1946 Tasmanian state election
First party
Second party
Leader
Robert Cosgrove
Neil Campbell
Party
Labor
Liberal
Leader since
18 December 1939
February 1945
Leader's seat
Denison
Wilmot
Last election
20 seats
10 seats
Seats won
16 seats
12 seats
Seat change
4
2
Percentage
50.97%
34.25%
Swing
11.63
2.33
The 1946 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 November 1946 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.
Incumbent Premier Robert Cosgrove continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern Liberal Party , and was led by Neil Campbell . This was Tasmania's first election since the end of World War II .
Labor won a majority in the election, although the party's vote was significantly reduced. Cosgrove dominated the government throughout Tasmania's post-war recovery.[2]
Results [ ]
Tasmanian state election, 23 November 1946House of Assembly
<< 1941 –1948 >>
Enrolled voters
157,756
Votes cast
143,674
Turnout
91.07%
–0.16%
Informal votes
14,484
Informal
10.08%
+5.09%
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Labor
65,843
50.97%
–11.63%
16
– 4
Liberal
44,158
34.25%
–2.33%
12
+ 2
Ind. Lib.[1]
11,339
8.78%
+8.78%
1
+ 1
Independent
7,765
6.01%
+5.18%
1
+ 1
Total
129,190
30
Popular vote
Labor
50.97%
Liberal
34.25%
Independents
14.79%
Seats
Labor
53.33%
Liberal
40.00%
Independents
6.67%
1 Several Nationalists did not join the new Liberal Party and ran as independents. Rex Townley was elected in Denison .
Distribution of votes [ ]
Primary vote by division [ ]
Bass
Darwin
Denison
Franklin
Wilmot
Labor Party
57.9%
49.5%
45.3%
51.5%
51.2%
Liberal Party
31.9%
47.7%
19.4%
35.2%
36.3%
Other
10.3%
2.9%
35.4%
13.3%
12.5%
Distribution of seats [ ]
Labor
Liberal
Independent
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References [ ]
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