2021 Tasmanian state election

2021 Tasmanian state election

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All 25 seats in the House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	394,432
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peter Gutwein Rebecca White Cassy O'Connor Party Liberal Labor Greens Leader since 20 January 2020 17 March 2017 12 June 2015 Leader's seat Bass Lyons Clark Last election 13 seats; 50.26% 10 seats; 32.63% 2 seats; 10.3% Seats before 12[a] 9 2 Seats won 13 9 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 166,315 96,264 42,250 Percentage 48.72% 28.20% 12.38% Swing 1.54 4.43 2.08
Results of the election
Premier before election Peter Gutwein Liberal Elected Premier Peter Gutwein Liberal

The 2021 Tasmanian state election was held on 1 May 2021 to elect all 25 members to the Tasmanian House of Assembly.^[1]

The incumbent Liberal government, led by Premier of Tasmania Peter Gutwein, successfully won a third term in government, winning 13 out of 25 seats. The Labor Party, led by the Opposition Leader Rebecca White was defeated, losing one seat won at the previous election in Clark to Glenorchy mayor Kristie Johnston, who ran as an independent, winning 11%. The Greens, led by Cassy O'Connor, made minor gains in their vote and held their 2 parliamentary seats.

The House of Assembly uses the proportional Hare-Clark system to elect 25 members, with five members each elected in the five constituencies. Upper house elections in the 15-seat single-member district Legislative Council use full-preference instant-runoff voting. Election dates for the Council are staggered and conducted separately from lower house state elections, however this election coincided with the periodic elections for three Council seats. The election was conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

Ultimately, the Liberals were able to hold on to a one-seat majority of 13 seats. It was the first time that a non-Labor party in Tasmania had won a third consecutive term in government since adopting the Liberal banner in 1945.^[2]

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