1989 Tasmanian state election

1989 Tasmanian state election

← 1986 13 May 1989 1992 →
All 35 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Leader Robin Gray Michael Field Bob Brown Party Liberal Labor Ind. Green Leader since 11 November 1981 14 December 1988 1983 Leader's seat Lyons Braddon Denison Last election 19 seats 14 seats 2 seats Seats won 17 13 5 Seat change 2 1 3 Popular vote 128,143 94,809 46,797 Percentage 46.92% 34.71% 17.13% Swing 7.28 0.43 11.58
Results of the election
Premier before election Robin Gray Liberal Resulting Premier Michael Field Labor

The 1989 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 May 1989 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 third term in office. The Labor Party was headed by Michael Field. The Green independents were headed by Bob Brown. The Australian Democrats contested all electorates except Braddon. Green candidates were run in all electorates where they previously only fielded candidates in the south.

Prior to the election the Liberals held 19 of the 35 seats in parliament. The Labor Party held 14 and there were two Green independents.

To date, this is the last election that a Premier, in Gray, had fought a second consecutive election.