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1912 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia

Field	Value
election_name	1912 Tasmanian state election
country	Tasmania
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1909 Tasmanian state election
previous_year	1909
next_election	1913 Tasmanian state election
next_year	1913
seats_for_election	All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
election_date	30 April 1912
image1	[[File:Elliott Lewis 1898 (cropped).jpg	125px]]
leader1	Elliott Lewis
leader_since1	1909
party1	Tasmanian Liberal League
leaders_seat1	Denison
last_election1	18 seats
seats1	16 seats
seat_change1	2
percentage1	54.48%
swing1	3.87
image2	[[File:Senator John Earle (cropped).jpg	125px]]
leader2	John Earle
leader_since2	1906
party2	Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
leaders_seat2	Franklin
last_election2	12 seats
seats2	14 seats
seat_change2	2
percentage2	45.54%
swing2	6.58
map_image	1912 Tasmanian state election.svg
map_size	350px
map_caption	Results of the election
title	Premier
before_election	Elliott Lewis
before_party	Tasmanian Liberal League
after_election	Elliott Lewis
after_party	Tasmanian Liberal League

The 1912 Tasmanian state election was held on Tuesday, 30 April 1912 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates.

Elliott Lewis was elected as an Anti-Socialist at the 1909 election, and was Premier of Tasmania from 27 October 1909. He was urged by his predecessor, John Evans (premier from 11 July 1904 to 19 June 1909), to organise anti-Labor forces against a resurgent Labor Party (which won 12 seats at the 1909 election) and to support the formation of the Tasmanian Liberal League (not directly related to the modern Liberal Party).

Lewis was the incumbent Premier at the 1912 election, and John Earle was Labor Party leader. The election saw an increase in Labor seats from 12 to 14, just short of a House of Assembly majority. The Liberal Party won the election, with a two-seat majority. Despite leading the Liberals to victory, Lewis was criticised within the party, and resigned the leadership to Albert Solomon on 14 June the same year.

Key dates

Date	Event
23 March 1912	New electoral rolls came into force.
4 April 1912	The Parliament was dissolved.
30 April 1912	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
14 June 1912	Elliott Lewis resigned, succeeded by Albert Solomon.
2 July 1912	Parliament was summoned for business.

Results

Distribution of seats

Electorate	Seats won
	Bass	Commonwealth Liberal}}
	Darwin
	Denison
	Franklin
	Wilmot	Commonwealth Liberal}}

		Liberal

References

[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm House of Assembly Elections], [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
Scott Bennett, '[https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lewis-sir-neil-elliott-7188 Lewis, Sir Neil Elliott (1858 - 1935)]', ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 94-95.
"Electoral Act 1907: A Proclamation", ''Tasmanian Government Gazette'', 1912:876 (23 March 1912)
"Dissolution of the House of Assembly", ''Tasmanian Government Gazette'', 1912:929A (4 April 1912)
"Parliament of Tasmania: A Proclamation", ''Tasmanian Government Gazette'', 1912:1372 (21 June 1912)

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