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

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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 Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

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

. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Independent MHA Benjamin Pearsall was defending one seat.

Wilmot Wilmot may refer to: Places Australia Division of Wilmot, an abolished Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania Wilmot, Tasmania, a locality in the North-West Region Canada *Wilmot, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated rural community and former to ...

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Jens Jensen Jens Jensen may refer to: * Jens Jensen (footballer) (1890–1957), Danish football (soccer) player who played one game for the Denmark national football team * Jens Jensen (landscape architect) (1860–1951), Danish-born landscape architect in Chi ...

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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
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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 ...

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 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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John Williams

References

Tasmanian Parliamentary Library
Candidates for Tasmanian state elections