Candidates of the 1948 Tasmanian state election

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The 1948 Tasmanian state election was held on 21 August 1948.

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Retiring Members

Labor

Liberal

House of Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Bass

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates

Alexander Atkins
John Carter
Eric Howroyd *
Henry Hurst
John Madden *
Reg Turnbull *

Bill Beattie *
Jack Breheny
Stewart Chapple
Allen Hollingsworth
Fred Marriott *
John Orchard*
John Steer

Darwin

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats, although Liberal MHA Henry McFie was running as an independent.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Independent candidates

Charley Aylett *
Aubrey Bartram
Carrol Bramich *
Harold Purton
Eric Reece *
Michael Smith

Gerald Acheson
Vivian Byard
Jack Chamberlain *
John Fidler *
Wilfred French
James Hilder
Kevin Lyons*
Percy Williams

Ellis Batten
Henry McFie
Leslie Margetts

Denison

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. One seat was being defended by independent MHA Rex Townley.

Labor candidates Liberal candidatesGroup A candidatesGroup C candidatesUngrouped candidates

Albert Bowring
Norman Cooper
Robert Cosgrove *
Henry Hope*
Timothy Mahoney
John Nolan
Alfred White *

Campbell Duncan
Robert Harvey
Joyce Heathorn
John Kennedy
Hubert Lewis
Gerald Lyons
Wilfred Osborne
Horace Strutt *

Cyril Hosan
Victor Ratten
Bill Wedd*

Edgar Lee
Rex Townley *

Thomas Layton
George Wallis

Franklin

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Independent MHA George Gray was defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Independent candidatesUngrouped candidates

John Brown
John Dwyer *
Charles Hand*
Bill Neilson *
Marjorie Somerville
Rowland Worsley

Olive Calvert
Artur Griffiths
Tim Jackson *
Ronald Morrisby
Archibald Park
Reg Wright *

Arthur Cross
George Gray *
Thomas Pearsall
Royce Turnbull

Henry Martin
Leonard Martin

Wilmot

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.

Labor candidates Liberal candidatesUngrouped candidates

Charles Burnell
Douglas Cashion
Roy Fagan *
Henry Gregg
Peter Pike *
Lancelot Spurr *

Charles Best
Angus Bethune *
Leslie Brown
Neil Campbell *
Robert Robertson *
Robert Wordsworth

Thomas Churchward-Kelly

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