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The Next Tasmanian state election will be held no later than 3 June 2028, to elect all 35 seats in the House of Assembly. The election will be conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC).
The Liberal government, currently led by Premier Jeremy Rockliff, will attempt to win a fifth consecutive term against the Labor opposition, led by Dean Winter. Minor parties, including the Greens and the Jacqui Lambie Network will also contest the election. The election will be conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
Background
[edit]Previous election
[edit]The House of Assembly uses the proportional Hare-Clark system of voting, with the 35 members elected from five seven-member constituencies. The Assembly's size is governed by the provisions of the Expansion of House of Assembly Act 2022, assented to in December 2022.[1][2] Elections for the 15-seat single-member district upper house, known as the Legislative Council, which use full-preference instant-runoff voting, are staggered each year and conducted separately from lower house state elections with the next to be held in 2025.[3]
The Liberal Party won 14 of the 35 seats in the Assembly at the previous election, and formed a minority government with the support of three Jacqui Lambie Network members and two independents, namely Kristie Johnston and David O'Byrne.[4] Labor remained in opposition with 10 members and the Greens won five seats. The new parliament was opened on 14 May 2024, and Labor member Michelle O'Byrne was elected unopposed to the position of Speaker of the Assembly.[5][6]
On 24 August 2024, Jacqui Lambie Network removed Rebekah Pentland and Miriam Beswick from the party losing two out of its three MPS.[7]
Changes in parliamentary composition
[edit]Since the 2024 election, there were a number of changes within the Tasmanian Parliament which affected the balance of power in the chamber.
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||||||
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| Member | Party | Type | Date | Date | Member | Party | |||
| Braddon | Miriam Beswick | Jacqui Lambie Network | Expulsion | 24 August 2024 | Miriam Beswick | Independent | |||
| Bass | Rebekah Pentland | Jacqui Lambie Network | Expulsion | 24 August 2024 | Rebekah Pentland | Independent | |||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Expansion of House of Assembly Act 2022". legislation.tas.gov.au.
- ^ Rockliff, Jeremy (9 August 2022). "Restoring the size of Parliament". The Department of Premier and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Voting Systems Tasmanian Electoral Commission
- ^ Adam Holmes (24 April 2024). "Premier Jeremy Rockliff seals deals with key independents to prop up Tasmanian Liberal government". ABC News.
- ^ "Tasmanian Parliament elects Michelle O'Byrne as new speaker in uncontested vote". Pulse Tasmania. 14 May 2024.
- ^ Labor's Michelle O'Byrne officially new House of Assembly speaker The Mercury 14 May 2024
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