1934 Tasmanian state election
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The1934 Tasmanian state electionwas held on 9 June 1934 in theAustralian stateofTasmaniato elect 30 members of theTasmanian House of Assembly.The election used theHare-Clarkproportional representationsystem[1]— six members were elected from each of five electorates.
TheNationalist Partywon a huge victory in the1931 election,butPremier of TasmaniaJohn McPheehad resigned due to health problems, and the Nationalists were led into the 1934 election by former PremierWalter Lee.TheLabor Partywere led byAlbert Ogilvie,who had managed to heal some of the rifts in the Labor Party that had contributed to their election loss in 1931.[2]
Labor regained much of their ground in the 1934 election, winning 14 seats compared to the Nationalists' 13 (although the Nationalists had received more votes), not enough to govern in a majority. Three seats were won by Independent candidates, and it was only through the support of one of these (George Carruthers,an ex-Labor man and proponent of theDouglasite Social Creditconcept), that Labor was able to form government, with Ogilvie as Premier.[2]
Labor began an uninterrupted 35 year rule over Tasmania until 1969, which marks the longest stretch of continuous Labor rule in any state or territory in its history.
Results[edit]
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Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
Nationalist | 54,549 | 46.72 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | |
Labor | 53,454 | 45.78 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | |
Independents | 8,764 | 7.51 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | |
Total | 116,767 | 100.00 | – | 30 | – | |
Valid votes | 116,767 | 96.78 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 3,885 | 3.22 | ![]() | |||
Total votes | 120,652 | 100.00 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 127,681 | 94.49 | ![]() |
Distribution of votes[edit]
Primary vote by division[edit]
Bass | Darwin | Denison | Franklin | Wilmot | |
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Labor Party | 50.8% | 40.8% | 48.7% | 51.9% | 35.8% |
Nationalist | 49.2% | 52.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 57.0% |
Other | – | 6.3% | 13.5% | 10.3% | 7.3% |
Distribution of seats[edit]
See also[edit]
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1934–1937
- Candidates of the 1934 Tasmanian state election
References[edit]
- ^House of Assembly Elections,Parliament of Tasmania.
- ^abMichael Roe,Ogilvie, Albert George (1890 - 1939),Australian Dictionary of Biography,Volume 11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 68-70.
External links[edit]
- Assembly Election Results, 1934,Parliament of Tasmania.
- Report on General Election, 1934,Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
Further reading[edit]
- Batt, Neil(1969). "Tasmania's Depression elections".Labour History.17(17). Liverpool University Press: 111–120.doi:10.2307/27507957.JSTOR27507957.