2010 Tasmanian state election

2010 Tasmanian state election

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All 25 seats to the House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Will Hodgman David Bartlett Nick McKim Party Liberal Labor Greens Leader since 30 March 2006 26 May 2008 7 July 2008 Leader's seat Franklin Denison Franklin Last election 7 seats, 31.82% 14 seats, 49.27% 4 seats, 16.64% Seats won 10 10 5 seats Seat change 3 4 1 Popular vote 124,933 118,168 69,233 Percentage 38.99% 36.88% 21.61% Swing 7.17 12.39 4.97
Results of the election
Premier before election David Bartlett Labor Subsequent Premier David Bartlett Labor

The 2010 Tasmanian state election was held on 20 March 2010 to elect members to the Tasmanian House of Assembly.^[1] The 12-year incumbent Labor government, led by Premier of Tasmania David Bartlett, won a fourth consecutive term against the Liberal opposition, led by Will Hodgman, after Labor formed a minority government with the support of the Greens.

The election was conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, an independent body answerable to Parliament. As in past Tasmanian state elections, the proportional Hare-Clark system was used to allocate the 25 seats in the House. The commission announced that there were 357,315 enrolled electors at the close of rolls.^[2] A total of 89 candidates nominated for election.^[3]