Candidates of the 1909 Tasmanian state election

The 1909 Tasmanian state election was held on 30 April 1909. This election saw the introduction of proportional representation in Tasmanian elections.

Retiring Members

Anti-Socialist

Liberal Democrats

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.

Labour candidates Anti-Socialist candidates Liberal Democrat candidates

Michael Cullenan
Percy Evans
James Guy*
Charles Howroyd*

Thomas Bakhap*
William Batchelor
George Grubb
Richard McKenzie*
George Shields
Albert Solomon*
Charles Stewart

Charles Metz
Robert Sadler*

Darwin

Six seats were up for election.

Labour candidates Anti-Socialist candidates

James Belton*
James Hurst
James Long*
James Ogden*
Peter Riley
Benjamin Watkins*

Herbert Payne*
Don Urquhart
Joshua Whitsitt*

Denison

Six seats were up for election.

Labour candidates Anti-Socialist candidates Liberal Democrat candidates Independent candidates

John Leary
William Sheridan*
John Smythe
Walter Woods*

Edward Crowther*
Sir John Davies*
George Kerr
Sir Elliott Lewis*
Frederick Rattle*
Joseph MacMaster

Thomas Amott
William Jarvis
Richard Meagher
George Smith

George Gilmore
Gilbert Rowntree (Ind Lab)

Franklin

Six seats were up for election.

Labour candidates Anti-Socialist candidates Liberal Democrat candidates

David Dicker*
John Earle*
Joseph Hilton

William Bennett
John Evans*
Norman Ewing*
Alexander Hean*
Thomas Hodgman*
George Leatham
John Wood

Lyndhurst Giblin
Theodore Lipscombe

Wilmot

Six seats were up for election.

Labour candidates Anti-Socialist candidates Liberal Democrat candidates

Jens Jensen*
Martin Kean
Joseph Lyons*

Jonathan Best*
Henry Dumbleton
Richard Field*
John Hope*
Walter Lee*
Henry Murray

Newham Waterworth

See also

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