Candidates of the 1937 Tasmanian state election
The 1937 Tasmanian state election was held on 20 February 1937.
Retiring Members
[edit]Nationalist
[edit]- Sir John Evans MHA (Franklin)
- Claude James MHA (Bass)
House of Assembly
[edit]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 (*).
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|
Thomas Davies* |
Allen Hollingsworth* |
Percy Harvey |
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|
Bill Aylett |
Stephen Broad |
James Campbell |
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending two seats. Independent MHA George Carruthers was defending one seat.
Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|
Robert Cosgrove* |
D'Arcy Addison |
George Carruthers |
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending two seats, although independent MHA Benjamin Pearsall had joined the Nationalists and was running on their ticket.
Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates |
---|---|
Edward Brooker* |
Henry Baker* |
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats, although independent MHA George Becker had joined the Labor Party and was running on their ticket. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|
George Becker* |
Donald Cameron |
William Drake |
See also
[edit]- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1934–1937
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1937–1941