1909 Tasmanian state election

1909 Tasmanian state election

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All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Evans John Earle Party Anti-Socialist Labor Liberal Democrat Leader since 12 July 1904 1906 Leader's seat Franklin Franklin Last election 22 seats 7 seats 6 seats Seats won 17 seats 12 seats 1 seat Seat change 5 5 5 Percentage 50.61% 38.94% 9.70% Swing 8.81 18.82 4.38
Results of the election
Premier before election John Evans Anti-Socialist Resulting Premier John Evans Anti-Socialist

The 1909 Tasmanian state election was held on Friday, 30 April 1909 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. This was the first general election in the British Empire to elect all members through a form of proportional representation, the single transferable vote.^[1]

At the 1909 election there was a reduction in the number of members from 35 to 30 and the first statewide use of the Hare-Clark electoral system.^[2]

Six members were elected from each of five electorates.

The election saw an increase in Labour seats from 7 to 12, at the expense of the Anti-Socialist Party.