The 1903 Tasmanian state election was held on 2 April 1903 in the
Australian state
The states and territories are federated administrative divisions in Australia, ruled by regional governments that constitute the second level of governance between the federal government and local governments. States are self-governing ...
of
Tasmania to elect 35 members of the
Tasmanian House of Assembly. Women got the right to vote at the election.
Elliott Lewis Eliot or Elliott Lewis may refer to:
*Elliott Lewis (politician) (1858–1935), Australian premier of Tasmania
*Elliott Lewis (actor) (1917–1990), American actor, writer and director
*Eliot Lewis
Eliot Lewis (born March 10, 1962) is an America ...
, leader of the Ministerial group, entered the election as the incumbent
Premier of Tasmania. At the election, the group lost 10 seats and Lewis lost his seat. The Opposition led by
William Propsting won government. The Workers' Political League (the future
Australian Labor Party) fielded candidates for the first time, winning three seats.
John Earle became leader of the parliamentary party in 1906.
Results
See also
*
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1903–1906
References
{{Tasmanian elections
1903
Events January
* January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India.
* January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...
1903 elections in Australia
1900s in Tasmania