Candidates of the 1919 Tasmanian state election

The 1919 Tasmanian state election was held on 31 May 1919. Since the previous election, the Liberal Party had absorbed conscriptionist Labor defectors to become the Nationalist Party.

Retiring Members

Nationalist Frederick Bunbury MHA (Franklin) W llamo Fullerton 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 two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats. Labor candidatesNationalist candidates George Becker* William Bowen Allan Guy* Henry Sharpe Victor ShawJohn Hayes* Alexander Marshall* James Newton* Robert Sadler*

Darwin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Independent MHA Joshua Whitsitt was defending one seat. Labor candidatesNationalist candidatesIndependent candidates James Belton* Leonard Bennett Leopold Burrows James Hurst* James Ogden* George PhillipsEdward Hobbs* Herbert Payne* Percy PollardJoshua Whitsitt*

Denison Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats. Labor candidatesNationalist candidates John Cleary* Robert Cosgrove* John Lewis Abraham Needham William Sheridan* Walter WoodsWilliam Bottrill George Foster Charles Hoggins Sir Elliott Lewis* John McPhee* Duncan McRae Robert Snowden*

Franklin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats. Labor candidatesNationalist candidatesIndependent candidates David Dicker* Thomas Keogh Albert Ogilvie* William Pearce Will Reece William Shoobridge Benjamin Watkins*Arthur Cotton George Cummins William Dixon* John Evans* Alexander Hean* Francis Hyndes Richard Johnson Arthur Morrisby Frank RathboneNicholas Brooks

Wilmot Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats. Labor candidatesNationalist candidates Sidney Foskett Joseph Lyons* Michael O'Keefe* Christopher SheedyErnest Blyth* William Connell Herbert Hays* Walter Lee* Henry McFie George Pullen* Frank Rose

See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1916–1919 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1919–1922

References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library