Tasmanian state election, 1992

1989 ←

1 February 1992

→ 1996

All 35 seats to the House of Assembly

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Ray Groom	Michael Field	Bob Brown
Party	Liberal	Labor	Ind. Green
Leader since	17 December 1991	14 December 1988	1983
Leader's seat	Denison	Braddon	Denison
Last election	17 seats	13 seats	5 seats
Seats won	19 seats	11 seats	5 seats
Seat change	2	2	0
Percentage	54.11%	28.85%	13.23%
Swing	7.19	5.86	3.9

Premier before election

Elected Premier

Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on 1 February 1992. The incumbent Australian Labor Party minority government, headed by Michael Field hoped to secure a majority and second term. The Labor Party was headed by Michael Field. The Green independents were led by Bob Brown. The Liberal Party was led by Ray Groom.

Prior to the election the Labor Party was in minority government, supported by five Green independents in a loose alliance referred to as the Labor-Green Accord. The Labor Party held 13 seats and the Greens 5 out of 35 a combined majority of 18. The Liberal Party of Australia held 17 of the 35 seats.

The Labor minority government had spent much of their term focusing on economic reform. The priority of the Field government was reducing state debt, which had the support of the Greens. Government cuts in spending, were able to help Tasmania reach its debt servicing commitments, but were a source of discontent in the community. The minority government succeeded until late 1991 when lobbying from the forestry industry caused Field to introduce legislation to protect the industry from conservation. The legislation had the support of the Liberal Party and passed both houses easily. However, the Greens withdrew their support of the government, prompting Labor to an election for February 1992.

The Liberal Party needed to win only one seat at this election to be returned into majority, and needed a primary vote swing of about 4.5 percent to gain that seat. Labor needed five seats to win an outright majority.

Minor parties contesting this election included Advance Tasmania; which ran candidates in each electorate. A political party called "More Jobs" fielded candidates in Denison.

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