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1946 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia

Summary

State election in Australia

Field	Value
election_name	1946 Tasmanian state election
country	Tasmania
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1941 Tasmanian state election
previous_year	1941
next_election	1948 Tasmanian state election
next_year	1948
seats_for_election	All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
election_date	23 November 1946
image1
leader1	Robert Cosgrove
leader_since1	18 December 1939
party1	Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
leaders_seat1	Denison
last_election1	20 seats
seats1	16 seats
seat_change1	4
percentage1	50.97%
swing1	11.63
image2
leader2	Neil Campbell
leader_since2	February 1945
party2	Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)
leaders_seat2	Wilmot
last_election2	10 seats
seats2	12 seats
seat_change2	2
percentage2	34.25%
swing2	2.33
map_image	1946 Tasmanian state election.svg
map_size	350px
map_caption	Results of the election
title	Premier
before_election	Robert Cosgrove
before_party	Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
after_election	Robert Cosgrove
after_party	Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)

The 1946 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 November 1946 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates.

Incumbent Premier Robert Cosgrove continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern Liberal Party, and was led by Neil Campbell. This was Tasmania's first election since the end of World War II.

Labor won a majority in the election, although the party's vote was significantly reduced. Cosgrove dominated the government throughout Tasmania's post-war recovery.

Results

: Several Nationalists did not join the new Liberal Party and ran as independents. Rex Townley was elected in Denison.

Distribution of votes

Primary vote by division

Darwin	Denison	Franklin	Wilmot
Labor Party	57.9%	49.5%	45.3%	51.5%
Liberal Party	31.9%	47.7%	19.4%	35.2%
Other	10.3%	2.9%	35.4%	13.3%

Distribution of seats

Electorate	Seats won
	Bass	Labor}}
	Darwin
	Denison
	Franklin
	Wilmot

		Independent

References

[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm House of Assembly Elections], [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
W. A. Townsley, [https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cosgrove-sir-robert-9832 Cosgrove, Sir Robert (1884 - 1969)], ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 505-507.

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