Tasmanian state election, 1941

Tasmanian state election, 1941

13 December 1941

All 30 seats to the House of Assembly   First party Second party   Leader Robert Cosgrove Henry Baker Party Labor Nationalist Leader since 18 December 1939 July 1936 Leader's seat Denison Franklin Last election 18 seats 12 seats Seats won 20 seats 10 seats Seat change 2 2 Percentage 62.59% 36.58% Swing 3.92 2.28

Premier before election Robert Cosgrove Labor Elected Premier Robert Cosgrove Labor

A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 13 December 1941.

Background

The Australian Labor Party had won the 1937 election with a three-seat majority over the Nationalist Party. Labor leader and Premier Albert Ogilvie had died in office on 10 June 1939, and had been replaced by Edmund Dwyer-Gray and then Robert Cosgrove, who led Labor into the 1941 election. Sir Henry Baker continued to lead the Nationalists.

Results

Tasmanian state election, 13 December 1941 House of Assembly << 1937 — 1946 >>
Enrolled voters		139,234
Votes cast		127,034		Turnout	91.24%	–3.05%
Informal votes		6,344		Informal	4.99%	–2.59%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	75,544	62.59%	+3.92%	20	+ 2
	Nationalist	44,158	36.58%	–2.28%	10	– 2
	Independent	996	0.83%	–1.64%	0	± 0
Total		120,690			30

Distribution of Seats

Electorate Seats won Bass             Darwin             Denison             Franklin             Wilmot

Labor   Nationalist

Aftermath

In spite of Cosgrove's refusal to placate the Labor Party's left wing, and criticism from Bill Morrow of the Launceston Trades Hall Council, Labor consolidated its substantial majority even further, winning a further two seats for a total of 20.^[1]

See also

• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1941–1946
• Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1941

References

1. W. A. Townsley, Cosgrove, Sir Robert (1884 - 1969), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 505-507.

External links

• Assembly Election Results, 1941, Parliament of Tasmania.
• Report on General Election, 1941, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.