1903 Tasmanian state election

State election in Tasmania, Australia

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1903 Tasmanian state election

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All 35 seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Leader  | William Propsting | Elliott Lewis | John Earle
Party  | Protectionist | Free Trade | Labor
Leader's seat  | North Hobart | Richmond (lost seat) | Waratah (lost seat)
Last election  | 14 seats  | 19 seats  | 0 seats
Seats won  | 22 seats  | 7 seats  | 3 seats
Seat change  | 13  | 11  | 3

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| Premier before election

Elliott Lewis
Free Trade

| Elected Premier

William Propsting
Protectionist

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The 1903 Tasmanian state election was held on 2 April 1903 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Women got the right to vote at the election.

Elliott Lewis, leader of the Ministerial group, entered the election as the incumbent Premier of Tasmania.[1] At the election, the group lost 10 seats and Lewis lost his seat. The Opposition led by William Propsting won government, meaning he became Premier of Tasmania.[2] The Workers' Political League (the future Australian Labor Party) fielded candidates for the first time, winning three seats. John Earle became leader of the parliamentary party in 1906.

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| +/–| Seats| +/–
| Protectionist| 11,880| 50.55|  38.80| 22|  13
| Free Trade| 5,755| 24.49|  2.71| 7|  11
| Independents| 3,349| 14.25|  8.01| 3|  8
| Labor| 2,516| 10.71| New| 3| New
Total| 23,500| 100.00| –| 35| –

## See also

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* Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1903–1906

## References

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1. ^ Notos (11 April 1903). "TASMANIAN NOTES". The Australasian. Vol. LXXIV, no. 1932\. Melbourne. p. 49. Retrieved 13 February 2024 - via National Library of Australia.
2. ^ "TASMANIAN POLITICS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 20, 311. New South Wales, Australia. 15 April 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 13 February 2024 - via National Library of Australia.

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