Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1937

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1937 Tasmanian election.

Tasmanian state election, 20 February 1937[1] House of Assembly << 1934–1941 >>
Enrolled voters		132,001
Votes cast		124,460		Turnout	94.29%	–0.18%
Informal votes		2,997		Informal	2.41%	–0.79%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	71,263	58.67%	+12.89%	18	+ 4
	Nationalist	47,204	38.86%	–7.86%	12	– 1
	Independent	2,996	2.47%	–5.04%	0	– 3
Total		121,463			30

Results by division

Bass

1937 Tasmanian state election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			3,418
	Labor	Thomas Davies (elected 1)	7,344	30.7	+9.4
	Labor	John Madden (elected 2)	2,426	10.1	+5.5
	Labor	John McDonald (elected 4)	2,174	9.1	+3.6
	Labor	Eric Howroyd (elected 5)	1,410	5.9	+5.9
	Labor	George McElwee	1,080	4.5	+4.5
	Labor	Peter Pike	671	2.8	+2.8
	Nationalist	John Ockerby (elected 3)	2,836	11.9	+4.7
	Nationalist	Angus McKenzie	1,639	6.9	+6.9
	Nationalist	Allen Hollingsworth (elected 6)	1,501	6.3	-7.1
	Nationalist	Syd Jackson	1,340	5.6	-0.2
	Nationalist	Harold Solomon	888	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	Percy Harvey	529	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	John Sheehan	82	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			23,920	97.7	+1.1
Informal votes			570	2.3	-1.1
Turnout			24,490	93.8	-0.8
Party total votes
	Labor		15,105	63.1	+12.3
	Nationalist		8,204	34.3	-14.9
	Independent	Percy Harvey	529	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	John Sheehan	82	0.3	+0.3

Darwin

1937 Tasmanian state election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			3,527
	Labor	Thomas d'Alton (elected 1)	7,576	30.7	+15.7
	Labor	Philip Kelly (elected 2)	2,086	8.5	-2.6
	Labor	Joseph McGrath (elected 3)	1,659	6.7	+0.9
	Labor	Bill Aylett	1,317	5.3	+5.3
	Labor	Henry Lane	830	3.4	-0.6
	Labor	Garnet Cooper	711	2.9	+2.9
	Nationalist	Frank Edwards (elected 5)	2,030	8.2	+1.3
	Nationalist	Jack Chamberlain (elected 4)	1,994	8.1	+1.5
	Nationalist	Frank Marriott (elected 6)	1,929	7.8	-0.1
	Nationalist	John Wright	1,827	7.4	+1.1
	Nationalist	Henry McFie	1,482	6.0	+0.7
	Nationalist	Stephen Broad	798	3.2	+3.2
	Nationalist	Hubert Nichols	317	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	James Campbell	128	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			24,684	97.1	+0.1
Informal votes			725	2.9	-0.1
Turnout			25,409	94.1	+0.1
Party total votes
	Labor		14,179	57.4	+16.6
	Nationalist		10,377	42.0	-10.8
	Independent	James Campbell	128	0.5	+0.5

Denison

1937 Tasmanian state election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			3,469
	Labor	Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 1)	4,614	19.0	+11.8
	Labor	Robert Cosgrove (elected 2)	4,314	17.8	+1.9
	Labor	Charles Culley (elected 3)	2,514	10.4	-1.2
	Labor	Francis Heerey (elected 4)	1,919	7.9	+7.9
	Labor	Alfred White	686	2.8	+1.1
	Labor	John Lattin	194	0.8	+0.8
	Nationalist	John Soundy (elected 5)	2,660	11.0	-4.1
	Nationalist	Arndell Lewis (elected 6)	2,466	10.2	+6.1
	Nationalist	Eric Johnson	1,444	5.9	-0.8
	Nationalist	Ernest Turner	1,316	5.4	-0.8
	Nationalist	D'Arcy Addison	517	2.1	-2.2
	Independent	George Carruthers	1,007	4.1	-4.6
	Independent	George Collis	554	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Frederick Lambert	73	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			24,278	98.0	+1.1
Informal votes			496	2.0	-1.1
Turnout			24,774	94.0	-1.1
Party total votes
	Labor		14,241	58.7	-10.0
	Nationalist		8,403	34.6	-3.2
	Independent	George Carruthers	1,007	4.1	-4.6
	Independent	George Collis	554	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Frederick Lambert	73	0.3	+0.3

Franklin

1937 Tasmanian state election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			3,685
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)	9,008	34.9	+9.5
	Labor	Edward Brooker (elected 4)	2,571	10.0	0.0
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 3)	2,190	8.5	-1.7
	Labor	Basil Plummer (elected 5)	977	3.8	+3.8
	Labor	Francis McDermott	365	1.4	+1.4
	Nationalist	Henry Baker (elected 2)	4,330	16.8	+4.1
	Nationalist	George Doyle (elected 6)	1,838	7.1	+7.1
	Nationalist	Benjamin Pearsall	1,462	5.7	+5.7
	Nationalist	Vincent Shoobridge	1,105	4.3	+4.3
	Nationalist	John Piggott	1,062	4.1	+4.1
	Nationalist	Andrew Cooper	592	2.3	+2.3
	Nationalist	Benjamin Watkins	289	1.1	-4.3
Total formal votes			25,789	97.7	+0.4
Informal votes			596	2.3	-0.4
Turnout			26,385	95.8	+0.7
Party total votes
	Labor		15,111	58.6	+6.7
	Nationalist		10,678	41.4	+3.6

Wilmot

1937 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			3,257
	Labor	Eric Ogilvie (elected 1)	6,329	27.8	-1.0
	Labor	George Becker (elected 2)	2,801	12.3	+12.3
	Labor	David O'Keefe (elected 3)	1,639	7.2	+7.2
	Labor	Lancelot Spurr	1,206	5.3	+5.3
	Labor	William Taylor	652	2.9	+2.9
	Nationalist	Neil Campbell (elected 4)	2,904	12.7	+12.7
	Nationalist	Walter Lee (elected 6)	2,251	9.9	+9.9
	Nationalist	Francis Foster (elected 5)	2,170	9.5	+5.6
	Nationalist	Donald Cameron	1,272	5.6	+5.6
	Nationalist	Arthur Hutchinson	388	1.7	+1.7
	Nationalist	Charles Salter	287	1.3	+1.3
	Nationalist	William Ritchie	270	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	William Drake	542	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Athol Smith	81	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			22,792	97.1	+1.0
Informal votes			677	2.9	-1.0
Turnout			23,469	93.9	+0.3
Party total votes
	Labor		12,627	55.4	+19.6
	Nationalist		9,542	41.9	-15.1
	Independent	William Drake	542	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Athol Smith	81	0.4	+0.4

See also

• 1937 Tasmanian state election
• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1937–1941
• Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1937

References

1. "Assembly Elections, 1937". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 27 September 2015.