The 1950 Tasmanian state election was held on 6 May 1950.
Retiring Members
No MHAs retired at this election.
House of Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Bass Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Alexander Atkins Claude Barnard* Eric Howroyd John Madden* William Oliver Reg Turnbull*Bill Beattie James Guy James McGowen Fred Marriott* John Orchard* John Steer*
Darwin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUngrouped candidates Charley Aylett* Edward Beachcroft Carrol Bramich* Gordon O'Shannessey Eric Reece* Patrick StreetsJack Breheny Jack Chamberlain* John Fidler* Mervyn Langham Kevin Lyons* Hector McFie Raymond PowysThomas Cornelius
Denison Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. One seat was being defended by independent MHA Bill Wedd. The final seat had been won by Rex Townley as an independent Liberal; he had since joined the Liberal Party. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidatesUngrouped candidates Robert Cosgrove* Frank Gaha* Henry Hope William Morgan Lloyd Neville Alfred White*Roy Cazaly John Driscoll Campbell Duncan Arthur Hay Horace Strutt* Rex Townley*Leo McPartlan Bill Wedd*Max Bound (CPA)
Franklin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Independent MHA George Gray was defending one seat. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUngrouped candidates Edward Cullen John Dwyer* Harry Fletcher Charles Hand* Bill Neilson* George RobbieErnest Barwick Arthur Griffiths Tim Jackson* Archibald Park* Thomas Pearsall* Harold SolomonGeorge Gray
Wilmot Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Douglas Cashion* Roy Fagan* Reg Fisher Robert Phair Lancelot Spurr* Angus von BertouchCharles Best* Angus Bethune* Neil Campbell* George Hodson Robert Robertson Percy Williams
See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1948–1950 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1950–1955
References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library