1941 Tasmanian state election
The 1941 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 December 1941 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]
The Labor Party had won the 1937 election with a three-seat majority over the Nationalist Party . Labor leader and Premier Albert Ogilvie had died in office on 10 June 1939, and had been replaced by Edmund Dwyer-Gray and then Robert Cosgrove , who led Labor into the 1941 election. Sir Henry Baker continued to lead the Nationalists.
In spite of Cosgrove's refusal to placate the Labor Party's left wing, and criticism from Bill Morrow of the Launceston Trades Hall Council, Labor consolidated its substantial majority even further, winning a further two seats for a total of 20.[2]
Results [ ]
1941 Tasmanian state electionHouse of Assembly << 1937 –1946 >>
Enrolled voters
139,234
Votes cast
127,034
Turnout
91.24%
–3.05%
Informal votes
6,344
Informal
4.99%
–2.59%
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Labor 75,544
62.59%
+3.92%
20
+ 2
Nationalist
44,158
36.58%
–2.28%
10
– 2
Independent
996
0.83%
–1.64%
0
± 0
Total
120,690
30
Popular vote
Labor
62.59%
Nationalist
36.58%
Independents
0.83%
Seats
Labor
66.67%
Nationalist
33.33%
Distribution of votes [ ] Primary vote by division [ ]
Bass
Darwin
Denison
Franklin
Wilmot
Labor Party 64.2%
58.5%
67.7%
65.2%
56.9%
Nationalist 35.7%
41.5%
31.0%
32.2%
43.1%
Other
–
–
1.3%
2.7%
–
Distribution of seats [ ] See also [ ] References [ ] External links [ ]
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Elections and referendums in Tasmania