1948 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia April 2022 1948 Tasmanian state election Tasmania parliamentary no 1946 Tasmanian state election 1946 1950 Tasmanian state election 1950 All 30 seats to the House of Assembly 21 August 1948 Cosgrove Sir Robert HA 355.jpg 140 130 170 3 7 center Robert Cosgrove 25 February 1948 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Denison 16 seats 15 seats 1 49.38% 1.59 Neil Campbell.jpg 140 130 170 7 7 center Neil Campbell February 1945 Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) Wilmot 12 seats 12 seats 0 37.84% 3.59 1948 Tasmanian state election.svg 350px Results of the election Premier Robert Cosgrove Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Robert Cosgrove Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) The 1948 Tasmanian state election was held on 21 August 1948 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation systemHouse of Assembly Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035743/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm 9 July 2018 , Parliament of Tasmania. — six members were elected from each of five electorates. In December 1947, Labor leader Robert Cosgrove had stood down as Premier while he faced charges of bribery, corruption and conspiracy. Cosgrove was acquitted of all charges on 22 February 1948, and was re-elected as Premier by the caucus, taking over from Edward Brooker who had filled in for him for three months. Brooker died on 18 June, four months after handing the premiership back to Cosgrove, and two months prior to the 1948 election.W. A. Townsley, Cosgrove, Sir Robert (1884 - 1969), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 505-507. On 8 July, the Legislative Council voted to grant the House of Assembly two months supply provided an election was called after that time. The election was fought mainly on constitutional issues. Labor lost its slender one seat majority, winning 15 seats out of 30, although they regained government and Cosgrove remained as Premier after receiving the support of one of the Independent members, Bill Wedd. Results Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1948 File:1948 TAS House of Assembly.svg 161088 5866 +1.17 -6.13 #f00011 Labor 70476 -1.59 15 1 #080cab Liberal 54010 +3.59 12 #7274c3 Ind. Lib. 9729 -1.96 1 Independents 8330 -0.17 2 1 Distribution of votes Primary vote by division Bass Darwin Denison Franklin Wilmot Labor Party 55.9% 47.7% 44.5% 47.8% 51.7% Liberal Party 44.1% 45.7% 20.9% 33.8% 45.8% Other – 6.6% 34.6% 18.4% 2.5% Distribution of seats auto Electorate Seats won Bass             Darwin             Denison             Franklin             Wilmot             5em   Labor   Liberal   Ind. Lib.   Independent See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1948–1950 Candidates of the 1948 Tasmanian state election References External links Assembly Election Results, 1948 https://web.archive.org/web/20080726172401/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/e1948.htm 26 July 2008 , Parliament of Tasmania. Report on Parliamentary Elections, 1949, Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:1948 elections in Australia Category:1940s in Tasmania Category:August 1948 in Australia