1976 Tasmanian State Election
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 system — seven members were elected from each of five electorates.
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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.
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Labor | 123,386 | 52.45 |  2.45 | 18 | 3 | |
| Liberal | 104,613 | 44.47 |  6.12 | 17 | 3 | |
| United Tasmania Group | 5,183 | 2.20 | 1.70 | 0 |  | |
| Independents | 1,424 | 0.61 | 2.19 | 0 | | |
| Workers' Party | 524 | 0.22 | New | 0 | New | |
| Socialist Workers' Party | 123 | 0.05 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 235,253 | 100.00 | – | 35 | – | |
| Valid votes | 235,253 | 96.20 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,294 | 3.80 | 0.14 | |||
| Total votes | 244,547 | 100.00 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 258,550 | 94.58 | 0.37 | |||
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
References
- "House of Assembly Election Results 11 December 1976". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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