1912 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia April 2022 June 2020 1912 Tasmanian state election Tasmania parliamentary no 1909 Tasmanian state election 1909 1913 Tasmanian state election 1913 All 30 seats to the House of Assembly 30 April 1912 125px Elliott Lewis 1909 Tasmanian Liberal League Denison 18 seats 16 seats 2 54.48% 3.87 125px John Earle 1906 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Franklin 12 seats 14 seats 2 45.54% 6.58 1912 Tasmanian state election.svg 350px Results of the election Premier Elliott Lewis Tasmanian Liberal League Elliott Lewis Tasmanian Liberal League The 1912 Tasmanian state election was held on Tuesday, 30 April 1912 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. Elliott Lewis was elected as an Anti-Socialist at the 1909 election, and was Premier of Tasmania from 27 October 1909. He was urged by his predecessor, John Evans (premier from 11 July 1904 to 19 June 1909), to organise anti-Labor forces against a resurgent Labor Party (which won 12 seats at the 1909 election) and to support the formation of the Tasmanian Liberal League (not directly related to the modern Liberal Party).Scott Bennett, 'Lewis, Sir Neil Elliott (1858 - 1935)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 94-95. Lewis was the incumbent Premier at the 1912 election, and John Earle was Labor Party leader. The election saw an increase in Labor seats from 12 to 14, just short of a House of Assembly majority. The Liberal Party won the election, with a two-seat majority. Despite leading the Liberals to victory, Lewis was criticised within the party, and resigned the leadership to Albert Solomon on 14 June the same year. Key dates Date Event 23 March 1912 New electoral rolls came into force."Electoral Act 1907: A Proclamation", Tasmanian Government Gazette, 1912:876 (23 March 1912) 4 April 1912 The Parliament was dissolved."Dissolution of the House of Assembly", Tasmanian Government Gazette, 1912:929A (4 April 1912) 30 April 1912 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 14 June 1912 Elliott Lewis resigned, succeeded by Albert Solomon. 2 July 1912 Parliament was summoned for business."Parliament of Tasmania: A Proclamation", Tasmanian Government Gazette, 1912:1372 (21 June 1912) Results File:1913 TAS House of Assembly.svg 103513 2166 +20.85 -0.01 Liberal 40252 +3.87 16 2 #f00011 Labor 33634 +6.58 14 2 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal #8CB4D2 54.48 Labor Australian Labor Party 45.52 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Liberal #8CB4D2 53.33 Labor Australian Labor Party 46.67 Distribution of seats auto Electorate Seats won Bass             Darwin             Denison             Franklin             Wilmot             5em   Labor   Liberal See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1912–1913 Candidates of the 1912 Tasmanian state election References External links Assembly Election Results, 1912 https://web.archive.org/web/20080726172601/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/e1912.htm 26 July 2008 , Parliament of Tasmania. Report on General Election, 1912, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 30 April 1912. Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:1912 elections in Australia Category:1910s in Tasmania Category:April 1912 in Australia