1937 Tasmanian state election

{{Short description|State election in Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1937 Tasmanian state election

| country = Tasmania

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1934 Tasmanian state election

| previous_year = 1934

| next_election = 1941 Tasmanian state election

| next_year = 1941

| seats_for_election = All 30 seats to the House of Assembly

| election_date = 20 February 1937

| image1 = {{CSS image crop |Image = Albert Ogilvie 1935 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 135|cWidth = 130|cHeight = 170|oTop = 5|oLeft = 3|Location = center}}

| leader1 = Albert Ogilvie

| leader_since1 = October 1929

| party1 = Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)

| leaders_seat1 = Franklin

| last_election1 = 14 seats

| seats1 = 18 seats

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}4

| percentage1 = 58.67%

| swing1 = {{increase}}12.89

| image2 = {{CSS image crop |Image = Henry Seymour Baker.jpg|bSize = 135|cWidth = 130|cHeight = 170|oTop = 0|oLeft = 3|Location = center}}

| leader2 = Henry Baker

| leader_since2 = May 1936

| party2 = Nationalist Party (Australia)

| leaders_seat2 = Franklin

| last_election2 = 13 seats

| seats2 = 12 seats

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}1

| percentage2 = 38.86%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}7.86

| map_image = 1937 Tasmanian state election.svg

| map_size = 350px

| map_caption = Results of the election

| title = Premier

| before_election = Albert Ogilvie

| before_party = Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)

| after_election = Albert Ogilvie

| after_party = Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)

}}

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 system[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm House of Assembly Elections], Parliament of Tasmania. — six members were elected from each of five electorates.

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

Labor had a decisive win in the 1937 election, one that would see the Nationalist Party (later to become the Liberal Party) in opposition until 1969.Michael Roe, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110075b.htm Ogilvie, Albert George (1890 - 1939)], Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 68-70.

Results

{{see also|Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1937}}

{{Election results

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|electorate=132001

|invalid=2997

|turnoutsw=-0.18

|invalidsw=-0.79

|colour1=#f00011

|party1=Labor

|votes1=71263

|sw1=+12.89

|seats1=18

|sc1={{increase}} 4

|party2=Nationalist

|votes2=47204

|sw2=-7.86

|seats2=12

|sc2={{decrease}} 1

|party3=Independents

|votes3=2996

|sw3=-5.04

|seats3=0

|sc3={{decrease}} 3

}}

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{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|58.67}}

{{bar percent|Nationalist|#6495ED|38.86}}

{{bar percent|Independents|{{party color|Independent}}|2.47}}

}}

{{bar box|title=Seats|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars=

{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|60.00}}

{{bar percent|Nationalist|#6495ED|40.00}}

}}

Distribution of votes

=Primary vote by division=

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!

! Bass

! Darwin

! Denison

! Franklin

! Wilmot

| Labor Party63.1%57.4%58.7%58.6%55.4%
| Nationalist34.3%42.0%34.6%41.4%41.9%
| Other2.6%0.5%6.7%2.8%

=Distribution of seats=

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Electorate

! colspan=7| Seats won

| Bass

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| width=20 {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} |  

| width=20 {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} |  

| Darwin

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |  

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| Denison

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |  

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| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} |  

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| Franklin

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |  

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| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} |  

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| Wilmot

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |  

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |  

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |  

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} |  

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} |  

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} |  

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width=20 {{Australian party style|Labor}} |  

| Labor

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| Nationalist

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See also

References

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