The 1946 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 November 1946 in the Australian state of

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to elect 30 members of the

Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. The Assembly has 25 m ...

. The election used the Hare-Clark

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system — six members were elected from each of five electorates. Incumbent Premier

Robert Cosgrove Sir Robert Cosgrove (28 December 1884 – 25 August 1969) was an Australian politician who was the 30th and longest-serving Premier of Tasmania. He held office for over 18 years, serving from 1939 to 1947 and from 1948 to 1958. His involve ...

continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern

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, and was led by Neil Campbell. This was Tasmania's first election since the end of

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. 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.W. A. Townsley
Cosgrove, Sir Robert (1884 - 1969)
'' Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 505-507.

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

Distribution of seats

References

External links

Assembly Election Results, 1946

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Report on Parliamentary Elections, 1947
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