Hay 870 3.4 +3.4
Liberal Joyce Heathorn 701 2.7 +2.7
Liberal Robert Harvey 580 2.2 -0.3
Liberal William Morrison 483 1.9 +1.9
Group Independent Leo McPartlan 456 1.8 +1.8
Group Independent Percival Partington 224 0.9 +0.9
Independent William Gittus 198 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 25,782 89.0 -6.0
Informal votes 3,191 11.0 +6.0
Turnout 28,973 90.0 -1.2
Party total votes
Labor 11,667 45.3 -22.4
Independent Rex Townley 8,247 32.0 +32.0
Liberal 4,990 19.4 -11.6
Group Independent 680 2.6 +2.6
Independent William Gittus 198 0.8 +0.8

Franklin

Tasmanian state election, 1946: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 4,127
Labor Edward Brooker (elected 1) 5,802 20.1 -6.6
Labor Bill Neilson (elected 4) 2,296 7.9 +7.9
Labor John Dwyer (elected 3) 2,203 7.6 -5.7
Labor Charles Hand 1,560 5.4 +5.4
Labor Henry Hope 1,152 4.0 0.0
Labor David Dicker 758 2.6 +2.6
Labor Thomas McKinley 571 2.0 -7.5
Labor John Brown 532 1.8 +1.8
Liberal Reg Wright (elected 2) 4,141 14.3 +14.3
Liberal Ron Brown 1,910 6.6 +6.6
Liberal Tim Jackson (elected 6) 1,554 5.4
Liberal Archibald Park 1,205 4.2 +4.2
Liberal Charles Geard 885 3.1 +3.1
Liberal Donald Gatehouse 470 1.6 +1.6
Group Independent George Gray (elected 5) 2,045 7.1 +7.1
Group Independent Benjamin Pearsall 1,315 4.6 +4.6
Group Independent Arthur Farley 335 1.2 +1.2
Group Independent Joseph Nutting 153 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 28,887 89.5 -5.1
Informal votes 3,382 10.5 +5.1
Turnout 32,269 92.5 +0.3
Party total votes
Labor 14,874 51.5 -13.7
Liberal 10,165 35.2 +3.0
Group Independent 3,848 13.3 +13.3

Wilmot

Tasmanian state election, 1946: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,289
Labor Roy Fagan (elected 2) 2,620 11.4 +11.4
Labor Lancelot Spurr (elected 3) 2,576 11.2 -7.5
Labor Peter Pike (elected 4) 2,325 10.1 +5.1
Labor Charles Burnell 1,327 5.8 +5.8
Labor William Taylor 1,231 5.3 -4.4
Labor Douglas Cashion 949 4.1 +4.1
Labor Albert McShane 528 2.3 +2.3
Labor James McQuitty 228 1.0 +1.0
Liberal Neil Campbell (elected 1) 3,538 15.4 -1.2
Liberal Robert Robertson (elected 6) 1,583 6.9 +6.9
Liberal Angus Bethune (elected 5) 1,096 4.8 +4.8
Liberal Arthur Lyne 947 4.1 +4.1
Liberal Val Perkins 766 3.3 +3.3
Liberal George Napier 422 1.8 +1.8
Independent Walter Lee 1,777 7.7 +7.7
Group Independent Neil Burbury 505 2.2 +2.2
Group Independent William Chamberlin 381 1.7 +1.7
Independent Alfred Bourke 222 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 23,021 89.9 -6.5
Informal votes 2,579 10.1 +6.5
Turnout 25,600 91.9 +0.7
Party total votes
Labor 11,784 51.2 -5.7
Liberal 8,352 36.3 -6.8
Independent Walter Lee 1,777 7.7 +7.7
Group Independent 886 3.8 +3.8
Independent Alfred Bourke 222 1.0 +1.0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tasmanian Election 1946". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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