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575:239,284
484:Liberal
454:129,973
390:Results
288:Premier
269:Premier
219:41.31%
160:Denison
132:Liberal
106:Leader
87:
76:
1087:
1073:Labor
1037:Wilmot
877:43.5%
855:55.6%
794:42.86%
781:57.14%
713:41.31%
700:54.32%
638:100.00
578:100.00
488:98,845
224:Swing
215:54.32%
123:Party
897:0.9%
882:Other
874:33.9%
871:42.0%
868:42.7%
865:44.7%
852:60.8%
849:50.7%
846:54.2%
843:50.3%
821:Bass
773:Labor
760:Seats
739:1.51%
726:2.87%
692:Labor
654:93.76
614:9,582
602:96.15
572:Total
546:3,608
522:6,858
491:41.31
457:54.32
450:Labor
439:Seats
430:Votes
427:Party
298:Labor
280:Labor
240:3.18
232:1.84
127:Labor
1822:1981
1817:1968
1812:1916
1807:1899
1802:1898
1785:2026
1779:2022
1774:2018
1769:2014
1764:2011
1759:2009
1754:2007
1749:2005
1744:2002
1739:2000
1734:1999
1729:1996
1724:1994
1705:2025
1699:2024
1694:2023
1689:2022
1684:2021
1679:2020
1674:2019
1669:2018
1664:2017
1659:2016
1654:2015
1649:2014
1644:2013
1639:2012
1634:2011
1629:2010
1624:2009
1619:2008
1614:2007
1609:2006
1604:2005
1599:2004
1594:2003
1589:2002
1584:2001
1579:2000
1574:1999
1569:1998
1564:1997
1559:1996
1554:1995
1549:1909
1530:Next
1524:2024
1519:2021
1514:2018
1509:2014
1504:2010
1499:2006
1494:2002
1489:1998
1484:1996
1479:1992
1474:1989
1469:1986
1464:1982
1459:1979
1454:1976
1449:1972
1444:1969
1439:1964
1434:1959
1429:1956
1424:1955
1419:1950
1414:1948
1409:1946
1404:1941
1399:1937
1394:1934
1389:1931
1384:1928
1379:1925
1374:1922
1369:1919
1364:1916
1359:1913
1354:1912
1349:1909
1344:1906
1339:1903
1334:1900
1329:1897
1324:1893
1319:1891
1314:1886
1309:1882
1304:1877
1299:1872
1294:1871
1289:1866
1284:1862
1279:1861
1274:1856
1118:and
925:Bass
894:5.4%
891:7.4%
888:3.1%
885:5.0%
662:0.78
625:0.05
617:3.85
557:0.68
549:1.51
525:2.87
499:3.18
465:1.84
374:The
310:The
52:1982
42:1976
534:New
528:New
442:+/–
436:+/–
318:of
185:15
1839::
1203:,
1186:,
1170:,
1114:,
1107:.
584:35
502:15
468:20
410:.
371:.
352:.
206:2
198:2
181:20
1252:e
1245:t
1238:v
1174:.
641:–
587:–
581:–
560:0
531:0
510:2
476:2
433:%
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