The 1916 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 March 1916.
Retiring Members
Labor Vincent Barker MHA (Denison) Lyndhurst Giblin MHA (Denison)
Liberal Daniel Ryan 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 three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates George Becker* Allan Guy* Charles Howroyd* James McDonald William SheehanJohn Hayes* Alexander Marshall* James Newton Robert Sadler*Richard Russell
Darwin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats, although Joshua Whitsitt was running as an independent. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates James Belton* Leonard Bennett James Ogden* Benjamin Watkins*Edward Hobbs* Stephen Margetts Herbert Payne* George PullenJoshua Whitsitt*
Denison Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidates John Cleary* Robert Cosgrove John Lewis William Sheridan* Walter Woods*William Burgess* William Fullerton* Sir Elliott Lewis* John McPhee
Franklin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidates David Dicker* John Earle* George Martin William Shoobridge*Frederick Burbury* Arthur Cotton John Evans* Alexander Hean*
Wilmot Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates John Heffernan Joseph Lyons* Henry McFie Michael O'Keefe*Ernest Blyth* William Connell Herbert Hays* Edmund Hingston Walter Lee* Edward Mulcahy* Alfred StokesNorman Cameron
See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1913–1916 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1916–1919
References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library