The 1937 Tasmanian state election was held on 20 February 1937 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation systemHouse of Assembly Elections , Parliament of Tasmania. — six members were elected from each of five electorates.
The incumbent Labor government was led by Albert Ogilvie. The opposition Nationalist Party was led by Henry Baker.
Labor had a decisive win in the 1937 election, one that would see the Nationalist Party (later to become the Liberal Party) in opposition until 1969.Michael Roe, Ogilvie, Albert George (1890 - 1939), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 68-70.
Results
Distribution of votes Primary vote by division Bass Darwin Denison Franklin Wilmot Labor Party 63.1% 57.4% 58.7% 58.6% 55.4% Nationalist 34.3% 42.0% 34.6% 41.4% 41.9% Other 2.6% 0.5% 6.7% – 2.8%
Distribution of seats
Electorate Seats won Bass Darwin Denison Franklin Wilmot
Labor Nationalist
See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1937–1941 Candidates of the 1937 Tasmanian state election
References
External links Assembly Election Results, 1937 , Parliament of Tasmania. Report on General Election, 1937, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.