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Tasmanian state election, 9 May 1931
House of Assembly
<< 1928–1934 >>

Enrolled voters 118,730
Votes cast 112,779 Turnout 94.99% +13.10%
Informal votes 3,885 Informal 3.44% +0.20%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Nationalist 61,414 56.40% +14.20% 19 + 4
  Labor 38,030 34.92% –12.23% 10 – 4
  Independent 9,450 8.68% –2.07% 1 ± 0
Total 108,894     30  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1931 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1931 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 3,095
Nationalist Howard Barber (elected 1) 3,446 15.9 +15.9
Nationalist Robert Murphy (elected 2) 2,989 13.8 +6.9
Nationalist Claude James (elected 4) 2,155 9.9 −0.3
Nationalist John Ockerby (elected 6) 1,684 7.8 −2.4
Nationalist Henry Thomson 1,302 6.0 −1.5
Nationalist Herbert Postle 1,145 5.3 +5.3
Nationalist Benjamin Saunders 882 4.1 +4.1
Labor Victor Shaw (elected 3) 3,064 14.1 +4.8
Labor Thomas Davies (elected 5) 2,342 10.8 +3.8
Labor George Becker 1,688 7.8 −5.1
Labor Alfred Higgins 964 4.5 +1.3
Total formal votes 21,661 96.6 0.0
Informal votes 768 3.4 0.0
Turnout 22,429 94.7 +15.0
Party total votes
Nationalist 13,603 62.8 +17.4
Labor 8,058 37.2 −17.4

Darwin

1931 Tasmanian state election: Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 3,248
Nationalist Thomas Butler (elected 1) 5,846 25.7 +25.7
Nationalist Frank Marriott (elected 2) 2,788 12.3 −5.1
Nationalist Henry McFie (elected 6) 1,953 8.6 −0.5
Nationalist Edward Hobbs (elected 5) 1,659 7.3 −3.6
Nationalist John Wright 1,180 5.2 +5.2
Nationalist Colin Paul 225 1.0 +1.0
Labor Thomas d'Alton (elected 3) 2,660 11.7 +11.7
Labor Philip Kelly (elected 4) 2,186 9.6 −5.4
Labor James Belton 1,523 6.7 −6.5
Labor Joseph McGrath 392 1.7 +1.7
Labor James Gray 378 1.7 +1.7
Independent Fergus Medwin 1,667 7.3 +7.3
Independent Daniel Brown 274 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 22,731 96.7 −0.1
Informal votes 768 3.3 +0.1
Turnout 23,499 95.2 +11.0
Party total votes
Nationalist 13,651 60.0 +14.3
Labor 7,139 31.4 −15.3
Independent Fergus Medwin 1,667 7.3 +7.3
Independent Daniel Brown 274 1.2 +1.2

Denison

1931 Tasmanian state election: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 3,102
Nationalist John McPhee (elected 1) 5,068 23.3 +7.7
Nationalist Ernest Turner (elected 2) 2,226 10.3 +10.3
Nationalist Charles Grant (elected 5) 1,459 6.7 −2.9
Nationalist John Soundy (elected 6) 1,026 4.7 −3.0
Nationalist Arndell Lewis 754 3.5 +3.5
Nationalist George Gilmore 384 1.8 +1.8
Nationalist Charles O'Conor 336 1.5 +1.5
Nationalist Maurice Susman 248 1.1 +1.1
Nationalist Alfred Richardson 152 0.7 +0.7
Labor Gerald Mahoney (elected 3) 2,463 11.3 +11.3
Labor Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 4) 1,486 6.7 −1.2
Labor Robert Cosgrove 1,405 6.5 −0.5
Labor Arthur Tyler 1,328 6.1 +6.1
Labor Walter Woods 909 4.2 −3.9
Labor Frederick Bates 640 2.9 +2.9
Labor John Cleary 508 2.3 −0.9
Independent James Counsel 585 2.7 +2.7
Independent Archibald Park 410 1.9 +1.9
Independent David Dicker 322 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 21,709 96.6 −0.7
Informal votes 775 3.4 +0.7
Turnout 22,484 95.3 +11.7
Party total votes
Nationalist 11,653 53.7 +13.3
Labor 8,739 40.3 −0.6
Independent James Counsel 585 2.7 +2.7
Independent Archibald Park 410 1.9 +1.9
Independent David Dicker 322 1.5 +1.5

Franklin

1931 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 3,210
Nationalist Henry Baker (elected 1) 4,583 20.4 +10.3
Nationalist Alfred Seabrook (elected 6) 1,612 7.2 +7.2
Nationalist John Evans (elected 4) 1,593 7.1 −1.8
Nationalist John Piggott 1,303 5.8 −8.4
Nationalist Derrick Burgess 532 2.4 +2.4
Nationalist Clarence Rennie 252 1.1 +1.1
Labor Albert Ogilvie (elected 2) 3,930 17.5 −7.7
Labor John Dwyer (elected 3) 1,531 6.8 +6.8
Labor William McGann 661 2.9 +2.9
Labor Edward Brooker 612 2.7 +2.7
Labor John Hohne 413 1.8 −0.3
Independent Benjamin Watkins (elected 5) 2,276 10.1 +10.1
Independent Benjamin Pearsall 1,626 7.2 −0.5
Independent Peter Murdoch 1,156 5.1 −0.7
Independent George Collis 389 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 22,469 96.9 −0.3
Informal votes 707 3.1 +0.3
Turnout 23,176 95.5 +14.3
Party total votes
Nationalist 9,875 43.9 +6.5
Labor 7,147 31.8 −11.7
Independent Benjamin Watkins 2,276 10.1 +10.1
Independent Benjamin Pearsall 1,626 7.2 −0.5
Independent Peter Murdoch 1,156 5.1 −0.7
Independent George Collis 389 1.7 +1.7

Wilmot

1931 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 2,904
Nationalist Neil Campbell (elected 1) 3,611 17.8 +3.2
Nationalist Walter Lee (elected 6) 2,495 12.3 −2.4
Nationalist Llewellyn Atkinson (elected 4) 2,453 12.1 +12.1
Nationalist Alfred Burbury (elected 5) 2,341 11.5 +11.5
Nationalist Percy Best 1,732 8.5 −3.3
Labor Jens Jensen (elected 2) 2,737 13.5 +7.2
Labor Eric Ogilvie (elected 3) 2,214 10.9 +6.8
Labor Herbert Osborne 1,040 5.1 +0.3
Labor William Shoobridge 526 2.6 +0.9
Labor Henry Lane 430 2.1 +2.1
Independent John Williams 461 2.3 +2.3
Independent Benjamin Whitham 284 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 20,324 95.9 0.0
Informal votes 867 4.1 0.0
Turnout 21,191 94.2 +13.6
Party total votes
Nationalist 12,632 62.1 +20.1
Labor 6,947 34.2 −16.7
Independent John Williams 461 2.3 +2.3
Independent Benjamin Whitham 284 1.4 +1.4

See also

References

  1. "Assembly Elections, 1931". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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