Liberals retain government in Tasmania, while federal Labor keeps big lead in polls
- Written by Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
The Liberals won 14 of the 35 lower house seats at the July 19 Tasmanian state election, Labor ten, the Greens five, independents five and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers one.
Liberal Jeremy Rockliff was reappointed premier pending parliament’s resumption on Tuesday. Labor moved a no-confidence motion in Rockliff, but it failed by 24 votes...
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