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of discontent in the community. The minority government succeeded until late 1991 when lobbying from the forestry industry caused Field to introduce legislation to protect the industry from conservation. The legislation had the support of the
Liberal Party and passed both houses easily. However, the Greens withdrew their support of the government, prompting Labor to an election for February 1992.
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The Labor minority government had spent much of their term focusing on economic reform. The priority of the Field government was reducing state debt, which had the support of the Greens. Government cuts in spending, were able to help
Tasmania reach its debt servicing commitments, but were a source
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The result saw a swing against the Labor Party and the Greens in the direction of the
Liberal Party. The 7.19 percent swing to the Liberals—almost double what they needed to win government—assured Groom would have a secure majority in the next state parliament.
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The
Liberal Party needed to win only one seat at this election to be returned into majority, and needed a primary vote swing of about 4.5 percent to gain that seat. Labor needed five seats to win an outright majority.
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Denison. The fall in the Labor vote could be attributed to the instability of the Labor-Green accord, but also because of government spending cuts.
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This is the first successive election to date in which
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system — seven members were elected from each of five electorates. The quota required for election was 12.5% in each division.
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The Labor Party polled poorly with a net loss of two members. The party lost four members;
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hoped to secure a majority and second term. The Labor Party was headed by
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that they depended on a large flow of preferences to hold their seats.
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454:Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1992
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19:1992 Tasmanian state election
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1169:House of Assembly Elections
477:in Braddon, former Premier
385:proportional representation
378:Tasmanian House of Assembly
376:to elect 35 members of the
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310:Results of the election
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1803:Elections in Tasmania
939:Distribution of seats
64:All 35 seats to the
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180:Last election
160:Leader's seat
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238:Popular vote
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85:Third party
79:First party
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1755:Referendums
951:Electorate
852:Labor Party
786:Total votes
750:Valid votes
503:Julian Amos
491:David Crean
392:Labor Party
254:Percentage
1797:Categories
1156:References
954:Seats won
619:Ind. Green
499:Gill James
452:See also:
382:Hare-Clark
140:Ind. Green
843:Franklin
706:More Jobs
408:Ray Groom
404:Bob Brown
348:Ray Groom
186:13 seats
183:17 seats
120:Bob Brown
110:Ray Groom
1139:See also
1116:Liberal
1044:Franklin
840:Denison
837:Braddon
374:Tasmania
340:Elected
189:5 seats
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789:298,779
753:285,222
729:285,222
555:154,337
551:Liberal
495:Denison
483:Jim Cox
468:Braddon
448:Results
442:Denison
352:Liberal
342:Premier
323:Premier
265:13.23%
262:28.85%
249:37,742
246:82,296
242:154,337
174:Denison
169:Braddon
164:Denison
130:Liberal
106:Leader
90:
76:
1130:
1124:Green
1108:Labor
912:12.3%
890:57.9%
868:26.9%
846:Lyons
792:100.00
768:13,557
732:100.00
623:37,742
589:82,296
270:Swing
258:54.11%
126:Party
1072:Lyons
932:2.8%
917:Other
909:15.8%
906:17.9%
900:11.4%
887:46.3%
884:43.9%
881:65.7%
878:56.5%
865:33.8%
862:33.3%
859:20.8%
856:29.6%
834:Bass
808:94.98
756:95.46
726:Total
678:3,228
654:7,263
626:13.23
592:28.85
585:Labor
558:54.11
540:Seats
531:Votes
528:Party
334:Labor
286:5.86
278:7.19
155:1983
135:Labor
1782:1981
1777:1968
1772:1916
1767:1899
1762:1898
1745:2026
1739:2022
1734:2018
1729:2014
1724:2011
1719:2009
1714:2007
1709:2005
1704:2002
1699:2000
1694:1999
1689:1996
1684:1994
1665:2025
1659:2024
1654:2023
1649:2022
1644:2021
1639:2020
1634:2019
1629:2018
1624:2017
1619:2016
1614:2015
1609:2014
1604:2013
1599:2012
1594:2011
1589:2010
1584:2009
1579:2008
1574:2007
1569:2006
1564:2005
1559:2004
1554:2003
1549:2002
1544:2001
1539:2000
1534:1999
1529:1998
1524:1997
1519:1996
1514:1995
1509:1909
1490:Next
1484:2024
1479:2021
1474:2018
1469:2014
1464:2010
1459:2006
1454:2002
1449:1998
1444:1996
1439:1992
1434:1989
1429:1986
1424:1982
1419:1979
1414:1976
1409:1972
1404:1969
1399:1964
1394:1959
1389:1956
1384:1955
1379:1950
1374:1948
1369:1946
1364:1941
1359:1937
1354:1934
1349:1931
1344:1928
1339:1925
1334:1922
1329:1919
1324:1916
1319:1913
1314:1912
1309:1909
1304:1906
1299:1903
1294:1900
1289:1897
1284:1893
1279:1891
1274:1886
1269:1882
1264:1877
1259:1872
1254:1871
1249:1866
1244:1862
1239:1861
1234:1856
960:Bass
929:4.1%
926:4.9%
923:4.6%
920:2.5%
903:8.8%
816:0.81
779:1.90
771:4.54
712:0.12
689:0.79
681:1.13
657:2.55
634:3.90
600:5.86
566:7.19
487:Bass
481:and
466:and
464:Bass
364:The
294:3.9
52:1996
42:1989
721:New
715:New
709:356
666:New
660:New
543:+/–
537:+/–
493:in
485:in
372:of
202:11
1799::
1171:,
738:35
603:11
569:19
489:,
444:.
410:.
226:2
218:2
205:5
198:19
1212:e
1205:t
1198:v
1175:.
795:–
741:–
735:–
718:0
692:0
663:0
637:5
611:2
577:2
534:%
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