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Tasmanian state election, 6 May 1950[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 161,650 | |||||
| Votes cast | 152,785 | Turnout | 94.52 | +2.28 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,841 | Informal | 4.48 | +0.53 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 70,976 | 48.63 | –0.75 | 15 | ± 0 | |
| Liberal | 69,429 | 47.57 | +9.73 | 14 | + 2 | |
| Independent | 5,453 | 3.74 | –2.10 | 1 | – 1 | |
| Communist | 86 | 0.06 | +0.06 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Ind. Lib. | –6.82 | 0 | – 1 | |||
| Total | 145,944 | 30 | ||||
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1950 Tasmanian election.
Results by division
editBass
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 4,289 | ||||
| Labor | John Madden (elected 1) | 4,103 | 13.7 | -3.1 | |
| Labor | Reg Turnbull (elected 2) | 3,855 | 12.8 | -2.0 | |
| Labor | Claude Barnard (elected 3) | 2,847 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
| Labor | William Oliver | 1,897 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Labor | Alexander Atkins | 1,817 | 6.1 | 0.0 | |
| Labor | Eric Howroyd | 1,752 | 5.8 | -2.8 | |
| Liberal | John Steer (elected 5) | 3,458 | 11.5 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal | John Orchard (elected 6) | 3,189 | 10.6 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | Bill Beattie | 2,774 | 9.2 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal | Fred Marriott (elected 4) | 2,752 | 9.2 | -2.9 | |
| Liberal | James Guy | 852 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal | James McGowen | 726 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,022 | 96.1 | −0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,211 | 3.9 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 31,233 | 94.9 | +5.1 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 14,937 | 54.2 | -1.7 | ||
| Liberal | 13,751 | 45.8 | +1.7 | ||
Darwin
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 4,011 | ||||
| Liberal | Jack Chamberlain (elected 2) | 4,139 | 14.7 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal | John Fidler (elected 5) | 2,580 | 9.2 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal | Kevin Lyons (elected 6) | 2,526 | 9.0 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | Jack Breheny | 2,461 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal | Raymond Powys | 1,352 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Hector McFie | 1,132 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal | Mervyn Langham | 512 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 5,076 | 18.1 | +0.1 | |
| Labor | Charley Aylett (elected 3) | 4,018 | 14.3 | +0.6 | |
| Labor | Carrol Bramich (elected 4) | 2,017 | 7.2 | +1.1 | |
| Labor | Edward Beachcroft | 1,100 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Labor | Gordon O'Shannessey | 704 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Labor | Patrick Streets | 554 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Thomas Cornelius | 240 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,070 | 96.2 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,115 | 3.8 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 29,185 | 94.7 | +0.1 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Liberal | 14,702 | 52.4 | +6.7 | ||
| Labor | 13,128 | 46.8 | -0.9 | ||
| Independent | Thomas Cornelius | 240 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Denison
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 3,978 | ||||
| Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) | 6,382 | 22.9 | +2.5 | |
| Labor | Alfred White (elected 4) | 2,646 | 9.5 | -1.7 | |
| Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 3) | 2,535 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
| Labor | Henry Hope | 558 | 2.0 | -1.8 | |
| Labor | William Morgan | 393 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Labor | Lloyd Neville | 357 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 10,130 | 36.4 | +36.4 | |
| Liberal | Campbell Duncan | 557 | 2.0 | -3.1 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Hay | 524 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal | John Driscoll | 435 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 5) | 380 | 1.4 | -4.0 | |
| Liberal | Roy Cazaly | 256 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Bill Wedd (elected 6) | 2,437 | 8.8 | -1.4 | |
| Independent | Leo McPartlan | 166 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Communist | Max Bound | 86 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,842 | 93.7 | −1.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,857 | 6.3 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 29,699 | 93.3 | +3.2 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 12,871 | 46.2 | +1.7 | ||
| Liberal | 12,282 | 44.1 | +23.2 | ||
| Independent | 2,603 | 9.3 | -2.8 | ||
| Communist | 86 | 0.3 | +0.3 | ||
Franklin
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 4,288 | ||||
| Liberal | Tim Jackson (elected 2) | 3,930 | 13.1 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal | Archibald Park (elected 5) | 2,527 | 8.4 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal | Harold Solomon | 2,507 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Pearsall (elected 6) | 2,499 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal | Ernest Barwick | 1,771 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Griffiths | 807 | 2.7 | +1.4 | |
| Labor | John Dwyer (elected 1) | 3,845 | 12.8 | -3.6 | |
| Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 3) | 3,510 | 11.7 | +1.2 | |
| Labor | Charles Hand (elected 4) | 2,464 | 8.2 | -1.6 | |
| Labor | George Robbie | 2,202 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Labor | Edward Cullen | 950 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Labor | Harry Fletcher | 391 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Independent | George Gray | 2,610 | 8.7 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,013 | 95.8 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,318 | 4.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 31,331 | 95.5 | +1.6 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Liberal | 14,041 | 46.8 | +13.0 | ||
| Labor | 13,362 | 44.5 | -3.3 | ||
| Independent | George Gray (Group) | 2,610 | 8.7 | -9.1 | |
Wilmot
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 4,286 | ||||
| Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 1) | 6,456 | 21.5 | +1.5 | |
| Labor | Douglas Cashion (elected 3) | 2,905 | 9.7 | +4.8 | |
| Labor | Lancelot Spurr (elected 6) | 2,211 | 7.4 | -1.2 | |
| Labor | Reg Fisher | 1,621 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Labor | Angus von Bertouch | 1,155 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Labor | Robert Phair | 996 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal | Neil Campbell (elected 2) | 5,446 | 18.2 | -4.0 | |
| Liberal | Charles Best (elected 4) | 2,974 | 9.9 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 5) | 2,012 | 6.7 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | Percy Williams | 1,989 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal | Robert Robertson | 1,402 | 4.7 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal | George Hodson | 830 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,997 | 95.7 | −1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,340 | 4.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 31,337 | 94.1 | +1.6 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 15,344 | 51.2 | -0.5 | ||
| Liberal | 14,653 | 48.8 | +3.0 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Results of 1950 Election". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 5 January 2015.