1986 Tasmanian state election

1986 Tasmanian state election

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All 35 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Leader Robin Gray Ken Wriedt Bob Brown Party Liberal Labor Ind. Green Leader since 11 November 1981 27 May 1982 1983 Leader's seat Lyons Franklin Denison Last election 19 seats 14 seats 0 seats Seats won 19 14 2 Seat change 2 Percentage 54.2% 35.14% 5.55% Swing 5.68 1.72 3.84
Results of the election
Premier before election Robin Gray Liberal Elected Premier Robin Gray Liberal

The 1986 Tasmanian state election was held on 8 February 1986 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. The quota required for election was 12.5% in each division.

The incumbent Liberal government headed by Robin Gray hoped to secure a second term in office. The Labor Party was headed by Ken Wriedt. The Green independents were headed by Bob Brown. The Australian Democrats contested the electorates of Braddon and Bass. Green candidates contested the electorates of Denison and Franklin.

Prior to the election the Liberals held 18 of the 35 seats in parliament. The Labor Party held 14, and there were three independents—former Labor Premier Doug Lowe, Green independent Bob Brown, and ex-Liberal MHA Gabriel Haros.