Tasmanian state election, 1946

23 November 1946

All 30 seats to the House of Assembly

	First party	Second party

Leader	Robert Cosgrove	Neil Campbell
Party	Labor	Liberal
Leader since	18 December 1939	February 1945
Leader's seat	Denison	Wilmot
Last election	20 seats	10 seats
Seats won	16 seats	12 seats
Seat change	4	2
Percentage	50.97%	34.25%
Swing	11.63	2.33

Premier before election

Robert Cosgrove
Labor

Elected Premier

Robert Cosgrove
Labor

A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 23 November 1946.

Background

Incumbent Premier Robert Cosgrove continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern Liberal Party of Australia, and was led by Neil Campbell. This was Tasmania's first election since the end of World War II.

Results

Tasmanian state election, 23 November 1946 House of Assembly << 1941 — 1948 >>
Enrolled voters		157,756
Votes cast		143,674		Turnout	91.07%	–0.16%
Informal votes		14,484		Informal	10.08%	+5.09%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	65,843	50.97%	–11.63%	16	– 4
	Liberal	44,158	34.25%	–2.33%	12	+ 2
	Ind. Lib.^[1]	11,339	8.78%	+8.78%	1	+ 1
	Independent	7,765	6.01%	+5.18%	1	+ 1
Total		129,190			30

¹ Several Nationalists did not join the new Liberal Party and ran as independents. Rex Townley was elected in Denison.

Distribution of Seats

Electorate	Seats won
Bass
Darwin
Denison
Franklin
Wilmot

	Labor
	Liberal
	Independent

Aftermath

Labor won a majority in the election, although Robert Cosgrove's personal vote was significantly reduced. Nevertheless, he dominated the government throughout Tasmania's post-war recovery.^[1]

References

↑ W. A. Townsley, Cosgrove, Sir Robert (1884 - 1969), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 505-507.

External links

Assembly Election Results, 1946, Parliament of Tasmania.
Report on Parliamentary Elections, 1947, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

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