1946 Tasmanian state election

← 1941 23 November 1946 1948 →
All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Robert Cosgrove Neil Campbell Party Labor Liberal Leader since 18 December 1939 February 1945 Leader's seat Denison Wilmot Last election 20 seats 10 seats Seats won 16 seats 12 seats Seat change 4 2 Percentage 50.97% 34.25% Swing 11.63 2.33
Premier before election Robert Cosgrove Labor Elected Premier Robert Cosgrove Labor

The 1946 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 November 1946 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^[1] — six members were elected from each of five electorates.

Incumbent Premier Robert Cosgrove continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern Liberal Party, and was led by Neil Campbell. This was Tasmania's first election since the end of World War II.

Labor won a majority in the election, although the party's vote was significantly reduced. Cosgrove dominated the government throughout Tasmania's post-war recovery.^[2]

Results

¹ Several Nationalists did not join the new Liberal Party and ran as independents. Rex Townley was elected in Denison.

Distribution of votes

Primary vote by division

Distribution of seats