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1906 Tasmanian state election

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1906 Tasmainian state election

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All 30 seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Evans Herbert Nicholls John Earle
Party Anti-Socialist Protectionist Labor
Leader's seat Kingborough Central Hobart Waratah
Last election 17 seats 9 seats 3 seats
Seats won 15 seats 9 seats 7 seats
Seat change Decrease2 Steady Increase4

Premier before election

John Evans
Anti-Socialist

Elected Premier

John Evans
Anti-Socialist

The 1906 Tasmanian state election was held on 29 March 1906 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

John Evans became Premier of Tasmania on 12 July 1904 and was the incumbent premier at the election. At the election, Labour increased its seats to 7, and now held the balance of power.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Anti-Socialist 12,160 30.49 15 –2
Protectionist 4,922 12.34 9 ±0
Labor 10,583 26.54 7 +4
Independent 3,302 8.28 4 -2
Total 39,881 35

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