Tasmanian state election, 18 July 1979 [1] Contents | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 265,428 | |||||
Votes cast | 248,866 | Turnout | 93.76 | –0.78 | ||
Informal votes | 9,582 | Informal | 3.85 | +0.05 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 129,973 | 54.32 | +1.84 | 20 | + 2 | |
Liberal | 98,845 | 41.31 | –3.18 | 15 | – 2 | |
Democrats | 6,858 | 2.87 | +2.87 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 3,608 | 1.51 | +0.68 | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 239,284 | 35 |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1979 Tasmanian election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 6,046 | ||||
Labor | Harry Holgate (elected 2) | 9,286 | 19.2 | +11.2 | |
Labor | Gill James (elected 3) | 5,297 | 11.0 | +1.9 | |
Labor | Michael Barnard (elected 4) | 4,288 | 8.9 | -10.4 | |
Labor | Mary Willey (elected 5) | 2,874 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Labor | Mikel Powell | 1,516 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Labor | Geoff Sweet | 769 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Ernie Mitchell | 282 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Neil Robson (elected 1) | 10,700 | 22.1 | +15.5 | |
Liberal | Max Bushby (elected 7) | 3,036 | 6.3 | -0.5 | |
Liberal | George Brookes | 2,405 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Liberal | John Beswick (elected 6) | 2,077 | 4.3 | -0.1 | |
Liberal | Jim Mooney | 1,925 | 4.0 | -2.9 | |
Liberal | Graeme Davis | 744 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Tony Stonjek | 715 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Neil Pitt | 2,007 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Group C | Karoly Hegedus | 277 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Group C | Jim Garratt | 169 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 48,367 | 95.7 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 2,163 | 4.3 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,530 | 94.3 | 0.0 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 24,312 | 50.3 | +1.6 | ||
Liberal | 21,602 | 44.7 | -4.5 | ||
Independent | Neil Pitt | 2,007 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Group C | 446 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 5,755 | ||||
Labor | John Coughlan (elected 1) | 7,731 | 16.8 | +6.7 | |
Labor | Michael Field (elected 3) | 5,481 | 11.9 | +4.8 | |
Labor | Glen Davies (elected 5) | 4,547 | 9.9 | -6.0 | |
Labor | Michael Weldon (elected 6) | 2,423 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Labor | Maurice Dart | 2,022 | 4.4 | +1.5 | |
Labor | Geoff Chisholm | 1,903 | 4.1 | -4.2 | |
Labor | Wendy Faulkes | 849 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Liberal | Ray Bonney (elected 2) | 7,548 | 16.4 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | Roger Groom (elected 4) | 3,752 | 8.1 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | Ron Cornish (elected 7) | 3,464 | 7.5 | -0.5 | |
Liberal | Tony Fletcher | 2,837 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | Terry Stuart | 787 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Bill French | 699 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Anne Gribbin | 584 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Democrats | Lynton Viant | 783 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Democrats | Des Kynaston | 134 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Ted Vickers | 465 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Philip Treagus | 30 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 46,039 | 96.2 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,806 | 3.8 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 47,845 | 93.1 | −1.2 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 24,956 | 54.2 | +0.3 | ||
Liberal | 19,671 | 42.7 | -3.2 | ||
Democrats | 917 | 2.0 | +2.0 | ||
Independent | Ted Vickers | 465 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Philip Treagus | 30 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 6,048 | ||||
Labor | Neil Batt (elected 2) | 6,106 | 12.6 | -5.8 | |
Labor | Julian Amos (elected 3) | 5,808 | 12.0 | +5.2 | |
Labor | John Devine (elected 4) | 5,664 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Labor | John Green (elected 5) | 3,771 | 7.8 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Bob Graham | 2,444 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Labor | Des Lavey | 540 | 1.1 | -1.6 | |
Labor | Norm Hanscombe | 183 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Max Bingham (elected 1) | 12,432 | 25.7 | -5.3 | |
Liberal | Gabriel Haros | 2,320 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | Robert Mather (elected 6) | 1,845 | 3.8 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Geoff Davis | 1,449 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | Bob Baker (elected 7) | 837 | 1.7 | -1.4 | |
Liberal | Max Robinson | 667 | 1.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | John Avery | 533 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Liberal | Terry Bower | 218 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Democrats | Norm Sanders | 2,044 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Democrats | Rod Broadby | 1,360 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Democrats | Robert MacFie | 155 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 48,376 | 96.3 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,871 | 3.7 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,247 | 92.4 | −0.6 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 24,516 | 50.7 | +3.9 | ||
Liberal | 20,301 | 42.0 | -4.8 | ||
Democrats | 3,559 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 6,096 | ||||
Labor | Doug Lowe (elected 1) | 24,971 | 51.2 | +36.5 | |
Labor | Eric Barnard (elected 3) | 1,538 | 3.2 | -2.9 | |
Labor | Michael Aird (elected 4) | 1,321 | 2.7 | -3.4 | |
Labor | Bill McKinnon | 1,037 | 2.1 | +0.7 | |
Labor | Dick Adams (elected 5) | 327 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Labor | Stan Joiner | 225 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Labor | Doreen Andrews | 217 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Geoff Pearsall (elected 2) | 7,673 | 15.7 | +7.3 | |
Liberal | John Beattie (elected 6) | 3,641 | 7.5 | -5.3 | |
Liberal | John Cleary (elected 7) | 1,846 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | Chris Guesdon | 1,361 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | Steve Gilmour | 1,009 | 2.1 | -3.2 | |
Liberal | Bev Wills | 580 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | Richard James | 415 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Democrats | Peter Brown | 2,142 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Democrats | John Harrison | 161 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Democrats | Bruce Kent | 79 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Tony Jackson | 128 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Doris Wright | 95 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 48,766 | 96.7 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,675 | 3.3 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,441 | 94.5 | −0.8 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 29,636 | 60.8 | +1.4 | ||
Liberal | 16,525 | 33.9 | -2.0 | ||
Democrats | 2,382 | 4.9 | +4.9 | ||
Independent | Tony Jackson | 128 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Doris Wright | 95 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Michael Polley (elected 2) | 7,090 | 14.9 | -2.0 | |
Labor | Darrel Baldock (elected 3) | 6,183 | 13.0 | -0.2 | |
Labor | Andrew Lohrey (elected 4) | 5,642 | 11.8 | +4.0 | |
Labor | Terry Aulich (elected 7) | 3,690 | 7.7 | +4.6 | |
Labor | Geoffrey Woods | 2,051 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Labor | Brian Smith | 1,180 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Ken Smith | 717 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Robin Gray (elected 1) | 10,615 | 22.2 | +12.5 | |
Liberal | Ian Braid (elected 5) | 4,173 | 8.7 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Graeme Page (elected 6) | 2,192 | 4.6 | -1.1 | |
Liberal | Geoff Squibb | 1,548 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Margaret Peacock | 1,387 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | David Rubock | 449 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | Stephen Salter | 382 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Fred Woods | 437 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 47,736 | 95.8 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 2,067 | 4.2 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 49,803 | 94.6 | −1.1 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 26,553 | 55.6 | +2.5 | ||
Liberal | 20,746 | 43.5 | -1.5 | ||
Independent | Fred Woods | 437 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
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