# Results of the 1916 Tasmanian state election (House of Assembly)

Tasmanian state election, 23 March 1916 House of Assembly
<< 1913–1919 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 107,321 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 78,984 | | Turnout | 73.60% | +6.35% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,470 | | Informal | 5.66% | +2.79% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Liberal | 35,939 | 48.23% | –4.35% | 15 | + 1 |
| | Labor | 36,118 | 48.47% | +2.47% | 14 | – 1 |
| | Independent | 2,457 | 3.30% | +1.88% | 1 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 74,514 | | | 30 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1916 Tasmanian election.

## Results by division
### Bass

1916 Tasmanian state election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 2,250 | | |
| | Labor | George Becker (elected 2) | 2,480 | 15.8 | +1.0 |
| | Labor | Charles Howroyd (elected 3) | 2,199 | 14.0 | +1.0 |
| | Labor | Allan Guy (elected 6) | 1,495 | 9.5 | +1.3 |
| | Labor | James McDonald | 1,239 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| | Labor | William Sheehan | 970 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Marshall (elected 1) | 3,101 | 19.7 | +19.7 |
| | Liberal | John Hayes (elected 4) | 1,663 | 10.6 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Sadler (elected 5) | 1,501 | 9.5 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | James Newton | 869 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Russell | 229 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,746 | 95.7 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 716 | 4.3 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,462 | 71.7 | +5.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 8,383 | 53.2 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | | 7,134 | 45.3 | -4.4 |
| | Independent | Richard Russell | 229 | 1.5 | +1.5 |

### Darwin

1916 Tasmanian state election: Darwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 1,928 | | |
| | Labor | James Belton (elected 1) | 2,601 | 19.3 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | James Ogden (elected 2) | 2,216 | 16.4 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Benjamin Watkins (elected 3) | 1,047 | 7.8 | -3.5 |
| | Labor | Leonard Bennett | 978 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Payne (elected 4) | 1,569 | 11.6 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal | Edward Hobbs (elected 6) | 1,557 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Margetts | 1,057 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal | George Pullen | 1,039 | 7.7 | -2.9 |
| | Independent | Joshua Whitsitt (elected 5) | 1,428 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,492 | 94.1 | −2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 851 | 5.9 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,343 | 73.9 | +11.9 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 6,842 | 50.7 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal | | 5,222 | 38.7 | -10.2 |
| | Independent | Joshua Whitsitt | 1,428 | 10.6 | +10.6 |

### Denison

1916 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 2,428 | | |
| | Liberal | Elliott Lewis (elected 2) | 2,709 | 15.9 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | William Burgess (elected 4) | 2,258 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | Liberal | William Fullerton (elected 6) | 1,805 | 10.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | John McPhee | 1,793 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Labor | William Sheridan (elected 1) | 3,327 | 19.6 | +12.7 |
| | Labor | Walter Woods (elected 3) | 2,190 | 12.9 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | John Cleary (elected 5) | 1,194 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Labor | John Lewis | 935 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove | 784 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,995 | 94.4 | −2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,014 | 5.6 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,009 | 74.9 | +6.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 8,565 | 50.4 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | | 8,430 | 49.6 | +1.6 |

### Franklin

1916 Tasmanian state election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 2,191 | | |
| | Liberal | Frederick Burbury (elected 2) | 2,819 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| | Liberal | John Evans (elected 3) | 2,277 | 14.8 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Hean (elected 6) | 1,572 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Cotton | 1,270 | 8.3 | -10.7 |
| | Labor | John Earle (elected 1) | 3,943 | 25.7 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | William Shoobridge (elected 4) | 1,350 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| | Labor | David Dicker (elected 5) | 1,335 | 8.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | George Martin | 769 | 5.0 | -5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,335 | 93.4 | −3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,086 | 6.6 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,421 | 74.2 | +3.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 7,938 | 51.8 | -4.4 |
| | Labor | | 7,397 | 48.2 | +4.4 |

### Wilmot

1916 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 1,850 | | |
| | Liberal | Walter Lee (elected 2) | 2,631 | 20.3 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Blyth (elected 5) | 1,477 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Hays (elected 4) | 956 | 7.4 | -4.8 |
| | Liberal | Edward Mulcahy (elected 6) | 926 | 7.1 | -8.8 |
| | Liberal | Edmund Hingston | 522 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | William Connell | 292 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Stokes | 276 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Joseph Lyons (elected 1) | 2,812 | 21.7 | +3.8 |
| | Labor | Michael O'Keefe (elected 3) | 1,245 | 9.6 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Henry McFie | 516 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | John Heffernan | 493 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Norman Cameron | 800 | 6.2 | -1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,946 | 94.2 | −3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 803 | 5.8 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,749 | 73.1 | +6.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 7,080 | 54.7 | -1.1 |
| | Labor | | 5,066 | 39.1 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Norman Cameron | 800 | 6.2 | -1.8 |