# Electoral results for the Division of Clark (state, 1913-1969)

This is a list of electoral results for the division of Clark and Denison in Tasmanian elections from 1913 through 1969

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1969

1969 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,921 | | |
| | Liberal | Nigel Abbott (elected 1) | 5,144 | 13.1 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Robert Mather (elected 3) | 3,084 | 7.8 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Max Bingham (elected 4) | 2,999 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Banks | 2,182 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Bob Baker (elected 5) | 1,622 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | George Brown | 1,524 | 3.9 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt | 1,086 | 2.8 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | John Hand | 1,035 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Merv Everett (elected 2) | 5,073 | 12.9 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Ken Austin (elected 6) | 3,213 | 8.2 | +3.3 |
| | Labor | Neil Batt (elected 7) | 2,978 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Labor | Harry McLoughlin | 2,692 | 6.8 | −5.8 |
| | Labor | Reginald Richardson | 971 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Albert Schluter | 889 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Labor | Malcolm Hills | 739 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Donald Finlay | 643 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd | 2,395 | 6.1 | +2.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Delaney | 685 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Leslie Foley | 160 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Centre | Jim Campbell | 142 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Centre | James Rimmer | 106 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,362 | 95.0 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,055 | 5.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,417 | 92.9 | −1.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 18,676 | 47.4 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | | 17,198 | 43.7 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd | 2,395 | 6.1 | +2.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 845 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Centre | | 248 | 0.6 | +0.6 |

#### 1964

1964 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,151 | | |
| | Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 8,903 | 26.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Nigel Abbott (elected 3) | 2,117 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal | Robert Mather (elected 5) | 1,742 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | George Brown | 981 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 6) | 578 | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | Donald Clark | 308 | 0.9 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal | Gladys Schott | 281 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | Harry McLoughlin (elected 2) | 4,200 | 12.6 | +4.8 |
| | Labor | Merv Everett (elected 4) | 3,453 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | Ken Austin (elected 7) | 1,632 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Neville Lovell | 1,397 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Labor | Mary Cumming | 1,356 | 4.1 | −0.8 |
| | Labor | Myron Tripp | 1,209 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Eric Howroyd | 696 | 2.1 | −0.7 |
| | Labor | Henry Hope | 680 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Group A | Bill Wedd | 1,140 | 3.4 | −6.0 |
| | Group A | John Clemente | 653 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Harold Senior | 1,086 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Bill Hodgman | 475 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Stanislaus Ryan | 125 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Charley Aylett | 102 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Communist | Max Bound | 92 | 0.3 | −0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,206 | 95.5 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,579 | 4.5 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,785 | 94.0 | −0.5 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 14,910 | 44.9 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | | 14,623 | 44.0 | +4.5 |
| | Group A | | 1,793 | 5.4 | −4.0 |
| | Independent | Harold Senior | 1,086 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Bill Hodgman | 475 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Stanislaus Ryan | 125 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Charley Aylett | 102 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Communist | | 92 | 0.3 | −0.1 |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1959

1959 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,106 | | |
| | Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 8,251 | 25.1 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | Archibald Park (elected 7) | 1,332 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hodgman (elected 6) | 1,064 | 3.2 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | Donald Clark | 996 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Harold Solomon | 765 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt | 650 | 2.0 | −1.2 |
| | Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 3) | 3,033 | 9.2 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Harry McLoughlin (elected 4) | 2,575 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | Charley Aylett (elected 5) | 2,451 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Labor | Mary Cumming | 1,608 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Bert Lacey | 1,430 | 4.4 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | William Wilkinson | 961 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | Eric Howroyd | 912 | 2.8 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd (elected 2) | 3,075 | 9.4 | +3.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Harold Senior | 1,133 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Brian Bresnehan | 725 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Rex McShane | 380 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Nigel Abbott | 1,356 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Communist | Max Bound | 126 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Communist | George Chenery | 18 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,841 | 93.6 | −2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,241 | 6.4 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,082 | 94.5 | −0.6 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 13,058 | 39.8 | −1.6 |
| | Labor | | 12,970 | 39.5 | −9.2 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd | 3,075 | 9.4 | +3.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | | 2,238 | 6.8 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Nigel Abbott | 1,356 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Communist | | 144 | 0.4 | +0.4 |

#### 1956

1956 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,938 | | |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 1) | 10,050 | 29.1 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Alfred White (elected 6) | 2,444 | 7.1 | −1.9 |
| | Labor | Brian Miller | 2,029 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 3) | 1,277 | 3.7 | −0.8 |
| | Labor | Bert Lacey | 623 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Eric Howroyd | 414 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 2) | 10,030 | 29.0 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hodgman (elected 5) | 1,391 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Cashmore | 1,239 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 4) | 1,094 | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Robertson | 362 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | William Stanton | 201 | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| | Group D | Bill Wedd | 1,896 | 5.5 | −1.2 |
| | Group D | Terry Bower | 460 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Jack Bartholomew | 418 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Anthony Orpwood | 414 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Cyril Marshall | 68 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Communist | Max Bound | 91 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | William Lloyd | 59 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,560 | 95.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,496 | 4.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,056 | 95.1 | +2.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,837 | 48.7 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal | | 14,317 | 41.4 | −1.1 |
| | Group D | | 2,356 | 6.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labor (A-C) | | 900 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Communist | | 91 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | William Lloyd | 59 | 0.2 | +0.2 |

#### 1955

1955 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,633 | | |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) | 6,194 | 24.4 | +1.5 |
| | Labor | Alfred White (elected 3) | 2,287 | 9.0 | −0.5 |
| | Labor | Terence Bower | 1,920 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 6) | 1,146 | 4.5 | −4.6 |
| | Labor | Ross Maher | 858 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | William Hannon | 509 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 7,961 | 31.3 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal | Bill Hodgman (elected 5) | 1,021 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Harold Solomon | 687 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Lipscombe | 514 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 4) | 447 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | William Stanton | 181 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd | 1,699 | 6.7 | −2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,424 | 96.2 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,008 | 3.8 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,432 | 92.4 | −0.9 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 12,914 | 50.8 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | | 10,811 | 42.5 | −1.6 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd | 1,699 | 6.7 | −2.1 |

#### 1950

1950 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,978 | | |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) | 6,382 | 22.9 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | Alfred White (elected 4) | 2,646 | 9.5 | −1.7 |
| | Labor | Frank Gaha (elected 3) | 2,535 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| | Labor | Henry Hope | 558 | 2.0 | −1.8 |
| | Labor | William Morgan | 393 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Lloyd Neville | 357 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Rex Townley (elected 1) | 10,130 | 36.4 | +36.4 |
| | Liberal | Campbell Duncan | 557 | 2.0 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Hay | 524 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | John Driscoll | 435 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 5) | 380 | 1.4 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal | Roy Cazaly | 256 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Bill Wedd (elected 6) | 2,437 | 8.8 | −1.4 |
| | Independent | Leo McPartlan | 166 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Communist | Max Bound | 86 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,842 | 93.7 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,857 | 6.3 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,699 | 93.3 | +3.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 12,871 | 46.2 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | | 12,282 | 44.1 | +23.2 |
| | Independent | | 2,603 | 9.3 | −2.8 |
| | Communist | | 86 | 0.3 | +0.3 |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1948

1948 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,960 | | |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 1) | 5,642 | 20.4 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Alfred White (elected 3) | 3,106 | 11.2 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | John Nolan | 1,119 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| | Labor | Henry Hope (elected 5) | 1,046 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Labor | Albert Bowring | 518 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Timothy Mahoney | 494 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Norman Cooper | 419 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Horace Strutt (elected 6) | 1,484 | 5.4 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Campbell Duncan | 1,409 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal | John Kennedy | 984 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Osborne | 552 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Joyce Heathorn | 457 | 1.6 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Robert Harvey | 391 | 1.4 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | Hubert Lewis | 309 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Lyons | 201 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Group C | Rex Townley (elected 2) | 5,535 | 20.0 | −12.0 |
| | Group C | Edgar Lee | 228 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Group A | Bill Wedd (elected 4) | 2,820 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| | Group A | Victor Ratten | 484 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Group A | Cyril Hosan | 61 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Thomas Layton | 282 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | George Wallis | 175 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,716 | 95.5 | +6.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,304 | 4.5 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,020 | 90.1 | +0.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 12,344 | 44.5 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | | 5,787 | 20.9 | +1.5 |
| | Group C | | 5,763 | 20.8 | −11.2 |
| | Group A | | 3,365 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| | Independent | Thomas Layton | 282 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | George Wallis | 175 | 0.6 | +0.6 |

#### 1946

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 |

#### 1941

1941 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,537 | | |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 1) | 8,482 | 34.3 | +16.5 |
| | Labor | Alfred White (elected 5) | 2,778 | 11.2 | +8.4 |
| | Labor | Charles Culley (elected 2) | 2,075 | 8.4 | −2.0 |
| | Labor | Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 3) | 1,418 | 5.7 | −13.3 |
| | Labor | Francis Heerey | 1,285 | 5.2 | −2.7 |
| | Labor | Sarah Kelly | 725 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Nationalist | John Soundy (elected 4) | 3,033 | 12.2 | +1.2 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Atkins (elected 6) | 1,407 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Turner | 1,103 | 4.5 | −0.9 |
| | Nationalist | Raymond Smith | 838 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Nationalist | Robert Harvey | 614 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Nationalist | Dugald McDougall | 567 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Nationalist | Albert Kalbfell | 113 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Michael O'Reilly | 316 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,754 | 95.0 | −3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,294 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,048 | 91.2 | −2.8 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,763 | 67.7 | +9.0 |
| | Nationalist | | 7,675 | 31.0 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | Michael O'Reilly | 316 | 1.3 | +1.3 |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1937

1937 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,469 | | |
| | Labor | Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 1) | 4,614 | 19.0 | +11.8 |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 2) | 4,314 | 17.8 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Charles Culley (elected 3) | 2,514 | 10.4 | −1.2 |
| | Labor | Francis Heerey (elected 4) | 1,919 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| | Labor | Alfred White | 686 | 2.8 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | John Lattin | 194 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Nationalist | John Soundy (elected 5) | 2,660 | 11.0 | −4.1 |
| | Nationalist | Arndell Lewis (elected 6) | 2,466 | 10.2 | +6.1 |
| | Nationalist | Eric Johnson | 1,444 | 5.9 | −0.8 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Turner | 1,316 | 5.4 | −0.8 |
| | Nationalist | D'Arcy Addison | 517 | 2.1 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | George Carruthers | 1,007 | 4.1 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | George Collis | 554 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Frederick Lambert | 73 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,278 | 98.0 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 496 | 2.0 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,774 | 94.0 | −1.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 14,241 | 58.7 | −10.0 |
| | Nationalist | | 8,403 | 34.6 | −3.2 |
| | Independent | George Carruthers | 1,007 | 4.1 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | George Collis | 554 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Frederick Lambert | 73 | 0.3 | +0.3 |

#### 1934

1934 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,292 | | |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 1) | 3,661 | 15.9 | +9.4 |
| | Labor | Charles Culley (elected 3) | 2,665 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Labor | Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 4) | 1,662 | 7.2 | +0.4 |
| | Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 1,661 | 7.2 | −4.1 |
| | Labor | Walter Woods | 770 | 3.3 | −0.9 |
| | Labor | Edgar Geer | 422 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Alfred White | 381 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Nationalist | John Soundy (elected 2) | 3,489 | 15.1 | +10.4 |
| | Nationalist | Eric Johnson | 1,534 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Turner (elected 5) | 1,419 | 6.2 | −4.1 |
| | Nationalist | D'Arcy Addison | 1,001 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Nationalist | Arndell Lewis | 937 | 4.1 | +0.6 |
| | Nationalist | Trevor Young | 328 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Social Credit | George Carruthers (elected 6) | 1,995 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Independent | William Jarvis | 491 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Independent Labor | Thomas Jude | 320 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Lesley Murdoch | 192 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Robert Leitch | 111 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,039 | 96.9 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 736 | 3.1 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,775 | 95.1 | −0.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 11,222 | 48.7 | +8.4 |
| | Nationalist | | 8,708 | 37.8 | −15.9 |
| | Social Credit | George Carruthers | 1,995 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| | Independent | William Jarvis | 491 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Independent Labor | Thomas Jude | 320 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Lesley Murdoch | 192 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Robert Leitch | 111 | 0.5 | +0.5 |

#### 1931

1931 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,102 | | |
| | Nationalist | John McPhee (elected 1) | 5,068 | 23.3 | +7.7 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Turner (elected 2) | 2,226 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Grant (elected 5) | 1,459 | 6.7 | −2.9 |
| | Nationalist | John Soundy (elected 6) | 1,026 | 4.7 | −3.0 |
| | Nationalist | Arndell Lewis | 754 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Nationalist | George Gilmore | 384 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Nationalist | Charles O'Conor | 336 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Nationalist | Maurice Susman | 248 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Richardson | 152 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | Gerald Mahoney (elected 3) | 2,463 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| | Labor | Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 4) | 1,486 | 6.7 | −1.2 |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove | 1,405 | 6.5 | −0.5 |
| | Labor | Arthur Tyler | 1,328 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | Walter Woods | 909 | 4.2 | −3.9 |
| | Labor | Frederick Bates | 640 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | John Cleary | 508 | 2.3 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | James Counsel | 585 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Archibald Park | 410 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | David Dicker | 322 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,709 | 96.6 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 775 | 3.4 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,484 | 95.3 | +11.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Nationalist | | 11,653 | 53.7 | +13.3 |
| | Labor | | 8,739 | 40.3 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | James Counsel | 585 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Archibald Park | 410 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | David Dicker | 322 | 1.5 | +1.5 |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1928

1928 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 2,634 | | |
| | Labor | Walter Woods (elected 4) | 1,493 | 8.1 | −0.8 |
| | Labor | Edmund Dwyer-Gray (elected 6) | 1,461 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 5) | 1,285 | 7.0 | −2.7 |
| | Labor | John Brown | 977 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | Charles Culley | 939 | 5.1 | −5.9 |
| | Labor | John Cleary | 595 | 3.2 | −4.1 |
| | Labor | William Lloyd | 502 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | George Phillips | 293 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Nationalist | John McPhee (elected 1) | 2,872 | 15.6 | +7.0 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Grant (elected 2) | 1,774 | 9.6 | +0.5 |
| | Nationalist | John Soundy (elected 3) | 1,423 | 7.7 | −4.2 |
| | Nationalist | Horace Walch | 1,258 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Nationalist | George Davis | 121 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 1,982 | 10.8 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | William McHugo | 1,057 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Richard Stamford | 223 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | John Graham | 176 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,431 | 97.3 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 519 | 2.7 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,950 | 83.6 | +14.6 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 7,545 | 40.9 | −8.5 |
| | Nationalist | | 7,448 | 40.4 | −0.3 |
| | Independent Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 1,982 | 10.8 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | William McHugo | 1,057 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Richard Stamford | 223 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | John Graham | 176 | 1.0 | +1.0 |

#### 1925

1925 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 2,381 | | |
| | Labor | Charles Culley (elected 2) | 1,835 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 3) | 1,612 | 9.7 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Walter Woods (elected 4) | 1,490 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | Labor | John Cleary (elected 6) | 1,208 | 7.3 | −6.4 |
| | Labor | Enid Lyons | 998 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Labor | Eric Ogilvie | 922 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Charles Metz | 167 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Nationalist | John Soundy (elected 1) | 1,989 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Grant | 1,524 | 9.1 | +0.3 |
| | Nationalist | John McPhee (elected 5) | 1,436 | 8.6 | −5.4 |
| | Nationalist | Leslie Payne | 994 | 6.0 | +3.3 |
| | Nationalist | Frederick Wilson | 276 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Nationalist | William Jarvis | 258 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Nationalist | William Hammond | 205 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 1,285 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Independent | Edith Waterworth | 462 | 2.8 | −3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,661 | 97.9 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 360 | 2.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,021 | 69.0 | +2.8 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 8,232 | 49.4 | +9.7 |
| | Nationalist | | 6,682 | 40.1 | −12.3 |
| | Independent Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 1,285 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Independent | Edith Waterworth | 462 | 2.8 | −3.7 |

#### 1922

1922 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 2,625 | | |
| | Nationalist | John McPhee (elected 1) | 2,568 | 14.0 | +0.7 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Grant (elected 5) | 1,729 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Nationalist | Robert Snowden (elected 4) | 1,368 | 7.4 | +1.2 |
| | Nationalist | William Mulcahy | 1,229 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Nationalist | John Turner | 1,172 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Nationalist | Leslie Payne | 496 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Nationalist | Eric Stopp | 372 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Nationalist | Albert Richardson | 266 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Nationalist | Edward James | 199 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Nationalist | Francist Foster | 188 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Nationalist | Joseph Hatch | 32 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Labor | John Cleary (elected 2) | 2,510 | 13.7 | −7.8 |
| | Labor | Charles Culley (elected 3) | 1,659 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Labor | William Sheridan (elected 6) | 1,474 | 8.0 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove | 1,388 | 7.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | Will Reece | 266 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Edith Waterworth | 1,187 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | Alicia O'Shea Petersen | 105 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | William Lloyd | 84 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | William Michael | 77 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,369 | 97.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 487 | 2.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,856 | 66.2 | +4.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Nationalist | | 9,619 | 52.4 | −3.3 |
| | Labor | | 7,297 | 39.7 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | Edith Waterworth | 1,187 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | Alicia O'Shea Petersen | 105 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | William Lloyd | 84 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | William Michael | 77 | 0.4 | +0.4 |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1919

1919 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 2,491 | | |
| | Nationalist | Elliot Lewis (elected 2) | 2,564 | 14.7 | −1.2 |
| | Nationalist | John McPhee (elected 3) | 2,316 | 13.3 | +2.7 |
| | Nationalist | Duncan McRae | 1,225 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Nationalist | George Foster | 1,151 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| | Nationalist | Robert Snowden (elected 6) | 1,086 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Hoggins | 937 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Nationalist | William Bottrill | 424 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | John Cleary (elected 1) | 3,751 | 21.5 | +7.0 |
| | Labor | William Sheridan (elected 4) | 1,085 | 6.2 | −13.4 |
| | Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 5) | 846 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Walter Woods | 809 | 4.6 | −8.3 |
| | Labor | Abraham Needham | 801 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Labor | John Lewis | 439 | 2.5 | −3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,434 | 97.0 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 543 | 3.0 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,977 | 70.2 | −4.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Nationalist | | 9,703 | 55.7 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | | 7,731 | 44.3 | −5.3 |

#### 1916

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 |

#### 1913

1913 Tasmanian state election: Denison :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 2,122 | | |
| | Liberal | Elliott Lewis (elected 1) | 2,292 | 15.4 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal | Sir John Davies (elected 2) | 1,902 | 12.8 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | William Fullerton (elected 4) | 1,321 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal | Francis Valentine | 1,011 | 6.8 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Rattle | 620 | 4.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | William Bottrill | 369 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | John Paterson | 202 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Lyndhurst Giblin (elected 3) | 1,760 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Labor | Walter Woods (elected 5) | 1,393 | 9.4 | −6.3 |
| | Labor | Vincent Barker (elected 6) | 1,294 | 8.7 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | William Sheridan | 1,027 | 6.9 | −5.8 |
| | Labor | Henry Edmonds | 764 | 5.1 | −1.4 |
| | Labor | Newham Waterworth | 502 | 3.4 | −0.5 |
| | Labor | Edward O'Brien | 392 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,849 | 96.8 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 491 | 3.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,340 | 68.8 | −8.6 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal | | 7,717 | 52.0 | +0.9 |
| | Labor | | 7,132 | 48.0 | −0.9 |