1937 Tasmanian state election

1937 Tasmanian state election

← 1934 20 February 1937 1941 →
All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Albert Ogilvie Henry Baker Party Labor Nationalist Leader since October 1929 July 1936 Leader's seat Franklin Franklin Last election 14 seats 13 seats Seats won 18 seats 12 seats Seat change 4 1 Percentage 58.67% 38.86% Swing 12.89 7.86
Premier before election Albert Ogilvie Labor Elected Premier Albert Ogilvie Labor

The 1937 Tasmanian state election was held on 20 February 1937 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.

The incumbent Labor government was led by Albert Ogilvie. The opposition Nationalist Party was led by Henry Baker.

Labor had a decisive win in the 1937 election, one that would see the Nationalist Party (later to become the Liberal Party) in opposition until 1969.^[2]

Results[]

Distribution of votes[]

Primary vote by division[]

Distribution of seats[]

See also[]

• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1937–1941
• Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1937

References[]

External links[]

• Assembly Election Results, 1937, Parliament of Tasmania.
• Report on General Election, 1937, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.