ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1943 ==================================================================== DERWENT ==================================================================== Nominations 20 April, polling 4 May 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 2,120 Votes cast: 1,552 73.2 Informal votes: 27 01.7 Formal votes: 1,525 98.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry J Laskey 651 42.7 Rupert O SHOOBRIDGE * 874 57.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rupert Oakley Shoobridge (1883-1962): Elected 1937, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council from 26 February 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOBART ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Dr Hon John F Gaha -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 26 August, polling 14 September 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 7,170 Votes cast: 5,457 76.1 Informal votes: 64 01.2 Formal votes: 5,393 98.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cuthbertson 1,329 24.6 Arthur J Tyler Labor 2,190 40.6 Geoffrey A Walch 992 18.4 Edih A Waterworth 882 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,393 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Waterworth's 882 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cuthbertson 381 34.1 1,710 31.7 Tyler 153 17.3 2,343 43.4 Walch 348 39.5 1,340 24.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 882 5,393 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Walch's 1,340 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cuthbertson 985 73.5 2,695 50.0 TYLER 355 26.5 2,698 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,340 5,393 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur James Tyler (1883-1972): Elected 1943 by Born: 26 December 1883, Newcastle NSW Career: To Tas 1911. Publican. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Election declared void 22 December 1943, following application by Cuthbertson. See by-election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MEANDER ==================================================================== Following the death of Percival C Best -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 31 May, polling 15 June 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 2,254 Votes cast: 1,985 88.1 Informal votes: 19 01.0 Formal votes: 1,966 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald K Cameron 193 09.8 Percival J Fleming 593 30.2 A Elliot D LILLICO 977 49.7 Joseph P Lowry 203 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cameron's 193 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fleming 94 48.7 687 34.9 LILLICO 72 37.3 1,049 53.4 Lowry 27 14.0 230 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 193 1,966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico (1905-94): Elected 1943 by Born: 5 September 1905, Penguin Career: Farmer. Penguin Municipal Council, Devonport Municipal Council. Son of Alexander Lillico MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- TAMAR ==================================================================== Nominations 12 April, polling 4 May 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 2,120 Total votes cast: 1,552 73.2 Informal votes: 27 01.7 Formal votes: 1,525 98.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur T CUTTS * 1,101 53.7 William C S Oliver 718 46.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,552 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Thomas Cutts (1879-1967): Elected 1937, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTMORLAND ==================================================================== Nominations 12 April, polling 4 May 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 3,989 Total votes cast: 3,336 83.6 Informal votes: 49 01.2 Formal votes: 3,287 98.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George L FLOWERS * 2,113 64.3 Stanley G Green 1,000 30.4 Harold J Harwood 174 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Lenthorn Flowers (1879-1958): Elected 1942 by, 1943 --------------------------------------------------------------------