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At the election, the Nationalist Party lost four seats and Labor lost one seat. The Country Party won 5 seats and the balance of power. Despite surviving a no-confidence vote, Lee resigned and recommended that the [[Governor of Tasmania]] send for Blyth. Blyth organised a meeting between the Nationalist and Country parties, and they agreed to form Tasmania's first [[coalition government]] with [[John Hayes (Australian politician)|John Hayes]] as Premier.<ref>Scott Bennett, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090244b.htm Hayes, John Blyth (1868 - 1956)], ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 9, [[Melbourne University Press]], 1983, pp 239-240.</ref> |
At the election, the Nationalist Party lost four seats and Labor lost one seat. The Country Party won 5 seats and the balance of power. Despite surviving a no-confidence vote, Lee resigned and recommended that the [[Governor of Tasmania]] send for Blyth. Blyth organised a meeting between the Nationalist and Country parties, and they agreed to form Tasmania's first [[coalition government]] with [[John Hayes (Australian politician)|John Hayes]] as Premier.<ref>Scott Bennett, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090244b.htm Hayes, John Blyth (1868 - 1956)], ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 9, [[Melbourne University Press]], 1983, pp 239-240.</ref> |
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In this election, women were first eligible to stand for the House of Assembly, with [[Alicia O'Shea Petersen]] unsuccessfully standing in [[Division of Denison (state)|Denison]]. |
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The 1922 Tasmanian state election was held on 10 June 1922 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[1] — six members were elected from each of five electorates.
The incumbent Premier of Tasmania was Walter Lee of the Nationalist Party. The Labor Party was led by Joseph Lyons. Before the election, a new party had emerged, the Country Party, a conservative party aiming to represent farmers and rural interests, led by Ernest Blyth.
At the election, the Nationalist Party lost four seats and Labor lost one seat. The Country Party won 5 seats and the balance of power. Despite surviving a no-confidence vote, Lee resigned and recommended that the Governor of Tasmania send for Blyth. Blyth organised a meeting between the Nationalist and Country parties, and they agreed to form Tasmania's first coalition government with John Hayes as Premier.[2]
In this election, women were first eligible to stand for the House of Assembly, with Alicia O'Shea Petersen unsuccessfully standing in Denison.
Results
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Tasmanian state election, 10 June 1922 | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 110,549 | |||||
| Votes cast | 69,752 | Turnout | 63.10% | –2.98% | ||
| Informal votes | 1,834 | Informal | 2.63% | -1.33% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Nationalist | 27,816 | 40.96% | –14.25% | 12 | – 4 | |
| Labor | 24,956 | 36.74% | –4.70% | 12 | – 1 | |
| Country | 9,498 | 13.98% | +13.98% | 5 | + 5 | |
| Independent Labor | 889 | 1.31% | +1.31% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 4,759 | 7.01% | +3.65% | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 67,918 | 30 | ||||
Distribution of Seats
See also
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1922–1925
- Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1922
References
- ^ House of Assembly Elections, Parliament of Tasmania.
- ^ Scott Bennett, Hayes, John Blyth (1868 - 1956), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 239-240.
External links
- Assembly Election Results, 1922, Parliament of Tasmania.
- Report on General Election, 1922, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 7 September 1922.