Results of the 1976 Tasmanian state election

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Tasmanian state election, 11 December 1976 [1]
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Enrolled voters258,550
Votes cast244,424 Turnout 94.54–0.37
Informal votes9,294Informal3.80+0.14
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 123,38652.48–2.4518– 3
  Liberal 104,61344.49+6.1217+ 3
  United Tasmania Group 5,1832.20–1.700± 0
  Workers Party 5240.22+0.220± 0
  Socialist Workers Party 1230.05+0.050± 0
  Independent 1,4240.61–2.190± 0
Total235,130  35 

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1976 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1976 Tasmanian state election: Bass
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 5,431
Liberal Bill Beattie (elected 4)3,8248.8-6.8
Liberal Jim Mooney (elected 7)3,0006.9+6.9
Liberal Max Bushby (elected 5)2,9486.8+1.1
Liberal Neil Robson (elected 6)2,8706.6+6.6
Liberal Dawn Rhodes2,1094.9+4.9
Liberal Neil Pitt 2,0684.8-4.9
Liberal Dick Archer 1,9644.5+4.5
Liberal John Beswick 1,9314.4+4.4
Liberal William Luck6461.5+1.5
Labor Michael Barnard (elected 1)8,40119.3+0.6
Labor Gill James (elected 3)3,9439.1+9.1
Labor Harry Holgate (elected 2)3,4718.0+3.6
Labor David Farquhar 1,5333.5-0.7
Labor Ursula Workman1,3733.6+3.6
Labor Thomas O'Byrne1,1932.7+2.7
Labor John Breen8692.0+2.0
Labor Myron Tripp3970.9+0.9
United Tasmania Bob Brown 4141.0+1.0
United Tasmania Deidre Smith2550.6+0.6
United Tasmania Noreen Batchelor950.2+0.2
Independent Quentin Wilson1430.3+0.3
Total formal votes43,44795.8−0.2
Informal votes1,8864.2+0.2
Turnout 45,33394.3−0.5
Party total votes
Liberal 21,36049.2+6.3
Labor 21,18048.7-0.6
United Tasmania 7641.8-0.2
Independent Quentin Wilson1430.3+0.3

Braddon

1976 Tasmanian state election: Braddon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,247
Labor Glen Davies (elected 1)7,95315.9+9.3
Labor John Coughlan (elected 3)5,05710.1+7.8
Labor Geoff Chisholm (elected 4)4,0908.2+3.3
Labor Michael Field (elected 5)3,5657.1+7.1
Labor Ted Vickers2,8375.7+5.7
Labor Maurice Dart1,4432.9+2.9
Labor Graeme Smith1,0532.1+2.1
Labor Christopher Wright9241.8+1.8
Liberal Ray Bonney (elected 2)6,43812.9+1.7
Liberal Ron Cornish (elected 6)4,0008.0+8.0
Liberal Roger Groom (elected 7)3,3346.7+6.7
Liberal Eric Bessell 2,7775.6+5.6
Liberal Kent Furmage2,1384.3+4.3
Liberal Frank Atkins1,8313.7+3.7
Liberal Harold Hawkes1,4392.9+2.9
Liberal Harold Dowling9631.9+1.9
Independent Philip Kelly1280.3+0.3
Total formal votes49,97096.6−0.2
Informal votes1,7663.4+0.2
Turnout 51,73694.3−0.2
Party total votes
Labor 26,92253.9-9.0
Liberal 22,92045.9+12.1
Independent Philip Kelly1280.3+0.3

Denison

1976 Tasmanian state election: Denison
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 5,854
Liberal Max Bingham (elected 1)14,52131.0+7.1
Liberal Hank Petrusma 1,7773.8+2.0
Liberal Bob Baker (elected 6)1,4663.1-0.7
Liberal Robert Mather (elected 5)1,3052.8-1.8
Liberal David Brownlow1,2972.8+2.8
Liberal Rudge Townley8391.8+1.8
Liberal Max Robinson (elected 7)4741.0+1.0
Liberal Basil Giffard2300.5+0.5
Labor Neil Batt (elected 2)8,63918.4+9.7
Labor Julian Amos (elected 3)3,1676.8+6.8
Labor John Green (elected 4)2,6685.7-4.5
Labor Ian Cole 1,8874.0+0.4
Labor Margaret Thurstans1,8313.9+3.9
Labor Thomas Gascoigne1,3162.8+2.8
Labor Des Lavey1,2692.7+2.7
Labor Ken Austin 1,1322.4-6.2
United Tasmania Rod Broadby1,5253.3+3.3
United Tasmania Helen Gee 3520.8+0.8
United Tasmania Patricia Armstrong2900.6+0.6
United Tasmania Patricia Jones2650.6+0.6
United Tasmania William Hickson960.2+0.2
United Tasmania Kevin Hazelwood730.2+0.2
United Tasmania David Stephen640.1+0.1
Workers Lance Buckingham1990.4+0.4
Workers Peter Mollon260.1+0.1
Socialist Workers Rosanne Fidler720.2+0.2
Socialist Workers John Tully510.1+0.1
Total formal votes46,83196.20.0
Informal votes1,8283.80.0
Turnout 48,65993.0−1.3
Party total votes
Liberal 21,90946.8+6.8
Labor 21,90946.8+0.5
United Tasmania 2,6655.7-1.2
Workers 2250.5+0.5
Socialist Workers 1230.3+0.3

Franklin

1976 Tasmanian state election: Franklin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 5,913
Labor Bill Neilson (elected 1)11,37324.0+6.9
Labor Doug Lowe (elected 2)6,94414.7+4.1
Labor Ray Sherry (elected 4)3,6767.8+7.8
Labor Eric Barnard (elected 5)2,8916.1-13.0
Labor Jack Frost 1,2912.7-2.2
Labor Bill McKinnon 6561.4+1.4
Labor Peter Brown6451.4+1.4
Labor Raymond Woodruff5281.1+1.1
Labor Barrie Robinson980.2+0.2
Liberal John Beattie (elected 3)6,07712.8+3.4
Liberal Geoff Pearsall (elected 6)3,9768.4+3.5
Liberal Steve Gilmour (elected 7)2,5165.3+5.3
Liberal Alan Duggan1,7353.7+1.1
Liberal Doug Clark 1,6043.4-5.2
Liberal Thomas Dempsey5101.1+1.1
Liberal Roy Pallett4731.0+1.0
Liberal Frank O'Connor1030.2+0.2
United Tasmania Ria Ikin5621.2+1.2
United Tasmania John Levett2220.5+0.5
United Tasmania Brian Chapman1480.3+0.3
United Tasmania Rosemary Brown1450.3+0.3
United Tasmania Michael Davies890.2+0.2
United Tasmania Judith Walker890.2+0.2
United Tasmania Sharyn Harrison-Williams440.1+0.1
Independent Leo Jarvis3340.7+0.7
Independent Bryan Threlfall3270.7+0.7
Independent Harry Priest1250.3+0.3
Independent Roger Francis1190.3+0.3
Total formal votes47,30096.20.0
Informal votes1,8683.80.0
Turnout 49,16895.30.0
Party total votes
Labor 28,10259.4+0.7
Liberal 16,99435.9+2.6
United Tasmania 1,2992.7-5.3
Independent Leo Jarvis3340.7+0.7
Independent Bryan Threlfall3270.7+0.7
Independent Harry Priest1250.3+0.3
Independent Roger Francis1190.3+0.3

Wilmot

1976 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 5,948
Labor Michael Polley (elected 1)8,05516.9+5.7
Labor Darrel Baldock (elected 2)6,26513.2+6.0
Labor Andrew Lohrey (elected 4)3,7047.8-2.2
Labor Charles Batt 3,0946.5+0.4
Labor Gordon Edhouse1,5733.3+3.3
Labor Terry Aulich (elected 5)1,4833.1+3.1
Labor Graham Vertigan5781.2+1.2
Labor Allan Rhodes5211.0+1.0
Liberal Robin Gray (elected 3)4,6329.7+9.7
Liberal Ian Braid (elected 6)3,8918.2+1.8
Liberal Graeme Page (elected 7)2,6945.7+5.7
Liberal Trevor Roach2,2314.7+4.7
Liberal Bob Ingamells 2,2074.6-0.6
Liberal D L Youd1,9714.1+4.1
Liberal Jim Burn1,6493.5+3.5
Liberal Bert Bessell 1,3062.7-1.7
Liberal Clyde FitzGerald1,0292.2+2.2
United Tasmania Anthony Burke3430.7+0.7
United Tasmania Anthony Joyce630.1+0.1
United Tasmania Roy Jackson490.1+0.1
Workers Stewart Lester2530.5+0.5
Workers Kevin Chaffey460.1+0.1
Independent Stan King1250.3+0.3
Total formal votes47,58296.1−0.3
Informal votes1,9463.9+0.3
Turnout 49,52895.70.0
Party total votes
Labor 25,27353.1-3.9
Liberal 21,43045.0+2.9
United Tasmania 4551.0+1.0
Workers 2990.6+0.6
Independent Stan King1250.3+0.3

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References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Election Results, 1976". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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