Tasmanian general election, 1937

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House of Assembly election, 1937
Party	Vote %		Seats
Labor	58.7	↑12.9	18	↑4
Nationalist	38.9	↓7.8	12	↓1
Labor win

A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on February 20, 1937.

Contents 1 Background 2 1937 Election Results 3 Distribution of Seats 4 Aftermath 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Background

The incumbent Labor government was led by Albert Ogilvie. The opposition Nationalist Party was led by Henry Baker.

[edit] 1937 Election Results

Party	Number of votes	Percentage	Seats won	Percent Swing
Australian Labor Party	71,263	58.7%	18	+12.9%
Nationalist Party	47,204	38.9%	12	-7.8%
Other	2,996	2.5%	0	-5.0%

		Percentage	Change
Turn out	121,463	92.0%	+0.5%
Informal	2,996	2.5%	-0.8%

[edit] Distribution of Seats

Electorate	Seats won
Bass
Darwin
Denison
Franklin
Wilmot

	Australian Labor Party
	Nationalist Party

[edit] Aftermath

Labor had a decisive win the 1937 election, one that would see the Nationalist Party (later to become the Liberal Party of Australia) in opposition until 1969.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Assembly Election Results, 1937, Parliament of Tasmania.
• Report on General Election, 1937, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

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