ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1924 ==================================================================== HUON ==================================================================== Nominations 16 April, polling 6 May 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 3,331 Votes cast: 2,023 60.7 Informal votes: 39 01.9 Formal votes: 1,984 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- David C H Calvert 689 34.7 Charles D Cuthbert 292 14.7 Arthur Davies 280 14.1 Richard Geeves 152 07.7 Colin Kennedy 269 13.6 Arthur Morrisby 91 04.6 Daniel E Ryan 211 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Morrisby was MLC for Gordon 1899-1916. 2. Ryan was MHA for Franklin 1915-16. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Morrisby's 91 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 36 39.6 725 36.5 Cuthbert 21 23.1 313 15.8 Davies 5 05.5 285 14.4 Geeves 12 13.2 164 08.3 Kennedy 13 14.3 282 14.2 Ryan 4 04.4 215 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Geeves's 164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 66 40.2 791 39.9 Cuthbert 41 25.0 354 17.8 Davies 25 15.2 310 15.6 Kennedy 20 12.2 302 15.2 Ryan 12 07.3 227 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 164 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ryan's 227 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 57 25.3 848 42.8 Cuthbert 27 12.0 381 19.2 Davies 102 45.3 412 20.7 Kennedy 39 17.3 341 17.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 225 99.1 1,982 99.9 Exhausted 2 00.9 2 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 227 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kennedy's 341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert 105 32.9 953 48.6 Cuthbert 134 42.0 515 26.3 Davies 80 25.1 492 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 319 93.5 1,960 98.8 Exhausted 22 06.5 24 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 341 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Davies's 492 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALVERT 163 75.1 1,116 66.2 Cuthbert 54 24.9 569 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Remaining 217 44.1 1,685 84.9 Exhausted 275 55.9 299 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 492 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles Hedley Calvert (1875-1924): Elected 1924 Born: 8 May 1875, South Arm Career: Orchardist. Brother of William H F Calvert MLC. Died 17 October 1924: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnie Advocate, 9 May 1924 HUON ==================================================================== Following the death of David C H Calvert -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 12 November, polling 2 December 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: Votes cast: 1,801 Informal votes: 36 02.0 Formal votes: 1,765 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William H F CALVERT 949 55.5 Arthur Davies 481 27.3 Richard Geeves 335 19.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Fairfax Calvert (1871-1942): Elected 1924 by Born: 14 February 1871, South Arm Career: Orchardist. Brother of David C H Calvert MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 December 1924 LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Nominations 16 April, polling 6 May 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 4,600 Votes cast: 2,875 40.8 Informal votes: 77 02.7 Formal votes: 1,798 97.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard C L Barber 689 38.3 Hon Tasman SHIELDS * 1,109 61.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,798 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Barber, see House of Assembly 1931, Bass -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tasman Shields (1872-1950): Elected 1915 by, 1918, 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MERSEY ==================================================================== Nominations 16 April, polling 6 May 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander LILLICO 908 64.1 Hubert A Nichols * 509 35.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Allan Nichols (1864-1940): Elected 1902 by, 1906, 1912, 1918. Defeated 1924 Later career: See Meander 1926 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Lillico (1872-1966): Elected 1924 Born: 26 December 1872, Forth Career: Miner, farmer. Devonport Municipal Council. Father of Senator Alexander E D Lillico. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnie Advocate, 15 May 1924