Tasmanian state election, 1976

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	First party	Second party

Leader	Bill Neilson	Max Bingham
Party	Labor	Liberal
Leader since	31 March 1975	4 May 1972
Leader's seat	Franklin	Denison
Last election	21 seats	14 seats
Seats won	18 seats	17 seats
Seat change	3	3
Percentage	52.48%	44.49%
Swing	2.45	6.12

Premier before election

Bill Neilson
Labor

Elected Premier

Bill Neilson
Labor

The Tasmanian state election, 1976 was held on 11 December 1976 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — seven members were elected from each of five electorates.

The incumbent Labor Party, led by Bill Neilson, won a second term against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham.

Labor had won the 1972 election, by a landslide margin of 7 seats, with Labor leader Eric Reece elected as Premier of Tasmania for the second time. Reece retired from Parliament on 31 March 1975, after the ALP introduced a mandatory retirement age of 65. Liberal Party leader Angus Bethune retired three months later, and was replaced by Max Bingham.

Labor won the election, although their majority was reduced to one seat.

Tasmanian state election, 11 December 1976
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