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Tasmanian state election, 13 May 1989
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 310,066
Votes cast 288,575 Turnout 93.07 –0.74
Informal votes 15,438 Informal 5.35 –0.58
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 128,143 46.92 –7.28 17 – 2
  Labor 90,003 34.71 –0.43 13 – 1
  Ind. Green 46,797 17.13 +11.58 5 + 3
  Democrats 2,451 0.90 –1.16 0 ± 0
  Independent 937 0.34 –2.71 0 ± 0
Total 273,137     35  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1989 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1989 Tasmanian state election: Bass
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,740
Liberal Frank Madill (elected 1) 9,180 17.0 +8.4
Liberal John Beswick (elected 6) 4,516 8.4 +1.1
Liberal Peter Rae 4,440 8.2 −12.5
Liberal Neil Robson (elected 7) 4,032 7.5 −1.0
Liberal Leon Miller 1,978 3.7 +3.7
Liberal Malcolm Carins 825 1.5 +1.5
Liberal David Fry 533 1.0 +1.0
Labor Peter Patmore (elected 3) 4,853 9.0 −1.2
Labor Harry Holgate (elected 4) 3,683 6.8 −4.3
Labor Jim Cox (elected 5) 3,288 6.1 +6.1
Labor Gill James 3,036 5.6 −1.8
Labor Richard Taylor 2,125 3.9 +3.9
Labor Helen Polley 1,537 2.9 +2.9
Labor Geoff Sweet 1,369 2.5 +2.5
Labor John Swallow 298 0.6 +0.6
Independent Greens Lance Armstrong (elected 2) 6,527 12.1 +12.1
Independent Greens Patricia Ratcliff 651 1.2 +1.2
Independent Greens John Ball 433 0.8 +0.8
Democrats Kathy Maxwell-Petrovsky 325 0.6 −1.1
Democrats Michelle-Ronwyn Dowlman 286 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 53,915 93.9 +0.5
Informal votes 3,505 6.1 −0.5
Turnout 57,240 92.8 −0.7
Party total votes
Liberal 25,504 47.3 −8.9
Labor 20,189 37.4 0.0
Independent Greens 7,611 14.1 +14.1
Democrats 611 1.1 −5.3

Braddon

1989 Tasmanian state election: Braddon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,817
Liberal Roger Groom (elected 1) 9,881 18.1 −0.7
Liberal Tony Rundle (elected 3) 6,807 12.5 +1.7
Liberal Ron Cornish (elected 4) 5,437 10.0 −1.0
Liberal Bill Bonde (elected 5) 5,342 9.8 +2.3
Liberal Carole Cains 1,727 3.2 +3.2
Liberal Heather Wall 1,157 2.1 +2.1
Liberal Ron Nankervis 977 1.8 +1.8
Labor Michael Field (elected 2) 8,486 15.6 +6.9
Labor Michael Weldon (elected 7) 3,009 5.5 −2.1
Labor Greg Peart 2,520 4.6 −4.7
Labor David Currie 884 1.6 +1.6
Labor Tom Eggleston 775 1.4 +1.4
Labor David Nettleton 340 0.6 +0.6
Labor Bruce Tivendale 269 0.5 +0.5
Independent Greens Di Hollister (elected 6) 5,657 10.4 +10.4
Independent Greens Peter Walford 339 0.6 +0.6
Independent Greens Arnold Rowlands 267 0.5 +0.5
Independent Lawrence Edwards 322 0.6 +0.6
Independent Ted Nielsen 161 0.3 +0.3
Independent Heather Benjamin 117 0.2 +0.2
Independent George Lee 55 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 54,529 94.8 0.0
Informal votes 3,017 5.2 0.0
Turnout 57,546 93.6 −1.2
Party total votes
Liberal 31,328 57.5 +2.6
Labor 16,283 29.9 −4.2
Independent Greens 6,263 11.5 +11.5
Independent Lawrence Edwards 322 0.6 +0.6
Independent Ted Nielsen 161 0.3 +0.3
Independent Heather Benjamin 117 0.2 +0.2
Independent George Lee 55 0.1 +0.1

Denison

1989 Tasmanian state election: Denison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,783
Liberal Ray Groom (elected 2) 9,775 18.0 +1.7
Liberal John Bennett (elected 3) 7,525 13.9 +5.1
Liberal John Barker (elected 4) 1,486 2.7 +0.1
Liberal Nell Ames 597 1.1 +1.1
Liberal Chris Gibson 515 0.9 +0.9
Liberal Tony Steven 469 0.9 +0.9
Liberal Beth Darcey 443 0.8 +0.8
Labor John White (elected 6) 4,472 8.2 +2.0
Labor David Crean (elected 7) 4,114 7.6 +7.6
Labor Judy Jackson (elected 5) 3,942 7.3 +0.5
Labor Neil Batt 3,889 7.2 +0.3
Labor Charles Touber 1,483 2.7 +2.7
Labor Andrew Daniels 1,356 2.5 +2.5
Labor Catherine Cuthbert 779 1.4 +1.4
Independent Greens Bob Brown (elected 1) 11,755 21.7 +6.1
Independent Greens Michael Lynch 537 1.0 +1.0
Independent Greens Patsy Jones 236 0.4 +0.4
Independent Greens Sheena Brookman 197 0.4 +0.4
Democrats Robert Bell 360 0.7 +0.7
Democrats June Francis 120 0.2 +0.2
Democrats Wendy Cuskelly 101 0.2 +0.2
Independent Anthony Delara 106 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 54,257 95.2 +1.3
Informal votes 2,746 4.8 −1.3
Turnout 57,003 91.4 −1.3
Party total votes
Liberal 20,810 38.4 −5.2
Labor 20,035 36.9 +6.1
Independent Greens 12,725 23.5 +4.9
Democrats 581 1.1 +1.1
Independent Anthony Delara 106 0.2 +0.2

Franklin

1989 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,948
Liberal Peter Hodgman (elected 2) 10,132 18.2 +0.5
Liberal Nick Evers (elected 3) 5,628 10.1 +2.0
Liberal John Cleary (elected 4) 3,693 6.6 −0.2
Liberal Brian Davison 884 1.6 +1.6
Liberal Edyth Langham 855 1.5 +1.5
Liberal John Peers 642 1.2 +1.2
Liberal Jane Malecky 466 0.8 +0.8
Labor Ken Wriedt (elected 6) 4,467 8.0 −8.9
Labor Paul Lennon 4,267 7.7 +7.7
Labor Michael Aird (elected 7) 4,197 7.6 +3.5
Labor Fran Bladel (elected 5) 4,030 7.3 +1.9
Labor Tony Reidy 2,460 4.4 +4.4
Labor Ian Abbott 1,458 2.6 +2.6
Labor Noela Foxcroft 399 0.7 +0.7
Independent Greens Gerry Bates (elected 1) 10,143 18.2 +7.4
Independent Greens Megan James 486 0.9 +0.9
Independent Greens Flora Fox 342 0.6 +0.6
Democrats Patsy Harmsen 369 0.7 +0.7
Democrats Kent Rayner 303 0.5 +0.5
Democrats Peter Walker 184 0.3 +0.3
Independent Robin Griffiths 176 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 55,581 95.1 +0.8
Informal votes 2,860 4.9 −0.8
Turnout 58,441 93.6 −0.4
Party total votes
Liberal 22,300 40.1 −11.5
Labor 21,278 38.3 +1.8
Independent Greens 10,971 19.7 +7.8
Democrats 856 1.5 +1.5
Independent Robin Griffiths 176 0.3 +0.3

Lyons

1989 Tasmanian state election: Lyons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,857
Liberal Robin Gray (elected 1) 19,585 35.7 −6.5
Liberal The Duke of Avram (elected 6) 1,881 3.4 +3.4
Liberal Ian Braid (elected 4) 1,792 3.3 −0.8
Liberal Bob Mainwaring 1,435 2.6 −0.3
Liberal Graeme Page (elected 5) 1,258 2.3 −0.6
Liberal Ron Limb 1,158 2.1 +2.1
Liberal Stephen Salter 1,092 2.0 −1.1
Labor Michael Polley (elected 3) 5,874 10.7 −2.0
Labor David Llewellyn (elected 7) 3,856 7.0 −2.2
Labor Terry Field 2,990 5.5 +5.5
Labor Chris Batt 2,246 4.1 +0.9
Labor Wendy Carnicelli 1,010 1.8 +1.8
Labor Gary Whitney 700 1.3 +1.3
Labor Carole Coppleman 348 0.6 +0.6
Independent Greens Christine Milne (elected 2) 8,868 16.2 +16.2
Independent Greens Diane Masters 209 0.4 +0.4
Independent Greens Laurie Goldsworthy 150 0.3 +0.3
Democrats Liz Holloway 202 0.4 +0.4
Democrats Sarah Hancock 201 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 54,855 94.3 +0.3
Informal votes 3,310 5.7 −0.3
Turnout 58,165 93.9 −0.3
Party total votes
Liberal 28,201 51.4 −8.0
Labor 17,024 31.0 −5.9
Independent Greens 9,227 16.8 +16.8
Democrats 403 0.7 +0.7

See also

References

  1. "Assembly Elections results, 1989". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  2. "1989 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  3. "1989 Results for Braddon". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  4. "1989 Results for Denison". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  5. "1989 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  6. "1989 Results for Lyons". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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