Results of the 1989 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 13 May 1989^[1] House of Assembly << 1986–1992 >>
Enrolled voters		310,066
Votes cast		288,575		Turnout	93.07	–0.74
Informal votes		15,438		Informal	5.35	–0.58
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	128,143	46.92	–7.28	17	– 2
	Labor	90,003	34.71	–0.43	13	– 1
	Ind. Green	46,797	17.13	+11.58	5	+ 3
	Democrats	2,451	0.90	–1.16	0	± 0
	Independent	937	0.34	–2.71	0	± 0
Total		273,137			35

Results by division

1989 Tasmanian state election: Bass^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,740
	Liberal	Frank Madill (elected 1)	9,180	17.0	+8.4
	Liberal	John Beswick (elected 6)	4,516	8.4	+1.1
	Liberal	Peter Rae	4,440	8.2	−12.5
	Liberal	Neil Robson (elected 7)	4,032	7.5	−1.0
	Liberal	Leon Miller	1,978	3.7	+3.7
	Liberal	Malcolm Carins	825	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	David Fry	533	1.0	+1.0
	Labor	Peter Patmore (elected 3)	4,853	9.0	−1.2
	Labor	Harry Holgate (elected 4)	3,683	6.8	−4.3
	Labor	Jim Cox (elected 5)	3,288	6.1	+6.1
	Labor	Gill James	3,036	5.6	−1.8
	Labor	Richard Taylor	2,125	3.9	+3.9
	Labor	Helen Polley	1,537	2.9	+2.9
	Labor	Geoff Sweet	1,369	2.5	+2.5
	Labor	John Swallow	298	0.6	+0.6
	Independent Greens	Lance Armstrong (elected 2)	6,527	12.1	+12.1
	Independent Greens	Patricia Ratcliff	651	1.2	+1.2
	Independent Greens	John Ball	433	0.8	+0.8
	Democrats	Kathy Maxwell-Petrovsky	325	0.6	−1.1
	Democrats	Michelle-Ronwyn Dowlman	286	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			53,915	93.9	+0.5
Informal votes			3,505	6.1	−0.5
Turnout			57,240	92.8	−0.7
Party total votes
	Liberal		25,504	47.3	−8.9
	Labor		20,189	37.4	0.0
	Independent Greens		7,611	14.1	+14.1
	Democrats		611	1.1	−5.3

1989 Tasmanian state election: Braddon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,817
	Liberal	Roger Groom (elected 1)	9,881	18.1	−0.7
	Liberal	Tony Rundle (elected 3)	6,807	12.5	+1.7
	Liberal	Ron Cornish (elected 4)	5,437	10.0	−1.0
	Liberal	Bill Bonde (elected 5)	5,342	9.8	+2.3
	Liberal	Carole Cains	1,727	3.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Heather Wall	1,157	2.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Ron Nankervis	977	1.8	+1.8
	Labor	Michael Field (elected 2)	8,486	15.6	+6.9
	Labor	Michael Weldon (elected 7)	3,009	5.5	−2.1
	Labor	Greg Peart	2,520	4.6	−4.7
	Labor	David Currie	884	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	Tom Eggleston	775	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	David Nettleton	340	0.6	+0.6
	Labor	Bruce Tivendale	269	0.5	+0.5
	Independent Greens	Di Hollister (elected 6)	5,657	10.4	+10.4
	Independent Greens	Peter Walford	339	0.6	+0.6
	Independent Greens	Arnold Rowlands	267	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Lawrence Edwards	322	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Ted Nielsen	161	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Heather Benjamin	117	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	George Lee	55	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			54,529	94.8	0.0
Informal votes			3,017	5.2	0.0
Turnout			57,546	93.6	−1.2
Party total votes
	Liberal		31,328	57.5	+2.6
	Labor		16,283	29.9	−4.2
	Independent Greens		6,263	11.5	+11.5
	Independent	Lawrence Edwards	322	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Ted Nielsen	161	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Heather Benjamin	117	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	George Lee	55	0.1	+0.1

1989 Tasmanian state election: Denison^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,783
	Liberal	Ray Groom (elected 2)	9,775	18.0	+1.7
	Liberal	John Bennett (elected 3)	7,525	13.9	+5.1
	Liberal	John Barker (elected 4)	1,486	2.7	+0.1
	Liberal	Nell Ames	597	1.1	+1.1
	Liberal	Chris Gibson	515	0.9	+0.9
	Liberal	Tony Steven	469	0.9	+0.9
	Liberal	Beth Darcey	443	0.8	+0.8
	Labor	John White (elected 6)	4,472	8.2	+2.0
	Labor	David Crean (elected 7)	4,114	7.6	+7.6
	Labor	Judy Jackson (elected 5)	3,942	7.3	+0.5
	Labor	Neil Batt	3,889	7.2	+0.3
	Labor	Charles Touber	1,483	2.7	+2.7
	Labor	Andrew Daniels	1,356	2.5	+2.5
	Labor	Catherine Cuthbert	779	1.4	+1.4
	Independent Greens	Bob Brown (elected 1)	11,755	21.7	+6.1
	Independent Greens	Michael Lynch	537	1.0	+1.0
	Independent Greens	Patsy Jones	236	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Sheena Brookman	197	0.4	+0.4
	Democrats	Robert Bell	360	0.7	+0.7
	Democrats	June Francis	120	0.2	+0.2
	Democrats	Wendy Cuskelly	101	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Anthony Delara	106	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			54,257	95.2	+1.3
Informal votes			2,746	4.8	−1.3
Turnout			57,003	91.4	−1.3
Party total votes
	Liberal		20,810	38.4	−5.2
	Labor		20,035	36.9	+6.1
	Independent Greens		12,725	23.5	+4.9
	Democrats		581	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Anthony Delara	106	0.2	+0.2

1989 Tasmanian state election: Franklin^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,948
	Liberal	Peter Hodgman (elected 2)	10,132	18.2	+0.5
	Liberal	Nick Evers (elected 3)	5,628	10.1	+2.0
	Liberal	John Cleary (elected 4)	3,693	6.6	−0.2
	Liberal	Brian Davison	884	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Edyth Langham	855	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	John Peers	642	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal	Jane Malecky	466	0.8	+0.8
	Labor	Ken Wriedt (elected 6)	4,467	8.0	−8.9
	Labor	Paul Lennon	4,267	7.7	+7.7
	Labor	Michael Aird (elected 7)	4,197	7.6	+3.5
	Labor	Fran Bladel (elected 5)	4,030	7.3	+1.9
	Labor	Tony Reidy	2,460	4.4	+4.4
	Labor	Ian Abbott	1,458	2.6	+2.6
	Labor	Noela Foxcroft	399	0.7	+0.7
	Independent Greens	Gerry Bates (elected 1)	10,143	18.2	+7.4
	Independent Greens	Megan James	486	0.9	+0.9
	Independent Greens	Flora Fox	342	0.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Patsy Harmsen	369	0.7	+0.7
	Democrats	Kent Rayner	303	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Peter Walker	184	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Robin Griffiths	176	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			55,581	95.1	+0.8
Informal votes			2,860	4.9	−0.8
Turnout			58,441	93.6	−0.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		22,300	40.1	−11.5
	Labor		21,278	38.3	+1.8
	Independent Greens		10,971	19.7	+7.8
	Democrats		856	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Robin Griffiths	176	0.3	+0.3

1989 Tasmanian state election: Lyons^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,857
	Liberal	Robin Gray (elected 1)	19,585	35.7	−6.5
	Liberal	The Duke of Avram (elected 6)	1,881	3.4	+3.4
	Liberal	Ian Braid (elected 4)	1,792	3.3	−0.8
	Liberal	Bob Mainwaring	1,435	2.6	−0.3
	Liberal	Graeme Page (elected 5)	1,258	2.3	−0.6
	Liberal	Ron Limb	1,158	2.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Stephen Salter	1,092	2.0	−1.1
	Labor	Michael Polley (elected 3)	5,874	10.7	−2.0
	Labor	David Llewellyn (elected 7)	3,856	7.0	−2.2
	Labor	Terry Field	2,990	5.5	+5.5
	Labor	Chris Batt	2,246	4.1	+0.9
	Labor	Wendy Carnicelli	1,010	1.8	+1.8
	Labor	Gary Whitney	700	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Carole Coppleman	348	0.6	+0.6
	Independent Greens	Christine Milne (elected 2)	8,868	16.2	+16.2
	Independent Greens	Diane Masters	209	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Laurie Goldsworthy	150	0.3	+0.3
	Democrats	Liz Holloway	202	0.4	+0.4
	Democrats	Sarah Hancock	201	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			54,855	94.3	+0.3
Informal votes			3,310	5.7	−0.3
Turnout			58,165	93.9	−0.3
Party total votes
	Liberal		28,201	51.4	−8.0
	Labor		17,024	31.0	−5.9
	Independent Greens		9,227	16.8	+16.8
	Democrats		403	0.7	+0.7