Results of the 1917 Tasmanian local elections
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Owen ward was contested by two newcomers which resulted in a very close result and only one vote between the candidates. In Lyell Ward, incumbent councillor M. Kean was challenged and beaten out by W. Hine. Incumbend Linda Ward councillor T. Kelly was returned unopposed.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | W. Williams | 82 | 50.3 | ||
| Independent | E. Skillern | 81 | 49.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 163 | ||||
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| W. Williams gain from | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | W. Hine | 33 | 75 | ||
| Independent | M. Kean | 11 | 25 | ||
| Total formal votes | 44 | ||||
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| W. Hine gain from M. Kean | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | T. Kelly (elected unopposed) | — | — | — | |
| Total formal votes | — | — | — | ||
| Informal votes | — | — | — | ||
| Turnout | — | 0 | — | ||
| T. Kelly hold | |||||
Queenstown
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Incumbent North Ward councillor G. B. Phillips was beaten out by W. G. Bradshaw by a quite large margin. The incumbent councillors for Central Ward, Andrew Lawson, and South Ward, T. H. Gilbert, were both returned. The prior unopposed and the latter by an overwhelming majority.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | W. G. Bradshaw | 123 | 63.4 | ||
| Independent | G. B. Phillips | 68 | 35.1 | ||
| Independent | J. J. Campbell | 3 | 1.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 194 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 3 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 197 | ||||
| W. Bradshaw gain from G. Phillips | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Andrew Lawson (elected unopposed) | — | — | — | |
| Total formal votes | — | — | — | ||
| Informal votes | — | — | — | ||
| Turnout | — | 0 | — | ||
| Andrew Lawson hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | T. H. Gilbert | 168 | 78.5 | ||
| Independent | D. Murphy | 46 | 21.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 214 | ||||
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| T. H. Gilbert hold | |||||