Tasmanian state election, 1996

Tasmanian state election, 1996

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All 35 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ray Groom Michael Field Christine Milne Party Liberal Labor Greens Leader since 17 December 1991 14 December 1988 1993 Leader's seat Denison Braddon Lyons Last election 19 seats 11 seats 5 seats Seats won 16 seats 14 seats 4 seats Seat change 3 3 1 Percentage 41.21% 40.47% 11.14% Swing 12.91 11.62 2.09
Premier before election Ray Groom Liberal Resulting Premier Tony Rundle Liberal

Ray Groom
Liberal

Tony Rundle
Liberal

Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on 24 February 1996. The Liberal Party of Australia, led by Ray Groom, hoped to secure another term in government.

The Opposition Labor party was headed by Michael Field and the Tasmanian Greens were headed by Christine Milne.

Prior to the election, the Liberal Party held 19 of the 35 seats, a majority in the House of Assembly. Labor held 11 and the Tasmanian Greens held five.

Before the election, Groom and Field both promised that they would only govern in majority.

The Extremely Greedy 40% Extra Party was a single-issue political party which contested the election. It was formed to oppose what was seen as an excessive pay rise the Tasmanian Parliament had awarded to itself.

In October 1993, Tasmanian parliamentarians voted to link their pay to 90% of an equivalent federal parliamentarian. This resulted in an immediate 40% pay rise. The legislation took about an hour or so to pass through both houses of Parliament. In the Lower House, the 19 Liberal and 11 Labor members voted for the legislation and the 5 Greens voted against. The Upper House suspended Standing Orders to speed the passage of the bill.

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