Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1909

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1909 Tasmanian state election, held on 30 April 1909. This election saw the introduction of proportional representation in Tasmanian elections.

Retiring Members

Anti-Socialist

Charles Allen
Stafford Bird
William Brownell
Charles Mackenzie
Christopher O'Reilly
Alfred Youl

Liberal Democrats

House of Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Bass

Six seats were up for election.

Labour candidates	Anti-Socialist candidates	Liberal Democrat candidates

Michael Cullenan Percy Evans James Guy* Charles Howroyd*	Thomas Bakhap* William Batchelor George Grubb Richard McKenzie* George Shields Albert Solomon* Charles Stewart	Charles Metz Robert Sadler*

Darwin

Six seats were up for election.

Labour candidates	Anti-Socialist candidates

James Belton* James Hurst James Long* James Ogden* Peter Riley Benjamin Watkins*	Herbert Payne* Don Urquhart Joshua Whitsitt*

Denison

Six seats were up for election.

Labour candidates	Anti-Socialist candidates	Liberal Democrat candidates	Independent candidates

John Leary William Sheridan* John Smythe Walter Woods*	Edward Crowther* Sir John Davies* George Kerr Sir Elliott Lewis* Frederick Rattle* Joseph MacMaster	Thomas Amott William Jarvis Richard Meagher George Smith	George Gilmore Gilbert Rowntree (Ind Lab)

Franklin

Six seats were up for election.

Labour candidates	Anti-Socialist candidates	Liberal Democrat candidates

David Dicker* John Earle* Joseph Hilton	William Bennett John Evans* Norman Ewing* Alexander Hean* Thomas Hodgman* George Leatham John Wood	Lyndhurst Giblin Theodore Lipscombe

Wilmot

Six seats were up for election.

Labour candidates	Anti-Socialist candidates	Liberal Democrat candidates

Jens Jensen* Martin Kean Joseph Lyons*	Jonathan Best* Henry Dumbleton Richard Field* John Hope* Walter Lee* Henry Murray	Newham Waterworth

See also

References

Tasmanian Parliamentary Library

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