Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in Tasmania

1996 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)

2 March 1996
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 Howard Party Labor Liberal/National coalition Last election 4 seats 1 seat Seats won 3 seats 2 seats Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 137,607 139,305 Percentage 44.3% 44.9% Swing 2.5 2.8 TPP 51.58% 48.72% TPP swing 3.07 3.07

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1996 federal election in the state of Tasmania.[1][2]

Overall results

Turnout 96.6% (CV) — Informal 2.3%[3]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	138,087	44.46	+2.42	2	1
		National	1,218	0.39	+0.39
	Liberal/National Coalition		139,305	44.85	+2.81	2	1
	Labor		137,607	44.31	−2.45	3	1
	Greens		19,689	6.34	−1.58
	Democrats		12,696	4.09	+1.60
	Independent		1,274	0.41	−0.09
Total			310,571			5
Two-party-preferred vote
	Labor		159,853	51.58	−3.07	3	1
	Liberal/National Coalition		150,057	48.42	+3.07	2	1
Invalid/blank votes			7,472	2.35	−0.38
Turnout			318,043	96.58
Registered voters			329,304
Source: Federal Elections 1996

Results by division

Bass

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Bass § 1996.[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Bass[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Warwick Smith	31,875	51.23	+3.91
	Labor	Silvia Smith	25,034	40.24	−3.56
	Greens	Kristina Nicklason	3,093	4.97	−1.36
	Democrats	Debbie Butler	2,214	3.56	+1.01
Total formal votes			62,216	97.31	+0.75
Informal votes			1,328	2.09	−0.75
Turnout			63,544	96.25	+0.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Warwick Smith	33,861	54.57	+4.60
	Labor	Silvia Smith	28,190	45.43	−4.60
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.60

Braddon

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Braddon § 1996.[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Braddon[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Miles	31,201	52.14	+2.76
	Labor	Sid Sidebottom	22,928	38.31	−3.62
	Greens	Clare Thompson	3,375	5.64	+1.63
	Democrats	Chris Ivory	2,337	3.91	+1.13
Total formal votes			59,841	97.42	+0.16
Informal votes			1,586	2.58	−0.16
Turnout			61,427	96.81	+0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Chris Miles	33,279	55.70	+2.85
	Labor	Sid Sidebottom	26,473	44.30	−2.85
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.85

Denison

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Denison § 1996.[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Denison[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Duncan Kerr	33,023	52.27	+1.01
	Liberal	Ingrid Wren	21,667	34.30	+2.94
	Greens	Karen Weldrick	5,229	8.28	−5.94
	Democrats	Rachel Dudgeon	2,769	4.38	+3.20
		Sarah Stephen	486	0.77	+0.77
Total formal votes			63,174	97.86	+0.47
Informal votes			1,384	2.14	−0.47
Turnout			64,558	96.22	+0.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Duncan Kerr	38,941	61.79	−2.65
	Liberal	Ingrid Wren	24,078	38.21	+2.65
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.65

Franklin

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Franklin § 1996.[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Franklin[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Quick	28,259	45.95	−3.25
	Liberal	Les Glover	25,068	40.76	+2.01
	Greens	John Hale	4,286	6.97	−1.24
	Democrats	Irene Fisher	3,094	5.03	+1.19
	Independent	Kim Peart	788	1.28	+1.28
Total formal votes			61,495	97.74	+0.33
Informal votes			1,420	2.26	−0.33
Turnout			62,915	96.84	+0.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Quick	33,567	54.68	−2.76
	Liberal	Les Glover	27,824	45.32	+2.76
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.76

Lyons

This section is an excerpt from Electoral results for the Division of Lyons § 1996.[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Lyons[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Adams	28,363	44.42	−3.01
	Liberal	Russell Anderson	28,276	44.29	+0.45
	Greens	Debra Manskey	3,706	5.80	−0.71
	Democrats	Duncan Mills	2,282	3.57	+1.36
	National	Leigh de la Motte	1,218	1.91	+1.91
Total formal votes			63,845	97.33	+0.21
Informal votes			1,754	2.67	−0.21
Turnout			65,599	96.79	+0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	32,682	51.31	−2.47
	Liberal	Russell Anderson	31,015	48.69	+2.47
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.47

See also

• Results of the 1996 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1996–1998

References

1. "1996 House of Representatives: TasmaniaTas". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
2. Newman, G; Kopras, A (4 November 1996). "Federal Elections 1996" (PDF). Background Paper 6 1996-97. Parliamentary Research Service. ISSN 1037-2938. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
3. "1996 House of Representatives". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.