1941 Tasmanian state election

The 1941 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 December 1941 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates.

1941 Tasmanian state election

13 December 1941
All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Robert Cosgrove Henry Baker Party Labor Nationalist Leader since 18 December 1939 8 May 1936 Leader's seat Denison Franklin Last election 18 seats 12 seats Seats won 20 seats 10 seats Seat change 2 2 Percentage 62.59% 36.58% Swing 3.92 2.28
Results of the election
Premier before election Robert Cosgrove Labor Elected Premier Robert Cosgrove Labor

The Labor Party had won the 1937 election with a three-seat majority over the Nationalist Party. Labor leader and Premier Albert Ogilvie had died in office on 10 June 1939, and had been replaced by Edmund Dwyer-Gray and then Robert Cosgrove, who led Labor into the 1941 election. Sir Henry Baker continued to lead the Nationalists.

In spite of Cosgrove's refusal to placate the Labor Party's left wing, and criticism from Bill Morrow of the Launceston Trades Hall Council, Labor consolidated its substantial majority even further, winning a further two seats for a total of 20.

Results

See also: Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1941

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Labor	75,544	62.59	3.92	20	2
	Nationalist	44,158	36.59	2.28	10	2
	Independents	996	0.83	1.64	0
Total		120,698	100.00	–	30	–
Valid votes		120,698	95.01
Invalid/blank votes		6,344	4.99	2.59
Total votes		127,042	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		139,234	91.24	3.05

Popular vote Labor   62.59% Nationalist   36.58% Independents   0.83%

Seats Labor   66.67% Nationalist   33.33%

Distribution of votes

Primary vote by division

	Bass	Darwin	Denison	Franklin	Wilmot
Labor Party	64.2%	58.5%	67.7%	65.2%	56.9%
Nationalist	35.7%	41.5%	31.0%	32.2%	43.1%
Other	–	–	1.3%	2.7%	–

Distribution of seats

Electorate Seats won Bass             Darwin             Denison             Franklin             Wilmot

Labor   Nationalist

See also

• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1941–1946
• Candidates of the 1941 Tasmanian state election

External links

• Assembly Election Results, 1941, Parliament of Tasmania.
• Report on General Election, 1941, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.