Next Tasmanian state election

The Next Tasmanian state election will be held no later than 3 June 2028, to elect all 35 seats in the House of Assembly. The election will be conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC).

Next Tasmanian state election

← 2024No later than 3 June 2028Next →

All 35 seats in the House of Assembly
18 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
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LeaderJeremy RockliffDean Winter
PartyLiberal PartyLabor
Leader since8 April 202210 April 2024
Leader's seatBraddonFranklin
Last election14 seats, 36.7%10 seats, 29.0%
Current seats1410
Seats neededIncrease 4Increase 8

 
LeaderRosalie WoodruffJacqui Lambie
PartyGreensLambie Network
Leader since13 June 202414 May 2015
Leader's seatFranklinNot standing[a]
Last election5 seats, 13.9%3 seats, 6.7%
Current seats53
Seats neededIncrease 13Increase 15

Incumbent Premier

Jeremy Rockliff
Liberal Party



Background

The House of Assembly uses the proportional Hare-Clark system of voting, with the 35 members elected from five seven-member constituencies. The Assembly's size is governed by the provisions of the Expansion of House of Assembly Act 2022, assented to in December 2022.[1][2] Elections for the 15-seat single-member district upper house, known as the Legislative Council, which use full-preference instant-runoff voting, are staggered each year and conducted separately from lower house state elections with the next to be held in 2025.[3]

The Liberal Party won 14 of the 35 seats in the Assembly at the previous election, and formed a minority government with the support of three Jacqui Lambie Network members and two independents, namely Kristie Johnston and David O'Byrne.[4] Labor remained in opposition with 10 members and the Greens won five seats. The new parliament was opened on 14 May 2024, and Labor member Michelle O'Byrne was elected unopposed to the position of Speaker of the Assembly.[5][6]

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