Election Day: Saturday 20th March 2010
Tasmania goes to the Polls, with the ALP expecting a swing against them.
As at midnight on Election day, 84.2% of the vote had been counted, with ALP getting 37.1% and Liberals a higher figure of 39.1%, with 21.3% going to the Greens.
| Votes | Party | % of Vote | Seats | % of Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109,132 | Australian Labor Party | 37.21% | 9 | 40.9% |
| 115,060 | Liberal Party of Australia | 39.24% | 9 | 40.9% |
| 62,063 | SA Greens | 21.16% | 4 | 18.2% |
| 7,000 | Other | 2.39% | 0.0% |
Each of the two major parties have so far won 9 seats each, with the Greens holding 4 seats, and still 3 seats left to be decided.
Both Liberal and Greens have shown increases so far, with Liberals gaining a 7.2% swing and Greens a 4.6% swing, and a massive 12.1% swing against Labor.
The 2006 Tasmania State Election Results showed the following break up of votes
| Votes | Party | % of Vote | Seats | % of Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152,544 | Australian Labor Party | 49.27% | 14 | 56.0% |
| 98,511 | Liberal Party of Australia | 31.82% | 7 | 28.0% |
| 51,501 | SA Greens | 16.63% | 4 | 16.0% |
| 1,602 | Tasmania First | 0.52% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 494 | Socialist Alliance | 0.16% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4,970 | Independent | 1.61% | 0 | 0.0% |
Links:
The local paper has more information at:
http://www.themercury.com.au/in-depth/election.html
The ALP leader Mr Bartlett has stated that the party with the most seats and votes in the event of a minority election outcome should govern.
Going by this, it appears he would be willing to let the Liberals take power due to the fact that the Liberals have the higher poll result.
After finalisation of the Tasmanian election, both Labor and the Liberals have 10 seats each in the new parliament.
The Greens hold five seats, and therefore the balance of power.
Tasmania now waits to see if the ALP will hand over the parliament to Liberal, who had more votes than ALP.