# Results of the 1937 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 20 February 1937 House of Assembly
<< 1934–1941 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 132,001 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 124,460 | | Turnout | 94.29% | –0.18% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,997 | | Informal | 2.41% | –0.79% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 71,263 | 58.67% | +12.89% | 18 | + 4 |
| | Nationalist | 47,204 | 38.86% | –7.86% | 12 | – 1 |
| | Independent | 2,996 | 2.47% | –5.04% | 0 | – 3 |
| Total | Total | 121,463 | | | 30 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1937 Tasmanian election.

## Results by division
### Bass

1937 Tasmanian state election: Bass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,418 | | |
| | Labor | Thomas Davies (elected 1) | 7,344 | 30.7 | +9.4 |
| | Labor | John Madden (elected 2) | 2,426 | 10.1 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | John McDonald (elected 4) | 2,174 | 9.1 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Eric Howroyd (elected 5) | 1,410 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Labor | George McElwee | 1,080 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | Peter Pike | 671 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Nationalist | John Ockerby (elected 3) | 2,836 | 11.9 | +4.7 |
| | Nationalist | Angus McKenzie | 1,639 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Nationalist | Allen Hollingsworth (elected 6) | 1,501 | 6.3 | -7.1 |
| | Nationalist | Syd Jackson | 1,340 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| | Nationalist | Harold Solomon | 888 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Percy Harvey | 529 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | John Sheehan | 82 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,920 | 97.7 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 570 | 2.3 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,490 | 93.8 | −0.8 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 15,105 | 63.1 | +12.3 |
| | Nationalist | | 8,204 | 34.3 | -14.9 |
| | Independent | Percy Harvey | 529 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | John Sheehan | 82 | 0.3 | +0.3 |

### Darwin

1937 Tasmanian state election: Darwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,527 | | |
| | Labor | Thomas d'Alton (elected 1) | 7,576 | 30.7 | +15.7 |
| | Labor | Philip Kelly (elected 2) | 2,086 | 8.5 | -2.6 |
| | Labor | Joseph McGrath (elected 3) | 1,659 | 6.7 | +0.9 |
| | Labor | Bill Aylett | 1,317 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | Henry Lane | 830 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | Garnet Cooper | 711 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Nationalist | Frank Edwards (elected 5) | 2,030 | 8.2 | +1.3 |
| | Nationalist | Jack Chamberlain (elected 4) | 1,994 | 8.1 | +1.5 |
| | Nationalist | Frank Marriott (elected 6) | 1,929 | 7.8 | -0.1 |
| | Nationalist | John Wright | 1,827 | 7.4 | +1.1 |
| | Nationalist | Henry McFie | 1,482 | 6.0 | +0.7 |
| | Nationalist | Stephen Broad | 798 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Nationalist | Hubert Nichols | 317 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | James Campbell | 128 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,684 | 97.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 725 | 2.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,409 | 94.1 | +0.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 14,179 | 57.4 | +16.6 |
| | Nationalist | | 10,377 | 42.0 | -10.8 |
| | Independent | James Campbell | 128 | 0.5 | +0.5 |

### Denison

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 |

### Franklin

1937 Tasmanian state election: Franklin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,685 | | |
| | Labor | Albert Ogilvie (elected 1) | 9,008 | 34.9 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | Edward Brooker (elected 4) | 2,571 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| | Labor | John Dwyer (elected 3) | 2,190 | 8.5 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Basil Plummer (elected 5) | 977 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Labor | Francis McDermott | 365 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Nationalist | Henry Baker (elected 2) | 4,330 | 16.8 | +4.1 |
| | Nationalist | George Doyle (elected 6) | 1,838 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Nationalist | Benjamin Pearsall | 1,462 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Nationalist | Vincent Shoobridge | 1,105 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Nationalist | John Piggott | 1,062 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Nationalist | Andrew Cooper | 592 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Nationalist | Benjamin Watkins | 289 | 1.1 | -4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,789 | 97.7 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 596 | 2.3 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,385 | 95.8 | +0.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 15,111 | 58.6 | +6.7 |
| | Nationalist | | 10,678 | 41.4 | +3.6 |

### Wilmot

1937 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 3,257 | | |
| | Labor | Eric Ogilvie (elected 1) | 6,329 | 27.8 | -1.0 |
| | Labor | George Becker (elected 2) | 2,801 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Labor | David O'Keefe (elected 3) | 1,639 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| | Labor | Lancelot Spurr | 1,206 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | William Taylor | 652 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Nationalist | Neil Campbell (elected 4) | 2,904 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Nationalist | Walter Lee (elected 6) | 2,251 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| | Nationalist | Francis Foster (elected 5) | 2,170 | 9.5 | +5.6 |
| | Nationalist | Donald Cameron | 1,272 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Hutchinson | 388 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Salter | 287 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Nationalist | William Ritchie | 270 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | William Drake | 542 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Athol Smith | 81 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,792 | 97.1 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 677 | 2.9 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,469 | 93.9 | +0.3 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 12,627 | 55.4 | +19.6 |
| | Nationalist | | 9,542 | 41.9 | -15.1 |
| | Independent | William Drake | 542 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Athol Smith | 81 | 0.4 | +0.4 |