Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1937

Tasmanian state election, 20 February 1937[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1934 — 1941 >>

Enrolled voters 132,001
Votes cast 124,460 Turnout 94.29% –0.18%
Informal votes 2,997 Informal 2.41% –0.79%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 71,263 58.67% +12.89% 18 + 4
  Nationalist 47,204 38.86% –7.86% 12 – 1
  Independent 2,996 2.47% –5.04% 0 – 3
Total 121,463     30  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1937 Tasmanian election.


Results by division

Bass

Tasmanian state election, 1937: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,418
Labor Thomas Davies (elected 1) 7,344 30.7 +9.4
Labor John Madden (elected 2) 2,426 10.1 +5.5
Labor John McDonald (elected 4) 2,174 9.1 +3.6
Labor Eric Howroyd (elected 5) 1,410 5.9 +5.9
Labor George McElwee 1,080 4.5 +4.5
Labor Peter Pike 671 2.8 +2.8
Nationalist John Ockerby (elected 3) 2,836 11.9 +4.7
Nationalist Angus McKenzie 1,639 6.9 +6.9
Nationalist Allen Hollingsworth (elected 6) 1,501 6.3 -7.1
Nationalist Syd Jackson 1,340 5.6 -0.2
Nationalist Harold Solomon 888 3.7 +3.7
Independent Percy Harvey 529 2.2 +2.2
Independent John Sheehan 82 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 23,920 97.7 +1.1
Informal votes 570 2.3 -1.1
Turnout 24,490 93.8 -0.8
Party total votes
Labor 15,105 63.1 +12.3
Nationalist 8,204 34.3 -14.9
Independent Percy Harvey 529 2.2 +2.2
Independent John Sheehan 82 0.3 +0.3

Darwin

Tasmanian state election, 1937: Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,527
Labor Thomas d'Alton (elected 1) 7,576 30.7 +15.7
Labor Philip Kelly (elected 2) 2,086 8.5 -2.6
Labor Joseph McGrath (elected 3) 1,659 6.7 +0.9
Labor Bill Aylett 1,317 5.3 +5.3
Labor Henry Lane 830 3.4 -0.6
Labor Garnet Cooper 711 2.9 +2.9
Nationalist Frank Edwards (elected 5) 2,030 8.2 +1.3
Nationalist Jack Chamberlain (elected 4) 1,994 8.1 +1.5
Nationalist Frank Marriott (elected 6) 1,929 7.8 -0.1
Nationalist John Wright 1,827 7.4 +1.1
Nationalist Henry McFie 1,482 6.0 +0.7
Nationalist Stephen Broad 798 3.2 +3.2
Nationalist Hubert Nichols 317 1.3 +1.3
Independent James Campbell 128 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 24,684 97.1 +0.1
Informal votes 725 2.9 -0.1
Turnout 25,409 94.1 +0.1
Party total votes
Labor 14,179 57.4 +16.6
Nationalist 10,377 42.0 -10.8
Independent James Campbell 128 0.5 +0.5

Denison

Tasmanian state election, 1937: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,469
Labor Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 1) 4,614 19.0 +11.8
Labor Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) 4,314 17.8 +1.9
Labor Charles Culley (elected 3) 2,514 10.4 -1.2
Labor Francis Heerey (elected 4) 1,919 7.9 +7.9
Labor Alfred White 686 2.8 +1.1
Labor John Lattin 194 0.8 +0.8
Nationalist John Soundy (elected 5) 2,660 11.0 -4.1
Nationalist Arndell Lewis (elected 6) 2,466 10.2 +6.1
Nationalist Eric Johnson 1,444 5.9 -0.8
Nationalist Ernest Turner 1,316 5.4 -0.8
Nationalist D'Arcy Addison 517 2.1 -2.2
Independent George Carruthers 1,007 4.1 -4.6
Independent George Collis 554 2.3 +2.3
Independent Frederick Lambert 73 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 24,278 98.0 +1.1
Informal votes 496 2.0 -1.1
Turnout 24,774 94.0 -1.1
Party total votes
Labor 14,241 58.7 -10.0
Nationalist 8,403 34.6 -3.2
Independent George Carruthers 1,007 4.1 -4.6
Independent George Collis 554 2.3 +2.3
Independent Frederick Lambert 73 0.3 +0.3

Franklin

Tasmanian state election, 1937: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,685
Labor Albert Ogilvie (elected 1) 9,008 34.9 +9.5
Labor Edward Brooker (elected 4) 2,571 10.0 0.0
Labor John Dwyer (elected 3) 2,190 8.5 -1.7
Labor Basil Plummer (elected 5) 977 3.8 +3.8
Labor Francis McDermott 365 1.4 +1.4
Nationalist Henry Baker (elected 2) 4,330 16.8 +4.1
Nationalist George Doyle (elected 6) 1,838 7.1 +7.1
Nationalist Benjamin Pearsall 1,462 5.7 +5.7
Nationalist Vincent Shoobridge 1,105 4.3 +4.3
Nationalist John Piggott 1,062 4.1 +4.1
Nationalist Andrew Cooper 592 2.3 +2.3
Nationalist Benjamin Watkins 289 1.1 -4.3
Total formal votes 25,789 97.7 +0.4
Informal votes 596 2.3 -0.4
Turnout 26,385 95.8 +0.7
Party total votes
Labor 15,111 58.6 +6.7
Nationalist 10,678 41.4 +3.6

Wilmot

Tasmanian state election, 1937: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 3,257
Labor Eric Ogilvie (elected 1) 6,329 27.8 -1.0
Labor George Becker (elected 2) 2,801 12.3 +12.3
Labor David O'Keefe (elected 3) 1,639 7.2 +7.2
Labor Lancelot Spurr 1,206 5.3 +5.3
Labor William Taylor 652 2.9 +2.9
Nationalist Neil Campbell (elected 4) 2,904 12.7 +12.7
Nationalist Walter Lee (elected 6) 2,251 9.9 +9.9
Nationalist Francis Foster (elected 5) 2,170 9.5 +5.6
Nationalist Donald Cameron 1,272 5.6 +5.6
Nationalist Arthur Hutchinson 388 1.7 +1.7
Nationalist Charles Salter 287 1.3 +1.3
Nationalist William Ritchie 270 1.2 +1.2
Independent William Drake 542 2.4 +2.4
Independent Athol Smith 81 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 22,792 97.1 +1.0
Informal votes 677 2.9 -1.0
Turnout 23,469 93.9 +0.3
Party total votes
Labor 12,627 55.4 +19.6
Nationalist 9,542 41.9 -15.1
Independent William Drake 542 2.4 +2.4
Independent Athol Smith 81 0.4 +0.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Elections, 1937". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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