Results of the 1914 Tasmanian local elections

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Results of the 1914
Tasmanian local elections
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This is a list of local government area results for the 1914 Tasmanian local elections .

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Burnie

1914 Burnie Municipal Council election
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Half Holiday
23 April 1914 (1914-04-23)
Results
Choice
Votes %
Saturday21568.04%
Thursday8426.58%
Other175.38%
Valid votes316100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes316100.00%

All candidates were elected unopposed. A proposition was put to the ratepayers, following a similar proposition in March 1912 which also overwhelmingly decided on Saturday, to again ask which day of the week upon which the half holiday would take place. The poll was prompted by 125 voter signatories to a requisition. [1]

ChoiceVotes%
Saturday21568.04
Thursday8426.58
Other175.38
Total316100.00
Valid votes316100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes316100.00
Registered voters/turnout–
Source: Examiner (1914)

Circular Head

1914 Circular Head Municipal Council election
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[2]

Circular Heads results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: Stanley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M. Button10460.12
Independent Charles Collett Smith6939.88
Total formal votes173
Informal votes
Turnout

Deloraine

1914 Deloraine Municipal Council election
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Meander Ward elects two councillors. [3]

Deloraine results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: Central Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Learoyd21275.71
Independent King6824.29
Total formal votes280
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Meander Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Harris (elected)11545.63
Independent Smith (elected)9035.71
Independent Hall4718.65
Total formal votes252
Informal votes
Turnout

Devonport

1914 Devonport Municipal Council election
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South Ward incumbent councillor A. G. B. Keene did not seek re-election. Central Ward candidate John Luck was a former warden. [4]

Devonport results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: South Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. Jeffries14072.54
Independent H. Lane5327.46
Total formal votes193
Informal votes
Turnout
W. Jeffries gain from A. G. B. Keene
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Central Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. Curwen11553.49
Independent John Luck10046.51
Total formal votes215
Informal votes
Turnout
W. Curwen hold

Latrobe

1914 Latrobe Municipal Council election
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Half Holiday
23 April 1914 (1914-04-23)
Results
Choice
Votes %
Wednesday17859.93%
Saturday9833.00%
Thursday217.07%

M. Nicholls, who was re-elected to Harford Ward unopposed was Warden. [5]

Latrobe plebiscite

ChoiceVotes%
Wednesday17859.93
Saturday9833.00
Thursday217.07
Total297100.00
Valid votes297100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes297100.00
Registered voters/turnout–
Source: Examiner (1914)

Latrobe results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: Sherwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. Boatwright14754.04
Independent Thos. Teasdale6222.79
Independent D. Aldred6022.06
Independent S. Southern31.10
Total formal votes272
Informal votes16
Turnout 288
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Sassafras Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. A. Reynolds10452.26
Independent T. H. Outts9547.74
Total formal votes199
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Harford Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M. Nicholls (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Longford

1914 Longford Municipal Council election
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Only one ward held an election.

Longford results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: St Helen's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent T. C. Archer19160.25
Independent A. G. Stokes12639.75
Total formal votes31799.37
Informal votes20.63
Turnout 319

Penguin

1914 Penguin Municipal Council election
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The following results are missing the counts from Gunn's Plains, Upper Blythe, and Ellenton, however they would not have changed the results. [6]

Penguin results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: Penguin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Bennett142
Independent Cr. Smith81
Total formal votes223
Informal votes
Turnout
James Bennett gain from Cr. Smith

Portland

1914 Portland Municipal Council election
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Bush Nursing Scheme
23 April 1914 (1914-04-23)
"Are you in favor of the Council employing a nurse for the municipality?"

Elections took place for all three wards. [7] [8]

1914 Tasmanian local elections: St Helen's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John William Treloggen10855.96
Independent William Thompson8544.04
Total formal votes193
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Lottah Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George H. Hodgman10750.71
Independent Chas. H. E. White10449.29
Total formal votes211
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Gould's Country Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Mcauliff9456.63
Independent John McCracken7243.37
Total formal votes166
Informal votes
Turnout

Ringarooma

1914 Ringarooma Municipal Council election
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Four of the five wards held elections. The Municipality of Ringarooma had a rather unique voting method in which ratepayers could vote at any polling booth and for whichever ward they wished. [9]

Ringarooma results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: Derby Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M. Grace15951.62
Independent W. A. Scott14948.38
Total formal votes308
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Gladstone Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent C. G. Ryan13255.23
Independent T. Pitchford10744.77
Total formal votes23998.76
Informal votes31.24
Turnout 242
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Legerwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent S. F. O. Diprose11771.78
Independent M. G. Holmes4628.22
Total formal votes163
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Moorina Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. A. Collins14259.17
Independent W. T. Tucker9840.83
Total formal votes240
Informal votes
Turnout

Scottsdale

1914 Scottsdale Municipal Council election
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Public Hall
23 April 1914 (1914-04-23)
Proposal to borrow £1500 to erect a new hall conditionally on the Mechanics' Institute being handed over to the Council
Results
Choice
Votes %
For20653.23%
Against18146.77%
Valid votes38796.03%
Invalid or blank votes163.97%
Total votes403100.00%
Half Holiday
23 April 1914 (1914-04-23)
Results
Choice
Votes %
Saturday11257.14%
Wednesday8442.86%
Valid votes19689.09%
Invalid or blank votes2410.91%
Total votes220100.00%

Only one ward held a councillor election, with two wards electing their candidates unopposed. Two propositions we put to the ratepayers. [10]

Scottsdale plebiscites

There are conflicting sources on the results of the Public Hall plebiscite.

ChoiceVotes%
For20653.23
Against18146.77
Total387100.00
Valid votes38796.03
Invalid/blank votes163.97
Total votes403100.00
Source: North-Eastern Advertiser [10]
ChoiceVotes%
For19691.59
Against188.41
Total214100.00
Source: Examiner [11]
ChoiceVotes%
Saturday11257.14
Wednesday8442.86
Total196100.00
Valid votes19689.09
Invalid/blank votes2410.91
Total votes220100.00
Source: North-Eastern Advertiser [10]

Scottsdale results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: Jetsonville Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robt Coplestone (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Springfield Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent C. H. Hookway (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Town Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wm. Ernest Rose11149.55
Independent Samuel Hawkes6428.57
Independent Joseph Cavanaugh4921.88
Total formal votes22498.68
Informal votes31.32
Turnout 227
Wm. Ernerst Rose hold

St. Leonards

1914 St. Leonards Municipal Council election
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Only one ward held elections. Results were slow and thus unavailable in the source due to long distance between polling places and the council seat. [12]

St. Leonards results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: North Esk Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cr W. J. Connell
Independent Robert Stevenson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Breadalbane Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. J. Machen (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
A. J. Machen hold
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Patersonia Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thos. Owen (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Table Cape

1914 Table Cape Municipal Council election
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[13]

Table Cape results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: Wynward Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. J. Alderson22257.81
Independent M. Dowling15440.10
Independent R. W. Stewart82.08
Total formal votes384
Informal votes
Turnout

Zeehan

1914 Zeehan Municipal Council election
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3 seats on Zeehan Municipal Council

Only West Ward held a vote, with Cr. Geard being re-elected. [14]

Zeehan results

1914 Tasmanian local elections: West Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. S. Geard18752.09
Independent Charles Murphy17247.91+0.5
Total formal votes35998.63
Informal votes51.37
Turnout 364
W. S. Geard hold Swing
1914 Tasmanian local elections: Montague Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G. Dunkley (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
1914 Tasmanian local elections: East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F. Wathen (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

References

  1. ↑ "HALF-HOLIDAY". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "RURAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. CIRCULAR HEAD". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "DELORAINE". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "DEVONPORT". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "LATROBE". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "PENGUIN". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "PORTLAND". North-Eastern Advertiser. Scottsdale, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "PORTLAND". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "RINGAROOMA". North-Eastern Advertiser. Scottsdale, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 "SCOTTSDALE". North-Eastern Advertiser. Scottsdale, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "SCOTTSDALE". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "ST. LEONARDS". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "TABLE CAPE". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "ZEEHAN". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 24 April 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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