1906 Tasmanian state election
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The 1906 Tasmanian state election was held on 29 March 1906[1] in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.[2]
John Evans became Premier of Tasmania on 12 July 1904 and was the incumbent premier at the election.[3] At the election, Labor increased its seats to 7, and now held the balance of power.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Anti-Socialist | 12,160 | 39.27 |  14.78 | 15 |  2 | |
| Labor | 10,583 | 34.18 | 23.47 | 7 | 4 | |
| Protectionist | 4,922 | 15.89 | 34.66 | 9 |  | |
| Independents | 3,302 | 10.66 | 3.59 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 30,967 | 100.00 | – | 35 | – | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "THE TASMANIAN ELECTIONS". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 30 March 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Parliament of Tasmania, House of Assembly election results for 29 March 1906". australianelectionarchive.com. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ Hughes, Colin A (1968). A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964. Canberra, ACT: Australian National University Press. p. 255.