Results of the 1948 Tasmanian state election

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Tasmanian state election, 21 August 1948 [1]
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Enrolled voters161,088
Votes cast148,588 Turnout 92.24%+1.17%
Informal votes5,866Informal3.95%–6.13%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 70,47649.38%–1.59%15– 1
  Liberal 54,01037.84%+3.59%12± 0
 Ind. Lib.9,7296.82%–1.96%1± 0
  Independent 8,3305.84%–0.17%2+ 1
Total142,722  30 

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1948 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1948 Tasmanian state election: Bass
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,819
Labor John Madden (elected 1)4,50116.8+1.2
Labor Reg Turnbull (elected 2)3,95314.8-1.4
Labor Eric Howroyd (elected 4)2,2868.6-0.1
Labor Alexander Atkins 1,6326.1+0.3
Labor John Carter1,6256.1+1.3
Labor Henry Hurst9403.5+3.5
Liberal Fred Marriott (elected 3)3,22512.1+4.0
Liberal John Orchard (elected 6)2,2498.4+8.4
Liberal John Steer 2,0837.8+7.8
Liberal Bill Beattie (elected 5)2,0747.8+0.5
Liberal Jack Breheny 1,0684.0+4.0
Liberal Allen Hollingsworth 9173.4-2.4
Liberal Stewart Chapple1780.7+0.7
Total formal votes26,73196.8+7.7
Informal votes8883.2-7.7
Turnout 27,61989.8-1.1
Party total votes
Labor 14,93755.9-2.0
Liberal 11,79444.1+12.2

Darwin

1948 Tasmanian state election: Darwin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 4,182
Labor Eric Reece (elected 1)5,25518.0+2.9
Labor Charley Aylett (elected 2)4,01813.7+1.4
Labor Carrol Bramich (elected 5)1,7846.1+1.9
Labor Aubrey Bartram1,4885.1+5.1
Labor Michael Smith 7772.7-1.6
Labor Harold Purton6462.2+2.2
Liberal Jack Chamberlain (elected 3)3,68412.6-0.2
Liberal John Fidler (elected 4)2,3508.0-3.0
Liberal Gerald Acheson2,0447.0+0.9
Liberal Kevin Lyons (elected 6)1,5675.4+5.4
Liberal Percy Williams1,3614.6+0.8
Liberal James Hilder9393.2+3.2
Liberal Vivian Byard9273.2+3.2
Liberal Wilfred French5051.7+1.7
Independent Henry McFie 1,4985.1+5.1
Independent Leslie Margetts2740.9+0.9
Independent Ellis Batten1550.5+0.5
Total formal votes29,27295.5+3.5
Informal votes1,3824.5-3.5
Turnout 30,65494.6+4.5
Party total votes
Labor 13,96847.7-1.8
Liberal 13,37745.7-2.0
Independent 1,9276.6+6.6

Denison

1948 Tasmanian state election: Denison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,960
Labor Robert Cosgrove (elected 1)5,64220.4+3.6
Labor Alfred White (elected 3)3,10611.2+3.0
Labor John Nolan1,1194.0+0.5
Labor Henry Hope (elected 5)1,0463.8+3.8
Labor Albert Bowring5181.9+1.9
Labor Timothy Mahoney4941.8+1.8
Labor Norman Cooper4191.5+1.5
Liberal Horace Strutt (elected 6)1,4845.4+1.1
Liberal Campbell Duncan1,4095.1+5.1
Liberal John Kennedy9843.6+3.6
Liberal Wilfred Osborne5522.0+2.0
Liberal Joyce Heathorn4571.6-1.1
Liberal Robert Harvey 3911.4-0.8
Liberal Hubert Lewis3091.1+1.1
Liberal Gerald Lyons2010.7+0.7
Group C Rex Townley (elected 2)5,53520.0-12.0
Group CEdgar Lee2280.8+0.8
Group A Bill Wedd (elected 4)2,82010.2+10.2
Group A Victor Ratten 4841.7+1.7
Group ACyril Hosan610.2+0.2
Independent Thomas Layton2821.0+1.0
Independent George Wallis1750.6+0.6
Total formal votes27,71695.5+6.5
Informal votes1,3044.5-6.5
Turnout 29,02090.1+0.1
Party total votes
Labor 12,34444.5-0.8
Liberal 5,78720.9+1.5
Group C5,76320.8-11.2
Group A3,36512.1+12.1
Independent Thomas Layton2821.0+1.0
Independent George Wallis1750.6+0.6

Franklin

1948 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 4,735
Labor John Dwyer (elected 1)5,42316.4+8.8
Labor Bill Neilson (elected 4)3,47110.5+2.6
Labor Charles Hand (elected 3)3,2499.8+4.4
Labor Rowland Worsley 1,5914.8+4.8
Labor John Brown 1,4434.4+2.6
Labor Marjorie Somerville6672.0+2.0
Liberal Reg Wright (elected 2)5,22615.8+1.5
Liberal Tim Jackson (elected 5)2,3957.2+1.8
Liberal Archibald Park 1,7255.2+1.0
Liberal Olive Calvert7332.2+2.2
Liberal Ronald Morrisby6582.0+2.0
Liberal Artur Griffiths4751.4+1.4
Group Independent George Gray (elected 6)2,7548.3+1.2
Group Independent Thomas Pearsall 2,0416.2+6.2
Group IndependentArthur Cross5781.7+1.7
Group IndependentRoyce Turnbull5191.6+1.6
Independent Leonard Martin1240.4+0.4
Independent Henry Martin700.2+0.2
Total formal votes33,14295.9+6.4
Informal votes1,4154.1-6.4
Turnout 34,55793.9+1.4
Party total votes
Labor 15,84447.8-3.7
Liberal 11,21233.8-1.4
Group Independent5,89217.8+4.5
Independent Leonard Martin1240.4+0.4
Independent Henry Martin700.2+0.2

Wilmot

1948 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 3,695
Labor Roy Fagan (elected 2)5,17220.0+8.6
Labor Lancelot Spurr (elected 6)2,2328.6-2.6
Labor Peter Pike (elected 5)2,2298.6-1.5
Labor Charles Burnell1,8827.3+1.5
Labor Douglas Cashion 1,2664.9+0.8
Labor Henry Gregg6022.3+2.3
Liberal Neil Campbell (elected 1)5,74822.2+6.8
Liberal Robert Wordsworth 1,7366.7+6.7
Liberal Robert Robertson (elected 4)1,3435.2-1.7
Liberal Charles Best 1,2524.8+4.8
Liberal Angus Bethune (elected 3)1,1544.5-0.3
Liberal Leslie Brown6072.3+2.3
Independent Thomas Churchward-Kelly6382.5+2.5
Total formal votes25,86196.7+6.8
Informal votes8773.3-6.8
Turnout 26,73892.5+0.6
Party total votes
Labor 13,38351.7+0.5
Liberal 11,84045.8+9.5
Independent Thomas Churchward-Kelly6382.5+2.5

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References

  1. ↑ "Results of 1948 Election". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
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