Results of the 1986 Tasmanian state election

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Tasmanian state election, 8 February 1986 [1]
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Enrolled voters290,277
Votes cast272,306 Turnout 93.81+0.34
Informal votes16,145Informal5.93+0.27
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Liberal 138,83654.20+5.6819± 0
  Labor 90,00335.14–1.7214± 0
  Ind. Green 14,2275.55+3.842+ 1
  Democrats 5,2722.06–3.330± 0
  Independent 6,3853.05+0.500± 0
 Other–4.970– 1
Total256,161  35 

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1986 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1986 Tasmanian state election: Bass [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,388
Liberal Peter Rae (elected 1)10,60420.7+20.7
Liberal Frank Madill (elected 4)4,3768.6+8.6
Liberal Neil Robson (elected 5)4,3228.4-15.7
Liberal John Beswick (elected 7)3,7227.3+0.7
Liberal Max Bushby 2,7085.3-0.7
Liberal Brendan Lyons 1,7883.5-1.7
Liberal Don Jones1,2022.3+2.3
Labor Harry Holgate (elected 2)5,64811.1-2.1
Labor Peter Patmore (elected 3)5,20510.2+8.1
Labor Gill James (elected 6)3,7757.4-1.1
Labor John McDonald1,6463.2+3.2
Labor Geoff Carr1,3212.6+2.6
Labor Wendy Carnicelli1,1252.2+1.0
Labor David Hanlon3960.8+0.8
Democrats Nick Goldie1,8903.7+2.8
Democrats Kathleen Maxwell8841.7+1.7
Democrats Michael Preece4891.0+1.0
Total formal votes51,10193.4-0.8
Informal votes3,6156.6+0.8
Turnout 54,71693.5-0.4
Party total votes
Liberal 28,72256.2+5.9
Labor 19,11637.4+0.8
Democrats 3,2636.4+2.5

Braddon

1986 Tasmanian state election: Braddon [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,460
Liberal Roger Groom (elected 1)9,68118.7+8.1
Liberal Ron Cornish (elected 2)5,68411.0+0.8
Liberal Tony Rundle (elected 3)5,56310.8+7.1
Liberal Bill Bonde (elected 7)3,8687.5+7.5
Liberal Vince Smith 3,0305.9-0.6
Liberal Gerald O'Dea2,1264.1+4.1
Liberal Carol Thomson1,1232.2+2.2
Labor Greg Peart (elected 4)4,8089.3+9.3
Labor Michael Field (elected 5)4,4888.7-0.7
Labor Michael Weldon (elected 6)3,9457.6+1.4
Labor John Coughlan 2,1704.2-6.2
Labor Glen Davies 1,3332.6-4.8
Labor Robin Lohrey4991.0+1.0
Labor Marjorie Luck3540.7+0.7
Democrats Greg Sergeant1,1322.2+2.2
Democrats Kent Taylor8771.7+1.7
Independent Les Woods9921.9+1.9
Total formal votes51,67394.8-0.2
Informal votes2,8365.2+0.2
Turnout 54,50994.8+2.1
Party total votes
Liberal 31,07560.1+10.3
Labor 17,59734.1-7.2
Democrats 2,0093.9-0.1
Independent Les Woods9921.9+1.9

Denison

1986 Tasmanian state election: Denison [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,464
Liberal Ray Groom (elected 1)8,40616.3+16.3
Liberal John Bennett (elected 3)4,5478.8+8.8
Liberal Geoff Davis (elected 5)2,5705.00.0
Liberal Carmel Holmes 2,4894.8+3.4
Liberal John Barker 1,3392.6+2.6
Liberal Peter Walker 1,1932.3-2.4
Liberal Clem Hoggett1,0782.1+2.1
Liberal Andrew Hurburgh9461.8+1.8
Labor Neil Batt (elected 6)3,5786.9+6.9
Labor Judy Jackson (elected 4)3,5166.8+6.8
Labor John White (elected 7)3,2036.2+6.2
Labor Julian Amos 2,0173.9-4.6
Labor Bob Gordon1,7953.5+3.5
Labor Bob Graham 1,4372.8-1.6
Labor Dee Alty3890.8+0.8
Independent Greens Bob Brown (elected 2)8,05615.6+7.4
Independent Greens Judy Richter1710.3+0.3
Independent Brian Miller 3,3746.5+6.5
Group D Gabriel Haros 1,2692.5+2.5
Group DBernard Devine1240.2+0.2
Independent Chris Munday2140.4+0.4
Total formal votes51,71193.9-0.5
Informal votes3,3746.1+0.5
Turnout 55,08592.70.0
Party total votes
Liberal 22,56843.6-5.2
Labor 15,93530.8+2.2
Independent Greens 8,22715.9+7.6
Independent Brian Miller 3,3746.5+6.5
Group D1,3932.7+2.7
Independent Chris Munday2140.4+0.4

Franklin

1986 Tasmanian state election: Franklin [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,310
Liberal Peter Hodgman (elected 1)8,91917.7+17.7
Liberal Nick Evers (elected 5)4,0928.1+8.1
Liberal Geoff Pearsall (elected 3)4,0278.0-5.1
Liberal John Beattie (elected 4)3,9927.9+0.2
Liberal John Cleary 3,4486.8-3.8
Liberal Ivan Pearson8201.6+1.6
Liberal Colin Howlett7411.5+1.5
Labor Ken Wriedt (elected 2)8,50716.8-9.0
Labor Fran Bladel (elected 7)2,7265.4+5.4
Labor Nick Sherry 2,3964.7+4.7
Labor Michael Aird 2,0684.1+1.9
Labor Bill McKinnon 1,9773.9+1.6
Labor Unc Jager4050.8+0.8
Labor John Forster3610.7+0.7
Independent Greens Gerry Bates (elected 6)5,46810.8+10.8
Independent Greens Patsy Harmsen5321.1+1.1
Total formal votes50,47994.3+0.3
Informal votes3,0585.7-0.3
Turnout 53,53794.00.0
Party total votes
Liberal 26,03951.6+8.5
Labor 18,44036.5+0.4
Independent Greens 6,00011.9+11.9

Lyons

1986 Tasmanian state election: Lyons [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,400
Liberal Robin Gray (elected 1)21,61542.2+10.0
Liberal Ian Braid (elected 3)2,0974.1-3.7
Liberal Stephen Salter 1,5733.1+1.1
Liberal Bob Mainwaring (elected 7)1,4962.9+2.9
Liberal Graeme Page (elected 6)1,4842.9-0.9
Liberal Helen Brock1,2772.5+2.5
Liberal Jim Hay8901.7+1.7
Labor Michael Polley (elected 2)6,48012.7+0.8
Labor David Llewellyn (elected 4)4,7009.2+9.2
Labor Darrel Baldock (elected 5)2,9355.7-5.7
Labor Chris Batt 1,6353.2+0.9
Labor Andrew Lohrey 1,2732.5-2.9
Labor Lynden Leppard9601.9+1.9
Labor Fritz Robinson9321.8+1.8
Independent Bill Chugg1,8503.6+3.6
Total formal votes51,19794.0-0.2
Informal votes3,2626.0+0.2
Turnout 54,45994.20.0
Party total votes
Liberal 30,43259.4+8.6
Labor 18,91536.9-4.9
Independent Bill Chugg1,8503.6+3.6

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References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Results 1986". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  2. ↑ "1986 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  3. ↑ "1986 Results for Braddon". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  4. ↑ "1986 Results for Denison". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  5. ↑ "1986 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
  6. ↑ "1986 Results for Lyons". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
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