The 1909 Tasmanian state election was held on 30 April 1909. This election saw the introduction of proportional representation in Tasmanian elections.
Retiring Members
Anti-Socialist Charles Allen Stafford Bird William Brownell Charles Mackenzie Christopher O'Reilly Alfred Youl
Liberal Democrats Sir John McCall George Brettingham-Moore Herbert Nicholls
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. Labour candidatesAnti-Socialist candidatesLiberal Democrat candidates Michael Cullenan Percy Evans James Guy* Charles Howroyd*Thomas Bakhap* William Batchelor George Grubb Richard McKenzie* George Shields Albert Solomon* Charles StewartCharles Metz Robert Sadler*
Darwin Six seats were up for election. Labour candidatesAnti-Socialist candidates James Belton* James Hurst James Long* James Ogden* Peter Riley Benjamin Watkins*Herbert Payne* Don Urquhart Joshua Whitsitt*
Denison Six seats were up for election. Labour candidatesAnti-Socialist candidatesLiberal Democrat candidatesIndependent candidates John Leary William Sheridan* John Smythe Walter Woods*Edward Crowther* Sir John Davies* George Kerr Sir Elliott Lewis* Frederick Rattle* Joseph MacMasterThomas Amott William Jarvis Richard Meagher George SmithGeorge Gilmore Gilbert Rowntree (Ind Lab)
Franklin Six seats were up for election. Labour candidatesAnti-Socialist candidatesLiberal Democrat candidates David Dicker* John Earle* Joseph HiltonWilliam Bennett John Evans* Norman Ewing* Alexander Hean* Thomas Hodgman* George Leatham John WoodLyndhurst Giblin Theodore Lipscombe
Wilmot Six seats were up for election. Labour candidatesAnti-Socialist candidatesLiberal Democrat candidates Jens Jensen* Martin Kean Joseph Lyons*Jonathan Best* Henry Dumbleton Richard Field* John Hope* Walter Lee* Henry MurrayNewham Waterworth
See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1906–1909 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1909–1912
References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library