Results of the 1993 Australian federal election in Tasmania

1993 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)

13 March 1993
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Paul Keating John Hewson Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 1 seat 4 seats Seats won 4 seats 1 seat Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 143,621 129,132 Percentage 46.8% 42.0% Swing 7.0 6.6 TPP 54.65% 45.35% TPP swing 6.75 6.75

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1993 federal election in the state of Tasmania.[1][2]

Overall results

Turnout 96.3% (CV) — Informal 2.7%[3]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	143,621	46.76	+7.02	4	3
	Liberal	129,132	42.04	−6.58	1	3
	Greens	24,319	7.92	+5.72
	Democrats	7,653	2.49	−6.10
	Independents	1,544	0.50	−0.25
	Call to Australia	871	0.28
Total		307,140			5
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor	167,780	54.65	+6.75	4	3
	Liberal	139,239	45.35	−6.75	1	3
Invalid/blank votes		8,634	2.73	−0.53
Turnout		315,774	96.30
Registered voters		327,919
Source: Federal Elections 1993

Results by division

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1993.[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Bass[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Warwick Smith	29,187	47.32	−2.79
	Labor	Silvia Smith	27,014	43.80	+6.11
	Greens	David Hunnerup	3,907	6.33	+2.09
	Democrats	Brian Austen	1,572	2.55	−5.41
Total formal votes			61,680	97.16	+0.41
Informal votes			1,805	2.84	−0.41
Turnout			63,485	96.02
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Silvia Smith	30,850	50.03	+4.54
	Liberal	Warwick Smith	30,810	49.97	−4.54
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.54

Braddon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Braddon § 1993.[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Braddon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Miles	29,863	49.38	−5.91
	Labor	Mike Gard	25,365	41.94	+6.40
	Greens	John Coombes	2,426	4.01	+4.01
	Democrats	Jim Reilly	1,676	2.77	−3.89
	Independent	Royce Lohrey	1,151	1.90	+1.90
Total formal votes			60,481	97.26	+0.77
Informal votes			1,705	2.74	−0.77
Turnout			62,186	96.63
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Chris Miles	31,952	52.85	−5.41
	Labor	Mike Gard	28,509	47.15	+5.41
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.41

Denison

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1993.[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Denison[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Duncan Kerr	32,793	51.27	+6.70
	Liberal	Phil Ryan	20,056	31.35	−9.24
	Greens	Bob Brown	9,093	14.22	+7.86
	Call to Australia	Euan Vance	871	1.36	+1.36
	Democrats	Kevin Anderson	759	1.19	−5.61
		Teresa Dowding	393	0.61	+0.61
Total formal votes			63,965	97.39	−0.18
Informal votes			1,717	2.61	+0.18
Turnout			65,682	95.75
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Duncan Kerr	41,195	64.44	+8.45
	Liberal	Phil Ryan	22,733	35.56	−8.45
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.45

Franklin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1993.[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Franklin[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Quick	29,238	49.20	+10.33
	Liberal	Graeme Gilbert	23,030	38.75	−9.86
	Greens	Louise Crossley	4,878	8.21	+8.21
	Democrats	James Richard	2,281	3.84	−8.68
Total formal votes			59,427	97.42	+0.45
Informal votes			1,576	2.58	−0.45
Turnout			61,003	96.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Quick	34,119	57.43	+9.64
	Liberal	Graeme Gilbert	25,288	42.57	−9.64
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.64

Lyons

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyons § 1993.[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Lyons[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Adams	29,211	47.43	+5.63
	Liberal	Rene Hidding	26,996	43.83	−5.04
	Greens	Michael Morris	4,015	6.52	+6.52
	Democrats	Leonie Godridge	1,365	2.22	−7.11
Total formal votes			61,587	97.11	+1.25
Informal votes			1,831	2.89	−1.25
Turnout			63,418	96.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	33,107	53.78	+5.72
	Liberal	Rene Hidding	28,456	46.22	−5.72
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.72

See also

• Results of the 1993 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1993–1996

References

1. "1993 House of Representatives: TasmaniaTas". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
2. Newman, G; Kopras, A (8 October 1993). "Federal Elections 1993" (PDF). Background Paper 22 1993. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN 1037-2938. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
3. "1993 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.