Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1992

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1992 Tasmanian election.

Tasmanian state election, 1 February 1992[1] House of Assembly << 1989–1996 >>
Enrolled voters		314,579
Votes cast		298,779		Turnout	94.97	+1.90
Informal votes		13,557		Informal	4.54	–0.81
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	154,337	54.11	+7.19	19	+ 2
	Labor	82,296	28.85	–5.86	11	– 2
	Ind. Green	37,742	13.23	–3.90	5	± 0
	Advance Tasmania	7,263	2.55	+2.55	0	± 0
	More Jobs	356	0.12	+0.12	0	± 0
	Independent	3,228	1.13	+0.79	0	± 0
Total		285,222			35

Results by division

Bass

1992 Tasmanian state election: Bass[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,939
	Liberal	Frank Madill (elected 1)	17,154	30.9	+13.9
	Liberal	John Beswick (elected 2)	5,638	10.2	+1.8
	Liberal	David Fry	2,077	3.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Tony Benneworth (elected 4)	1,819	3.3	+3.3
	Liberal	Sue Napier (elected 7)	1,710	3.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Rod Beaumont	1,477	2.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Brian Mantach	1,462	2.6	+2.6
	Labor	Gill James (elected 3)	5,109	9.2	+3.6
	Labor	Peter Patmore (elected 5)	3,264	5.9	-3.1
	Labor	Jim Cox	2,088	3.8	-2.3
	Labor	Harry Holgate	2,010	3.6	-3.2
	Labor	Terry Field	1,892	3.4	+3.4
	Labor	Peter Daniel	1,146	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Charles Barnard	703	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Max Brown	194	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Lance Armstrong (elected 6)	4,591	8.3	-3.8
	Independent Greens	Ross Barwick	497	0.9	+0.9
	Independent Greens	John Chester	357	0.6	+0.6
	Independent Greens	Kristina Hesketh	233	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Kay Thompson	226	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Marion Fry	223	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Nye Evans	206	0.4	+0.4
	Advance Tasmania	Robin McKendrick	714	1.3	+1.3
	Advance Tasmania	Eric Petrusma	310	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Tony Le Fevre	407	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			55,507	94.6	+0.7
Informal votes			3,148	5.4	-0.7
Turnout			58,655	95.4	+2.6
Party total votes
	Liberal		31,337	56.5	+9.2
	Labor		16,406	29.6	-7.8
	Independent Greens		6,333	11.4	-2.7
	Advance Tasmania		1,024	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Tony Le Fevre	407	0.7	+0.7

Braddon

1992 Tasmanian state election: Braddon[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,129
	Liberal	Roger Groom (elected 1)	12,886	22.6	+4.5
	Liberal	Tony Rundle (elected 2)	7,102	12.5	0.0
	Liberal	Bill Bonde (elected 4)	6,286	11.0	-1.2
	Liberal	Ron Cornish (elected 3)	5,787	10.1	+0.1
	Liberal	Carole Cains (elected 6)	2,731	4.8	+1.6
	Liberal	Gerald Heathcote	1,571	2.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Tony Van Rooyen	1,105	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	Michael Field (elected 5)	7,128	12.5	-3.1
	Labor	Michael Weldon	1,573	2.8	-2.7
	Labor	Sid Sidebottom	1,095	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	Greg Richardson	1,077	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	Jim Altimira	520	0.9	+0.9
	Labor	Neil McConnell	260	0.5	+0.5
	Labor	Colin Berry	213	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Di Hollister (elected 7)	4,314	7.6	-2.8
	Independent Greens	Jon Paice	181	0.3	+0.3
	Independent Greens	George Sanders	144	0.3	+0.3
	Independent Greens	Nicki Fletcher	136	0.2	+0.2
	Independent Greens	Peter Walford	101	0.2	-0.4
	Independent Greens	Richard Donaghey	71	0.1	+0.1
	Independent Greens	Ian Clare	66	0.1	+0.1
	Advance Tasmania	Gordon Ibbott	706	1.2	+1.2
	Advance Tasmania	Ken Last	631	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Wayne Smith	986	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Peter Rettke	242	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Guy Coughlan	113	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			57,025	95.9	+1.1
Informal votes			2,425	4.1	-1.1
Turnout			59,450	95.7	+2.1
Party total votes
	Liberal		37,468	65.7	+8.2
	Labor		11,866	20.8	-9.1
	Independent Greens		5,013	8.8	-2.7
	Advance Tasmania		1,337	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Wayne Smith	986	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Peter Rettke	242	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Guy Coughlan	113	0.2	+0.2

Denison

1992 Tasmanian state election: Denison[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,839
	Liberal	Ray Groom (elected 1)	14,654	26.8	+8.8
	Liberal	Michael Hodgman (elected 3)	6,654	12.2	+12.2
	Liberal	John Barker (elected 5)	858	1.6	-1.1
	Liberal	Joy Cairns	822	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Peter Dobromilsky	377	0.7	+0.7
	Liberal	Ingrid Wren	346	0.6	+0.6
	Liberal	Chris Gibson	332	0.6	-0.3
	Labor	Judy Jackson (elected 4)	5,310	9.7	+2.4
	Labor	John White (elected 6)	4,648	8.5	+0.3
	Labor	David Crean	3,176	5.8	-1.8
	Labor	Julian Amos (elected 7)	3,142	5.7	+5.7
	Labor	Charles Touber	1,030	1.9	-0.8
	Labor	Andrew Daniels	640	1.2	-1.3
	Labor	Rosalind Escott	267	0.5	+0.5
	Independent Greens	Bob Brown (elected 2)	8,255	15.1	-6.6
	Independent Greens	Peg Putt	958	1.8	+1.8
	Independent Greens	Rob Valentine	210	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Karen Weldrick	137	0.3	+0.3
	Independent Greens	Mary Jenkins	101	0.2	+0.2
	Independent Greens	Stuart Baird	89	0.2	+0.2
	Independent Greens	Dave Heatley	66	0.1	+0.1
	Advance Tasmania	Hank Petrusma	1,928	3.5	+3.5
	Advance Tasmania	Ruth Butler	90	0.2	+0.2
	More Jobs	Brian Sampson	201	0.4	+0.4
	More Jobs	Gordon Dunsby	155	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Ken Harvey	111	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Mary Guy	104	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Doug Fenton	46	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			54,707	95.6	+0.4
Informal votes			2,508	4.4	-0.4
Turnout			57,215	93.5	+2.1
Party total votes
	Liberal		24,043	43.9	+5.5
	Labor		18,213	33.3	-3.6
	Independent Greens		9,816	17.9	-5.6
	Advance Tasmania		2,018	3.7	+3.7
	More Jobs		356	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Ken Harvey	111	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Mary Guy	104	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Doug Fenton	46	0.1	+0.1

Franklin

1992 Tasmanian state election: Franklin[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,387
	Liberal	Peter Hodgman (elected 1)	13,987	23.7	+5.5
	Liberal	John Cleary (elected 2)	5,902	10.0	-3.4
	Liberal	Nigel Grace	1,801	3.0	+3.0
	Liberal	Brian Davison (elected 6)	1,745	3.0	+1.4
	Liberal	Claude Conlan	1,684	2.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Jane Shoobridge	1,503	2.5	+2.5
	Liberal	Tony Shanny	739	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Fran Bladel (elected 4)	6,580	11.1	+3.8
	Labor	Michael Aird (elected 5)	6,218	10.5	+2.9
	Labor	Paul Lennon (elected 7)	3,907	6.6	-1.1
	Labor	John Sheppard	1,030	1.7	+1.7
	Labor	David Traynor	835	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Darren Purcell	828	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Andrew MacLeod	548	0.9	+0.9
	Independent Greens	Gerry Bates (elected 3)	7,042	11.9	-6.3
	Independent Greens	Mike Foley	1,261	2.1	+2.1
	Independent Greens	Penny King	295	0.5	+0.5
	Independent Greens	Lorraine Wiltshire	253	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Eva Ruzicka	216	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Charles Ellis	154	0.3	+0.3
	Independent Greens	Eilean Robinson	130	0.2	+0.2
	Advance Tasmania	Clive Attwater	816	1.4	+1.4
	Advance Tasmania	Philip French	696	1.2	+1.2
	Advance Tasmania	Harry Grimsey	176	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	412	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Chris Munday	158	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Malcolm Muir	72	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Jane Flach	61	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Grant Goodwin	41	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			59,090	95.8	+0.7
Informal votes			2,565	4.2	-0.7
Turnout			61,655	95.0	+1.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		27,361	46.3	+6.2
	Labor		19,946	33.8	-4.5
	Independent Greens		9,351	15.8	-3.9
	Advance Tasmania		1,688	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	412	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Chris Munday	158	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Malcolm Muir	72	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Jane Flach	61	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Grant Goodwin	41	0.1	+0.1

Lyons

1992 Tasmanian state election: Lyons[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,362
	Liberal	Robin Gray (elected 1)	18,751	31.8	-3.9
	Liberal	Ian Braid (elected 2)	4,096	7.0	+3.7
	Liberal	Bob Mainwaring (elected 7)	2,872	4.9	+2.3
	Liberal	Graeme Page (elected 6)	2,386	4.0	+1.7
	Liberal	Malcolm Cleland	2,369	4.0	+4.0
	Liberal	Denise Swan	2,171	3.7	+3.7
	Liberal	The Duke of Avram	1,483	2.5	-0.9
	Labor	Michael Polley (elected 5)	6,123	10.4	-0.3
	Labor	David Llewellyn (elected 4)	5,943	10.1	+3.1
	Labor	Chris Batt	1,421	2.4	-1.7
	Labor	Peter Gilmore	684	1.2	+1.2
	Labor	Pat Tate	633	1.1	+1.1
	Labor	Eugene Alexander	631	1.1	+1.1
	Labor	Brian Smith	430	0.7	+0.7
	Independent Greens	Christine Milne (elected 3)	6,025	10.2	-6.0
	Independent Greens	Diane Masters	501	0.9	+0.5
	Independent Greens	Noel Harper	221	0.4	+0.4
	Independent Greens	Laurie Goldsworthy	180	0.3	0.0
	Independent Greens	Tess Schramm	111	0.2	+0.2
	Independent Greens	Jeremy Pearce	107	0.2	+0.2
	Independent Greens	Phil Forward	84	0.1	+0.1
	Advance Tasmania	Dudley Parker	500	0.8	+0.8
	Advance Tasmania	Simon Edmunds	349	0.6	+0.6
	Advance Tasmania	Bill Chugg	195	0.3	+0.3
	Advance Tasmania	Les Whittle	152	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Ian Jamieson	299	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	John Davidson	176	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			58,893	95.3	+1.0
Informal votes			2,911	4.7	-1.0
Turnout			61,804	95.2	+1.3
Party total votes
	Liberal		34,128	57.9	+6.5
	Labor		15,865	26.9	-4.1
	Independent Greens		7,229	12.3	-4.5
	Advance Tasmania		1,196	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Ian Jamieson	299	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	John Davidson	176	0.3	+0.3

See also

• 1992 Tasmanian state election
• Candidates of the Tasmanian state election, 1992
• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1992-1996

References

1. "House of Assembly Election Results 1992". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
2. "1992 Results for Bass". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
3. "1992 Results for Braddon". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
4. "1992 Results for Denison". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
5. "1992 Results for Franklin". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
6. "1992 results for Lyons". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.