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1972 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia

Field	Value
election_name	1972 Tasmanian state election
country	Tasmania
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1969 Tasmanian state election
previous_year	1969
next_election	1976 Tasmanian state election
next_year	1976
seats_for_election	All 35 seats to the House of Assembly
election_date	22 April 1972
image1
leader1	Eric Reece
leader_since1	26 August 1958
party1	Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
leaders_seat1	Braddon
last_election1	17 seats
seats1	21 seats
seat_change1	4
percentage1	54.93%
swing1	7.25
image2
leader2	Angus Bethune
leader_since2	19 March 1960
party2	Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)
leaders_seat2	Wilmot
last_election2	17 seats
seats2	14 seats
seat_change2	3
percentage2	38.37%
swing2	5.61
map_image	1972 Tasmanian state election.svg
map_size	340px
map_caption	Results of the election
title	Premier
before_election	Angus Bethune
before_party	Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)
after_election	Eric Reece
after_party	Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)

The 1972 Tasmanian state election was held on 22 April 1972 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — seven members were elected from each of five electorates.

The one-term Liberal government of Premier Angus Bethune had collapsed following the withdrawal of support by Kevin Lyons. The opposition Labor Party, led by Eric Reece, gained a clear majority and won the election.

Background

The 1969 election had resulted in a hung parliament, with the deadlock broken when Kevin Lyons of the Centre Party formed a coalition government with Angus Bethune's Liberal Party. On 15 March 1972, Lyons resigned as Deputy Premier and effectively dissolved the Liberal-Centre coalition. The resulting instability triggered an election.

The 1972 election was also notable due to the emergence and candidacy of the United Tasmania Group, the world's first Green party, formed to campaign against the proposed damming of Lake Pedder.

Results

The Liberals lost three seats, giving Labor a clear majority. Eric Reece was sworn in as Premier of Tasmania for a second time on 3 May 1972. Eric Reece also received the highest personal vote ever in Braddon, gaining 14,790 votes, or 35.4% of the vote.

The United Tasmania Group gained a respectable 3.9% of the vote, failing to gain a seat in the parliament and to stop the damming of Lake Pedder, but their efforts paved the way for the Tasmanian Greens to become a significant force in Tasmanian politics.

Distribution of votes

Primary vote by division

Braddon	Denison	Franklin	Wilmot
Labor Party	49.3%	62.9%	46.3%	58.7%
Liberal Party	42.9%	33.8%	40.0%	33.3%
Other	7.8%	3.2%	13.8%	8.0%

Distribution of seats

Electorate	Seats won
	Bass	Labor}}
	Braddon
	Denison	Labor}}
	Franklin
	Wilmot

		Liberal

References

[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm House of Assembly Elections], [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
[https://web.archive.org/web/20020919110134/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/php/Almanac.htm Tasmanian Political Almanac - On This Day], [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
Eckersley, Robyn. (1992). "Environmentalism and Political Theory: Toward an Ecocentric Approach". SUNY Press.

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