COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== TASMANIA ==================================================================== BASS, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Launceston, Ringarooma, Scottsdale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 05.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,339 -00.7 Votes cast: 25,123 95.4 -01.1 Informal votes: 813 03.2 +00.8 Formal votes: 24,310 96.8 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Barnard * ALP 12,009 49.4 -01.0 Algernon Findlay UAP 5,634 23.2 Desmond Oldham UAP 5,215 21.5 John Watson 1,452 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined UAP vote was 44.7%, an increase of 5.6% from the 39.1% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watson's 1,452 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARNARD * 588 40.5 12,597 51.8 Findlay 342 23.6 5,976 24.6 Oldham 522 36.0 5,737 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,452 24,310 04.2 e 01.5 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Claude Barnard (1890-1957): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARWIN, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Circular Head, Devonport, Emu Bay, Leven -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,311 +06.4 Votes cast: 27,564 94.0 -01.8 Informal votes: 707 02.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 26,857 97.4 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir George BELL * UAP 15,896 59.2 +06.7 Eric Reece ALP 10,961 40.8 -06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,857 09.2 06.7 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reece was Tas MHA for Darwin 1946-55, Braddon 1955-75. He was Premier of Tasmania 1958-69 and 1972-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George John Bell (1872-1944): Elected 1919. Defeated 1922. Elected 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Speaker of the House of Representatives to 19 November 1940 Bell retired at the 1943 election. Died 5 March 1944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DENISON, Tas ==================================================================== Hobart area: Hobart, Hobart North, New Town, Queenborough -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,248 +06.3 Votes cast: 26,282 93.0 -03.3 Informal votes: 880 03.3 -00.9 Formal votes: 25,402 96.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur BECK UAP 12,969 51.1 +09.8 Gerald Mahoney * ALP 12,433 48.9 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,402 01.1 05.0 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gerald William Mahoney (1892-1955): Elected 1937. Defeated 1940 Later career: Public servant. Died 16 September 1955 > Arthur James Beck (1882-1965): Elected 1940 Born: 8 July 1882, Launceston, Tasmania. Career: Educated Launceston Grammar School. Boot importer. Hobart City Council. Military Service 1914-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beck joined the "National Service" group under the leadership of Menzies on 1 April 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Tas ==================================================================== Southern Tasmania: Kingborough, Moonah, Nelson, New Norfolk -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,848 +03.3 Votes cast: 27,701 96.0 -01.0 Informal votes: 913 03.3 +01.1 Formal votes: 26,788 96.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles FROST * ALP 14,322 53.5 -04.5 Hugh Warner UAP 12,466 46.5 +04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,788 03.5 04.5 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Frost (1881-1964): Elected 1929 By. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Repatriation from 7 October 1941 Minister in charge of War Service Homes from 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILMOT, Tas ==================================================================== Central Tasmania: Deloraine, Evandale, Latrobe, Longford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 05.1 e 1939 by-election two-party majority: ALP over UAP 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 25,236 -01.0 Votes cast: 24,116 95.6 +01.3 Informal votes: 789 03.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 23,327 96.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Edwards UAP 4,913 21.1 Hon Allan Guy UAP 8,301 35.6 Lancelot Spurr * ALP 10,113 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,327 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Edwards was Tas MLC for Russell 1921-33, Tas MHA for Darwin 1934- 40. 2. Guy was member for Bass 1929-34. 3. The combined UAP vote was 56.7%, an increase of 3.5% from the 53.2% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. 4. The ALP vote of 43.4% was a decrease of 3.4% from the 46.8% polled by two ALP candidates in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Edwards's 4,913 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GUY 4,540 92.4 12,841 55.0 Spurr * 373 07.6 10,486 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,913 23,327 05.0 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lancelot Thomas Spurr (1897-1965): Elected 1939 By. Defeated 1940 Later career: Tas MHA for Wilmot 1941-56. Speaker 1950-55. Died 30 May 1965. > James Allan Guy (1890-1979): Elected 1929, 1931. Defeated 1934. Elected 1940 --------------------------------------------------------------------