The 1919 Tasmanian state election was held on 31 May 1919 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system[1] — six members were elected from each of five electorates.
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By the 1919 election, the Liberal Party had regrouped and been renamed as the Nationalist Party. The Premier of Tasmania, Walter Lee, had led the party for a relatively untroubled three years, despite the Liberals' one-seat majority over Labor and the uncertainty of World War I.[2]
The Labor Party in Tasmania went into the 1919 election led by Joseph Lyons. Lee led the Nationalist Party to victory, with a 14% margin over Labor, although they only won 16 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly. Independent Joshua Whitsitt retained his seat.
Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Nationalist | 37,677 | 55.20 |  6.97 | 16 | 1 | |
| Labor | 28,286 | 41.44 |  7.03 | 13 | 1 | |
| Independents | 2,289 | 3.35 | 0.05 | 1 |  | |
| Total | 68,252 | 100.00 | – | 30 | – | |
| Valid votes | 68,252 | 96.04 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,814 | 3.96 | 1.70 | |||
| Total votes | 71,066 | 100.00 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 107,541 | 66.08 | 7.52 | |||
Distribution of votes edit
Primary vote by division edit
| Bass | Darwin | Denison | Franklin | Wilmot | |
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| Labor Party | 37.9% | 47.5% | 44.3% | 44.9% | 30.2% |
| Nationalist | 62.1% | 37.2% | 55.7% | 52.0% | 69.8% |
| Other | – | 15.3% | – | 3.2% | – |
Distribution of seats edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ House of Assembly Elections, Parliament of Tasmania.
- ^ Scott Bennett, Lee, Sir Walter Henry (1874 - 1963), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 52-53.
External links edit
- Assembly Election Results, 1919, Parliament of Tasmania.
- Report on General Election, 1916, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 29 October 1919.