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.
"House of Assembly Election Results 11 December 1976". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
February 21, 2023
1976, tasmanian, state, election, held, december, 1976, australian, state, tasmania, elect, members, tasmanian, house, assembly, election, used, hare, clark, proportional, representation, system, seven, members, were, elected, from, each, five, electorates, 19. 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 1 seven members were elected from each of five electorates 1976 Tasmanian state election 1972 11 December 1976 1979 All 35 seats to the House of Assembly First party Second party Leader Bill Neilson Max BinghamParty Labor LiberalLast election 21 seats 14 seatsSeats won 18 seats 17 seatsSeat change 3 3Percentage 52 48 44 49 Swing 2 45 6 12Premier before electionBill NeilsonLabor Elected Premier Bill NeilsonLaborThe incumbent Labor Party led by Bill Neilson won a second term against the opposition Liberal Party led by Max Bingham Contents 1 Background 2 Results 3 Distribution of votes 3 1 Primary vote by division 3 2 Distribution of seats 4 See also 5 ReferencesBackground EditLabor 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 EditSee also Results of the Tasmanian state election 1976 Labor won the election although their majority was reduced to one seat Tasmanian state election 11 December 1976House of Assembly lt lt 1972 1979 gt gt Enrolled voters 258 550Votes cast 244 424 Turnout 94 54 0 37Informal votes 9 294 Informal 3 80 0 14Summary of votes by partyParty Primary votes Swing Seats Change Labor 123 386 52 48 2 45 18 3 Liberal 104 613 44 49 6 12 17 3 United Tasmania Group 5 183 2 20 1 70 0 0 Workers Party 524 0 22 0 22 0 0 Independent 1 424 0 61 2 19 0 0Total 235 130 35 Popular voteLabor 52 48 Liberal 44 49 United Tasmania Group 2 20 Workers Party 0 22 Independents 0 61 SeatsLabor 51 43 Liberal 48 57 Distribution of votes EditPrimary vote by division Edit Bass Braddon Denison Franklin WilmotLabor 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 Edit Electorate Seats wonBass Braddon Denison Franklin Wilmot Labor LiberalSee also EditMembers of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 1976 1979 Candidates of the 1976 Tasmanian state electionReferences Edit House of Assembly Elections Parliament of Tasmania House of Assembly Election Results 11 December 1976 Tasmanian Parliamentary Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 Tasmanian state election amp oldid 1084931210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
