1922 Tasmanian state election

The 1922 Tasmanian state election was held on 10 June 1922 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system[1] — six members were elected from each of five electorates.

1922 Tasmanian state election

← 1919 10 June 1922 1925 →

All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Walter Lee Joseph Lyons Ernest Blyth
Party Nationalist Labor Country
Leader since September 1915 November 1916 1922
Leader's seat Wilmot Wilmot Wilmot
Last election 16 seats 13 seats 0 seats
Seats won 12 12 5
Seat change Decrease 4 Decrease 1 Increase 5
Percentage 40.96% 36.74% 13.98%
Swing Decrease 14.25 Decrease 4.70 Increase 13.98

Results of the election

Premier before election

Walter Lee
Nationalist

Resulting Premier

Walter Lee
Nationalist

The incumbent Premier of Tasmania was Walter Lee of the Nationalist Party. The Labor Party was led by Joseph Lyons. Before the election, a new party had emerged, the Country Party, a conservative party aiming to represent farmers and rural interests. In Tasmania, the new party was led by Ernest Blyth.

At the election, the Nationalist Party lost four seats and Labor lost one seat. The Country Party won 5 seats and the balance of power. Despite surviving a no-confidence vote, Lee resigned and recommended that the Governor of Tasmania send for Blyth. Blyth organised a meeting between the Nationalist and Country parties, and they agreed to form Tasmania's first coalition government with John Hayes as Premier.[2]

In this election, women were first eligible to stand for the House of Assembly. There were three women candidates standing, including Alicia O'Shea Petersen, all of whom stood as Independents and all of whom were unsuccessful.

Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Nationalist27,81640.96  14.2512  4
Labor24,95636.74  4.7012  1
Country9,49813.98New5New
Independents4,7597.01  3.651 
Independent Labor8891.31  1.310 
Total67,918100.0030
Valid votes67,91897.37
Invalid/blank votes1,8342.63  1.33
Total votes69,752100.00
Registered voters/turnout110,54963.10  2.98


Popular vote
Nationalist
40.96%
Labor
36.74%
Country
13.98%
Independents
8.32%
Seats
Nationalist
40.00%
Labor
40.00%
Country
16.67%
Independents
3.33%

Distribution of votes

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Primary vote by division

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Bass Darwin Denison Franklin Wilmot
Labor Party 39.5% 43.5% 39.7% 32.2% 27.4%
Nationalist 46.1% 17.9% 52.4% 38.1% 38.3%
Country 6.1% 28.6% 22.5% 22.4%
Other 8.3% 10.0% 7.9% 8.0% 11.9%

Distribution of seats

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See also

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References

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