Results of the 1937 Tasmanian state election

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Tasmanian state election, 20 February 1937 [1]
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Enrolled voters132,001
Votes cast124,460 Turnout 94.29%–0.18%
Informal votes2,997Informal2.41%–0.79%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 71,26358.67%+12.89%18+ 4
  Nationalist 47,20438.86%–7.86%12– 1
  Independent 2,9962.47%–5.04%0– 3
Total121,463  30 

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1937 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1937 Tasmanian state election: Bass
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,418
Labor Thomas Davies (elected 1)7,34430.7+9.4
Labor John Madden (elected 2)2,42610.1+5.5
Labor John McDonald (elected 4)2,1749.1+3.6
Labor Eric Howroyd (elected 5)1,4105.9+5.9
Labor George McElwee 1,0804.5+4.5
Labor Peter Pike 6712.8+2.8
Nationalist John Ockerby (elected 3)2,83611.9+4.7
Nationalist Angus McKenzie1,6396.9+6.9
Nationalist Allen Hollingsworth (elected 6)1,5016.3-7.1
Nationalist Syd Jackson 1,3405.6-0.2
Nationalist Harold Solomon8883.7+3.7
Independent Percy Harvey5292.2+2.2
Independent John Sheehan820.3+0.3
Total formal votes23,92097.7+1.1
Informal votes5702.3-1.1
Turnout 24,49093.8-0.8
Party total votes
Labor 15,10563.1+12.3
Nationalist 8,20434.3-14.9
Independent Percy Harvey5292.2+2.2
Independent John Sheehan820.3+0.3

Darwin

1937 Tasmanian state election: Darwin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,527
Labor Thomas d'Alton (elected 1)7,57630.7+15.7
Labor Philip Kelly (elected 2)2,0868.5-2.6
Labor Joseph McGrath (elected 3)1,6596.7+0.9
Labor Bill Aylett 1,3175.3+5.3
Labor Henry Lane 8303.4-0.6
Labor Garnet Cooper7112.9+2.9
Nationalist Frank Edwards (elected 5)2,0308.2+1.3
Nationalist Jack Chamberlain (elected 4)1,9948.1+1.5
Nationalist Frank Marriott (elected 6)1,9297.8-0.1
Nationalist John Wright 1,8277.4+1.1
Nationalist Henry McFie 1,4826.0+0.7
Nationalist Stephen Broad7983.2+3.2
Nationalist Hubert Nichols 3171.3+1.3
Independent James Campbell1280.5+0.5
Total formal votes24,68497.1+0.1
Informal votes7252.9-0.1
Turnout 25,40994.1+0.1
Party total votes
Labor 14,17957.4+16.6
Nationalist 10,37742.0-10.8
Independent James Campbell1280.5+0.5

Denison

1937 Tasmanian state election: Denison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,469
Labor Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 1)4,61419.0+11.8
Labor Robert Cosgrove (elected 2)4,31417.8+1.9
Labor Charles Culley (elected 3)2,51410.4-1.2
Labor Francis Heerey (elected 4)1,9197.9+7.9
Labor Alfred White 6862.8+1.1
Labor John Lattin1940.8+0.8
Nationalist John Soundy (elected 5)2,66011.0-4.1
Nationalist Arndell Lewis (elected 6)2,46610.2+6.1
Nationalist Eric Johnson1,4445.9-0.8
Nationalist Ernest Turner 1,3165.4-0.8
Nationalist D'Arcy Addison5172.1-2.2
Independent George Carruthers 1,0074.1-4.6
Independent George Collis5542.3+2.3
Independent Frederick Lambert730.3+0.3
Total formal votes24,27898.0+1.1
Informal votes4962.0-1.1
Turnout 24,77494.0-1.1
Party total votes
Labor 14,24158.7-10.0
Nationalist 8,40334.6-3.2
Independent George Carruthers 1,0074.1-4.6
Independent George Collis5542.3+2.3
Independent Frederick Lambert730.3+0.3

Franklin

1937 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,685
Labor Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)9,00834.9+9.5
Labor Edward Brooker (elected 4)2,57110.00.0
Labor John Dwyer (elected 3)2,1908.5-1.7
Labor Basil Plummer (elected 5)9773.8+3.8
Labor Francis McDermott 3651.4+1.4
Nationalist Henry Baker (elected 2)4,33016.8+4.1
Nationalist George Doyle (elected 6)1,8387.1+7.1
Nationalist Benjamin Pearsall 1,4625.7+5.7
Nationalist Vincent Shoobridge 1,1054.3+4.3
Nationalist John Piggott 1,0624.1+4.1
Nationalist Andrew Cooper5922.3+2.3
Nationalist Benjamin Watkins 2891.1-4.3
Total formal votes25,78997.7+0.4
Informal votes5962.3-0.4
Turnout 26,38595.8+0.7
Party total votes
Labor 15,11158.6+6.7
Nationalist 10,67841.4+3.6

Wilmot

1937 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,257
Labor Eric Ogilvie (elected 1)6,32927.8-1.0
Labor George Becker (elected 2)2,80112.3+12.3
Labor David O'Keefe (elected 3)1,6397.2+7.2
Labor Lancelot Spurr 1,2065.3+5.3
Labor William Taylor 6522.9+2.9
Nationalist Neil Campbell (elected 4)2,90412.7+12.7
Nationalist Walter Lee (elected 6)2,2519.9+9.9
Nationalist Francis Foster (elected 5)2,1709.5+5.6
Nationalist Donald Cameron 1,2725.6+5.6
Nationalist Arthur Hutchinson3881.7+1.7
Nationalist Charles Salter2871.3+1.3
Nationalist William Ritchie2701.2+1.2
Independent William Drake5422.4+2.4
Independent Athol Smith810.4+0.4
Total formal votes22,79297.1+1.0
Informal votes6772.9-1.0
Turnout 23,46993.9+0.3
Party total votes
Labor 12,62755.4+19.6
Nationalist 9,54241.9-15.1
Independent William Drake5422.4+2.4
Independent Athol Smith810.4+0.4

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References

  1. "Assembly Elections, 1937". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 27 September 2015.