Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1941
|
Tasmanian state election, 13 December 1941[1]
House 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 |
|
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1941 Tasmanian election.
Results by division
Bass
Tasmanian state election, 1941: Bass
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Quota |
3,234 |
|
|
|
Labor |
Thomas Davies (elected 1) |
6,220 |
27.5 |
-3.2 |
|
Labor |
John Madden (elected 2) |
2,753 |
12.2 |
+2.1 |
|
Labor |
John McDonald (elected 4) |
2,253 |
10.0 |
+0.9 |
|
Labor |
Eric Howroyd (elected 3) |
1,829 |
8.1 |
+2.2 |
|
Labor |
Alan Welsh |
745 |
3.3 |
+3.3 |
|
Labor |
John Quintal |
742 |
3.3 |
+3.3 |
|
Nationalist |
John Ockerby (elected 5) |
2,540 |
11.2 |
-0.7 |
|
Nationalist |
Frank Marriott (elected 6) |
1,737 |
7.7 |
+7.7 |
|
Nationalist |
Desmond Oldham |
1,556 |
6.9 |
+0.6 |
|
Nationalist |
Allen Hollingsworth |
1,471 |
6.5 |
+0.2 |
|
Nationalist |
Ernest Pitchford |
786 |
3.5 |
+3.5 |
| Total formal votes |
22,632 |
93.8 |
-3.9 |
| Informal votes |
1,487 |
6.2 |
+3.9 |
| Turnout |
24,119 |
91.1 |
-2.7 |
| Party total votes
|
|
Labor |
|
14,542 |
64.2 |
+1.1 |
|
Nationalist |
|
8,090 |
35.7 |
+1.4 |
Darwin
Tasmanian state election, 1941: Darwin
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Quota |
3,616 |
|
|
|
Labor |
Thomas d'Alton (elected 1) |
10,380 |
41.0 |
+10.3 |
|
Labor |
James Bugg (elected 3) |
1,728 |
6.8 |
+6.8 |
|
Labor |
Philip Kelly (elected 2) |
1,320 |
5.2 |
-3.3 |
|
Labor |
Henry Lane (elected 5) |
862 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
|
Labor |
Michael Smith |
525 |
2.1 |
+2.1 |
|
Nationalist |
Jack Chamberlain (elected 4) |
3,267 |
12.9 |
+4.8 |
|
Nationalist |
Henry McFie (elected 6) |
1,622 |
6.4 |
+0.4 |
|
Nationalist |
John Wright |
1,561 |
6.2 |
-1.2 |
|
Nationalist |
Gerald Acheson |
1,207 |
4.8 |
+4.8 |
|
Nationalist |
Norman Booth |
1,107 |
4.4 |
+4.4 |
|
Nationalist |
Russell Green |
1,062 |
4.2 |
+4.2 |
|
Nationalist |
Stephen Broad |
669 |
2.6 |
-0.6 |
| Total formal votes |
25,310 |
95.3 |
-2.1 |
| Informal votes |
1,250 |
4.7 |
+2.1 |
| Turnout |
26,560 |
90.5 |
-3.3 |
| Party total votes
|
|
Labor |
|
14,815 |
58.5 |
+1.1 |
|
Nationalist |
|
10,495 |
41.5 |
-0.5 |
Denison
Tasmanian state election, 1941: Denison
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Quota |
3,537 |
|
|
|
Labor |
Robert Cosgrove (elected 1) |
8,482 |
34.3 |
+16.5 |
|
Labor |
Alfred White (elected 5) |
2,778 |
11.2 |
+8.4 |
|
Labor |
Charles Culley (elected 2) |
2,075 |
8.4 |
-2.0 |
|
Labor |
Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 3) |
1,418 |
5.7 |
-13.3 |
|
Labor |
Francis Heerey |
1,285 |
5.2 |
-2.7 |
|
Labor |
Sarah Kelly |
725 |
2.9 |
+2.9 |
|
Nationalist |
John Soundy (elected 4) |
3,033 |
12.2 |
+1.2 |
|
Nationalist |
Charles Atkins (elected 6) |
1,407 |
5.7 |
+5.7 |
|
Nationalist |
Ernest Turner |
1,103 |
4.5 |
-0.9 |
|
Nationalist |
Raymond Smith |
838 |
3.4 |
+3.4 |
|
Nationalist |
Robert Harvey |
614 |
2.5 |
+2.5 |
|
Nationalist |
Dugald McDougall |
567 |
2.3 |
+2.3 |
|
Nationalist |
Albert Kalbfell |
113 |
0.5 |
+0.5 |
|
Independent |
Michael O'Reilly |
316 |
1.3 |
+1.3 |
| Total formal votes |
24,754 |
95.0 |
-3.0 |
| Informal votes |
1,294 |
5.0 |
+3.0 |
| Turnout |
26,048 |
91.2 |
-2.8 |
| Party total votes
|
|
Labor |
|
16,763 |
67.7 |
+9.0 |
|
Nationalist |
|
7,675 |
31.0 |
-3.6 |
|
Independent |
Michael O'Reilly |
316 |
1.3 |
+1.3 |
Franklin
Tasmanian state election, 1941: Franklin
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Quota |
3,663 |
|
|
|
Labor |
Edward Brooker (elected 1) |
6,841 |
26.7 |
+16.7 |
|
Labor |
John Dwyer (elected 3) |
3,398 |
13.3 |
+4.8 |
|
Labor |
Thomas McKinley (elected 4) |
2,434 |
9.5 |
+9.5 |
|
Labor |
Basil Plummer |
1,790 |
7.0 |
+3.2 |
|
Labor |
Francis McDermott |
1,213 |
4.7 |
+3.3 |
|
Labor |
Henry Hope (elected 6) |
1,038 |
4.0 |
+4.0 |
|
Nationalist |
Henry Baker (elected 2) |
3,782 |
14.8 |
-2.0 |
|
Nationalist |
Benjamin Pearsall |
1,165 |
4.5 |
-1.2 |
|
Nationalist |
John McPhee (elected 5) |
1,119 |
4.4 |
+4.4 |
|
Nationalist |
John Piggott |
620 |
2.4 |
-1.7 |
|
Nationalist |
Arthur Crisp |
520 |
2.0 |
+2.0 |
|
Nationalist |
Vincent Shoobridge |
479 |
1.9 |
-2.4 |
|
Nationalist |
Albert Beards |
373 |
1.5 |
+1.5 |
|
Nationalist |
Leo McPartlan |
188 |
0.7 |
+0.7 |
|
Independent |
Thomas Kimber |
680 |
2.7 |
+2.7 |
| Total formal votes |
25,640 |
94.6 |
-3.1 |
| Informal votes |
1,474 |
5.4 |
+3.1 |
| Turnout |
27,114 |
92.2 |
-3.6 |
| Party total votes
|
|
Labor |
|
16,714 |
65.2 |
+6.6 |
|
Nationalist |
|
8,246 |
32.2 |
-9.2 |
|
Independent |
Thomas Kimber |
680 |
2.7 |
+2.7 |
Wilmot
Tasmanian state election, 1941: Wilmot
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Quota |
3,194 |
|
|
|
Labor |
Lancelot Spurr (elected 1) |
4,187 |
18.7 |
+13.4 |
|
Labor |
David O'Keefe (elected 3) |
3,152 |
14.1 |
+6.9 |
|
Labor |
William Taylor (elected 5) |
2,176 |
9.7 |
+6.8 |
|
Labor |
Ernest West (elected 6) |
2,069 |
9.3 |
+9.3 |
|
Labor |
Peter Pike |
1,126 |
5.0 |
+5.0 |
|
Nationalist |
Neil Campbell (elected 2) |
3,708 |
16.6 |
+3.9 |
|
Nationalist |
Walter Lee (elected 4) |
2,295 |
10.3 |
+0.4 |
|
Nationalist |
Francis Foster |
1,560 |
7.0 |
-2.5 |
|
Nationalist |
Milton Taylor |
929 |
4.2 |
+4.2 |
|
Nationalist |
Thomas Johnston |
586 |
2.6 |
+2.6 |
|
Nationalist |
Raymond Madden |
566 |
2.5 |
+2.5 |
| Total formal votes |
22,354 |
96.4 |
-0.7 |
| Informal votes |
839 |
3.6 |
+0.7 |
| Turnout |
23,193 |
91.2 |
-2.7 |
| Party total votes
|
|
Labor |
|
12,710 |
56.9 |
+1.5 |
|
Nationalist |
|
9,644 |
43.1 |
+1.2 |
See also
References