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The 1903 Tasmanian state election was held on 2 April 1903 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Women got the right to vote at the election.
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Elliott Lewis, leader of the Ministerial group, entered the election as the incumbent Premier of Tasmania.[1] At the election, the group lost 10 seats and Lewis lost his seat. The Opposition led by William Propsting won government, meaning he became Premier of Tasmania.[2] The Workers' Political League (the future Australian Labor Party) fielded candidates for the first time, winning three seats. John Earle became leader of the parliamentary party in 1906.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Protectionist | 11,880 | 50.55 |  38.80 | 22 | 13 | |
| Free Trade | 5,755 | 24.49 |  2.71 | 7 | 11 | |
| Independents | 3,349 | 14.25 | 8.01 | 3 | 8 | |
| Labor | 2,516 | 10.71 | New | 3 | New | |
| Total | 23,500 | 100.00 | – | 35 | – | |
See also
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edit- ^ Notos (11 April 1903). "TASMANIAN NOTES". The Australasian. Vol. LXXIV, no. 1932. Melbourne. p. 49. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TASMANIAN POLITICS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 20, 311. New South Wales, Australia. 15 April 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.