1976 Tasmanian state election
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The Tasmanian state election, 1976 was held on 11 December 1976 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 incumbent Labor Party, led by Bill Neilson, won a second term against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham.
Background[]
Labor had won the 1972 election, by a landslide margin of 7 seats, with Labor leader Eric Reece elected as Premier of Tasmania for the second time. Reece retired from Parliament on 31 March 1975, after the ALP introduced a mandatory retirement age of 65. Liberal Party leader Angus Bethune retired three months later, and was replaced by Max Bingham.
Results[]
Labor won the election, although their majority was reduced to one seat.
Tasmanian state election, 11 December 1976 | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 258,550 | |||||
Votes cast | 244,424 | Turnout | 94.54 | –0.37 | ||
Informal votes | 9,294 | Informal | 3.80 | +0.14 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 123,386 | 52.48 | –2.45 | 18 | – 3 | |
Liberal | 104,613 | 44.49 | +6.12 | 17 | + 3 | |
United Tasmania Group | 5,183 | 2.20 | –1.70 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Workers Party | 524 | 0.22 | +0.22 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 1,424 | 0.61 | –2.19 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 235,130 | 35 |
Distribution of votes[]
Primary vote by division[]
Bass | Braddon | Denison | Franklin | Wilmot | |
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Labor Party | 48.7% | 53.9% | 46.8% | 59.4% | 53.1% |
Liberal Party | 49.2% | 45.9% | 46.8% | 35.9% | 45.0% |
Other | 2.1% | 0.3% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 1.9% |
Distribution of seats[]
See also[]
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1976–1979
- Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1976
References[]
- "House of Assembly Election Results 11 December 1976". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
- Elections in Tasmania
- 1976 elections in Australia
- 1970s in Tasmania
- December 1976 events in Australia