Results of the 1912 Tasmanian local elections

1912 Tasmanian local election

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Queenstown

1912 Queenstown Municipal Council election

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1⁄3 of the seats on Queenstown Municipal Council

Only South Ward held a contest, which was retained by the retiring councillor by a margin of 8 votes. ^[1]

Queenstown results

1912 Tasmanian local elections: South Ward ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Witham
	Independent	Jas. Coxall
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	C. Witham hold		Swing

Zeehan

1912 Zeehan Municipal Council election

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4 seats on Zeehan Municipal Council

Elections were held in West Wards and Montagu Ward, in East Ward the incumbent councillor was returned unopposed. ^[2]

There was an additional vacancy in West Ward and so the candidate who came in second was to be elected for a one year term to fill the vacancy. This was won by Charles Murphy. ^[2]

Zeehan results

1912 Tasmanian local elections: West Ward ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Reynolds (elected 1)	255	48.20
	Independent	Charles Murphy (elected 2)	143	27.03
	Independent	P. W. Johnstone	131	24.76
Total formal votes			529	98.51
Informal votes			8	1.49
Turnout			537
	J. Reynolds hold		Swing
	Charles Murphy gain from		Swing

1912 Tasmanian local elections: Montagu Ward ^{[a] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Connolly	217	76.68
	Independent	Burns	66	23.32
Total formal votes			283	98.95
Informal votes			3	1.05
Turnout			286

1912 Tasmanian local elections: East Ward ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. W. Maskell (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	R. W. Maskell hold		Swing

Notes

1. Unofficial results

References

1. "QUEENSTOWN". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 27 April 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
2. "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Zeehan and Dundas Herald. 26 April 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 7 July 2025.