Results of the 1934 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 9 June 1934 ^[1] House of Assembly << 1931–1937 >>
Enrolled voters		127,681
Votes cast		120,622		Turnout	94.47%	–0.52%
Informal votes		3,885		Informal	3.20%	–0.25%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Nationalist	54,549	46.72%	–9.68%	13	– 6
	Labor	53,454	45.78%	+10.85%	14	+ 4
	Independent	8,764	7.51%	–1.17%	3	+ 2
Total		116,767			30

Results by division

1934 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,335
	Labor	Thomas Davies (elected 1)	4,982	21.3	+10.5
	Labor	Victor Shaw (elected 2)	2,867	12.3	-1.8
	Labor	John Joseph McDonald (elected 6)	1,313	5.6	+5.6
	Labor	Charles Lamp	1,270	5.4	+5.4
	Labor	Frederick Hall	355	1.5	+1.5
	Nationalist	Allen Hollingsworth (elected 3)	3,138	13.4	+13.4
	Nationalist	Claude James (elected 4)	2,217	9.5	-0.4
	Nationalist	Robert Murphy	1,812	7.8	-6.0
	Nationalist	John Ockerby (elected 5)	1,671	7.2	-0.6
	Nationalist	Syd Jackson	1,346	5.8	+5.8
	Nationalist	Herbert Postle	825	3.5	-1.8
	Nationalist	Henry Thomson	650	2.8	-3.2
	Nationalist	Robert Wright	324	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			23,339	96.6	0.0
Informal votes			831	3.4	0.0
Turnout			24,170	94.6	−0.1
Party total votes
	Labor		11,856	50.8	+13.6
	Nationalist		11,483	49.2	-13.6

1934 Tasmanian state election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,403
	Nationalist	Frank Marriott (elected 3)	1,878	7.9	-4.4
	Nationalist	Frank Edwards (elected 5)	1,648	6.9	+6.9
	Nationalist	Jack Chamberlain (elected 4)	1,564	6.6	+6.6
	Nationalist	John Wright	1,491	6.3	+1.1
	Nationalist	Henry McFie	1,259	5.3	-3.3
	Nationalist	Thomas Butler	1,008	4.2	-21.5
	Nationalist	John Astell	865	3.6	+3.6
	Nationalist	Robert Hamilton	851	3.6	+3.6
	Nationalist	Ernest Fenton	769	3.2	+3.2
	Nationalist	Cyril Horne	767	3.2	+3.2
	Nationalist	Edward Hobbs	478	2.0	-5.3
	Labor	Thomas d'Alton (elected 1)	3,561	15.0	+3.3
	Labor	Philip Kelly (elected 2)	2,649	11.1	+1.5
	Labor	Joseph McGrath (elected 6)	1,382	5.8	+4.1
	Labor	James Belton	1,181	5.0	-1.7
	Labor	Henry Lane	956	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Stephen Broad	1,512	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			23,819	97.0	+0.3
Informal votes			725	3.0	−0.3
Turnout			24,544	94.0	−1.2
Party total votes
	Nationalist		12,578	52.8	-7.2
	Labor		9,729	40.8	+9.4
	Independent	Stephen Broad	1,512	6.3	+6.3

1934 Tasmanian state election: Denison
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,292
	Labor	Robert Cosgrove (elected 1)	3,661	15.9	+9.4
	Labor	Charles Culley (elected 3)	2,665	11.6	+11.6
	Labor	Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 4)	1,662	7.2	+0.4
	Labor	Gerald Mahoney	1,661	7.2	-4.1
	Labor	Walter Woods	770	3.3	-0.9
	Labor	Edgar Geer	422	1.8	+1.8
	Labor	Alfred White	381	1.7	+1.7
	Nationalist	John Soundy (elected 2)	3,489	15.1	+10.4
	Nationalist	Eric Johnson	1,534	6.7	+6.7
	Nationalist	Ernest Turner (elected 5)	1,419	6.2	-4.1
	Nationalist	D'Arcy Addison	1,001	4.3	+4.3
	Nationalist	Arndell Lewis	937	4.1	+0.6
	Nationalist	Trevor Young	328	1.4	+1.4
	Social Credit	George Carruthers (elected 6)	1,995	8.7	+8.7
	Independent	William Jarvis	491	2.1	+2.1
	Independent Labor	Thomas Jude	320	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Lesley Murdoch	192	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Robert Leitch	111	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			23,039	96.9	+0.3
Informal votes			736	3.1	−0.3
Turnout			23,775	95.1	−0.2
Party total votes
	Labor		11,222	48.7	+8.4
	Nationalist		8,708	37.8	-15.9
	Social Credit	George Carruthers	1,995	8.7	+8.7
	Independent	William Jarvis	491	2.1	+2.1
	Independent Labor	Thomas Jude	320	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Lesley Murdoch	192	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Robert Leitch	111	0.5	+0.5

1934 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,535
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)	6,295	25.4	+9.5
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 2)	2,528	10.2	+3.4
	Labor	Edward Brooker (elected 6)	2,481	10.0	-7.3
	Labor	Charles Frost	1,538	6.2	+6.2
	Nationalist	Henry Baker (elected 3)	3,135	12.7	-7.7
	Nationalist	Alfred Seabrook	1,709	6.9	-0.3
	Nationalist	John Evans (elected 4)	1,614	6.5	-0.6
	Nationalist	Benjamin Watkins	1,326	5.4	+5.4
	Nationalist	George Harvey	902	3.6	+3.6
	Nationalist	Albert Beard	658	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall (elected 5)	1,790	7.2	0.0
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	768	3.1	-2.0
Total formal votes			24,744	97.3	+0.4
Informal votes			688	2.7	−0.4
Turnout			25,432	95.1	−0.4
Party total votes
	Labor		12,842	51.9	+20.1
	Nationalist		9,344	37.8	-6.1
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall	1,790	7.2	0.0
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	768	3.1	-2.0

1934 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,119
	Nationalist	Walter Lee (elected 2)	3,112	14.3	+2.0
	Nationalist	Neil Campbell (elected 3)	2,550	11.7	-6.1
	Nationalist	Donald Cameron (elected 5)	1,239	5.7	+5.7
	Nationalist	Percy Best	1,180	5.4	-3.1
	Nationalist	Harold Lord	1,070	4.9	+4.9
	Nationalist	Llewellyn Atkinson	862	3.9	-8.2
	Nationalist	Francis Foster	844	3.9	+3.9
	Nationalist	Alfred Burbury	720	3.3	-8.2
	Nationalist	Henry Wilson	449	2.1	+2.1
	Nationalist	Peter Sattler	410	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	Eric Ogilvie (elected 1)	3,708	17.0	+6.1
	Labor	David O'Keefe (elected 4)	1,631	7.5	+7.5
	Labor	Lancelot Spurr	1,272	5.8	+5.8
	Labor	Francis Cosgrove	1,033	4.7	+4.7
	Labor	Charles Metz	161	0.7	+0.7
	Independent Labor	George Becker (elected 6)	1,585	7.3	+7.3
Total formal votes			21,826	96.1	+0.2
Informal votes			875	3.9	−0.2
Turnout			22,701	93.6	−0.6
Party total votes
	Nationalist		12,436	57.0	-5.1
	Labor		7,805	35.8	+1.6
	Independent Labor	George Becker	1,585	7.3	+7.3

^ "Assembly Elections, 1934". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 27 September 2015.