Candidates of the 1919 Tasmanian state election

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The 1919 Tasmanian state election was held on 31 May 1919. Since the previous election, the Liberal Party had absorbed conscriptionist Labor defectors to become the Nationalist Party.

Retiring Members

Nationalist

House of Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Bass

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats.

Labor candidates Nationalist candidates

George Becker*
William Bowen
Allan Guy*
Henry Sharpe
Victor Shaw

John Hayes*
Alexander Marshall*
James Newton*
Robert Sadler*

Darwin

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Independent MHA Joshua Whitsitt was defending one seat.

Labor candidates Nationalist candidates Independent candidates

James Belton*
Leonard Bennett
Leopold Burrows
James Hurst*
James Ogden*
George Phillips

Edward Hobbs*
Herbert Payne*
Percy Pollard

Joshua Whitsitt*

Denison

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats.

Labor candidates Nationalist candidates

John Cleary*
Robert Cosgrove*
John Lewis
Abraham Needham
William Sheridan*
Walter Woods

William Bottrill
George Foster
Charles Hoggins
Sir Elliott Lewis*
John McPhee*
Duncan McRae
Robert Snowden*

Franklin

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats.

Labor candidates Nationalist candidates Independent candidates

David Dicker*
Thomas Keogh
Albert Ogilvie*
William Pearce
Will Reece
William Shoobridge
Benjamin Watkins*

Arthur Cotton
George Cummins
William Dixon*
John Evans*
Alexander Hean*
Francis Hyndes
Richard Johnson
Arthur Morrisby
Frank Rathbone

Nicholas Brooks

Wilmot

Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats.

Labor candidates Nationalist candidates

Sidney Foskett
Joseph Lyons*
Michael O'Keefe*
Christopher Sheedy

Ernest Blyth*
William Connell
Herbert Hays*
Walter Lee*
Henry McFie
George Pullen*
Frank Rose

See also

References

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