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Results of the 1989 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 13 May 1989[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 310,066
Votes cast 288,575 Turnout 93.07 –0.74
Informal votes 15,438 Informal 5.35 –0.58
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 128,143 46.92 –7.28 17 – 2
  Labor 90,003 34.71 –0.43 13 – 1
  Ind. Green 46,797 17.13 +11.58 5 + 3
  Democrats 2,451 0.90 –1.16 0 ± 0
  Independent 937 0.34 –2.71 0 ± 0
Total 273,137     35  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1989 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

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Bass

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1989 Tasmanian state election: Bass[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,740
Liberal Frank Madill (elected 1) 9,180 17.0 +8.4
Liberal John Beswick (elected 6) 4,516 8.4 +1.1
Liberal Peter Rae 4,440 8.2 −12.5
Liberal Neil Robson (elected 7) 4,032 7.5 −1.0
Liberal Leon Miller 1,978 3.7 +3.7
Liberal Malcolm Carins 825 1.5 +1.5
Liberal David Fry 533 1.0 +1.0
Labor Peter Patmore (elected 3) 4,853 9.0 −1.2
Labor Harry Holgate (elected 4) 3,683 6.8 −4.3
Labor Jim Cox (elected 5) 3,288 6.1 +6.1
Labor Gill James 3,036 5.6 −1.8
Labor Richard Taylor 2,125 3.9 +3.9
Labor Helen Polley 1,537 2.9 +2.9
Labor Geoff Sweet 1,369 2.5 +2.5
Labor John Swallow 298 0.6 +0.6
Independent Greens Lance Armstrong (elected 2) 6,527 12.1 +12.1
Independent Greens Patricia Ratcliff 651 1.2 +1.2
Independent Greens John Ball 433 0.8 +0.8
Democrats Kathy Maxwell-Petrovsky 325 0.6 −1.1
Democrats Michelle-Ronwyn Dowlman 286 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 53,915 93.9 +0.5
Informal votes 3,505 6.1 −0.5
Turnout 57,240 92.8 −0.7
Party total votes
Liberal 25,504 47.3 −8.9
Labor 20,189 37.4 0.0
Independent Greens 7,611 14.1 +14.1
Democrats 611 1.1 −5.3

Braddon

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1989 Tasmanian state election: Braddon[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,817
Liberal Roger Groom (elected 1) 9,881 18.1 −0.7
Liberal Tony Rundle (elected 3) 6,807 12.5 +1.7
Liberal Ron Cornish (elected 4) 5,437 10.0 −1.0
Liberal Bill Bonde (elected 5) 5,342 9.8 +2.3
Liberal Carole Cains 1,727 3.2 +3.2
Liberal Heather Wall 1,157 2.1 +2.1
Liberal Ron Nankervis 977 1.8 +1.8
Labor Michael Field (elected 2) 8,486 15.6 +6.9
Labor Michael Weldon (elected 7) 3,009 5.5 −2.1
Labor Greg Peart 2,520 4.6 −4.7
Labor David Currie 884 1.6 +1.6
Labor Tom Eggleston 775 1.4 +1.4
Labor David Nettleton 340 0.6 +0.6
Labor Bruce Tivendale 269 0.5 +0.5
Independent Greens Di Hollister (elected 6) 5,657 10.4 +10.4
Independent Greens Peter Walford 339 0.6 +0.6
Independent Greens Arnold Rowlands 267 0.5 +0.5
Independent Lawrence Edwards 322 0.6 +0.6
Independent Ted Nielsen 161 0.3 +0.3
Independent Heather Benjamin 117 0.2 +0.2
Independent George Lee 55 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 54,529 94.8 0.0
Informal votes 3,017 5.2 0.0
Turnout 57,546 93.6 −1.2
Party total votes
Liberal 31,328 57.5 +2.6
Labor 16,283 29.9 −4.2
Independent Greens 6,263 11.5 +11.5
Independent Lawrence Edwards 322 0.6 +0.6
Independent Ted Nielsen 161 0.3 +0.3
Independent Heather Benjamin 117 0.2 +0.2
Independent George Lee 55 0.1 +0.1

Denison

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1989 Tasmanian state election: Denison[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,783
Liberal Ray Groom (elected 2) 9,775 18.0 +1.7
Liberal John Bennett (elected 3) 7,525 13.9 +5.1
Liberal John Barker (elected 4) 1,486 2.7 +0.1
Liberal Nell Ames 597 1.1 +1.1
Liberal Chris Gibson 515 0.9 +0.9
Liberal Tony Steven 469 0.9 +0.9
Liberal Beth Darcey 443 0.8 +0.8
Labor John White (elected 6) 4,472 8.2 +2.0
Labor David Crean (elected 7) 4,114 7.6 +7.6
Labor Judy Jackson (elected 5) 3,942 7.3 +0.5
Labor Neil Batt 3,889 7.2 +0.3
Labor Charles Touber 1,483 2.7 +2.7
Labor Andrew Daniels 1,356 2.5 +2.5
Labor Catherine Cuthbert 779 1.4 +1.4
Independent Greens Bob Brown (elected 1) 11,755 21.7 +6.1
Independent Greens Michael Lynch 537 1.0 +1.0
Independent Greens Patsy Jones 236 0.4 +0.4
Independent Greens Sheena Brookman 197 0.4 +0.4
Democrats Robert Bell 360 0.7 +0.7
Democrats June Francis 120 0.2 +0.2
Democrats Wendy Cuskelly 101 0.2 +0.2
Independent Anthony Delara 106 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 54,257 95.2 +1.3
Informal votes 2,746 4.8 −1.3
Turnout 57,003 91.4 −1.3
Party total votes
Liberal 20,810 38.4 −5.2
Labor 20,035 36.9 +6.1
Independent Greens 12,725 23.5 +4.9
Democrats 581 1.1 +1.1
Independent Anthony Delara 106 0.2 +0.2

Franklin

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1989 Tasmanian state election: Franklin[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,948
Liberal Peter Hodgman (elected 2) 10,132 18.2 +0.5
Liberal Nick Evers (elected 3) 5,628 10.1 +2.0
Liberal John Cleary (elected 4) 3,693 6.6 −0.2
Liberal Brian Davison 884 1.6 +1.6
Liberal Edyth Langham 855 1.5 +1.5
Liberal John Peers 642 1.2 +1.2
Liberal Jane Malecky 466 0.8 +0.8
Labor Ken Wriedt (elected 6) 4,467 8.0 −8.9
Labor Paul Lennon 4,267 7.7 +7.7
Labor Michael Aird (elected 7) 4,197 7.6 +3.5
Labor Fran Bladel (elected 5) 4,030 7.3 +1.9
Labor Tony Reidy 2,460 4.4 +4.4
Labor Ian Abbott 1,458 2.6 +2.6
Labor Noela Foxcroft 399 0.7 +0.7
Independent Greens Gerry Bates (elected 1) 10,143 18.2 +7.4
Independent Greens Megan James 486 0.9 +0.9
Independent Greens Flora Fox 342 0.6 +0.6
Democrats Patsy Harmsen 369 0.7 +0.7
Democrats Kent Rayner 303 0.5 +0.5
Democrats Peter Walker 184 0.3 +0.3
Independent Robin Griffiths 176 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 55,581 95.1 +0.8
Informal votes 2,860 4.9 −0.8
Turnout 58,441 93.6 −0.4
Party total votes
Liberal 22,300 40.1 −11.5
Labor 21,278 38.3 +1.8
Independent Greens 10,971 19.7 +7.8
Democrats 856 1.5 +1.5
Independent Robin Griffiths 176 0.3 +0.3

Lyons

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1989 Tasmanian state election: Lyons[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,857
Liberal Robin Gray (elected 1) 19,585 35.7 −6.5
Liberal The Duke of Avram (elected 6) 1,881 3.4 +3.4
Liberal Ian Braid (elected 4) 1,792 3.3 −0.8
Liberal Bob Mainwaring 1,435 2.6 −0.3
Liberal Graeme Page (elected 5) 1,258 2.3 −0.6
Liberal Ron Limb 1,158 2.1 +2.1
Liberal Stephen Salter 1,092 2.0 −1.1
Labor Michael Polley (elected 3) 5,874 10.7 −2.0
Labor David Llewellyn (elected 7) 3,856 7.0 −2.2
Labor Terry Field 2,990 5.5 +5.5
Labor Chris Batt 2,246 4.1 +0.9
Labor Wendy Carnicelli 1,010 1.8 +1.8
Labor Gary Whitney 700 1.3 +1.3
Labor Carole Coppleman 348 0.6 +0.6
Independent Greens Christine Milne (elected 2) 8,868 16.2 +16.2
Independent Greens Diane Masters 209 0.4 +0.4
Independent Greens Laurie Goldsworthy 150 0.3 +0.3
Democrats Liz Holloway 202 0.4 +0.4
Democrats Sarah Hancock 201 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 54,855 94.3 +0.3
Informal votes 3,310 5.7 −0.3
Turnout 58,165 93.9 −0.3
Party total votes
Liberal 28,201 51.4 −8.0
Labor 17,024 31.0 −5.9
Independent Greens 9,227 16.8 +16.8
Democrats 403 0.7 +0.7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Assembly Elections results, 1989". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  2. ^ "1989 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  3. ^ "1989 Results for Braddon". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  4. ^ "1989 Results for Denison". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  5. ^ "1989 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  6. ^ "1989 Results for Lyons". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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