Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1950

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1950 Tasmanian state election, held on 6 May 1950.

Retiring Members

No MHAs retired at this election.

House of Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Bass

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates
 

Alexander Atkins
Claude Barnard*
Eric Howroyd
John Madden*
William Oliver
Reg Turnbull*

Bill Beattie
James Guy
James McGowen
Fred Marriott*
John Orchard*
John Steer*

Darwin

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Ungrouped candidates
 

Charley Aylett*
Edward Beachcroft
Carrol Bramich*
Gordon O'Shannessey
Eric Reece*
Patrick Streets

Jack Breheny
Jack Chamberlain*
John Fidler*
Mervyn Langham
Kevin Lyons*
Hector McFie
Raymond Powys

Thomas Cornelius

Denison

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. One seat was being defended by independent MHA Bill Wedd. The final seat had been won by Rex Townley as an independent Liberal; he had since joined the Liberal Party.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Independent candidates Ungrouped candidates
 

Robert Cosgrove*
John Gaha*
Henry Hope
William Morgan
Lloyd Neville
Alfred White*

Roy Cazaly
John Driscoll
Campbell Duncan
Arthur Hay
Horace Strutt*
Rex Townley*

Leo McPartlan
Bill Wedd*

Max Bound (CPA)

Franklin

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Independent MHA George Gray was defending one seat.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Ungrouped candidates
 

Edward Cullen
John Dwyer*
Harry Fletcher
Charles Hand*
Bill Neilson*
George Robbie

Ernest Barwick
Arthur Griffiths
Tim Jackson*
Archibald Park*
Thomas Pearsall*
Harold Solomon

George Gray

Wilmot

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.

Labor candidates Liberal candidates
 

Douglas Cashion*
Roy Fagan*
Reg Fisher
Robert Phair
Lancelot Spurr*
Angus von Bertouch

Charles Best*
Angus Bethune*
Neil Campbell*
George Hodson
Robert Robertson
Percy Williams

See also

References

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