Electoral results for the Division of Franklin (state)

This is a list of electoral results for the division of Franklin in Tasmanian elections since 1913.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024

2024 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			9,006
	Liberal	Eric Abetz (elected 6)	6,661	9.2	+9.2
	Liberal	Jacquie Petrusma (elected 3)	6,093	8.5	−12.6
	Liberal	Nic Street (elected 7)	4,811	6.7	−1.7
	Liberal	Dean Young	3,078	4.3	−0.3
	Liberal	Jock McGregor	1,463	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Aldo Antolli	1,449	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Josh Garvin	972	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Dean Winter (elected 2)	8,055	11.2	−0.2
	Labor	Meg Brown (elected 4)	3,613	5.0	+5.0
	Labor	Toby Thorpe	2,908	4.0	+1.5
	Labor	Kaspar Deane	1,808	2.5	+2.5
	Labor	Ebony Altimira	1,736	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	Simon Bailey	946	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Philip Pregnell	613	0.9	+0.9
	Greens	Rosalie Woodruff (elected 1)	9,879	13.7	−1.0
	Greens	Jade Darko	1,008	1.4	+1.4
	Greens	Christine Campbell	810	1.1	+1.1
	Greens	Gideon Cordover	776	1.1	+0.2
	Greens	Jenny Cambers-Smith	762	1.1	+1.1
	Greens	Owen Fitzgerald	614	0.9	+0.9
	Greens	Lukas Mrosek	412	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	David O'Byrne (elected 5)	6,312	8.8	−2.1
	Lambie	Chris Hannan	1,418	2.0	+2.0
	Lambie	Marshall Callaghan	1,063	1.5	+1.5
	Lambie	Conor Hallahan	1,025	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Clare Glade-Wright	1,154	1.6	+1.6
	Animal Justice	Jehni Thomas-Wurth	1,122	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Tony Mulder	597	0.8	+0.8
	Local Network	Martine Delaney	552	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Bob Elliston	186	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Tamar Cordover	144	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			72,040	94.6	−1.2
Informal votes			4,115	5.4	+1.2
Turnout			76,155	92.4	+0.1
Party total votes
	Liberal		24,527	34.0	−8.2
	Labor		19,679	27.3	−5.9
	Greens		14,261	19.8	+0.8
	Independent	David O'Byrne	6,312	8.8	−2.1
	Lambie		3,506	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	Clare Glade-Wright	1,154	1.6	+1.6
	Animal Justice		1,122	1.6	−0.2
	Independent	Tony Mulder	597	0.8	+0.8
	Local Network		552	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Bob Elliston	186	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Tamar Cordover	144	0.2	+0.2

2021

2021 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			11,544
	Liberal	Jacquie Petrusma (elected 1)	14,550	21.0	+16.1
	Liberal	Nic Street (elected 5)	5,783	8.3	+5.7
	Liberal	Bec Enders	3,271	4.7	+4.7
	Liberal	Dean Young	3,196	4.6	+4.6
	Liberal	James Walker	2,468	3.6	+3.6
	Labor	Dean Winter (elected 3)	7,859	11.3	+11.3
	Labor	David O'Byrne (elected 4)	7,538	10.9	−4.9
	Labor	Alison Standen	3,107	4.5	−2.7
	Labor	Amy Brumby	2,020	2.9	+2.9
	Labor	Toby Thorpe	1,753	2.5	+2.5
	Labor	Fabiano Cangelosi	724	1.0	+1.0
	Greens	Rosalie Woodruff (elected 2)	10,161	14.7	+4.4
	Greens	Bridget Verrier	939	1.4	+1.4
	Greens	Phoenix Harrison	745	1.1	+1.1
	Greens	Kit Darko	671	1.0	+1.0
	Greens	Gideon Cordover	606	0.9	+0.9
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Shane Broadby	788	1.1	+1.1
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Rebecca Byfield	627	0.9	+0.9
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Robert Cairns	594	0.9	+0.9
	Animal Justice	Mark Tanner	1,227	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Francis Flannery	379	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	George Spiliopoulos	252	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			69,258	95.8	−0.2
Informal votes			3,031	4.2	+0.2
Turnout			72,289	92.5	−1.0
Party total votes
	Liberal		29,268	42.3	−6.1
	Labor		23,001	33.2	−1.2
	Greens		13,122	18.9	+4.6
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		2,009	2.9	+2.9
	Animal Justice		1,227	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Francis Flannery	379	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	George Spiliopoulos	252	0.4	+0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+16.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.3
	Labor hold		Swing	–4.9
	Greens hold		Swing	+4.4

Elections in the 2010s

2018

2018 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			11,863
	Liberal	Will Hodgman (elected 1)	27,184	38.2	+3.0
	Liberal	Jacquie Petrusma (elected 2)	3,467	4.9	−1.8
	Liberal	Nic Street	1,907	2.7	+1.0
	Liberal	Claire Chandler	1,151	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Simon Duffy	739	1.0	+1.0
	Labor	David O'Byrne (elected 3)	11,221	16.4	+1.3
	Labor	Alison Standen (elected 4)	5,087	7.1	+7.1
	Labor	Kevin Midson	4,107	5.8	+5.8
	Labor	Heather Chong	2,136	3.0	+1.9
	Labor	Kathryn Barnsley	1,913	2.7	+2.7
	Greens	Rosalie Woodruff (elected 5)	7,284	10.2	+8.6
	Greens	Holly Ewin	909	1.3	+1.3
	Greens	Richard Atkinson	896	1.3	+0.8
	Greens	Ross Lincolne	595	0.8	+0.8
	Greens	Lachlan Hatfield	536	0.8	+0.8
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Brendon Hext	2,041	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			71,173	94.9	−1.1
Informal votes			2,988	4.0	+0.0
Turnout			74,161	96.0	−0.0
Party total votes
	Liberal		34,448	48.4	−1.4
	Labor		24,464	34.4	+5.8
	Greens		10,220	14.4	−2.4
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		2.041	2.9	+2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	–1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.1
	Greens hold		Swing	+8.6

2014

2014 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			11,184
	Liberal	Will Hodgman (elected 1)	23,589	35.2	+3.5
	Liberal	Jacquie Petrusma (elected 2)	4,463	6.7	+2.8
	Liberal	Paul Harriss (elected 5)	3,646	5.4	+5.4
	Liberal	Nic Street	1,122	1.7	+1.7
	Liberal	Sue Bastone	623	0.9	+0.9
	Labor	Lara Giddings (elected 3)	11,035	16.4	+1.3
	Labor	David O'Byrne	5,620	8.4	+0.8
	Labor	Julie Dick	1,372	2.0	+2.0
	Labor	Heather Chong	760	1.1	+1.1
	Labor	Russell Mitchell	413	0.6	+0.6
	Greens	Nick McKim (elected 4)	9,013	13.4	−10.7
	Greens	Rosalie Woodruff	1,110	1.7	+1.7
	Greens	Simon Burnett	454	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Zoe Kean	354	0.5	+0.5
	Greens	Richard Atkinson	334	0.5	+0.5
	Palmer United	Debra Thurley	743	1.1	+1.1
	Palmer United	John Peers	631	0.9	+0.9
	Palmer United	Michael Figg	413	0.6	+0.6
	Palmer United	Con Spiliopoulous	391	0.6	+0.6
	Palmer United	Luke Rutherford	320	0.5	+0.5
	Socialist Alliance	Jenny Forward	364	0.5	+0.1
	National	Matt Holloway	174	0.3	+0.3
	National	Penny Lane	97	0.1	+0.1
	National	Myrtle Wakeling	62	0.1	0.1
Total formal votes			67,103	96.0	+0.2
Informal votes			2,790	4.0	−0.2
Turnout			69,893	94.2	−0.5
Party total votes
	Liberal		33,443	49.8	+8.6
	Labor		19,200	28.6	−1.9
	Greens		11,265	16.8	−10.6
	Palmer United		2,498	3.7	+3.7
	Socialist Alliance		364	0.5	+0.1
	National		333	0.5	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3
	Greens hold		Swing	−10.7

2010

2010 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			10,675
	Liberal	Will Hodgman (elected 1)	20,302	31.7	+9.7
	Liberal	Jacquie Petrusma (elected 5)	2,500	3.9	+3.9
	Liberal	Tony Mulder	2,106	3.3	+3.3
	Liberal	Jillian Law	884	1.4	+1.4
	Liberal	David Compton	576	0.9	+0.9
	Labor	Lara Giddings (elected 3)	9,648	15.1	+4.6
	Labor	David O'Byrne (elected 4)	4,846	7.6	+7.6
	Labor	Daniel Hulme	2,214	3.5	+2.5
	Labor	Ross Butler	1,854	2.9	+1.2
	Labor	Kate Churchill	964	1.5	+1.5
	Greens	Nick McKim (elected 2)	15,462	24.1	+8.2
	Greens	Wendy Heatley	621	1.0	+1.0
	Greens	Adam Burling	495	0.8	+0.8
	Greens	Deborah Brewer	478	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Mark Harrison	459	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	John Forster	355	0.6	+0.6
	Socialist Alliance	Jenny Forward	281	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			64,045	96.2	+0.1
Informal votes			2,548	3.8	−0.1
Turnout			66,593	94.7	−0.5
Party total votes
	Liberal		26,368	41.2	+9.2
	Labor		19,526	30.5	−15.6
	Greens		17,515	27.3	+7.4
	Independent	John Forster	355	0.6	+0.6
	Socialist Alliance		281	0.4	0.0

Elections in the 2000s

2006

2006 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			10,660
	Labor	Paul Lennon (elected 1)	16,666	26.1	+7.9
	Labor	Lara Giddings (elected 4)	6,725	10.5	+1.3
	Labor	Paula Wriedt (elected 5)	5,089	8.0	−5.9
	Labor	Ross Butler	1,066	1.7	+1.7
	Labor	Daniel Hulme	620	1.0	+1.0
	Liberal	Will Hodgman (elected 2)	14,055	22.0	+9.6
	Liberal	Vanessa Goodwin	2,779	4.3	+4.3
	Liberal	Steve Allie	1,575	2.5	+2.5
	Liberal	Sue Bastone	866	1.4	+1.4
	Liberal	Tony Scott	786	1.2	+1.2
	Greens	Nick McKim (elected 3)	10,191	15.9	+3.3
	Greens	Jane MacDonald	887	1.4	+1.4
	Greens	Mike Anderson	478	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Mark Rickards	470	0.7	+0.7
	Greens	Gerard Velnaar	394	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Ian Hall	564	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Richard James	489	0.8	+0.8
	Socialist Alliance	Matthew Holloway	257	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			63,957	96.1	+0.7
Informal votes			2,566	3.9	−0.7
Turnout			66,523	95.2	+1.3
Party total votes
	Labor		30,166	47.3	−4.6
	Liberal		20,061	31.4	+7.6
	Greens		12,420	19.3	−1.0
	Independent	Ian Hall	564	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Richard James	489	0.8	+0.8
	Socialist Alliance		257	0.4	+0.1

2002

2002 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			10,088
	Labor	Paul Lennon (elected 1)	10,994	18.2	+5.1
	Labor	Paula Wriedt (elected 2)	8,382	13.8	+3.6
	Labor	Lara Giddings (elected 5)	5,548	9.2	+9.2
	Labor	Doug Doust	2,732	4.5	+4.5
	Labor	Carol Brown	1,993	3.3	+3.3
	Labor	Neville Oliver	1,654	2.7	−1.1
	Liberal	Will Hodgman (elected 4)	7,489	12.4	+12.4
	Liberal	Martin McManus	3,687	6.1	+1.0
	Liberal	Derek Smith	1,332	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Anita Bromfield	1,063	1.8	+1.8
	Liberal	Jeff Briscoe	787	1.3	+1.3
	Greens	Nick McKim (elected 3)	7,622	12.6	+12.6
	Greens	Liz Smith	1,434	2.4	+2.4
	Greens	Kay McFarlane	1,131	1.9	+1.9
	Greens	Paul Thomas	1,105	1.8	+1.8
	Greens	Michele Higgins	1,052	1.7	+1.7
	Democrats	Bryan Walpole	634	1.0	+1.0
	Democrats	Debra Chandler	360	0.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Karen Manskey	310	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Jane Shoobridge	375	0.6	+0.6
	Group A	Kaye McPherson	184	0.3	+0.3
	Group A	Donna Coleman	148	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	307	0.5	+0.5
	Socialist Alliance	Brian Millar	103	0.2	+0.2
	Socialist Alliance	Glenn Shields	99	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			60,525	95.4	−0.9
Informal votes			2,937	4.6	+0.9
Turnout			63,462	93.9	−1.3
Party total votes
	Labor		31,303	51.7	+6.0
	Liberal		14,358	23.7	−13.3
	Greens		12,344	20.4	+10.0
	Democrats		1,304	2.2	+0.5
	Independent	Jane Shoebridge	375	0.6	+0.6
	Group A		336	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	307	0.5	+0.5
	Socialist Alliance		202	0.3	+0.3

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			9,811
	Labor	Paul Lennon (elected 2)	7,708	13.1	+2.0
	Labor	Fran Bladel (elected 4)	7,032	11.9	−1.6
	Labor	Paula Wriedt (elected 5)	6,022	10.2	+4.6
	Labor	Neville Oliver	2,241	3.8	+3.8
	Labor	Trevor Cordwell	1,720	2.9	+2.9
	Labor	Lin Thorp	1,216	2.1	−0.5
	Labor	Ken Langston	949	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Peter Hodgman (elected 1)	12,030	20.4	+10.0
	Liberal	Matt Smith (elected 3)	3,176	5.4	+5.4
	Liberal	Martin McManus	3,019	5.1	+5.1
	Liberal	Jane Shoobridge	2,113	3.6	+3.6
	Liberal	Mark Ashton	1,421	2.4	+2.4
	Greens	Mike Foley	3,988	6.8	+0.8
	Greens	Louise Crossley	763	1.3	−0.7
	Greens	Penny King	496	0.8	0.0
	Greens	Marie Giblin	367	0.6	+0.1
	Tasmania First	Don Burgess	750	1.3	+1.3
	Tasmania First	David Jackson	427	0.7	+0.7
	Tasmania First	Dallas Hoggett	393	0.7	+0.7
	Tasmania First	Carol Reynolds	380	0.6	+0.6
	Tasmania First	Wendy Hyde	319	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Robert Bell	821	1.4	+1.4
	Democrats	Peter Kreet	158	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Sue Clark	342	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Flora Fox	323	0.5	+0.5
	Group D	Rhonda Cains	83	0.1	+0.1
	Group D	Graeme Norris	62	0.1	+0.1
	Group D	Therese Hunniford	54	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			58,864	96.3	+1.3
Informal votes			2,262	3.7	−1.5
Turnout			61,126	95.2	−1.0
Party total votes
	Labor		26,880	45.7	+3.0
	Liberal		21,759	37.0	+5.0
	Greens		6,105	10.4	−0.3
	Tasmania First		2,269	3.9	+3.9
	Democrats		979	1.7	−2.0
	Independent	Sue Clark	342	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Flora Fox	323	0.5	+0.5
	Group D		199	0.3	+0.3

1996

1996 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,320
	Labor	Fran Bladel (elected 1)	7,933	13.5	+2.4
	Labor	Paul Lennon (elected 2)	6,504	11.1	+4.5
	Labor	Paula Wriedt (elected 7)	3,273	5.6	+5.6
	Labor	John Sheppard	2,566	4.4	+2.7
	Labor	Lin Thorp	1,548	2.6	+2.6
	Labor	Eugene Alexander	1,284	2.2	+2.2
	Labor	Greg Cooper	1,276	2.2	+2.2
	Labor	Simon Boughey	602	1.0	+1.0
	Liberal	Peter Hodgman (elected 3)	6,102	10.4	−13.3
	Liberal	John Cleary (elected 4)	4,097	7.0	−3.0
	Liberal	Paul Harriss	3,040	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal	Bob Gozzi	2,150	3.7	+3.7
	Liberal	Martin McManus	1,996	3.4	+3.4
	Liberal	Brian Davison	795	1.4	−1.6
	Liberal	Edyth Langham	546	0.9	+0.9
	Greens	Mike Foley (elected 5)	3,515	6.0	+3.9
	Greens	Louise Crossley	1,173	2.0	+2.0
	Greens	Penny King	470	0.8	+0.8
	Greens	Kay Carolin-McFarlane	313	0.5	+0.5
	Greens	Marie Giblin	279	0.5	+0.5
	Greens	Julian Bush	277	0.5	+0.5
	Greens	Adam Bowden	223	0.4	+0.4
	Group C	Bruce Goodluck (elected 6)	3,671	6.3	+6.3
	Group C	Catherine Goodluck	639	1.1	+1.1
	Democrats	Richard James	1,501	2.6	+2.6
	Democrats	Liz Burton	323	0.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Leonie Godridge	212	0.4	+0.4
	Democrats	Rob Farrington	154	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	John Devereux	862	1.5	+1.5
	Extremely Greedy 40%	Tracey Newman	250	0.4	+0.4
	Extremely Greedy 40%	Robert Cowburn	227	0.4	+0.4
	National	Bill Darling	242	0.4	+0.4
	National	Pat Rogers	189	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Chester Somerville	322	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			58,554	94.8	−1.0
Informal votes			3,182	5.2	+1.0
Turnout			61,736	96.2	+1.2
Party total votes
	Labor		24,986	42.7	+8.9
	Liberal		18,726	32.0	−14.3
	Greens		6,250	10.7	−5.1
	Group C		4,310	7.4	+7.4
	Democrats		2,190	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	John Devereux	862	1.5	+1.5
	Extremely Greedy 40%		477	0.8	+0.8
	National		431	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Chester Somerville	322	0.5	+0.5

1992

1992 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,387
	Liberal	Peter Hodgman (elected 1)	13,987	23.7	+5.5
	Liberal	John Cleary (elected 2)	5,902	10.0	−3.4
	Liberal	Nigel Grace	1,801	3.0	+3.0
	Liberal	Brian Davison (elected 6)	1,745	3.0	+1.4
	Liberal	Claude Conlan	1,684	2.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Jane Shoobridge	1,503	2.5	+2.5
	Liberal	Tony Shanny	739	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Fran Bladel (elected 4)	6,580	11.1	+3.8
	Labor	Michael Aird (elected 5)	6,218	10.5	+2.9
	Labor	Paul Lennon (elected 7)	3,907	6.6	−1.1
	Labor	John Sheppard	1,030	1.7	+1.7
	Labor	David Traynor	835	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Darren Purcell	828	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Andrew MacLeod	548	0.9	+0.9
	Independent Greens	Gerry Bates (elected 3)	7,042	11.9	−6.3
	Independent Greens	Mike Foley	1,261	2.1	+2.1
	Independent Greens	Penny King	295	0.5	+0.5
	Independent Greens	Lorraine Wiltshire	253	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Eva Ruzicka	216	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Charles Ellis	154	0.3	+0.3
	Independent Greens	Eilean Robinson	130	0.2	+0.2
	Advance Tasmania	Clive Attwater	816	1.4	+1.4
	Advance Tasmania	Philip French	696	1.2	+1.2
	Advance Tasmania	Harry Grimsey	176	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	412	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Chris Munday	158	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Malcolm Muir	72	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Jane Flach	61	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Grant Goodwin	41	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			59,090	95.8	+0.7
Informal votes			2,565	4.2	−0.7
Turnout			61,655	95.0	+1.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		27,361	46.3	+6.2
	Labor		19,946	33.8	−4.5
	Independent Greens		9,351	15.8	−3.9
	Advance Tasmania		1,688	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	412	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Chris Munday	158	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Malcolm Muir	72	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Jane Flach	61	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Grant Goodwin	41	0.1	+0.1

Elections in the 1980s

1989

1989 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,948
	Liberal	Peter Hodgman (elected 2)	10,132	18.2	+0.5
	Liberal	Nick Evers (elected 3)	5,628	10.1	+2.0
	Liberal	John Cleary (elected 4)	3,693	6.6	−0.2
	Liberal	Brian Davison	884	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Edyth Langham	855	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	John Peers	642	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Jane Malecky	466	0.8	+0.8
	Labor	Ken Wriedt (elected 6)	4,467	8.0	−8.9
	Labor	Paul Lennon	4,267	7.7	+7.7
	Labor	Michael Aird (elected 7)	4,197	7.6	+3.5
	Labor	Fran Bladel (elected 5)	4,030	7.3	+1.9
	Labor	Tony Reidy	2,460	4.4	+4.4
	Labor	Ian Abbott	1,458	2.6	+2.6
	Labor	Noela Foxcroft	399	0.7	+0.7
	Independent Greens	Gerry Bates (elected 1)	10,143	18.2	+7.4
	Independent Greens	Megan James	486	0.9	+0.9
	Independent Greens	Flora Fox	342	0.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Patsy Harmsen	369	0.7	+0.7
	Democrats	Kent Rayner	303	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Peter Walker	184	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Robin Griffiths	176	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			55,581	95.1	+0.8
Informal votes			2,860	4.9	−0.8
Turnout			58,441	93.6	−0.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		22,300	40.1	−11.5
	Labor		21,278	38.3	+1.8
	Independent Greens		10,971	19.7	+7.8
	Democrats		856	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Robin Griffiths	176	0.3	+0.3

1986

1986 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,310
	Liberal	Peter Hodgman (elected 1)	8,919	17.7	+17.7
	Liberal	Nick Evers (elected 5)	4,092	8.1	+8.1
	Liberal	Geoff Pearsall (elected 3)	4,027	8.0	−5.1
	Liberal	John Beattie (elected 4)	3,992	7.9	+0.2
	Liberal	John Cleary	3,448	6.8	−3.8
	Liberal	Ivan Pearson	820	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Colin Howlett	741	1.5	+1.5
	Labor	Ken Wriedt (elected 2)	8,507	16.8	−9.0
	Labor	Fran Bladel (elected 7)	2,726	5.4	+5.4
	Labor	Nick Sherry	2,396	4.7	+4.7
	Labor	Michael Aird	2,068	4.1	+1.9
	Labor	Bill McKinnon	1,977	3.9	+1.6
	Labor	Unc Jager	405	0.8	+0.8
	Labor	John Forster	361	0.7	+0.7
	Independent Greens	Gerry Bates (elected 6)	5,468	10.8	+10.8
	Independent Greens	Patsy Harmsen	532	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			50,479	94.3	+0.3
Informal votes			3,058	5.7	−0.3
Turnout			53,537	94.0	0.0
Party total votes
	Liberal		26,039	51.6	+8.5
	Labor		18,440	36.5	+0.4
	Independent Greens		6,000	11.9	+11.9

1982

1982 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,427
	Liberal	Geoff Pearsall (elected 3)	6,719	13.1	−2.6
	Liberal	John Cleary (elected 4)	5,470	10.6	+6.8
	Liberal	Graham Woodward	3,983	7.7	+7.7
	Liberal	John Beattie (elected 7)	3,982	7.7	+0.2
	Liberal	Bern Cuthbertson	910	1.8	+1.8
	Liberal	Mrs S Dixson	775	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Joan Ellims	296	0.6	+0.6
	Labor	Ken Wriedt (elected 1)	13,250	25.8	+25.8
	Labor	Bill McKinnon (elected 6)	1,190	2.3	+0.2
	Labor	Michael Aird (elected 5)	1,143	2.3	−0.4
	Labor	Dick Adams	1,093	2.1	+1.4
	Labor	Stan Bell	819	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	Kerry Fogarty	432	0.8	+0.8
	Labor	Einstein Jager	350	0.7	+0.7
	Labor	Murray Delphin	258	0.5	+0.5
	Group D	Doug Lowe (elected 2)	7,458	14.5	+14.5
	Group D	Dale Eagling	337	0.7	+0.7
	Democrats	Peter Brown	1,838	3.6	−0.8
	Democrats	June Francis	267	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	John Thompson	238	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Bruce Kent	168	0.3	+0.1
	Democrats	Malcolm Gregory	162	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Bill Spencer	164	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Alan Barnett	63	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Anthony Oldfield	31	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Edward Dyer	14	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			51,410	94.0	−2.7
Informal votes			3,270	6.0	+2.7
Turnout			54,680	94.0	−0.5
Party total votes
	Liberal		22,135	43.1	+9.2
	Labor		18,535	36.1	−24.7
	Group D		7,795	15.2	+15.2
	Democrats		2,673	5.2	+0.3
	Independent	Bill Spencer	164	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Alan Barnett	63	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Anthony Oldfield	31	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Edward Dyer	14	0.1	+0.1

Elections in the 1970s

1979

1979 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,096
	Labor	Doug Lowe (elected 1)	24,971	51.2	+36.5
	Labor	Eric Barnard (elected 3)	1,538	3.2	−2.9
	Labor	Michael Aird (elected 4)	1,321	2.7	−3.4
	Labor	Bill McKinnon	1,037	2.1	+0.7
	Labor	Dick Adams (elected 5)	327	0.7	+0.7
	Labor	Stan Joiner	225	0.5	+0.5
	Labor	Doreen Andrews	217	0.4	+0.4
	Liberal	Geoff Pearsall (elected 2)	7,673	15.7	+7.3
	Liberal	John Beattie (elected 6)	3,641	7.5	−5.3
	Liberal	John Cleary (elected 7)	1,846	3.8	+3.8
	Liberal	Chris Guesdon	1,361	2.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Steve Gilmour	1,009	2.1	−3.2
	Liberal	Bev Wills	580	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Richard James	415	0.9	+0.9
	Democrats	Peter Brown	2,142	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	John Harrison	161	0.3	+0.3
	Democrats	Bruce Kent	79	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Tony Jackson	128	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Doris Wright	95	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			48,766	96.7	+0.5
Informal votes			1,675	3.3	−0.5
Turnout			50,441	94.5	−0.8
Party total votes
	Labor		29,636	60.8	+1.4
	Liberal		16,525	33.9	−2.0
	Democrats		2,382	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	Tony Jackson	128	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Doris Wright	95	0.2	+0.2

1976

1976 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			5,913
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 1)	11,373	24.0	+6.9
	Labor	Doug Lowe (elected 2)	6,944	14.7	+4.1
	Labor	Ray Sherry (elected 4)	3,676	7.8	+7.8
	Labor	Eric Barnard (elected 5)	2,891	6.1	−13.0
	Labor	Jack Frost	1,291	2.7	−2.2
	Labor	Bill McKinnon	656	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Peter Brown	645	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Raymond Woodruff	528	1.1	+1.1
	Labor	Barrie Robinson	98	0.2	+0.2
	Liberal	John Beattie (elected 3)	6,077	12.8	+3.4
	Liberal	Geoff Pearsall (elected 6)	3,976	8.4	+3.5
	Liberal	Steve Gilmour (elected 7)	2,516	5.3	+5.3
	Liberal	Alan Duggan	1,735	3.7	+1.1
	Liberal	Doug Clark	1,604	3.4	−5.2
	Liberal	Thomas Dempsey	510	1.1	+1.1
	Liberal	Roy Pallett	473	1.0	+1.0
	Liberal	Frank O'Connor	103	0.2	+0.2
	United Tasmania	Ria Ikin	562	1.2	+1.2
	United Tasmania	John Levett	222	0.5	+0.5
	United Tasmania	Brian Chapman	148	0.3	+0.3
	United Tasmania	Rosemary Brown	145	0.3	+0.3
	United Tasmania	Michael Davies	89	0.2	+0.2
	United Tasmania	Judith Walker	89	0.2	+0.2
	United Tasmania	Sharyn Harrison-Williams	44	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Leo Jarvis	334	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Bryan Threlfall	327	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Harry Priest	125	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Roger Francis	119	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			47,300	96.2	0.0
Informal votes			1,868	3.8	0.0
Turnout			49,168	95.3	0.0
Party total votes
	Labor		28,102	59.4	+0.7
	Liberal		16,994	35.9	+2.6
	United Tasmania		1,299	2.7	−5.3
	Independent	Leo Jarvis	334	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Bryan Threlfall	327	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Harry Priest	125	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Roger Francis	119	0.3	+0.3

1972

1972 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,840
	Labor	Eric Barnard (elected 1)	7,398	19.1	+4.2
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 2)	6,622	17.1	+2.9
	Labor	Doug Lowe (elected 3)	4,116	10.6	+4.0
	Labor	Jack Frost (elected 6)	1,907	4.9	+1.2
	Labor	Suzanne Davidson	939	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	John Lacey	931	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	John Dillon	577	1.5	+0.2
	Labor	Albert Schluter	250	0.6	+0.6
	Liberal	John Beattie (elected 4)	3,643	9.4	+9.4
	Liberal	Doug Clark (elected 5)	3,339	8.6	−4.4
	Liberal	Geoff Pearsall (elected 7)	1,888	4.9	−2.6
	Liberal	Stanley Gough	1,210	3.1	−2.3
	Liberal	Alan Duggan	997	2.6	+2.6
	Liberal	Leslie Thirgood	901	2.3	−0.8
	Liberal	Anthony Neilson	622	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Josephine Green	296	0.8	+0.8
	United Tasmania	Ron Brown	2,077	5.4	+5.4
	United Tasmania	Rod Broadby	638	1.6	+1.6
	United Tasmania	Brenda Hean	363	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			38,714	96.2	+0.7
Informal votes			1,548	3.8	−0.7
Turnout			40,262	95.3	−0.5
Party total votes
	Labor		22,740	58.7	+6.6
	Liberal		12,896	33.3	−10.9
	United Tasmania		3,078	8.0	+8.0

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,453
	Labor	Eric Barnard (elected 1)	5,309	14.9	−2.4
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 2)	5,062	14.2	−7.3
	Labor	Doug Lowe (elected 4)	2,346	6.6	+6.6
	Labor	Terry Martin	1,714	4.8	−3.4
	Labor	John Parsons	1,380	3.9	+3.9
	Labor	Jack Frost (elected 5)	1,311	3.7	+0.2
	Labor	Daniel Doyle	949	2.7	+2.7
	Labor	John Dillon	471	1.3	+1.3
	Liberal	Doug Clark (elected 3)	4,647	13.0	+7.8
	Liberal	Geoff Pearsall (elected 6)	2,673	7.5	−3.4
	Liberal	Bill Young	2,429	6.8	−1.1
	Liberal	Eric Iles	2,243	6.3	+3.3
	Liberal	Stanley Gough (elected 7)	1,926	5.4	+5.4
	Liberal	Leslie Thirgood	1,108	3.1	+3.1
	Liberal	William Ryan	712	2.0	+2.0
	Democratic Labor	Kathleen Delaney	516	1.4	+1.4
	Democratic Labor	Denis Sainsbury	172	0.5	+0.5
	Centre	Gerald Lyons	470	1.3	+1.3
	Centre	James Earnshaw	181	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			35,619	95.5	+0.2
Informal votes			1,665	4.5	−0.2
Turnout			37,284	95.8	−0.4
Party total votes
	Labor		18,542	52.1	−1.1
	Liberal		15,738	44.2	+7.7
	Democratic Labor		688	1.9	+1.9
	Centre		651	1.8	+1.8

1964

1964 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,978
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 1)	8,548	21.5	+8.7
	Labor	Eric Barnard (elected 2)	4,980	12.5	+4.5
	Labor	Terry Martin (elected 3)	3,279	8.2	+8.2
	Labor	Jack Frost (elected 5)	1,383	3.5	+3.5
	Labor	William Blackburn	995	2.5	+2.5
	Labor	Ken Wriedt	768	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	Clyde Harvey	645	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	Lynda Heaven	592	1.5	−0.9
	Liberal	Thomas Pearsall (elected 4)	3,880	9.7	+2.4
	Liberal	Bill Young (elected 7)	3,130	7.9	+0.6
	Liberal	Mabel Miller	2,268	5.7	−0.7
	Liberal	Doug Clark (elected 6)	2,074	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal	Ken Lowrie	1,299	3.3	+3.3
	Liberal	Eric Iles	1,187	3.0	+3.0
	Liberal	Jan Meldrum	688	1.7	+1.7
	Country	James Skinner	617	1.5	+1.5
	Country	Vernon Rae	472	1.2	+1.2
	Country	Gordon Suhr	369	0.9	+0.9
	Country	Kathleen Reynolds	292	0.7	+0.7
	Country	Murrum Sweet	104	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Tim Jackson	1,062	2.7	+2.7
	Democratic Labor	Virgil Morgan	1,059	2.7	−0.8
	Independent	George Carr	132	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			39,823	95.3	+1.2
Informal votes			1,957	4.7	−1.2
Turnout			41,780	96.2	+0.8
Party total votes
	Labor		21,190	53.2	+6.9
	Liberal		14,526	36.5	−7.3
	Country		1,854	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	Tim Jackson	1,062	2.7	+2.7
	Democratic Labor		1,059	2.7	−0.8
	Independent	George Carr	132	0.3	+0.3

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,014
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 2)	4,123	12.8	+0.3
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 3)	3,478	10.8	−5.2
	Labor	Eric Barnard (elected 5)	2,580	8.0	+8.0
	Labor	Colin Brooker	1,833	5.7	+5.7
	Labor	Brian Crawford	1,702	5.3	−4.2
	Labor	Lynda Heaven	767	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	James Percey	378	1.2	−1.2
	Liberal	Tim Jackson (elected 1)	4,416	13.8	−4.7
	Liberal	Thomas Pearsall (elected 6)	2,339	7.3	−0.9
	Liberal	Bill Young (elected 7)	2,246	7.0	+7.0
	Liberal	Mabel Miller (elected 4)	2,042	6.4	−0.1
	Liberal	Donald Cuthbertson	1,183	3.7	+3.7
	Liberal	Stanley Gough	953	3.0	+3.0
	Liberal	Richard Tallboys	888	2.8	+2.8
	Democratic Labor	Virgil Morgan	1,116	3.5	+3.5
	Democratic Labor	John Dwyer	844	2.6	+2.6
	Democratic Labor	Henry Scoles	321	1.0	+1.0
	Democratic Labor	Allan Powell	186	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Leo McPartlan	406	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Terry Bower	190	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Francis Hursey	119	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			32,110	94.1	−1.6
Informal votes			2,001	5.9	+1.6
Turnout			34,111	95.4	−0.5
Party total votes
	Labor		14,861	46.3	−2.7
	Liberal		14,067	43.8	+0.9
	Democratic Labor		2,467	7.7	+5.0
	Independent	Leo McPartlan	406	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Terry Bower	190	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Francis Hursey	119	0.4	+0.4

1956

1956 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,246
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 2)	4,747	16.0	+1.2
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 3)	3,729	12.5	−0.9
	Labor	Brian Crawford (elected 6)	2,813	9.5	+3.7
	Labor	Charles Hand	2,211	7.4	−1.8
	Labor	James Percey	723	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	Clyde McNally	343	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Tim Jackson (elected 1)	5,508	18.5	+10.3
	Liberal	Thomas Pearsall (elected 5)	2,438	8.2	−1.7
	Liberal	Doug Clark	1,947	6.6	+1.1
	Liberal	Mabel Miller (elected 4)	1,924	6.5	−8.7
	Liberal	Walter Rayner	726	2.4	−2.8
	Liberal	Tasman Pitman	208	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Robert McDougall	1,585	5.3	+5.3
	Labor (A-C)	Henry Roberts	352	1.2	+1.2
	Labor (A-C)	Alfred Harrold	330	1.1	+1.1
	Labor (A-C)	Francis Hursey	133	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			29,717	95.7	−0.5
Informal votes			1,345	4.3	+0.5
Turnout			31,062	95.9	+1.7
Party total votes
	Labor		14,566	49.0	−0.9
	Liberal		12,751	42.9	−3.6
	Independent	Robert McDougall	1,585	5.3	+5.3
	Labor (A-C)		815	2.7	+2.7

1955

1955 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			5,289
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 2)	5,483	14.8	+2.0
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 3)	4,958	13.4	+1.7
	Labor	Charles Hand (elected 4)	3,405	9.2	+1.0
	Labor	Brian Crawford	2,137	5.8	+5.8
	Labor	Mervyn Jacobson	1,678	4.5	+4.5
	Labor	Daniel Malone	830	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Mabel Miller (elected 1)	5,619	15.2	+15.2
	Liberal	Thomas Pearsall (elected 5)	3,648	9.9	+1.6
	Liberal	Tim Jackson (elected 6)	3,018	8.2	−4.9
	Liberal	Doug Clark	2,049	5.5	+5.5
	Liberal	Walter Rayner	1,939	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal	Harold Hayes	959	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Leo McPartlan	1,299	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			37,022	96.2	+0.4
Informal votes			1,472	3.8	−0.4
Turnout			38,494	94.2	−1.3
Party total votes
	Labor		18,491	49.9	+5.4
	Liberal		17,232	46.5	−0.3
	Independent	Leo McPartlan	1,299	3.5	+3.5

1950

1950 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,288
	Liberal	Tim Jackson (elected 2)	3,930	13.1	+5.9
	Liberal	Archibald Park (elected 5)	2,527	8.4	+3.2
	Liberal	Harold Solomon	2,507	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal	Thomas Pearsall (elected 6)	2,499	8.3	+8.3
	Liberal	Ernest Barwick	1,771	5.9	+5.9
	Liberal	Arthur Griffiths	807	2.7	+1.4
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 1)	3,845	12.8	−3.6
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 3)	3,510	11.7	+1.2
	Labor	Charles Hand (elected 4)	2,464	8.2	−1.6
	Labor	George Robbie	2,202	7.3	+7.3
	Labor	Edward Cullen	950	3.2	+3.2
	Labor	Harry Fletcher	391	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	George Gray	2,610	8.7	+0.4
Total formal votes			30,013	95.8	−0.1
Informal votes			1,318	4.2	+0.1
Turnout			31,331	95.5	+1.6
Party total votes
	Liberal		14,041	46.8	+13.0
	Labor		13,362	44.5	−3.3
	Independent	George Gray (Group)	2,610	8.7	−9.1

Elections in the 1940s

1948

1948 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,735
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 1)	5,423	16.4	+8.8
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 4)	3,471	10.5	+2.6
	Labor	Charles Hand (elected 3)	3,249	9.8	+4.4
	Labor	Rowland Worsley	1,591	4.8	+4.8
	Labor	John Brown	1,443	4.4	+2.6
	Labor	Marjorie Somerville	667	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Reg Wright (elected 2)	5,226	15.8	+1.5
	Liberal	Tim Jackson (elected 5)	2,395	7.2	+1.8
	Liberal	Archibald Park	1,725	5.2	+1.0
	Liberal	Olive Calvert	733	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Ronald Morrisby	658	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Artur Griffiths	475	1.4	+1.4
	Group Independent	George Gray (elected 6)	2,754	8.3	+1.2
	Group Independent	Thomas Pearsall	2,041	6.2	+6.2
	Group Independent	Arthur Cross	578	1.7	+1.7
	Group Independent	Royce Turnbull	519	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Leonard Martin	124	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Henry Martin	70	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			33,142	95.9	+6.4
Informal votes			1,415	4.1	−6.4
Turnout			34,557	93.9	+1.4
Party total votes
	Labor		15,844	47.8	−3.7
	Liberal		11,212	33.8	−1.4
	Group Independent		5,892	17.8	+4.5
	Independent	Leonard Martin	124	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Henry Martin	70	0.2	+0.2

1946

1946 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,127
	Labor	Edward Brooker (elected 1)	5,802	20.1	−6.6
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 4)	2,296	7.9	+7.9
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 3)	2,203	7.6	−5.7
	Labor	Charles Hand	1,560	5.4	+5.4
	Labor	Henry Hope	1,152	4.0	0.0
	Labor	David Dicker	758	2.6	+2.6
	Labor	Thomas McKinley	571	2.0	−7.5
	Labor	John Brown	532	1.8	+1.8
	Liberal	Reg Wright (elected 2)	4,141	14.3	+14.3
	Liberal	Ron Brown	1,910	6.6	+6.6
	Liberal	Tim Jackson (elected 6)	1,554	5.4
	Liberal	Archibald Park	1,205	4.2	+4.2
	Liberal	Charles Geard	885	3.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Donald Gatehouse	470	1.6	+1.6
	Group Independent	George Gray (elected 5)	2,045	7.1	+7.1
	Group Independent	Benjamin Pearsall	1,315	4.6	+4.6
	Group Independent	Arthur Farley	335	1.2	+1.2
	Group Independent	Joseph Nutting	153	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			28,887	89.5	−5.1
Informal votes			3,382	10.5	+5.1
Turnout			32,269	92.5	+0.3
Party total votes
	Labor		14,874	51.5	−13.7
	Liberal		10,165	35.2	+3.0
	Group Independent		3,848	13.3	+13.3

1941

1941 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,663
	Labor	Edward Brooker (elected 1)	6,841	26.7	+16.7
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 3)	3,398	13.3	+4.8
	Labor	Thomas McKinley (elected 4)	2,434	9.5	+9.5
	Labor	Basil Plummer	1,790	7.0	+3.2
	Labor	Francis McDermott	1,213	4.7	+3.3
	Labor	Henry Hope (elected 6)	1,038	4.0	+4.0
	Nationalist	Henry Baker (elected 2)	3,782	14.8	−2.0
	Nationalist	Benjamin Pearsall	1,165	4.5	−1.2
	Nationalist	John McPhee (elected 5)	1,119	4.4	+4.4
	Nationalist	John Piggott	620	2.4	−1.7
	Nationalist	Arthur Crisp	520	2.0	+2.0
	Nationalist	Vincent Shoobridge	479	1.9	−2.4
	Nationalist	Albert Beards	373	1.5	+1.5
	Nationalist	Leo McPartlan	188	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Thomas Kimber	680	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			25,640	94.6	−3.1
Informal votes			1,474	5.4	+3.1
Turnout			27,114	92.2	−3.6
Party total votes
	Labor		16,714	65.2	+6.6
	Nationalist		8,246	32.2	−9.2
	Independent	Thomas Kimber	680	2.7	+2.7

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,685
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)	9,008	34.9	+9.5
	Labor	Edward Brooker (elected 4)	2,571	10.0	0.0
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 3)	2,190	8.5	−1.7
	Labor	Basil Plummer (elected 5)	977	3.8	+3.8
	Labor	Francis McDermott	365	1.4	+1.4
	Nationalist	Henry Baker (elected 2)	4,330	16.8	+4.1
	Nationalist	George Doyle (elected 6)	1,838	7.1	+7.1
	Nationalist	Benjamin Pearsall	1,462	5.7	+5.7
	Nationalist	Vincent Shoobridge	1,105	4.3	+4.3
	Nationalist	John Piggott	1,062	4.1	+4.1
	Nationalist	Andrew Cooper	592	2.3	+2.3
	Nationalist	Benjamin Watkins	289	1.1	−4.3
Total formal votes			25,789	97.7	+0.4
Informal votes			596	2.3	−0.4
Turnout			26,385	95.8	+0.7
Party total votes
	Labor		15,111	58.6	+6.7
	Nationalist		10,678	41.4	+3.6

1934

1934 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,535
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)	6,295	25.4	+9.5
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 2)	2,528	10.2	+3.4
	Labor	Edward Brooker (elected 6)	2,481	10.0	−7.3
	Labor	Charles Frost	1,538	6.2	+6.2
	Nationalist	Henry Baker (elected 3)	3,135	12.7	−7.7
	Nationalist	Alfred Seabrook	1,709	6.9	−0.3
	Nationalist	John Evans (elected 4)	1,614	6.5	−0.6
	Nationalist	Benjamin Watkins	1,326	5.4	+5.4
	Nationalist	George Harvey	902	3.6	+3.6
	Nationalist	Albert Beard	658	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall (elected 5)	1,790	7.2	0.0
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	768	3.1	−2.0
Total formal votes			24,744	97.3	+0.4
Informal votes			688	2.7	−0.4
Turnout			25,432	95.1	−0.4
Party total votes
	Labor		12,842	51.9	+20.1
	Nationalist		9,344	37.8	−6.1
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall	1,790	7.2	0.0
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	768	3.1	−2.0

1931

1931 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,210
	Nationalist	Henry Baker (elected 1)	4,583	20.4	+10.3
	Nationalist	Alfred Seabrook (elected 6)	1,612	7.2	+7.2
	Nationalist	John Evans (elected 4)	1,593	7.1	−1.8
	Nationalist	John Piggott	1,303	5.8	−8.4
	Nationalist	Derrick Burgess	532	2.4	+2.4
	Nationalist	Clarence Rennie	252	1.1	+1.1
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 2)	3,930	17.5	−7.7
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 3)	1,531	6.8	+6.8
	Labor	William McGann	661	2.9	+2.9
	Labor	Edward Brooker	612	2.7	+2.7
	Labor	John Hohne	413	1.8	−0.3
	Independent	Benjamin Watkins (elected 5)	2,276	10.1	+10.1
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall	1,626	7.2	−0.5
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	1,156	5.1	−0.7
	Independent	George Collis	389	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			22,469	96.9	−0.3
Informal votes			707	3.1	+0.3
Turnout			23,176	95.5	+14.3
Party total votes
	Nationalist		9,875	43.9	+6.5
	Labor		7,147	31.8	−11.7
	Independent	Benjamin Watkins	2,276	10.1	+10.1
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall	1,626	7.2	−0.5
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	1,156	5.1	−0.7
	Independent	George Collis	389	1.7	+1.7

Elections in the 1920s

1928

14668

1928 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,589
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)	4,570	25.2	−3.0
	Labor	Benjamin Watkins (elected 3)	1,231	6.8	+1.6
	Labor	William Sheridan	489	2.7	−4.1
	Labor	Charles Frost	417	2.3	+2.3
	Labor	John Hohne	377	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Samuel Lyden	372	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Will Reece	286	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	William Michael	144	0.8	+0.8
	Nationalist	John Piggott (elected 2)	2,564	14.2	+6.7
	Nationalist	Henry Baker (elected 5)	1,833	10.1	+10.1
	Nationalist	John Evans (elected 4)	1,606	8.9	−6.0
	Nationalist	George Cummins	780	4.3	−4.4
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall (elected 6)	1,391	7.7	+0.4
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	1,043	5.8	−2.9
	Independent	John Earle	910	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Winston Triffitt	106	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			18,119	97.2	−1.0
Informal votes			527	2.8	+1.0
Turnout			18,646	81.2	+17.3
Party total votes
	Labor		7,886	43.5	−7.4
	Nationalist		6,783	37.4	+11.8
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall	1,391	7.7	+0.4
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	1,043	5.8	−2.9
	Independent	John Earle	910	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Winston Triffitt	106	0.6	+0.6

1925

1925 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,096
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)	4,130	28.2	+14.6
	Labor	William Sheridan (elected 3)	992	6.8	+6.8
	Labor	Benjamin Watkins (elected 4)	760	5.2	+1.1
	Labor	Samuel Lyden	574	3.9	+3.9
	Labor	John Lewis	514	3.5	+3.5
	Labor	Douglas Thompson	247	1.7	+1.7
	Labor	Winston Triffitt	244	1.7	+1.7
	Nationalist	John Evans (elected 2)	2,187	14.9	+3.3
	Nationalist	George Cummins	1,270	8.7	+0.6
	Nationalist	Richard Johnson	297	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Peter Murdoch (elected 5)	1,277	8.7	+1.6
	Independent	John Piggott (elected 6)	1,100	7.5	−1.4
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall	1,076	7.3	+1.8
Total formal votes			14,668	97.7	+0.6
Informal votes			338	2.3	−0.6
Turnout			15,006	63.9	+3.0
Party total votes
	Labor		7,461	50.9	+18.7
	Nationalist		3,754	25.6	−12.5
	Independent	Peter Murdoch	1,277	8.7	+8.7
	Independent	John Piggott	1,100	7.5	+7.5
	Independent	Benjamin Pearsall	1,076	7.3	+7.3

1922

1922 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			1,932
	Nationalist	John Evans (elected 3)	1,569	11.6	+0.5
	Nationalist	Alexander Hean (elected 4)	1,224	9.0	+1.4
	Nationalist	George Cummins	1,089	8.1	−1.2
	Nationalist	Peter Murdoch (elected 5)	955	7.1	+7.1
	Nationalist	Arthur Sibley	309	2.3	+2.3
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 1)	1,839	13.6	+7.0
	Labor	William Pearce (elected 6)	1,083	8.0	+5.5
	Labor	Benjamin Watkins	551	4.1	0.0
	Labor	William Shoobridge	462	3.4	0.0
	Labor	J. J. Kenneally	415	3.1	+3.1
	Country	John Piggott (elected 2)	1,200	8.9	+8.9
	Country	Benjamin Pearsall	742	5.5	+5.5
	Country	William Dixon	636	4.7	+4.7
	Country	John Newman	461	3.4	+3.4
	Independent Labor	David Dicker	754	5.6	+5.6
	Independent Labor	Thomas Keogh	135	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Thomas O'Brien	94	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			13,518	97.1	+0.4
Informal votes			398	2.9	−0.4
Turnout			13,916	60.9	−4.2
Party total votes
	Nationalist		5,146	38.1	−13.9
	Labor		4,350	32.2	−12.7
	Country		3,039	22.5	+22.5
	Independent Labor		889	7.3	+7.3
	Independent	Thomas O'Brien	94	0.7	+0.7

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,026
	Nationalist	John Evans (elected 4)	1,574	11.1	−3.7
	Nationalist	George Cummins	1,317	9.3	+9.3
	Nationalist	William Dixon (elected 6)	1,102	7.8	+7.8
	Nationalist	Alexander Hean (elected 5)	1,081	7.6	−2.6
	Nationalist	Arthur Cotton	983	6.9	−1.4
	Nationalist	Arthur Morrisby	589	4.2	+4.2
	Nationalist	Frank Rathbone	378	2.7	+2.7
	Nationalist	Richard Johnson	182	1.3	+1.3
	Nationalist	Francis Hyndes	161	1.1	+1.1
	Labor	David Dicker (elected 1)	3,037	21.4	+12.7
	Labor	Albert Ogilvie (elected 2)	938	6.6	+6.6
	Labor	Benjamin Watkins (elected 3)	585	4.1	+4.1
	Labor	Thomas Keogh	533	3.8	+3.8
	Labor	William Shoobridge	489	3.4	−5.4
	Labor	Will Reece	426	3.0	+3.0
	Labor	William Pearce	354	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Nicholas Brooks	448	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			14,177	96.7	+3.3
Informal votes			490	3.3	−3.3
Turnout			14,667	65.1	−9.1
Party total votes
	Nationalist		7,367	52.0	+0.2
	Labor		6,362	44.9	−3.3
	Independent	Nicholas Brooks	448	3.2	+3.2

1916

1916 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,191
	Liberal	Frederick Burbury (elected 2)	2,819	18.4	+18.4
	Liberal	John Evans (elected 3)	2,277	14.8	+1.6
	Liberal	Alexander Hean (elected 6)	1,572	9.3	0.0
	Liberal	Arthur Cotton	1,270	8.3	−10.7
	Labor	John Earle (elected 1)	3,943	25.7	+4.5
	Labor	William Shoobridge (elected 4)	1,350	8.8	+8.8
	Labor	David Dicker (elected 5)	1,335	8.7	+2.7
	Labor	George Martin	769	5.0	−5.4
Total formal votes			15,335	93.4	−3.4
Informal votes			1,086	6.6	+3.4
Turnout			16,421	74.2	+3.0
Party total votes
	Liberal		7,938	51.8	−4.4
	Labor		7,397	48.2	+4.4

1913

1913 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			2,178
	Liberal	Arthur Cotton (elected 2)	2,897	19.0	+11.5
	Liberal	John Evans (elected 3)	2,007	13.2	+1.1
	Liberal	Norman Ewing (elected 4)	1,747	11.5	−0.9
	Liberal	Alexander Hean	1,422	9.3	−2.8
	Liberal	Alfred McDermott	493	3.2	+3.2
	Labor	John Earle (elected 1)	3,234	21.2	−1.4
	Labor	George Martin (elected 5)	1,573	5.0	−5.4
	Labor	Frederick Banks	950	6.2	+6.2
	Labor	David Dicker (elected 6)	920	6.0	−5.2
Total formal votes			15,243	96.8	−0.4
Informal votes			496	3.2	+0.4
Turnout			15,739	71.2	−6.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		8,566	56.2	−1.1
	Labor		6,677	43.8	+1.1

References

^ "2024 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "2021 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ "2018 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "2014 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ "Franklin 2010 Results". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "Franklin 2006 Results". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "2002 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1998 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1996 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1992 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1989 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1986 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1982 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "1979 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
^ "Results in Franklin for the election held on 23 January 1913". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[1] "2024 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[2] "2021 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[3] "2018 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[4] "2014 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

[5] "Franklin 2010 Results". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[6] "Franklin 2006 Results". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[7] "2002 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[8] "1998 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[9] "1996 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[10] "1992 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[11] "1989 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[12] "1986 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[13] "1982 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[14] "1979 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

[Results_of_the_1913_Tasmanian_state_election_(House_of_Assembly)_tec-franklin-15] "Results in Franklin for the election held on 23 January 1913". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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