ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1920 ==================================================================== BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 4 May 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Tetley GANT * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley Gant (1854-1928): Elected 1901 by, 1903, 1909, 1914, 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobert Mercury, 5 May 1920 MACQUARIE ==================================================================== Nominations 19 April, polling 5 May 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George H PITT 501 58.6 Alfred Youl * 354 41.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 855 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Youl (1849-1921): Elected 1909, 1914. Defeated 1920 Died 2 February 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Henry Pitt (1872-1932): Elected 1920 Born: 1 December 1872, Longford Career: Wheelwright, magistrate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Honorary Minister 14 August 1923 to 25 October 1923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 8 May 1920 SOUTH ESK ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Arrhur W Loone -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 23 January 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur W LOONE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Loone was MLC for South Esk 1910-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur William Loone (1857-1936): Elected 1910 by, 1914. Resigned 1919. Elected 1920 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH ESK ==================================================================== Nominations 19 April, polling 8 May 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmund Button 199 16.2 Alexander Coplestone 199 16.2 Arthur W Loone * 142 11.5 Richard J McKenna 43 03.5 Leslie A Procter 203 16.5 William E Rose 85 06.3 Alan L Wardlaw 361 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Procter, see South Eask 1939. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McKenna's 43 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Button 4 09.3 203 16.5 Coplestone 1 02.4 200 16.2 Loone * 5 11.6 147 11.9 Procter 18 41.9 221 17.9 Rose 5 11.6 90 07.3 Wardlaw 10 23.3 371 30.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43 1,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rose's 90 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Button 20 22.2 223 18.1 Coplestone 10 11.1 210 17.0 Loone * 7 07.8 154 12.5 Procter 15 16.7 236 19.2 Wardlaw 38 42.2 409 33.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90 1,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Loone's 154 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Button 68 44.4 291 23.6 Coplestone 18 11.8 228 18.5 Procter 19 12.4 255 20.7 Wardlaw 48 31.4 457 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 154 1,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Coplestone's 228 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Button 64 35.0 355 28.8 Procter 46 25.1 301 24.4 Wardlaw 73 39.9 530 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 228 1,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Procter's 301 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Button 83 34.0 438 38.8 WARDLAW 161 66.0 691 61.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 301 1,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur William Loone (1857-1936): Elected 1910 by, 1914. Resigned 1919. Elected 1920 by. Defeated 1920 Died 15 June 1936 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Lindsay Wardlaw (1887-1938): Elected 1920 Born: 23 July 1887, Avoca Career: Farmer. Military service 1914-18. Ringarooma Municipal Council. --------------------------------------------------------------------