title: 1919 Tasmanian state election
text: # 1919 Tasmanian state election
  
  The 1919 Tasmanian state election was held on 31 May 1919 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.
  
  By the 1919 election, the Liberal Party had regrouped and been renamed as the Nationalist Party. The Premier of Tasmania, Walter Lee, had led the party for a relatively untroubled three years, despite the Liberals' one-seat majority over Labor and the uncertainty of World War I.
  
  The Labor Party in Tasmania went into the 1919 election led by Joseph Lyons. Lee led the Nationalist Party to victory, with a 14% margin over Labor, although they only won 16 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly. Independent Joshua Whitsitt retained his seat.
  
  ## Results
  
  1919 Tasmanian state election House of Assembly
  
  << 1916–1922 >> :
  
  | Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 107,541 | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Votes cast | Votes cast | 71,064 | | Turnout | 66.08% | –7.52% |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,814 | | Informal | 3.96% | -1.70% |
  | Summary of votes by party |||||||
  | Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
  | | Nationalist | 37,677 | 55.20% | +6.97% | 16 | + 1 |
  | | Labor | 28,286 | 41.44% | –7.03% | 13 | – 1 |
  | | Independent | 2,289 | 3.35% | +0.05% | 1 | ± 0 |
  | Total | Total | 68,250 | | | 30 | |
  
  Popular vote
  
  Nationalist
  
  55.20%
  
  Labor
  
  41.44%
  
  Independents
  
  3.35% :
  
  Seats
  
  Nationalist
  
  53.33%
  
  Labor
  
  43.33%
  
  Independents
  
  3.33% :
  
  ## Distribution of votes
  
  ### Primary vote by division
  
  | | Bass | Darwin | Denison | Franklin | Wilmot |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labor Party | 37.9% | 47.5% | 44.3% | 44.9% | 30.2% |
  | Nationalist | 62.1% | 37.2% | 55.7% | 52.0% | 69.8% |
  | Other | – | 15.3% | – | 3.2% | – |
  
  ### Distribution of seats
  
  * Electorate
  * Bass
  * Darwin
  * Denison
  * Franklin
  * Wilmot
  * Labor
  * Nationalist
  * Independent
  