Results of the 1972 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 22 April 1972^[1] House of Assembly << 1969–1976 >>
Enrolled voters		216,846
Votes cast		205,803		Turnout	94.91	+0.47
Informal votes		7,533		Informal	3.66	–1.00
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	108,910	54.93	+7.25	21	+ 4
	Liberal	76,073	38.37	–5.61	14	– 3
	United Tasmania Group	7,741	3.90	+3.90	0	± 0
	Independent	5,546	2.80	+0.49	0	± 0
	Other			–6.03		– 1
Total		198,270			35

Results by division

1972 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,707
	Labor	Michael Barnard (elected 1)	7,051	18.7	+6.8
	Labor	Allan Foster (elected 3)	4,558	12.1	+0.4
	Labor	Mac Le Fevre (elected 6)	1,819	4.8	+0.6
	Labor	Harry Holgate	1,654	4.4	+4.4
	Labor	David Farquhar (elected 5)	1,580	4.2	+4.2
	Labor	Laurence Lovett	740	2.0	−0.9
	Labor	Jean Hearn	712	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	Sheila Ryan	436	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 2)	5,861	15.6	+3.7
	Liberal	Neil Pitt (elected 4)	3,651	9.7	+9.7
	Liberal	Max Bushby (elected 7)	2,136	5.7	−5.9
	Liberal	Timothy Barrenger	2,068	5.5	−3.2
	Liberal	James Henty	1,596	4.2	−2.1
	Liberal	Henry Bertram	644	1.7	−1.7
	Liberal	James Child	194	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Jim Mooney	1,688	4.5	+4.5
	United Tasmania	Walter Austin	355	0.9	+0.9
	United Tasmania	Jeffrey Weston	246	0.7	+0.7
	United Tasmania	Julia Weston	166	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Pasqualino Santamaria	444	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	John Carter	49	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			37,648	96.0	+0.7
Informal votes			1,552	4.0	−0.7
Turnout			39,200	94.8	+1.2
Party total votes
	Labor		18,550	49.3	+6.9
	Liberal		16,150	42.9	−3.3
	Independent	Jim Mooney	1,688	4.5	+4.5
	United Tasmania		767	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Pasqualino Santamaria	444	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	John Carter	49	0.1	+0.1

1972 Tasmanian state election: Braddon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			5,223
	Labor	Eric Reece (elected 1)	14,790	35.4	+1.2
	Labor	Lloyd Costello (elected 3)	2,814	6.7	+1.4
	Labor	Glen Davies (elected 2)	2,767	6.6	+6.6
	Labor	Geoff Chisholm (elected 5)	2,042	4.9	+1.2
	Labor	Sydney Ward (elected 6)	1,548	3.7	+0.1
	Labor	Joseph Britton	1,138	2.7	−0.8
	Labor	John Coughlan	969	2.3	+2.3
	Labor	Josephus Hen	225	0.5	+0.5
	Liberal	Ray Bonney (elected 4)	4,662	11.2	+11.2
	Liberal	Wilfred Barker (elected 7)	2,839	6.8	−3.6
	Liberal	Brian Archer	2,460	5.9	+5.9
	Liberal	Jack Breheny	2,086	5.0	−1.5
	Liberal	John Davis	1,231	2.9	+0.4
	Liberal	Thomas Gardner	762	1.8	+1.8
	Liberal	Leslie Woods	100	0.2	+0.2
	United Tasmania	Noreen Batchelor	893	2.1	+2.1
	United Tasmania	Anthony Weston	224	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Alexander Best	132	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	John Chapman-Mortimer	96	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			41,778	96.8	+1.0
Informal votes			1,381	3.2	−1.0
Turnout			43,159	94.5	−0.2
Party total votes
	Labor		26,293	62.9	+9.2
	Liberal		14,140	33.8	−0.6
	United Tasmania		1,117	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Alexander Best	132	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	John Chapman-Mortimer	96	0.2	+0.2

1972 Tasmanian state election: Denison
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			5,039
	Labor	Merv Everett (elected 2)	6,060	15.0	+2.1
	Labor	Neil Batt (elected 4)	3,519	8.7	+1.1
	Labor	Ken Austin (elected 5)	3,485	8.6	+0.4
	Labor	Kevin Corby (elected 7)	2,136	5.3	+5.3
	Labor	Ian Cole	1,466	3.6	+3.6
	Labor	Gabriel Klok	884	2.2	+2.2
	Labor	Kath Venn	607	1.5	+1.5
	Labor	John Green	489	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Max Bingham (elected 1)	9,630	23.9	+16.3
	Liberal	Robert Mather (elected 3)	1,865	4.6	−3.2
	Liberal	Bob Baker (elected 6)	1,523	3.8	−0.3
	Liberal	George Brown	887	2.2	−1.7
	Liberal	Ronald Banks	792	2.0	−3.5
	Liberal	Hank Petrusma	724	1.8	+1.8
	Liberal	Fred Johnson	485	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Kathleen Sargison	228	0.6	+0.6
	United Tasmania	Norman Laird	1,073	2.7	+2.7
	United Tasmania	Alfred White	739	1.8	+1.8
	United Tasmania	Ian Milne	536	1.3	+1.3
	United Tasmania	Kevin Scott	431	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	1,193	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Bill Wedd	851	2.1	−4.0
	Independent	Harry McLoughlin	600	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Elvie Cobern	63	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Joseph Armstrong	45	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			40,311	96.2	+1.2
Informal votes			1,572	3.8	−1.2
Turnout			41,883	94.3	+1.4
Party total votes
	Labor		18,646	46.3	+2.6
	Liberal		16,134	40.0	−7.4
	United Tasmania		2,779	6.9	+6.9
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	1,193	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Bill Wedd	851	2.1	−4.0
	Independent	Harry McLoughlin	600	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Elvie Cobern	63	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Joseph Armstrong	45	0.1	+0.1

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

1972 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,978
	Labor	Michael Polley (elected 3)	4,456	11.2	+11.2
	Labor	Andrew Lohrey (elected 4)	3,992	10.0	+10.0
	Labor	Roy Fagan (elected 2)	3,543	8.9	−3.9
	Labor	Darrel Baldock (elected 5)	2,859	7.2	+7.2
	Labor	William Anderson	2,543	6.4	−2.2
	Labor	Charles Batt	2,422	6.1	+6.1
	Labor	Douglas Cashion	2,384	6.0	−3.0
	Labor	Peter Lawson	482	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Angus Bethune (elected 1)	6,092	15.3	−1.9
	Liberal	Ian Braid	2,537	6.4	+2.8
	Liberal	Bob Ingamells (elected 6)	2,077	5.2	−5.2
	Liberal	Reginald Chopping	1,921	4.8	+4.8
	Liberal	Bert Bessell (elected 7)	1,754	4.4	−5.0
	Liberal	Donald Paterson	1,292	3.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Peter Patmore	757	1.9	+1.9
	Liberal	Donald Smith	323	0.8	+0.8
	Group B	Bruce Hill	314	0.8	+0.8
	Group B	Norman Murfet	71	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			39,819	96.4	+1.3
Informal votes			1,480	3.6	−1.3
Turnout			41,299	95.7	+0.3
Party total votes
	Labor		22,681	57.0	+10.5
	Liberal		16,753	42.1	−5.9
	Group B		385	1.0	+1.0