1986 Tasmanian state election
8 February 1986
All 35 seats to the House of Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Robin Gray Ken Wriedt Bob Brown
Party Liberal Labor Ind. Green
Leader since 11 November 1981 27 May 1982 1983
Leader's seat Lyons Franklin Denison
Last election 19 seats 14 seats 0 seats
Seats won 19 14 2
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 2
Percentage 54.2% 35.14% 5.55%
Swing Increase 5.68 Decrease 1.72 Increase 3.84
Premier before election

Robin Gray
Liberal

 Elected Premier

Robin Gray
Liberal

The 1986 Tasmanian state election was held on 8 February 1986 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system[1] — seven members were elected from each of five electorates. The quota required for election was 12.5% in each division.

The incumbent Liberal government headed by Robin Gray hoped to secure a second term in office. The Labor Party was headed by Ken Wriedt. The Green independents were headed by Bob Brown. The Australian Democrats contested the electorates of Braddon and Bass. Green candidates contested the electorates of Denison and Franklin.

Prior to the election the Liberals held 18 of the 35 seats in parliament. The Labor Party held 14, and there were three independents—former Labor Premier Doug Lowe, Green independent Bob Brown, and ex-Liberal MHA Gabriel Haros.

Results

The representation of the Liberal and Labor parties remained unchanged after the election, at 19 and 14 respectively, leaving Robin Gray's Liberal government in power. It was the first time in 58 years that a non-Labor government had won a second term in Tasmania.

The Greens increased their representation from one to two, with Gerry Bates replacing independent Doug Lowe as the seventh member for the Division of Franklin (Lowe did not contest the election).

Tasmanian state election, 8 February 1986
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 290,277
Votes cast 272,306 Turnout 93.81 +0.34
Informal votes 16,145 Informal 5.93 +0.27
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 138,836 54.20 +5.68 19 ± 0
  Labor 90,003 35.14 –1.72 14 ± 0
  Ind. Green 14,227 5.55 +3.84 2 + 1
  Democrats 5,272 2.06 –3.33 0 ± 0
  Independent 6,385 3.05 +0.50 0 ± 0
  Other –4.97 0 – 1
Total 256,161     35  

Distribution of votes

Primary vote by division

Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons
Labor Party37.4%34.1%30.8%36.5%36.9%
Liberal Party56.2%60.1%43.6%51.6%59.4%
Independent Greens——15.9%11.9%—
Other6.4%5.8%9.7%—3.6%

Distribution of seats

Aftermath

Shortly after the election, Ken Wreidt was replaced as Labor leader by Neil Batt.

See also

References

  • "House of Assembly Election Results 8 February 1986". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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