10 June 1922 1925 → November 1916 1922 13 seats 0 seats Start date June 10, 1922 | September 1915 November 1916 16 seats 13 seats 12 seats 12 seats | |
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Winner Walter Lee | ||
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 10 June 1922.
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Background
The incumbent Premier of Tasmania at the time of the 1922 election was Walter Lee of the Nationalist Party. Before the election, a new party had emerged, the Country Party, a conservative party aiming to represent farmers and rural interests, led by Ernest Blyth. The Labor Party was led by Joseph Lyons.
Aftermath
The emergence of the Country Party split the anti-Labor vote at the 1922 election, and the Nationalist Party lost four seats to them, handing them the balance of power. Despite surviving a no-confidence vote, Lee resigned and recommended that the Governor of Tasmania send for Blyth. Blyth organised a meeting between the Nationalist and Country parties, and they agreed to form Tasmania's first coalition government with John Hayes as Premier.