Candidates of the 1948 Tasmanian state election
The 1948 Tasmanian state election was held on 21 August 1948.
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 four seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates |
---|---|
Alexander Atkins |
Bill Beattie* |
Darwin
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats, although Liberal MHA Henry McFie was running as an independent.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Independent candidates |
---|---|---|
Charley Aylett* |
Gerald Acheson |
Ellis Batten |
Denison
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. One seat was being defended by independent MHA Rex Townley.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Group A candidates | Group C candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albert Bowring |
Campbell Duncan |
Cyril Hosan |
Edgar Lee |
Thomas Layton |
Franklin
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Independent MHA George Gray was defending one seat.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Independent candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
---|---|---|---|
John Brown |
Olive Calvert |
Arthur Cross |
Henry Martin |
Wilmot
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
---|---|---|
Charles Burnell |
Charles Best |
Thomas Churchward-Kelly |