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1976 Tasmanian state election

State election in Australia

Field	Value
election_name	1976 Tasmanian state election
country	Tasmania
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1972 Tasmanian state election
previous_year	1972
next_election	1979 Tasmanian state election
next_year	1979
seats_for_election	All 35 seats to the House of Assembly
election_date	11 December 1976
image1
leader1	Bill Neilson
leader_since1	31 March 1975
party1	Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
leaders_seat1	Franklin
last_election1	21 seats
seats1	18
seat_change1	3
popular_vote1	123,386
percentage1	52.48%
swing1	2.45
image2
leader2	Max Bingham
leader_since2	4 May 1972
party2	Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)
leaders_seat2	Denison
last_election2	14 seats
seats2	17
seat_change2	3
popular_vote2	104,613
percentage2	44.49%
swing2	6.12
map_image	1976 Tasmanian state election.svg
map_size	350px
map_caption	Results of the election
title	Premier
before_election	Bill Neilson
before_party	Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
after_election	Bill Neilson
after_party	Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)

The 1976 Tasmanian state election was held on 11 December 1976 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 incumbent Labor Party, led by Bill Neilson, won a second term against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham.

Background

Labor had won the 1972 election, by a landslide margin of 7 seats, with Labor leader Eric Reece elected as Premier of Tasmania for the second time. Reece retired from Parliament on 31 March 1975, after the ALP introduced a mandatory retirement age of 65. Liberal Party leader Angus Bethune retired three months later, and was replaced by Max Bingham.

Results

Labor won the election, although their majority was reduced to one seat.

Distribution of votes

Primary vote by division

Braddon	Denison	Franklin	Wilmot
Labor Party	48.7%	53.9%	46.8%	59.4%
Liberal Party	49.2%	45.9%	46.8%	35.9%
Other	2.1%	0.3%	6.5%	4.7%

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]].

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