Tasmanian state election, 1959
- Tasmanian state election, 1959
Distribution of Seats
Aftermath
The Australian Labor Party won the most seats in the newly-expanded House of Assembly, but not enough to govern in a majority as two seats were won by Independents. The 1959 election was the last occasion in which an ungrouped independent (William Wedd) won a seat in Tasmania. [Green, Antony: [http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2008/03/independents-to.html Independents to be disadvantaged by ACT electoral changes] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, May 28 2008.]
The Communist Party of Australia ran a candidate in Denison, but they only received a minuscule 414 votes. The Democratic Labor Party (DLP) also ran candidates in Braddon, Denison and Franklin, but failed to gain a seat, garnering 6,299 votes.
References
External links
* [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/e1959.htm Assembly Election Results, 1959] , Parliament of Tasmania.
* [http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/ElectoralInformation/Election%20Reports/1959.pdf Report on Parliamentary Elections, 1959] , Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
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