# Results of the 1948 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 21 August 1948 House of Assembly
<< 1946–1950 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 161,088 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 148,588 | | Turnout | 92.24% | +1.17% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,866 | | Informal | 3.95% | –6.13% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 70,476 | 49.38% | –1.59% | 15 | – 1 |
| | Liberal | 54,010 | 37.84% | +3.59% | 12 | ± 0 |
| | Ind. Lib. | 9,729 | 6.82% | –1.96% | 1 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 8,330 | 5.84% | –0.17% | 2 | + 1 |
| Total | Total | 142,722 | | | 30 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1948 Tasmanian election.

## Results by division
### Bass

1948 Tasmanian state election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,819 | | |
| | Labor | John Madden (elected 1) | 4,501 | 16.8 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | Reg Turnbull (elected 2) | 3,953 | 14.8 | -1.4 |
| | Labor | Eric Howroyd (elected 4) | 2,286 | 8.6 | -0.1 |
| | Labor | Alexander Atkins | 1,632 | 6.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | John Carter | 1,625 | 6.1 | +1.3 |
| | Labor | Henry Hurst | 940 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Fred Marriott (elected 3) | 3,225 | 12.1 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | John Orchard (elected 6) | 2,249 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | John Steer | 2,083 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal | Bill Beattie (elected 5) | 2,074 | 7.8 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Jack Breheny | 1,068 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Allen Hollingsworth | 917 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal | Stewart Chapple | 178 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,731 | 96.8 | +7.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 888 | 3.2 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,619 | 89.8 | −1.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 14,937 | 55.9 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal | | 11,794 | 44.1 | +12.2 |

### Darwin

1948 Tasmanian state election: Darwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,182 | | |
| | Labor | Eric Reece (elected 1) | 5,255 | 18.0 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | Charley Aylett (elected 2) | 4,018 | 13.7 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Carrol Bramich (elected 5) | 1,784 | 6.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | Aubrey Bartram | 1,488 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | Michael Smith | 777 | 2.7 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | Harold Purton | 646 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Jack Chamberlain (elected 3) | 3,684 | 12.6 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal | John Fidler (elected 4) | 2,350 | 8.0 | -3.0 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Acheson | 2,044 | 7.0 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Lyons (elected 6) | 1,567 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Percy Williams | 1,361 | 4.6 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | James Hilder | 939 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | Vivian Byard | 927 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | Wilfred French | 505 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Henry McFie | 1,498 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | Leslie Margetts | 274 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Ellis Batten | 155 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,272 | 95.5 | +3.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,382 | 4.5 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,654 | 94.6 | +4.5 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 13,968 | 47.7 | -1.8 |
| | Liberal | | 13,377 | 45.7 | -2.0 |
| | Independent | | 1,927 | 6.6 | +6.6 |

### Denison

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 |

### Franklin

1948 Tasmanian state election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,735 | | |
| | Labor | John Dwyer (elected 1) | 5,423 | 16.4 | +8.8 |
| | Labor | Bill Neilson (elected 4) | 3,471 | 10.5 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Charles Hand (elected 3) | 3,249 | 9.8 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Rowland Worsley | 1,591 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Labor | John Brown | 1,443 | 4.4 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Marjorie Somerville | 667 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Reg Wright (elected 2) | 5,226 | 15.8 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Tim Jackson (elected 5) | 2,395 | 7.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Archibald Park | 1,725 | 5.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Olive Calvert | 733 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Morrisby | 658 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Artur Griffiths | 475 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Group Independent | George Gray (elected 6) | 2,754 | 8.3 | +1.2 |
| | Group Independent | Thomas Pearsall | 2,041 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Group Independent | Arthur Cross | 578 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Group Independent | Royce Turnbull | 519 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Leonard Martin | 124 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Henry Martin | 70 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,142 | 95.9 | +6.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,415 | 4.1 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,557 | 93.9 | +1.4 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 15,844 | 47.8 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal | | 11,212 | 33.8 | -1.4 |
| | Group Independent | | 5,892 | 17.8 | +4.5 |
| | Independent | Leonard Martin | 124 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Henry Martin | 70 | 0.2 | +0.2 |

### Wilmot

1948 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,695 | | |
| | Labor | Roy Fagan (elected 2) | 5,172 | 20.0 | +8.6 |
| | Labor | Lancelot Spurr (elected 6) | 2,232 | 8.6 | -2.6 |
| | Labor | Peter Pike (elected 5) | 2,229 | 8.6 | -1.5 |
| | Labor | Charles Burnell | 1,882 | 7.3 | +1.5 |
| | Labor | Douglas Cashion | 1,266 | 4.9 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | Henry Gregg | 602 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | Neil Campbell (elected 1) | 5,748 | 22.2 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | Robert Wordsworth | 1,736 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Robert Robertson (elected 4) | 1,343 | 5.2 | -1.7 |
| | Liberal | Charles Best | 1,252 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bethune (elected 3) | 1,154 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Brown | 607 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Thomas Churchward-Kelly | 638 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,861 | 96.7 | +6.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 877 | 3.3 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,738 | 92.5 | +0.6 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 13,383 | 51.7 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | | 11,840 | 45.8 | +9.5 |
| | Independent | Thomas Churchward-Kelly | 638 | 2.5 | +2.5 |