Tasmanian state election, 1934
Encyclopedia
A general election for the House of Assembly
was held in the Australia
n state
of Tasmania
on 9 June 1934.
managed a huge victory in the 1931 election
, but Premier of Tasmania John McPhee
had resigned due to health problems, and the Nationalists were led into the 1934 election by former Premier Sir Walter Lee
. The Labor Party
were led by Albert Ogilvie
, who had managed to heal some of the rifts in the Labor Party that had contributed to their election loss in 1931.
in Denison
, an ex-Labor man and proponent of the Douglasite Social Credit
concept), that Labor was able to form government, with Albert Ogilvie
as Premier.
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...
was held in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state
States and territories of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...
of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
on 9 June 1934.
Background
The Nationalist PartyNationalist Party of Australia
The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
managed a huge victory in the 1931 election
Tasmanian state election, 1931
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 9 May 1931.-Background:The Nationalist Party had defeated Labor by one seat at the 1928 election, and John McPhee had been Premier of Tasmania since then...
, but Premier of Tasmania John McPhee
John McPhee (Australian politician)
Sir John Cameron McPhee, KCMG was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 June 1928 to 15 March 1934.-Early life:...
had resigned due to health problems, and the Nationalists were led into the 1934 election by former Premier Sir Walter Lee
Walter Lee (Australian politician)
Sir Walter Henry Lee KCMG was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania on three occasions: from 15 April 1916 to 12 August 1922; from 14 August 1923 to 25 October 1923; and from 15 March 1934 to 22 June 1934.Lee was born in Longford in...
. The Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
were led by Albert Ogilvie
Albert Ogilvie
Albert George Ogilvie was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 22 June 1934 until his death on 10 June 1939....
, who had managed to heal some of the rifts in the Labor Party that had contributed to their election loss in 1931.
Results
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Aftermath
Labor regained much of their ground in the 1934 election, winning 14 seats compared to the Nationalists' 13 (although the Nationalists had received more votes), not enough to govern in a majority. Three seats were won by independent candidates, and it was only through the support of one of these (George CarruthersGeorge Carruthers (politician)
George Simpson Carruthers was an Australian politician. Born in Lancaster, England, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1934 as an Independent member for Denison. He held the seat until 1937, when he was defeated. Carruthers died in 1949 at Hobart....
in Denison
Division of Denison (state)
The Electoral Division of Denison is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir William Denison, who was Lieutenant Governor of Van_Diemen's Land 1847-55, and Governor of New South Wales 1855-61. The division shares its name and boundaries with the...
, an ex-Labor man and proponent of the Douglasite Social Credit
Social Credit
Social Credit is an economic philosophy developed by C. H. Douglas , a British engineer, who wrote a book by that name in 1924. Social Credit is described by Douglas as "the policy of a philosophy"; he called his philosophy "practical Christianity"...
concept), that Labor was able to form government, with Albert Ogilvie
Albert Ogilvie
Albert George Ogilvie was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 22 June 1934 until his death on 10 June 1939....
as Premier.
External links
- Assembly Election Results, 1934, Parliament of TasmaniaParliament of TasmaniaThe Parliament of Tasmania consists of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Monarch represented by the Governor of Tasmania....
. - Report on General Election, 1934, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.