Tasmanian state election, 1941
Encyclopedia
A general election for the House of Assembly
was held in the Australia
n state
of Tasmania
on 13 December 1941.
had won the 1937 election
with a three-seat majority over the Nationalist Party
. Labor leader and Premier Albert Ogilvie
had died in office on 10 June 1939, and had been replaced by Edmund Dwyer-Gray
and then Robert Cosgrove
, who led Labor into the 1941 election. Sir Henry Baker continued to lead the Nationalists.
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...
was held in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state
States and territories of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...
of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
on 13 December 1941.
Background
The Australian Labor PartyAustralian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
had won the 1937 election
Tasmanian state election, 1937
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 20 February 1937.-Background:The incumbent Labor government was led by Albert Ogilvie...
with a three-seat majority over the Nationalist Party
Nationalist Party of Australia
The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
. Labor leader and Premier Albert Ogilvie
Albert Ogilvie
Albert George Ogilvie was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 22 June 1934 until his death on 10 June 1939....
had died in office on 10 June 1939, and had been replaced by Edmund Dwyer-Gray
Edmund Dwyer-Gray
Sir Edmund John Chisholm Dwyer-Gray was an Irish-Australian politician, who was the 29th Premier of Tasmania from 11 June to 18 December 1939.-Early life:...
and then Robert Cosgrove
Robert Cosgrove
Sir Robert Cosgrove KCMG was an Australian politician, trade unionist, and twice Premier of Tasmania from 18 December 1939 to 18 December 1947 and 25 February 1948 to 26 August 1958....
, who led Labor into the 1941 election. Sir Henry Baker continued to lead the Nationalists.
Results
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Aftermath
In spite of Cosgrove's refusal to placate the Labor Party's left wing, and criticism from Bill Morrow of the Launceston Trades Hall Council, Labor consolidated its substantial majority even further, winning a further two seats for a total of 20.External links
- Assembly Election Results, 1941, Parliament of TasmaniaParliament of TasmaniaThe Parliament of Tasmania consists of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Monarch represented by the Governor of Tasmania....
. - Report on General Election, 1941, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.