Candidates of the 1946 Tasmanian state election

The 1946 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 November 1946. The Nationalist Party had become the Liberal Party since the 1941 election.

Retiring Members

Labor Ernest West MHA (Wilmot)

Liberal Henry Baker MHA (Franklin) Frank Marriott MHA (Bass) Sir John McPhee MHA (Franklin)

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, although John Ockerby had not joined the Liberal Party and was running as an independent. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUngrouped candidates Alexander Atkins* John Carter Eric Howroyd* John Madden* Henry McGee John Quintal Reg Turnbull* Alan WelshBill Beattie* William Brice Allen Hollingsworth Fred Marriott* Ernest Pitchford Sinclair ThyneJohn Ockerby Ern Pinkard Eugene Sullivan

Darwin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesUngrouped candidates Charley Aylett* Carrol Bramich* James Bugg Philip Kelly Bert Lacey Henry Lane Eric Reece* Michael SmithGerald Acheson Jack Chamberlain* John Fidler* Henry McFie* Bernard Roberts Percy WilliamsLeslie Margetts

Denison Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidatesUngrouped candidates Robert Cosgrove* Charles Culley* Francis Heerey Maxwell Hickman Sarah Kelly John Nolan Arthur Tyler Alfred White*Charles Atkins* Robert Harvey Arthur Hay Joyce Heathorn William Morrison Horace Strutt*Leo McPartlan Percival PartingtonWilliam Gittus Rex Townley*

Franklin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates Edward Brooker* John Brown David Dicker John Dwyer* Charles Hand Henry Hope Thomas McKinley Bill Neilson*Ron Brown Donald Gatehouse Charles Geard Tim Jackson* Archibald Park Reg Wright*Arthur Farley George Gray* Joseph Nutting Benjamin Pearsall

Wilmot Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats, although Sir Walter Lee was running as an independent. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidatesUngrouped candidates Charles Burnell Douglas Cashion Roy Fagan* James McQuitty Albert McShane Peter Pike* Lancelot Spurr* William TaylorAngus Bethune* Neil Campbell* Arthur Lyne George Napier Val Perkins Robert Robertson*Neil Burbury William ChamberlinAlfred Bourke Sir Walter Lee

See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1941–1946 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1946–1948

References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library