Candidates of the 1948 Tasmanian state election

The 1948 Tasmanian state election was held on 21 August 1948.

Retiring Members

Labor Charles Culley MHA (Denison)

Liberal Charles Atkins MHA (Denison)

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 four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidates Alexander Atkins John Carter Eric Howroyd* Henry Hurst John Madden* Reg Turnbull*Bill Beattie* Jack Breheny Stewart Chapple Allen Hollingsworth 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, although Liberal MHA Henry McFie was running as an independent. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates Charley Aylett* Aubrey Bartram Carrol Bramich* Harold Purton Eric Reece* Michael SmithGerald Acheson Vivian Byard Jack Chamberlain* John Fidler* Wilfred French James Hilder Kevin Lyons* Percy WilliamsEllis Batten Henry McFie Leslie Margetts

Denison Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. One seat was being defended by independent MHA Rex Townley. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesGroup A candidatesGroup C candidatesUngrouped candidates Albert Bowring Norman Cooper Robert Cosgrove* Henry Hope* Timothy Mahoney John Nolan Alfred White*Campbell Duncan Robert Harvey Joyce Heathorn John Kennedy Hubert Lewis Gerald Lyons Wilfred Osborne Horace Strutt*Cyril Hosan Victor Ratten Bill Wedd*Edgar Lee Rex Townley*Thomas Layton George Wallis

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 candidatesIndependent candidatesUngrouped candidates John Brown John Dwyer* Charles Hand* Bill Neilson* Marjorie Somerville Rowland WorsleyOlive Calvert Artur Griffiths Tim Jackson* Ronald Morrisby Archibald Park Reg Wright*Arthur Cross George Gray* Thomas Pearsall Royce TurnbullHenry Martin Leonard Martin

Wilmot Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUngrouped candidates Charles Burnell Douglas Cashion Roy Fagan* Henry Gregg Peter Pike* Lancelot Spurr*Charles Best Angus Bethune* Leslie Brown Neil Campbell* Robert Robertson* Robert WordsworthThomas Churchward-Kelly

See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1946–1948 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1948–1950

References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library