Tasmanian state election, 1922

Tasmanian state election, 1922
Tasmania
10 June 1922

All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Walter Lee Joseph Lyons Ernest Blyth
Party Nationalist Labor Australian Country Party (1920)
Leader since September 1915 November 1916 1922
Leader's seat Wilmot Wilmot Wilmot
Last election 16 seats 13 seats 0 seats
Seats won 12 seats 12 seats 5 seats
Seat change Decrease4 Decrease1 Increase5
Percentage 40.96% 36.74% 13.98%
Swing Decrease14.25 Decrease4.70 Increase13.98

Premier before election

Walter Lee
Nationalist

Resulting Premier

Walter Lee
Nationalist

A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 10 June 1922.

Background

The incumbent Premier of Tasmania at the time of the 1922 election was Walter Lee of the Nationalist Party. Before the election, a new party had emerged, the Country Party, a conservative party aiming to represent farmers and rural interests, led by Ernest Blyth. The Labor Party was led by Joseph Lyons.

Results

Tasmanian state election, 10 June 1922
House of Assembly
<< 1919 1925 >>

Enrolled voters 110,549
Votes cast 69,752 Turnout 63.10% –2.98%
Informal votes 1,834 Informal 2.63% -1.33%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Nationalist 27,816 40.96% –14.25% 12 – 4
  Labor 24,956 36.74% –4.70% 12 – 1
  Country 9,498 13.98% +13.98% 5 + 5
  Independent Labor 889 1.31% +1.31% 0 ± 0
  Independent 4,759 7.01% +3.65% 1 ± 0
Total 67,918     30  

Distribution of Seats

Electorate Seats won
Bass            
Darwin            
Denison            
Franklin            
Wilmot            
  Labor
  Nationalist
  Country
  Independent

Aftermath

The emergence of the Country Party split the anti-Labor vote at the 1922 election, and the Nationalist Party lost four seats to them, handing them 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.[1]

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