# Results of the 1946 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 23 November 1946 House of Assembly
<< 1941–1948 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 157,756 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 143,674 | | Turnout | 91.07% | –0.16% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 14,484 | | Informal | 10.08% | +5.09% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 65,843 | 50.97% | –11.63% | 16 | – 4 |
| | Liberal | 44,158 | 34.25% | –2.33% | 12 | + 2 |
| | Ind. Lib. | 11,339 | 8.78% | +8.78% | 1 | + 1 |
| | Independent | 7,765 | 6.01% | +5.18% | 1 | + 1 |
| Total | Total | 129,190 | | | 30 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1946 Tasmanian election.

## Results by division
### Bass

1946 Tasmanian state election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,453 | | |
| | Labor | Reg Turnbull (elected 1) | 3,918 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| | Labor | John Madden (elected 2) | 3,767 | 15.6 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | Eric Howroyd (elected 3) | 2,107 | 8.7 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Alexander Atkins (elected 4) | 1,400 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | John Carter | 1,161 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Labor | Henry McGee | 578 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | John Quintal | 570 | 2.4 | -0.9 |
| | Labor | Alan Welsh | 495 | 2.0 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | Fred Marriott (elected 5) | 1,949 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal | Bill Beattie (elected 6) | 1,767 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal | Allen Hollingsworth | 1,392 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| | Liberal | William Brice | 1,023 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Sinclair Thyne | 924 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Pitchford | 656 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| | Independent | John Ockerby | 1,174 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Independent | Ern Pinkard | 982 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Independent | Eugene Sullivan | 304 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,167 | 89.1 | −4.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,967 | 10.9 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,134 | 90.9 | −0.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 13,996 | 57.9 | -6.3 |
| | Liberal | | 7,711 | 31.9 | -3.8 |
| | Independent | John Ockerby | 1,174 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Independent | Ern Pinkard | 982 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Independent | Eugene Sullivan | 304 | 1.3 | +1.3 |

### Darwin

1946 Tasmanian state election: Darwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,905 | | |
| | Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 4,116 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| | Labor | Charley Aylett (elected 3) | 3,368 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Labor | Michael Smith | 1,164 | 4.3 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Carrol Bramich (elected 6) | 1,152 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Labor | Bert Lacey | 1,127 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Labor | James Bugg | 1,070 | 3.9 | -2.9 |
| | Labor | Philip Kelly | 421 | 1.5 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal | Jack Chamberlain (elected 2) | 3,510 | 12.8 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal | John Fidler (elected 4) | 3,011 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | Henry McFie (elected 5) | 2,591 | 9.5 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Acheson | 1,664 | 6.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Bernard Roberts | 1,207 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Percy Williams | 1,042 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Leslie Margetts | 786 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,333 | 92.0 | −3.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,365 | 8.0 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,698 | 90.1 | −0.4 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 13,522 | 49.5 | -9.0 |
| | Liberal | | 13,025 | 47.7 | +6.2 |
| | Independent | Leslie Margetts | 786 | 2.9 | +2.9 |

### Denison

1946 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,684 | | |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) | 4,337 | 16.8 | -17.5 |
| | Labor | Alfred White (elected 5) | 2,113 | 8.2 | -3.0 |
| | Labor | Arthur Tyler | 1,591 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Labor | Charles Culley (elected 6) | 937 | 3.6 | -4.8 |
| | Labor | John Nolan | 896 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | Francis Heerey | 835 | 3.2 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | Maxwell Hickman | 492 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Sarah Kelly | 466 | 1.8 | -1.1 |
| | Independent | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 8,247 | 32.0 | +32.0 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 3) | 1,191 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | Charles Atkins (elected 4) | 1,165 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Hay | 870 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Joyce Heathorn | 701 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Robert Harvey | 580 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal | William Morrison | 483 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Group Independent | Leo McPartlan | 456 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Group Independent | Percival Partington | 224 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | William Gittus | 198 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,782 | 89.0 | −6.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,191 | 11.0 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,973 | 90.0 | −1.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 11,667 | 45.3 | -22.4 |
| | Independent | Rex Townley | 8,247 | 32.0 | +32.0 |
| | Liberal | | 4,990 | 19.4 | -11.6 |
| | Group Independent | | 680 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | William Gittus | 198 | 0.8 | +0.8 |

### Franklin

1946 Tasmanian state election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,127 | | |
| | Labor | Edward Brooker (elected 1) | 5,802 | 20.1 | -6.6 |
| | Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 4) | 2,296 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| | Labor | John Dwyer (elected 3) | 2,203 | 7.6 | -5.7 |
| | Labor | Charles Hand | 1,560 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Labor | Henry Hope | 1,152 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| | Labor | David Dicker | 758 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Thomas McKinley | 571 | 2.0 | -7.5 |
| | Labor | John Brown | 532 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Reg Wright (elected 2) | 4,141 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| | Liberal | Ron Brown | 1,910 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | Tim Jackson (elected 6) | 1,554 | 5.4 | |
| | Liberal | Archibald Park | 1,205 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Charles Geard | 885 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Donald Gatehouse | 470 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Group Independent | George Gray (elected 5) | 2,045 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Group Independent | Benjamin Pearsall | 1,315 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Group Independent | Arthur Farley | 335 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Group Independent | Joseph Nutting | 153 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,887 | 89.5 | −5.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,382 | 10.5 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,269 | 92.5 | +0.3 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 14,874 | 51.5 | -13.7 |
| | Liberal | | 10,165 | 35.2 | +3.0 |
| | Group Independent | | 3,848 | 13.3 | +13.3 |

### Wilmot

1946 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,289 | | |
| | Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 2) | 2,620 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| | Labor | Lancelot Spurr (elected 3) | 2,576 | 11.2 | -7.5 |
| | Labor | Peter Pike (elected 4) | 2,325 | 10.1 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | Charles Burnell | 1,327 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | William Taylor | 1,231 | 5.3 | -4.4 |
| | Labor | Douglas Cashion | 949 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Labor | Albert McShane | 528 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Labor | James McQuitty | 228 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Neil Campbell (elected 1) | 3,538 | 15.4 | -1.2 |
| | Liberal | Robert Robertson (elected 6) | 1,583 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 5) | 1,096 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Lyne | 947 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Val Perkins | 766 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | George Napier | 422 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Walter Lee | 1,777 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Group Independent | Neil Burbury | 505 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Group Independent | William Chamberlin | 381 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Alfred Bourke | 222 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,021 | 89.9 | −6.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,579 | 10.1 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,600 | 91.9 | +0.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 11,784 | 51.2 | -5.7 |
| | Liberal | | 8,352 | 36.3 | -6.8 |
| | Independent | Walter Lee | 1,777 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Group Independent | | 886 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Alfred Bourke | 222 | 1.0 | +1.0 |