1986 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia April 2022 1986 Tasmanian state election Tasmania parliamentary no 1982 Tasmanian state election 1982 1989 Tasmanian state election 1989 All 35 seats to the House of Assembly 18 8 February 1986 Robin Gray 1975.jpg 120 120 170 0 0 Robin Gray 10 November 1981 Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) Lyons 19 seats 19 54.2% 5.68 Ken Wriedt 1975 (cropped).jpg 140 130 170 7 5 center Ken Wriedt 27 May 1982 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) Franklin 14 seats 14 35.14% 1.72 Bob Brown.jpg 140 130 170 0 0 center Bob Brown 1983 Green independents Denison 0 seats 2 2 5.55% 3.84 1986 Tasmanian state election.svg 350px Results of the election Premier Robin Gray Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) Robin Gray Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) 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 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 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 Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1986 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). File:1986 TAS House of Assembly.svg 290277 16145 +0.34 +0.27 Liberal #080cab 138836 +5.68 19 Labor #f00011 90003 -1.72 14 Ind. Green #10c25b 14227 +3.84 2 1 Independents 6385 +0.50 0 Democrats 5272 -3.33 0 Others 1438 -4.97 0 1 Distribution of votes Primary vote by division Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons Labor Party 37.4% 34.1% 30.8% 36.5% 36.9% Liberal Party 56.2% 60.1% 43.6% 51.6% 59.4% Independent Greens — — 15.9% 11.9% — Other 6.4% 5.8% 9.7% — 3.6% Distribution of seats auto Electorate Seats won Bass               Braddon               Denison               Franklin               Lyons               5em   Labor   Liberal   Ind. Green Aftermath Shortly after the election, Ken Wreidt was replaced as Labor leader by Neil Batt. See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1986–1989 Candidates of the 1986 Tasmanian state election Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1986 References http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/E1986.htm House of Assembly Election Results 8 February 1986 Tasmanian Parliamentary Library 4 December 2007 4 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070904162702/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/E1986.htm dead Category:Elections in Tasmania Tasmanian state election State election, 1986 Tasmanian state election