1969 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia April 2022 1969 Tasmanian state election Tasmania parliamentary no 1964 Tasmanian state election 1964 1972 Tasmanian state election 1972 All 35 seats to the House of Assembly 10 May 1969 Eric Reece 1973 (cropped).jpg 135 130 170 7 0 center Eric Reece 26 August 1958 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Braddon 19 seats 17 2 90,278 47.68% 3.64 Angus Bethune 1971.jpg 135 130 170 0 3 center Angus Bethune 19 March 1960 Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) Wilmot 16 seats 17 1 83,261 43.98% 5.49 Kevin Lyons.jpg 135 130 170 0 0 center Kevin Lyons 1969 Centre Party (Tasmania) Braddon 0 seats 1 1 8,160 4.31% 0.94 1969 Tasmanian state election.svg 350px Results of the election Premier Resulting Premier Eric Reece Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Angus Bethune Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) The 1969 Tasmanian state election was held on 10 May 1969 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation systemHouse of Assembly Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035743/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm 9 July 2018 , Parliament of Tasmania. — seven members were elected from each of five electorates. The incumbent Labor Party, which had been in power continuously since 1934, was led by Eric Reece, who had been premier of Tasmania since 1958. The opposition Liberal Party was led by Angus Bethune. The election resulted in a hung parliament, with the Labor and Liberal parties on 17 seats each (out of 35). The balance of power was held by Kevin Lyons, a former Liberal who had quit the party in 1966 after a dispute over preselection and formed the Centre Party. Lyons approached Bethune with an offer for a coalition government with himself as Deputy Premier. Bethune agreed, allowing him to form government by one seat—thus consigning Labor to opposition for the first time in 35 years. Results Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1969 File:1969 TAS House of Assembly.svg 210268 9248 0.99 0.34 Labor #f00011 90278 3.64 17 2 Liberal #080cab 83261 5.49 17 1 Centre Partycentre a a #008000 8160 0.94 1 1 Independents 4366 0.79 0 Democratic Labor 3258 0.07 0 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 47.68 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 43.98 Centre Party Centre Party (Tasmania) 4.31 Labor (Anti-Communist) #008080 1.72 Independents Independent 2.31 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 48.57 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 48.57 Centre Party Centre Party (Tasmania) 2.89 centre a a The Centre Party was composed out of the former Country Party in Tasmania, and was supported by federal Country MPs. Distribution of votes Primary vote by division Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Wilmot Labor Party 42.4% 53.7% 43.7% 52.1% 46.5% Liberal Party 46.2% 34.4% 47.4% 44.2% 48.0% Other 11.5% 11.9% 8.9% 3.7% 5.5% Distribution of seats auto Electorate Seats won Bass               Braddon               Denison               Franklin               Wilmot               5em   Labor   Liberal   Centre Aftermath The Liberal-Centre coalition lasted for one term, with Lyons dissolving the partnership in 1972. The resulting instability triggered an election, which was easily won by Eric Reece and the Labor Party. See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1969–1972 Candidates of the 1969 Tasmanian state election References http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/e1969.htm House of Assembly Election Results 10 May 1969 Tasmanian Parliamentary Library 22 April 2008 26 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080726171714/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/e1969.htm dead Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:1969 elections in Australia Category:1960s in Tasmania Category:May 1969 in Australia