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1941 Tasmanian state election
Results of the 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] — six members were elected from each of five electorates.
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Albert Ogilvie had died in office on 10 June 1939, and had been replaced by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
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Labor 75,544 62.59 3.9220 2
Nationalist 44,158 36.59 2.2810 2
Independents 996 0.83 1.640 Total 120,698 100.00 – 30 – Valid votes 120,698 95.01 Invalid/blank votes 6,344 4.99 2.59Total votes 127,042 100.00 – Registered voters/turnout 139,234 91.24 3.05
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