The Labor Party had won a landslide re-election victory in Tasmania, securing a second term and decimating the Liberal Party.
Whilst not winning any extra seats in the 25-seat House of Assembly, the ALP easily won the election with 14 seats, compared to just 7 for the Liberal Party. The Liberals lost 3 seats. The Opposition Leader, Bob Cheek, was one of the Liberal casualties, losing the Denison seat he had held since 1996.
Tasmania has 5 electorates each returning 5 members, using a system of proportional voting.
The ALP increased its primary vote by 7.09% to poll 51.88%. The Liberal Party primary vote fell by 10.67% to 27.38%.
The big winners were the Greens, whose vote increased by 7.95% to 18.13%. The Greens won an extra 3 seats and now hold 4, just one less than the number it held in 1992 and 1996.
The Opposition Leader described the result as a “debacle” and a “disaster”.
- Listen to Bob Cheek concede defeat (6m)
