Results of the 1922 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 10 June 1922^[1] House of Assembly << 1919–1925 >>
Enrolled voters		110,549
Votes cast		69,752		Turnout	63.10%	–2.98%
Informal votes		1,834		Informal	2.63%	-1.33%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Nationalist	27,816	40.96%	–14.25%	12	– 4
	Labor	24,956	36.74%	–4.70%	12	– 1
	Country	9,498	13.98%	+13.98%	5	+ 5
	Independent Labor TAS	889	1.31%	+1.31%	0	± 0
	Independent	4,759	7.01%	+3.65%	1	± 0
Total		67,918			30

Results by division[edit]

1922 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,003
	Nationalist	John Hayes (elected 3)	1,783	12.7	-3.6
	Nationalist	John Newton (elected 4)	1,631	11.6	-5.7
	Nationalist	Alexander Marshall (elected 5)	1,173	8.4	-8.3
	Nationalist	Henry Thomson	1,134	8.1	+8.1
	Nationalist	George Shields	687	4.9	+4.9
	Nationalist	William Rose	50	0.4	+0.4
	Labor	Allan Guy (elected 1)	1,941	13.8	+4.5
	Labor	George Becker (elected 2)	1,820	13.0	-1.5
	Labor	Victor Shaw	749	5.3	-1.4
	Labor	Alfred Higgins	670	4.8	+4.8
	Labor	Leonard Bennett	364	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Jens Jensen (elected 6)	1,158	8.3	+8.3
	Country	Robert Murphy	859	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			14,019	97.9	+1.2
Informal votes			294	2.1	-1.2
Turnout			14,313	61.3	-1.9
Party total votes
	Nationalist		6,458	46.1	-16.0
	Labor		5,544	39.5	+1.6
	Independent	Jens Jensen	1,158	8.3	+8.3
	Country		859	6.1	+6.1

1922 Tasmanian state election: Darwin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			1,535
	Labor	James Ogden (elected 1)	2,004	18.7	+3.7
	Labor	James Belton (elected 2)	1,149	10.7	-1.4
	Labor	James Hurst (elected 6)	787	7.3	-3.2
	Labor	Philip Kelly	736	6.9	+6.9
	Country	Edward Hobbs (elected 5)	919	8.6	+8.6
	Country	Richard Franks (elected 3)	882	8.2	+8.2
	Country	Charles Dunning	682	6.3	+6.3
	Country	John Wright	592	5.5	+5.5
	Nationalist	Frank Marriott (elected 4)	967	9.0	+9.0
	Nationalist	Percy Pollard	950	8.8	-2.9
	Independent	Joshua Whitsitt	962	9.0	-6.3
	Independent	Llewellyn Storey	109	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			10,739	97.4	+2.2
Informal votes			282	2.6	-2.2
Turnout			11,021	63.0	-4.9
Party total votes
	Labor		4,676	43.5	-4.0
	Country		3,075	28.6	+28.6
	Nationalist		1,917	17.9	-19.3
	Independent	Joshua Whitsitt	962	9.0	-6.3
	Independent	Llewellyn Storey	109	1.0	+1.0

1922 Tasmanian state election: Denison
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,625
	Nationalist	John McPhee (elected 1)	2,568	14.0	+0.7
	Nationalist	Charles Grant (elected 5)	1,729	9.4	+9.4
	Nationalist	Robert Snowden (elected 4)	1,368	7.4	+1.2
	Nationalist	William Mulcahy	1,229	6.7	+6.7
	Nationalist	John Turner	1,172	6.4	+6.4
	Nationalist	Leslie Payne	496	2.7	+2.7
	Nationalist	Eric Stopp	372	2.0	+2.0
	Nationalist	Albert Richardson	266	1.4	+1.4
	Nationalist	Edward James	199	1.1	+1.1
	Nationalist	Francist Foster	188	1.0	+1.0
	Nationalist	Joseph Hatch	32	0.2	+0.2
	Labor	John Cleary (elected 2)	2,510	13.7	-7.8
	Labor	Charles Culley (elected 3)	1,659	9.0	+9.0
	Labor	William Sheridan (elected 6)	1,474	8.0	+1.8
	Labor	Robert Cosgrove	1,388	7.6	+2.7
	Labor	Will Reece	266	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Edith Waterworth	1,187	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Alicia O'Shea Petersen	105	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	William Lloyd	84	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	William Michael	77	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			18,369	97.4	+0.4
Informal votes			487	2.6	-0.4
Turnout			18,856	66.2	+4.0
Party total votes
	Nationalist		9,619	52.4	-3.3
	Labor		7,297	39.7	-4.6
	Independent	Edith Waterworth	1,187	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Alicia O'Shea Petersen	105	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	William Lloyd	84	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	William Michael	77	0.4	+0.4

1922 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			1,932
	Nationalist	John Evans (elected 3)	1,569	11.6	+0.5
	Nationalist	Alexander Hean (elected 4)	1,224	9.0	+1.4
	Nationalist	George Cummins	1,089	8.1	-1.2
	Nationalist	Peter Murdoch (elected 5)	955	7.1	+7.1
	Nationalist	Arthur Sibley	309	2.3	+2.3
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)	1,839	13.6	+7.0
	Labor	William Pearce (elected 6)	1,083	8.0	+5.5
	Labor	Benjamin Watkins	551	4.1	0.0
	Labor	William Shoobridge	462	3.4	0.0
	Labor	J. J. Kenneally	415	3.1	+3.1
	Country	John Piggott (elected 2)	1,200	8.9	+8.9
	Country	Benjamin Pearsall	742	5.5	+5.5
	Country	William Dixon	636	4.7	+4.7
	Country	John Newman	461	3.4	+3.4
	Independent Labor	David Dicker	754	5.6	+5.6
	Independent Labor	Thomas Keogh	135	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Thomas O'Brien	94	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			13,518	97.1	+0.4
Informal votes			398	2.9	-0.4
Turnout			13,916	60.9	-4.2
Party total votes
	Nationalist		5,146	38.1	-13.9
	Labor		4,350	32.2	-12.7
	Country		3,039	22.5	+22.5
	Independent Labor		889	7.3	+7.3
	Independent	Thomas O'Brien	94	0.7	+0.7

1922 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			1,611
	Nationalist	Walter Lee (elected 2)	1,398	12.4	-13.0
	Nationalist	Henry McFie	916	8.1	+3.2
	Nationalist	Neil Campbell (elected 5)	864	7.7	+7.7
	Nationalist	George Pullen	587	5.2	-3.0
	Labor	Joseph Lyons (elected 1)	1,997	17.7	+0.5
	Labor	Michael O'Keefe (elected 6)	880	7.8	+1.2
	Labor	Francis Masters	212	1.9	+1.9
	Country	Albert Bendall (elected 4)	1,107	9.8	+9.8
	Country	Ernest Blyth (elected 3)	987	8.8	+8.8
	Country	Walter Gowans	237	2.1	+2.1
	Country	Arthur Lade	194	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Norman Cameron	951	8.4	+8.4
	Independent	Annette Youl	358	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Frederick Bottomley	32	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			11,273	96.8	+2.9
Informal votes			373	3.2	-2.9
Turnout			11,646	63.5	+0.3
Party total votes
	Nationalist		4,318	38.3	-31.5
	Labor		3,089	27.4	-2.8
	Country		2,525	22.4	+22.4
	Independent	Norman Cameron	951	8.4	+8.4
	Independent	Annette Youl	358	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Frederick Bottomley	32	0.3	+0.3

^ "Assembly Elections, 1922". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 27 September 2015.