1976 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia April 2022 1976 Tasmanian state election Tasmania parliamentary no 1972 Tasmanian state election 1972 1979 Tasmanian state election 1979 All 35 seats to the House of Assembly 11 December 1976 Bill Neilson 1975 (cropped).jpg 140 130 170 10 0 center Bill Neilson 31 March 1975 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Franklin 21 seats 18 3 123,386 52.48% 2.45 Max Bingham 1973 (cropped).jpg 140 130 170 10 3 center Max Bingham 4 May 1972 Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) Denison 14 seats 17 3 104,613 44.49% 6.12 1976 Tasmanian state election.svg 350px Results of the election Premier Bill Neilson Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Bill Neilson Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) The 1976 Tasmanian state election 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 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, 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 Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1976 Labor won the election, although their majority was reduced to one seat. File:1976 TAS House of Assembly.svg 258550 9294 -0.37 +0.14 Labor #f00011 123386 -2.45 18 3 Liberal #080cab 104613 +6.12 17 3 United Tasmania Group #10c25b 5183 -1.70 0 Independents 1424 -2.19 0 Workers' Party #cc7722 524 New 0 New Socialist Workers' Party #e32636 123 New 0 New Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 52.48 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 44.49 United Tasmania Group #10C25B 2.20 Workers Party #CC7722 0.22 Independents Independent 0.61 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 51.43 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 48.57 Distribution of votes Primary vote by division Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Wilmot 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 auto Electorate Seats won Bass               Braddon               Denison               Franklin               Wilmot               5em   Labor   Liberal See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1976–1979 Candidates of the 1976 Tasmanian state election References http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/E1976.htm House of Assembly Election Results 11 December 1976 Tasmanian Parliamentary Library 22 April 2008 26 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080726171125/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/E1976.htm dead Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:1976 elections in Australia Category:1970s in Tasmania Category:December 1976 in Australia