The
1937 Tasmanian state election
The 1937 Tasmanian state election was held on 20 February 1937 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation systemSir John Evans
Sir John Evans (17 November 1823 – 31 May 1908) was an England, English archaeologist and geologist.
Biography
John Evans, son of the Rev. Arthur Benoni Evans, A. B. Evans, was born at Britwell Court, Buckinghamshire. At the age of seventeen ...
MHA (
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
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* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
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* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
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Claude James MHA (
Bass)
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. 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 two seats. Independent MHA
George Carruthers was defending one seat.
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People
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* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Nationalist Party was defending two seats, although independent MHA
Benjamin Pearsall had joined the Nationalists and was running on their ticket.
Wilmot Wilmot may refer to:
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Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending two seats, although independent MHA
George Becker had joined the Labor Party and was running on their ticket. 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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George Becker*
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. Ogilvi ...
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David O'Keefe*
Lancelot Spurr
Lancelot Thomas Spurr (17 March 1897 – 30 May 1965) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1939 to 1940 and the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1941 to 1956. He wa ...
William Taylor
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Donald Cameron Donald Cameron may refer to:
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Neil Campbell*
Francis Foster*
Arthur Hutchinson
Sir Walter Lee
Sir Walter Lee or Walter Attelee (c. 1350–1395), of Albury, Hertfordshire, was an English politician.
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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William Ritchie
Charles Salter
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William Drake
Athol Smith
See also
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1934–1937
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1937–1941
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 20 February 1937 election and the 13 December 1941 election. The term was elongated due to World War II.
Notes
: Labor MHA for Darwin, Joseph McGrath, died on 16 Mar ...
References
Tasmanian Parliamentary Library
Candidates for Tasmanian state elections