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1941 Tasmanian state election
Results of the 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[ 1] — six members were elected from each of five electorates.
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 Labor leader and Premier Albert Ogilvie had died in office on 10 June 1939, and had been replaced by Edmund Dwyer-Gray and then Robert Cosgrove , who led Labor into the 1941 election.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.[ 2]
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Labor 75,544 62.59 3.9220 2Nationalist 44,158 36.59 2.2810 2Independents 996 0.83 1.640 Total 120,698 100.00 – 30 – Valid votes 120,698 95.01 Invalid/blank votes 6,344 4.99 2.59Total 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 [ edit ]
Primary vote by division [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]