Results of the 1931 Tasmanian state election
|
Tasmanian state election, 9 May 1931[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 118,730 | |||||
| Votes cast | 112,779 | Turnout | 94.99% | +13.10% | ||
| Informal votes | 3,885 | Informal | 3.44% | +0.20% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Nationalist | 61,414 | 56.40% | +14.20% | 19 | + 4 | |
| Labor | 38,030 | 34.92% | –12.23% | 10 | – 4 | |
| Independent | 9,450 | 8.68% | –2.07% | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 108,894 | 30 | ||||
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1931 Tasmanian election.
Results by division[edit]
Bass[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 3,095 | ||||
| Nationalist | Howard Barber (elected 1) | 3,446 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
| Nationalist | Robert Murphy (elected 2) | 2,989 | 13.8 | +6.9 | |
| Nationalist | Claude James (elected 4) | 2,155 | 9.9 | -0.3 | |
| Nationalist | John Ockerby (elected 6) | 1,684 | 7.8 | -2.4 | |
| Nationalist | Henry Thomson | 1,302 | 6.0 | -1.5 | |
| Nationalist | Herbert Postle | 1,145 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Nationalist | Benjamin Saunders | 882 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Labor | Victor Shaw (elected 3) | 3,064 | 14.1 | +4.8 | |
| Labor | Thomas Davies (elected 5) | 2,342 | 10.8 | +3.8 | |
| Labor | George Becker | 1,688 | 7.8 | -5.1 | |
| Labor | Alfred Higgins | 964 | 4.5 | +1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,661 | 96.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 768 | 3.4 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 22,429 | 94.7 | +15.0 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 13,603 | 62.8 | +17.4 | ||
| Labor | 8,058 | 37.2 | -17.4 | ||
Darwin[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 3,248 | ||||
| Nationalist | Thomas Butler (elected 1) | 5,846 | 25.7 | +25.7 | |
| Nationalist | Frank Marriott (elected 2) | 2,788 | 12.3 | -5.1 | |
| Nationalist | Henry McFie (elected 6) | 1,953 | 8.6 | -0.5 | |
| Nationalist | Edward Hobbs (elected 5) | 1,659 | 7.3 | -3.6 | |
| Nationalist | John Wright | 1,180 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
| Nationalist | Colin Paul | 225 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Labor | Thomas d'Alton (elected 3) | 2,660 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Labor | Philip Kelly (elected 4) | 2,186 | 9.6 | -5.4 | |
| Labor | James Belton | 1,523 | 6.7 | -6.5 | |
| Labor | Joseph McGrath | 392 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Labor | James Gray | 378 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Fergus Medwin | 1,667 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Independent | Daniel Brown | 274 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,731 | 96.7 | -0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 768 | 3.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 23,499 | 95.2 | +11.0 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 13,651 | 60.0 | +14.3 | ||
| Labor | 7,139 | 31.4 | -15.3 | ||
| Independent | Fergus Medwin | 1,667 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Independent | Daniel Brown | 274 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Denison[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 3,102 | ||||
| Nationalist | John McPhee (elected 1) | 5,068 | 23.3 | +7.7 | |
| Nationalist | Ernest Turner (elected 2) | 2,226 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
| Nationalist | Charles Grant (elected 5) | 1,459 | 6.7 | -2.9 | |
| Nationalist | John Soundy (elected 6) | 1,026 | 4.7 | -3.0 | |
| Nationalist | Arndell Lewis | 754 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Nationalist | George Gilmore | 384 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Nationalist | Charles O'Conor | 336 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Nationalist | Maurice Susman | 248 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Nationalist | Alfred Richardson | 152 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Labor | Gerald Mahoney (elected 3) | 2,463 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
| Labor | Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 4) | 1,486 | 6.7 | -1.2 | |
| Labor | Robert Cosgrove | 1,405 | 6.5 | -0.5 | |
| Labor | Arthur Tyler | 1,328 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Labor | Walter Woods | 909 | 4.2 | -3.9 | |
| Labor | Frederick Bates | 640 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Labor | John Cleary | 508 | 2.3 | -0.9 | |
| Independent | James Counsel | 585 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Archibald Park | 410 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | David Dicker | 322 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,709 | 96.6 | -0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 775 | 3.4 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 22,484 | 95.3 | +11.7 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 11,653 | 53.7 | +13.3 | ||
| Labor | 8,739 | 40.3 | -0.6 | ||
| Independent | James Counsel | 585 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Archibald Park | 410 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | David Dicker | 322 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Franklin[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 3,210 | ||||
| Nationalist | Henry Baker (elected 1) | 4,583 | 20.4 | +10.3 | |
| Nationalist | Alfred Seabrook (elected 6) | 1,612 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
| Nationalist | John Evans (elected 4) | 1,593 | 7.1 | -1.8 | |
| Nationalist | John Piggott | 1,303 | 5.8 | -8.4 | |
| Nationalist | Derrick Burgess | 532 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Nationalist | Clarence Rennie | 252 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Labor | Albert Ogilvie (elected 2) | 3,930 | 17.5 | -7.7 | |
| Labor | John Dwyer (elected 3) | 1,531 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Labor | William McGann | 661 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Labor | Edward Brooker | 612 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Labor | John Hohne | 413 | 1.8 | -0.3 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Watkins (elected 5) | 2,276 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Pearsall | 1,626 | 7.2 | -0.5 | |
| Independent | Peter Murdoch | 1,156 | 5.1 | -0.7 | |
| Independent | George Collis | 389 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,469 | 96.9 | -0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 707 | 3.1 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 23,176 | 95.5 | +14.3 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 9,875 | 43.9 | +6.5 | ||
| Labor | 7,147 | 31.8 | -11.7 | ||
| Independent | Benjamin Watkins | 2,276 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Pearsall | 1,626 | 7.2 | -0.5 | |
| Independent | Peter Murdoch | 1,156 | 5.1 | -0.7 | |
| Independent | George Collis | 389 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Wilmot[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 2,904 | ||||
| Nationalist | Neil Campbell (elected 1) | 3,611 | 17.8 | +3.2 | |
| Nationalist | Walter Lee (elected 6) | 2,495 | 12.3 | -2.4 | |
| Nationalist | Llewellyn Atkinson (elected 4) | 2,453 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
| Nationalist | Alfred Burbury (elected 5) | 2,341 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
| Nationalist | Percy Best | 1,732 | 8.5 | -3.3 | |
| Labor | Jens Jensen (elected 2) | 2,737 | 13.5 | +7.2 | |
| Labor | Eric Ogilvie (elected 3) | 2,214 | 10.9 | +6.8 | |
| Labor | Herbert Osborne | 1,040 | 5.1 | +0.3 | |
| Labor | William Shoobridge | 526 | 2.6 | +0.9 | |
| Labor | Henry Lane | 430 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | John Williams | 461 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Whitham | 284 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,324 | 95.9 | 0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 867 | 4.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 21,191 | 94.2 | +13.6 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 12,632 | 62.1 | +20.1 | ||
| Labor | 6,947 | 34.2 | -16.7 | ||
| Independent | John Williams | 461 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Whitham | 284 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
See also[edit]
- 1931 Tasmanian state election
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1931–1934
- Candidates of the 1931 Tasmanian state election
References[edit]
- ^ "Assembly Elections, 1931". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 27 September 2015.