| Election Name: | 1913 Tasmanian state election |
| Country: | Tasmania |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1912 Tasmanian state election |
| Previous Year: | 1912 |
| Next Election: | 1916 Tasmanian state election |
| Next Year: | 1916 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats to the House of Assembly |
| Election Date: | 23 January 1913 |
| Leader1: | Albert Solomon |
| Leader Since1: | 14 June 1912 |
| Party1: | Tasmanian Liberal League |
| Leaders Seat1: | Bass |
| Last Election1: | 16 seats |
| Seats1: | 16 seats |
| Seat Change1: | 0 |
| Percentage1: | 52.58% |
| Swing1: | 1.90 |
| Leader2: | John Earle |
| Leader Since2: | 1906 |
| Party2: | Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Franklin |
| Last Election2: | 14 seats |
| Seats2: | 14 seats |
| Seat Change2: | 0 |
| Percentage2: | 46.00% |
| Swing2: | 0.48 |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | Albert Solomon |
| Before Party: | Tasmanian Liberal League |
| After Election: | Albert Solomon |
| After Party: | Tasmanian Liberal League |
The 1913 Tasmanian state election was held on Thursday, 23 January 1913 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.
The 1913 election was called less than a year after the 1912 election. Following the 1912 election, the Liberal League held only a small majority in the House of Assembly, and Premier Albert Solomon was dependent on the support of Norman Cameron. In addition, Solomon was under threat from the same CLP unrest that had unseated his predecessor, Elliott Lewis. Labor sought to capitalise on Solomon's tenuous grasp on government, and moved a series of no-confidence motions against him, including a censure motion over the Mount Lyell disaster.
In an attempt to secure his position, Solomon requested and received from the Governor of Tasmania an early dissolution of the House of Assembly, and an early election.[2] The result was the same as had been in the outgoing House of Assembly, except that Cameron lost his seat to another Liberal.
Solomon's advantage, however, was short-lived. The Liberals lost a seat in a by-election, and Joshua Whitsitt's behaviour was becoming erratic. Solomon lost a no-confidence motion in April 1914, and the Governor denied his request for another dissolution, calling upon John Earle to form a Labor government.
See also: Results of the 1913 Tasmanian state election (House of Assembly).
| Bass | Darwin | Denison | Franklin | Wilmot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.3% | 51.1% | 48.0% | 43.8% | 36.2% | ||
| 49.7% | 48.9% | 52.0% | 56.2% | 55.8% | ||
| Other | – | – | – | – | 8.0% |
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| Franklin | ||||||||||||
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| width=20 | Labor | ||
| Liberal |