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Tasmanian state election, 31 May 1919 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 107,541 | |||||
| Votes cast | 71,064 | Turnout | 66.08% | –7.52% | ||
| Informal votes | 2,814 | Informal | 3.96% | -1.70% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Nationalist | 37,677 | 55.20% | +6.97% | 16 | + 1 | |
| Labor | 28,286 | 41.44% | –7.03% | 13 | – 1 | |
| Independent | 2,289 | 3.35% | +0.05% | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 68,250 | 30 | ||||
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1919 Tasmanian election.
Results by division
Bass
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 1,954 | ||||
| Nationalist | James Newton (elected 1) | 2,367 | 17.3 | +11.8 | |
| Nationalist | Alexander Marshall (elected 2) | 2,280 | 16.7 | −3.0 | |
| Nationalist | John Hayes (elected 3) | 2,233 | 16.3 | +5.7 | |
| Nationalist | Robert Sadler (elected 5) | 1,610 | 11.8 | +2.8 | |
| Labor | George Becker (elected 4) | 1,986 | 14.5 | −1.3 | |
| Labor | Allan Guy (elected 6) | 1,297 | 9.5 | 0.0 | |
| Labor | Victor Shaw | 915 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Labor | William Bowen | 535 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Labor | Henry Sharpe | 449 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 13,672 | 96.7 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 471 | 3.3 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 14,143 | 63.2 | −8.5 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 8,490 | 62.1 | +16.8 | ||
| Labor | 5,182 | 37.9 | −15.3 | ||
Darwin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 1,718 | ||||
| Labor | James Ogden (elected 2) | 1,805 | 15.0 | −1.4 | |
| Labor | James Belton (elected 4) | 1,450 | 12.1 | −7.2 | |
| Labor | James Hurst (elected 5) | 1,268 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
| Labor | George Phillips | 531 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Labor | Leonard Bennett | 521 | 4.3 | −2.9 | |
| Labor | Leonard Burrows | 130 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Nationalist | Edward Hobbs (elected 3) | 1,751 | 14.6 | +3.1 | |
| Nationalist | Herbert Payne (elected 6) | 1,464 | 12.2 | +0.6 | |
| Nationalist | Percy Pollard | 1,260 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
| Independent | Joshua Whitsitt (elected 1) | 1,841 | 15.3 | +4.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 12,021 | 95.2 | +1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 604 | 4.8 | −1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 12,625 | 67.9 | −6.0 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 5,705 | 47.5 | −3.2 | ||
| Nationalist | 4,475 | 37.2 | −1.5 | ||
| Independent | Joshua Whitsitt | 1,841 | 15.3 | +4.7 | |
Denison
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 2,491 | ||||
| Nationalist | Elliot Lewis (elected 2) | 2,564 | 14.7 | −1.2 | |
| Nationalist | John McPhee (elected 3) | 2,316 | 13.3 | +2.7 | |
| Nationalist | Duncan McRae | 1,225 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Nationalist | George Foster | 1,151 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Nationalist | Robert Snowden (elected 6) | 1,086 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| Nationalist | Charles Hoggins | 937 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Nationalist | William Bottrill | 424 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Labor | John Cleary (elected 1) | 3,751 | 21.5 | +7.0 | |
| Labor | William Sheridan (elected 4) | 1,085 | 6.2 | −13.4 | |
| Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 5) | 846 | 4.9 | +0.3 | |
| Labor | Walter Woods | 809 | 4.6 | −8.3 | |
| Labor | Abraham Needham | 801 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Labor | John Lewis | 439 | 2.5 | −3.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,434 | 97.0 | +2.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 543 | 3.0 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 17,977 | 70.2 | −4.7 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 9,703 | 55.7 | +5.3 | ||
| Labor | 7,731 | 44.3 | −5.3 | ||
Franklin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 2,026 | ||||
| Nationalist | John Evans (elected 4) | 1,574 | 11.1 | −3.7 | |
| Nationalist | George Cummins | 1,317 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
| Nationalist | William Dixon (elected 6) | 1,102 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Nationalist | Alexander Hean (elected 5) | 1,081 | 7.6 | −2.6 | |
| Nationalist | Arthur Cotton | 983 | 6.9 | −1.4 | |
| Nationalist | Arthur Morrisby | 589 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Nationalist | Frank Rathbone | 378 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Nationalist | Richard Johnson | 182 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Nationalist | Francis Hyndes | 161 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Labor | David Dicker (elected 1) | 3,037 | 21.4 | +12.7 | |
| Labor | Albert Ogilvie (elected 2) | 938 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Labor | Benjamin Watkins (elected 3) | 585 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Labor | Thomas Keogh | 533 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Labor | William Shoobridge | 489 | 3.4 | −5.4 | |
| Labor | Will Reece | 426 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Labor | William Pearce | 354 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Independent | Nicholas Brooks | 448 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 14,177 | 96.7 | +3.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 490 | 3.3 | −3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 14,667 | 65.1 | −9.1 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 7,367 | 52.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Labor | 6,362 | 44.9 | −3.3 | ||
| Independent | Nicholas Brooks | 448 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Wilmot
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 1,564 | ||||
| Nationalist | Walter Lee (elected 1) | 2,775 | 25.3 | +5.0 | |
| Nationalist | Ernest Blyth (elected 3) | 1,668 | 15.2 | +3.8 | |
| Nationalist | Herbert Hays (elected 4) | 973 | 8.9 | +1.5 | |
| Nationalist | George Pullen (elected 6) | 895 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
| Nationalist | Henry McFie | 531 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Nationalist | Frank Rose | 505 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Nationalist | William Connell | 293 | 2.7 | +0.5 | |
| Labor | Joseph Lyons (elected 2) | 1,892 | 17.3 | −4.4 | |
| Labor | Michael O'Keefe (elected 5) | 720 | 6.6 | −3.0 | |
| Labor | Sidney Foskett | 352 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Labor | Christopher Sheedy | 342 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 10,946 | 93.9 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 706 | 6.1 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 11,652 | 63.2 | −9.9 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 7,640 | 69.8 | +15.1 | ||
| Labor | 3,306 | 30.2 | −8.9 | ||
See also
- 1919 Tasmanian state election
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1919–1922
- Candidates of the 1919 Tasmanian state election
References
- "Assembly Elections, 1919". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 7 September 2017.