The
1931 Tasmanian state election
The 1931 Tasmanian state election was held on 9 May 1931 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 electe ...
was held on 9 May 1931.
Retiring Members
No MHAs retired at this election.
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
Nationalist Party was defending three seats.
Darwin
Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats, although Labor MHA
Fergus Medwin was running as an
independent
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. The
Nationalist Party was defending three seats.
Denison
Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Nationalist Party was defending three seats.
Franklin
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Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending two seats, although Labor MHA
Benjamin Watkins
Benjamin Watkins (26 July 1884 – 23 August 1963) was an Australian politician.
Biography
He was born in Hobart. In 1906 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Labor member for Queenstown; following the introduction of pr ...
was running as an
independent
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. The
Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Independent MHA
Benjamin Pearsall was defending one seat.
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Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Nationalist Party was defending three seats.
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Labor
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Nationalist
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Independent
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Henry Lane
Eric Ogilvie
Eric James Ogilvie (9 October 1892 – 3 April 1962) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart. In 1928 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Wilmot. He served until his resignation in 1940. Ogilvie ...
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Herbert Osborne
William Shoobridge
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Llewellyn Atkinson
Llewellyn Atkinson (18 December 1867 – 1 November 1945) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1906 to 1929 and a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1931 to 1934, representing ...
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Percy Best
Percival Clarence Best (21 March 1873 – 14 April 1943) was an Australian politician. Born in Westbury, Tasmania, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Wilmot in 1928, representing the Nationalist Party. Defeated in 1931, he ...
Alfred Burbury*
Neil Campbell*
Sir Walter Lee
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Life
Lee was born in either 1348 or 1353. He was the son and heir of Sir John Lee of Albury, who died in 1370, and was the stewart of the hous ...
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Benjamin Whitham
John Williams
See also
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1928–1931
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1931–1934
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 1931 Tasmanian state election, 9 May 1931 election and the 1934 Tasmanian state election, 9 June 1934 election. The 1931 election produced a landslide victory for the Nation ...
References
Tasmanian Parliamentary Library
Candidates for Tasmanian state elections