Results of the 1939 Tasmanian local elections

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1939 Burnie Municipal Council election

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4 seats on Burnie Municipal Council
First party   IND Party Independent Seats won 4 Seat change Primary vote 1,397 Percentage 100.0%

Elections were held in three of the four wards of the four wards on Burnie Municipal Council.^[9] In Hampshire Ward, incumbent councillor Charles Lacey was re-elected unopposed.^[10][11]

In North Ward, longtime councillor T. L. Mace did not seek re-election.^[10] The seat was contested by George Sorell, the manager of the Burnie branch of the Bank of Australasia, and well-known local businessman Stanley Alford.^[10]

In South Ward, incumbent councillor Samuel Bird was challenged by company manager James Jakins.^[10] In Stowport Ward, councillor Leonard Ling was challenged by farmer Leopold Clark.^[10]

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Burnie (Hampshire Ward)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Leslie Lacey	unopposed
Registered electors
	Independent hold

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Burnie (North Ward)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stanley James Alford	246	54.79
	Independent	George Sorell	203	45.21
Total formal votes			449	99.56
Informal votes			2	0.44
Turnout			451
	Independent gain from Independent

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Burnie (South Ward)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Samuel Bird	477	69.64
	Independent	James Alfred Jakins	208	30.36
Total formal votes			685	99.14
Informal votes			6	0.86
Turnout			691
	Independent hold

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Burnie (Stowport Ward)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Leonard Ling	164	62.36
	Independent	Leopold Francis Clark	99	37.64
Total formal votes			263	97.77
Informal votes			6	2.23
Turnout			269
	Independent hold

1939 Deloraine Municipal Council election

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5 seats on Deloraine Municipal Council

Central Ward was the only ward in Deloraine to feature a contested race as two newcomers competed to replace Cr. R. P. Furmage who did not seek re-election. Newcomer Athol Symmons was re-elected unopposed to replace the previous Warden who had moved to Leith. The incumbent councillors of the remaining wards were likewise returned to their posts unopposed.^[12]

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Central Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Daniel Best
	Independent	Thomas Sullivan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	gain from R. P. Furmage

1939 Tasmanian local elections: High Plains Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Athol Symmons	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Athol Symmons gain from D. K. Cameron

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Meander Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles W. Chilcott	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Charles W. Chilcott hold

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Midhurst Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James N. Griffin	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	James N. Griffin hold

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Chudleigh Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Walter A. Oliver	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Walter A. Oliver hold

1939 Devonport Municipal Council election

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3 seats on Devonport Municipal Council

No elections were held as each ward only received a single nomination. The incumbent councillors of South Ward and Don Ward were both returned to their posts and Mr. M'Intyre, a solicitor, will assume Cr. A. W. Luck's seat as he did not seek re-election.^[13]

1939 Tasmanian local elections: North Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Allen Keverall Lewis M'Intyre	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	M'Intyre gain from Luck

1939 Tasmanian local elections: South Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Ingledew	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Edward Ingledew hold

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Don Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Herbert Augustus Vertigan	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Herbert Vertigan hold

1939 Kentish Municipal Council election

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5 seats on Kentish Municipal Council

The then Warden, Councillor Lillico as well as Cr. Lowry were returned to their seats on council unopposed.^[14]

The incumbent councillors Morris and Frankcombe faced challengers in wards Sheffield and Railton respectively. Morris faced William Kirkland, a farmer who was well known in the community and had taken a recent but keen interest in public affairs. Frankcombe faced Thomas Doyle who had previously served on council for some time before retiring.^[14]

Councillor J. F. Cox did not seek re-election and Roland ward was contested by newcomer William Sherriff and Algernon Wooton who contested the ward at its vacancy the previous year.^[14]

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Sheffield Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Cecil Reginald Morris
	Independent	William Robert Kirkland
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Railton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kit Arnold Frankcombe
	Independent	Thomas Joseph Doyle
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Roland Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Thomas Sherriff
	Independent	Algernon Sydney Wooton
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Wilmot Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alexander Elliot Davidson Lillico	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Alexander Lillico hold

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Barrington Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph Lowry	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Joseph Lowry hold

1939 Latrobe Municipal Council election

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3 seats on Latrobe Municipal Council

All wards held contests with the exception of Sassafras where the retiring Cr. Beveridge did not seek re-election, leaving farmer William Craigie to pick up the seat unopposed. In Sherwood Ward, Cr. Perkins faced a challenge from former Deputy Warden and Treasurer, Joseph d'Oliveyra who did no seek election 3 years ago. In Harford Ward, Cr. Cutts faced a challenge from Wesley Vale farmer Leslie Brown.^[15]

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Harford Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arthur Thomas Cutts
	Independent	Leslie Ely Brown
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Sassafras Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Clive Craigie	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Craigie gain from Beveridge

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Sherwood Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Valentine Perkins
	Independent	Joseph Theodore d'Oliveyra
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1939 Leven Municipal Council election

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4 seats on Leven Municipal Council

Councillors Beswick and Lakin of wards Castra and Ulverstone respectively were both returned to their posts unopposed.^[16]

In Abbotsham Ward Cr. Hamilton was challenged by Herbert Wright, a farmer and the son of the late Mr. T. Wright who was a long time member of council.^[16]

In Motton Ward Cr. Denham was challenged by Stanley Wing, a farmer from Preston.^[16]

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Abbotsham Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Walter Vanderleur Hamilton
	Independent	Herbert Wright
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Castra Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Arthur Beswick	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Arthur Beswick hold

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Ulverstone Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Maurice Oswald Lakin	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	Maurice Lakin hold

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Motton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Dunham
	Independent	Stanley Edward Joseph Wing
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1939 Penguin Municipal Council election

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3 seats on Penguin Municipal Council

No elections were held as each ward only received a single nomination. Wards Dial and Riana's incumbent councillors were returned to their posts and the incumbent councillor Harold Pyke of Heybridge Ward did not seek re-election and was replaced by Henry Elphinstone, a farmer form Cuprona.^[17]

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Dial Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Merelie Smith	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Riana Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alphonsus Joseph Counsel	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

1939 Tasmanian local elections: Heybridge Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry William Elphinstone	unopposed
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout