1906 Tasmanian state election

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1906 Tasmainian state election
Flag of Tasmania.svg
  1903
1909  

All 35 seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Sir John William Evans.jpg No image.png John Earle (Australian politician).jpg
Leader John Evans Herbert Nicholls John Earle
Party Anti-Socialist Protectionist Labor
Leader's seat Kingborough Central Hobart Waratah
Last election17 seats9 seats3 seats
Seats won15 seats9 seats7 seats
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg4

Premier before election

John Evans
Anti-Socialist

Elected Premier

John Evans
Anti-Socialist

The 1906 Tasmanian state election was held on 29 March 1906 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

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John Evans became Premier of Tasmania on 12 July 1904 and was the incumbent premier at the election. At the election, Labor increased its seats to 7, and now held the balance of power.

Results

1906 TAS House of Assembly.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Anti-Socialist 12,16039.27Increase2.svg 14.7815Decrease2.svg 2
Labor 10,58334.18Increase2.svg 23.477Increase2.svg 4
Protectionist 4,92215.89Increase2.svg 34.669Steady2.svg
Independents 3,30210.66Decrease2.svg 3.594Decrease2.svg 2
Total30,967100.0035

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