Results of the 1950 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 6 May 1950[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1948–1955 >>

Enrolled voters 161,650
Votes cast 152,785 Turnout 94.52 +2.28
Informal votes 6,841 Informal 4.48 +0.53
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 70,976 48.63 –0.75 15 ± 0
  Liberal 69,429 47.57 +9.73 14 + 2
  Independent 5,453 3.74 –2.10 1 – 1
  Communist 86 0.06 +0.06 0 ± 0
  Ind. Lib. –6.82 0 – 1
Total 145,944     30  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1950 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1950 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,289
Labor John Madden (elected 1) 4,103 13.7 −3.1
Labor Reg Turnbull (elected 2) 3,855 12.8 −2.0
Labor Claude Barnard (elected 3) 2,847 9.5 +9.5
Labor William Oliver 1,897 6.3 +6.3
Labor Alexander Atkins 1,817 6.1 0.0
Labor Eric Howroyd 1,752 5.8 −2.8
Liberal John Steer (elected 5) 3,458 11.5 +3.7
Liberal John Orchard (elected 6) 3,189 10.6 +2.2
Liberal Bill Beattie 2,774 9.2 +1.6
Liberal Fred Marriott (elected 4) 2,752 9.2 −2.9
Liberal James Guy 852 2.8 +2.8
Liberal James McGowen 726 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 30,022 96.1 −0.7
Informal votes 1,211 3.9 +0.7
Turnout 31,233 94.9 +5.1
Party total votes
Labor 14,937 54.2 −1.7
Liberal 13,751 45.8 +1.7

Darwin

1950 Tasmanian state election: Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,011
Liberal Jack Chamberlain (elected 2) 4,139 14.7 +2.1
Liberal John Fidler (elected 5) 2,580 9.2 +1.2
Liberal Kevin Lyons (elected 6) 2,526 9.0 +3.6
Liberal Jack Breheny 2,461 8.8 +8.8
Liberal Raymond Powys 1,352 4.8 +4.8
Liberal Hector McFie 1,132 4.0 +4.0
Liberal Mervyn Langham 512 1.8 +1.8
Labor Eric Reece (elected 1) 5,076 18.1 +0.1
Labor Charley Aylett (elected 3) 4,018 14.3 +0.6
Labor Carrol Bramich (elected 4) 2,017 7.2 +1.1
Labor Edward Beachcroft 1,100 3.9 +3.9
Labor Gordon O'Shannessey 704 2.5 +2.5
Labor Patrick Streets 554 2.0 +2.0
Independent Thomas Cornelius 240 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 28,070 96.2 +0.7
Informal votes 1,115 3.8 −0.7
Turnout 29,185 94.7 +0.1
Party total votes
Liberal 14,702 52.4 +6.7
Labor 13,128 46.8 −0.9
Independent Thomas Cornelius 240 0.9 +0.9

Denison

1950 Tasmanian state election: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 3,978
Labor Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) 6,382 22.9 +2.5
Labor Alfred White (elected 4) 2,646 9.5 −1.7
Labor Frank Gaha (elected 3) 2,535 9.1 +9.1
Labor Henry Hope 558 2.0 −1.8
Labor William Morgan 393 1.4 +1.4
Labor Lloyd Neville 357 1.3 +1.3
Liberal Rex Townley (elected 1) 10,130 36.4 +36.4
Liberal Campbell Duncan 557 2.0 −3.1
Liberal Arthur Hay 524 1.9 +1.9
Liberal John Driscoll 435 1.6 +1.6
Liberal Horace Strutt (elected 5) 380 1.4 −4.0
Liberal Roy Cazaly 256 0.9 +0.9
Independent Bill Wedd (elected 6) 2,437 8.8 −1.4
Independent Leo McPartlan 166 0.6 +0.6
Communist Max Bound 86 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 27,842 93.7 −1.8
Informal votes 1,857 6.3 +1.8
Turnout 29,699 93.3 +3.2
Party total votes
Labor 12,871 46.2 +1.7
Liberal 12,282 44.1 +23.2
Independent 2,603 9.3 −2.8
Communist 86 0.3 +0.3

Franklin

1950 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,288
Liberal Tim Jackson (elected 2) 3,930 13.1 +5.9
Liberal Archibald Park (elected 5) 2,527 8.4 +3.2
Liberal Harold Solomon 2,507 8.4 +8.4
Liberal Thomas Pearsall (elected 6) 2,499 8.3 +8.3
Liberal Ernest Barwick 1,771 5.9 +5.9
Liberal Arthur Griffiths 807 2.7 +1.4
Labor John Dwyer (elected 1) 3,845 12.8 −3.6
Labor Bill Neilson (elected 3) 3,510 11.7 +1.2
Labor Charles Hand (elected 4) 2,464 8.2 −1.6
Labor George Robbie 2,202 7.3 +7.3
Labor Edward Cullen 950 3.2 +3.2
Labor Harry Fletcher 391 1.3 +1.3
Independent George Gray 2,610 8.7 +0.4
Total formal votes 30,013 95.8 −0.1
Informal votes 1,318 4.2 +0.1
Turnout 31,331 95.5 +1.6
Party total votes
Liberal 14,041 46.8 +13.0
Labor 13,362 44.5 −3.3
Independent George Gray (Group) 2,610 8.7 −9.1

Wilmot

1950 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,286
Labor Roy Fagan (elected 1) 6,456 21.5 +1.5
Labor Douglas Cashion (elected 3) 2,905 9.7 +4.8
Labor Lancelot Spurr (elected 6) 2,211 7.4 −1.2
Labor Reg Fisher 1,621 5.4 +5.4
Labor Angus von Bertouch 1,155 3.9 +3.9
Labor Robert Phair 996 3.3 +3.3
Liberal Neil Campbell (elected 2) 5,446 18.2 −4.0
Liberal Charles Best (elected 4) 2,974 9.9 +5.1
Liberal Angus Bethune (elected 5) 2,012 6.7 +2.2
Liberal Percy Williams 1,989 6.6 +6.6
Liberal Robert Robertson 1,402 4.7 −0.5
Liberal George Hodson 830 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 29,997 95.7 −1.0
Informal votes 1,340 4.3 +1.0
Turnout 31,337 94.1 +1.6
Party total votes
Labor 15,344 51.2 −0.5
Liberal 14,653 48.8 +3.0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results of 1950 Election". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 5 January 2015.