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1903 Tasmanian state election
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1903 Tasmanian state election Tasmania parliamentary no 1900 Tasmanian colonial election 1900 1906 Tasmanian state election 1906 All 35 seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly 130x130px William Propsting Protectionist Party North Hobart 14 seats 22 seats 13 130x130px Elliott Lewis Free Trade Party Richmond (lost seat) 19 seats 7 seats 11 130x130px John Earle Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Waratah (lost seat) 0 seats 3 seats 3 Premier Elliott Lewis Free Trade Party William Propsting Protectionist Party
The 1903 Tasmanian state election was held on 2 April 1903 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Women got the right to vote at the election.
Elliott Lewis, leader of the Ministerial group, entered the election as the incumbent Premier of Tasmania.Notos 11 April 1903 TASMANIAN NOTES http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138683024 13 February 2024 The Australasian Melbourne 49 National Library of Australia LXXIV 1932 At the election, the group lost 10 seats and Lewis was unsuccessful in the seat he contested. The Opposition led by William Propsting won government, meaning he became Premier of Tasmania.15 April 1903 TASMANIAN POLITICS. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14563228 13 February 2024 The Sydney Morning Herald New South Wales, Australia 7 National Library of Australia 20,311 The Workers' Political League (the future Australian Labor Party) fielded candidates for the first time, winning three seats. John Earle became leader of the parliamentary party in 1906.
Results
File:1903 TAS House of Assembly.svg Protectionist 11880 38.80 22 13 Free Trade 5755 2.71 7 11 Independents 3349 8.01 3 8 #f00011 Labor 2516 New 3 New
See also
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1903–1906
References
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Category:1903 elections in Australia
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