Results of the 1982 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 15 May 1982 House of Assembly << 1979–1986 >>
Enrolled voters		283,549
Votes cast		265,101		Turnout	93.49	–0.27
Informal votes		15,055		Informal	5.66%	+1.81%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	121,346	48.52	+7.21	19	+ 4
	Labor	92,184	36.86	–17.46	14	– 6
	Democrats	13,476	5.39	+2.52	1	+ 1
	Ind. Labor	12,432	4.97	+4.97	1	+ 1
	Ind. Green[1]	4,273	1.71	+1.71	0	± 0
	Independent	6,385	2.55	+1.05	0	± 0
Total		250,096			35

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1982 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1982 Tasmanian state election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,274
	Liberal	Neil Robson (elected 1)	12,103	24.1	+2.0
	Liberal	John Beswick (elected 4)	3,301	6.6	+2.3
	Liberal	Max Bushby (elected 5)	3,019	6.0	-0.3
	Liberal	Brendan Lyons (elected 6)	2,619	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal	George Brookes	2,412	4.8	-0.2
	Liberal	Brian Coogan	945	1.9	+1.9
	Liberal	Ivan Williams	852	1.7	+1.7
	Labor	Harry Holgate (elected 2)	6,606	13.2	-6.0
	Labor	Gill James (elected 3)	4,276	8.5	-2.5
	Labor	Michael Barnard (elected 7)	2,946	5.9	-3.0
	Labor	William Zeeman	2,572	5.1	+5.1
	Labor	Peter Patmore	1,046	2.1	+2.1
	Labor	Wendy Carnicelli	589	1.2	+1.2
	Labor	Paul Driscoll	330	0.7	+0.7
	Group C	Mary Willey	2,863	5.7	+5.7
	Group C	Nigel Davies	1,363	2.7	+2.7
	Group C	Dawn Rhodes	411	0.8	+0.8
	Democrats	Nick Goldie	454	0.9	+0.9
	Democrats	Rae Saxon	293	0.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Pat Stride	275	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Gillean Munro	267	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Max Lubke	244	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Joan Bell	206	0.4	+0.4
	Democrats	Rick Rolls	194	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			50,186	94.2	-1.5
Informal votes			3,106	5.8	+1.5
Turnout			53,292	93.9	+0.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		25,251	50.3	+5.6
	Labor		18,365	36.6	-13.7
	Group C		4,637	9.2	+9.2
	Democrats		1,933	3.9	+3.9

Braddon

1982 Tasmanian state election: Braddon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,074
	Liberal	Ray Bonney (elected 1)	7,069	14.5	-1.9
	Liberal	Roger Groom (elected 2)	5,174	10.6	+2.5
	Liberal	Ron Cornish (elected 3)	4,933	10.2	+2.7
	Liberal	Vince Smith (elected 5)	3,138	6.5	+6.5
	Liberal	Tony Rundle	1,808	3.7	+3.7
	Liberal	Malcolm Fenton	1,204	2.5	+2.5
	Liberal	Barbara Lamberton	849	1.7	+1.7
	Labor	John Coughlan (elected 4)	5,050	10.4	-6.4
	Labor	Michael Field (elected 6)	4,569	9.4	-2.5
	Labor	Glen Davies (elected 7)	3,577	7.4	-2.5
	Labor	Michael Weldon	3,011	6.2	+0.9
	Labor	Steve Daley	1,646	3.4	+3.4
	Labor	Bruce Duhig	1,179	2.4	+2.4
	Labor	Peter Blizzard	1,037	2.1	+2.1
	Democrats	Margaret Duthoit	739	1.5	+1.5
	Democrats	Allan McDonald	679	1.4	+1.4
	Democrats	Gavin Bugg	521	1.1	+1.1
	Group D	Kerry Berwick	914	1.9	+1.9
	Group D	Ronald Machen	647	1.3	+1.3
	Group C	James Hay	193	0.4	+0.4
	Group C	Graham Gee	146	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Terrence Reid	315	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Michael Boylan	136	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Ivan Walsh	56	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			48,590	95.0	-1.2
Informal votes			2,579	5.0	+1.2
Turnout			51,169	92.7	-0.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		24,175	49.8	+7.1
	Labor		20,069	41.3	-12.9
	Democrats		1,939	4.0	+2.0
	Group D		1,561	3.2	+3.2
	Group C		339	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Terrence Reid	315	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Michael Boylan	136	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Ivan Walsh	56	0.1	+0.1

Denison

1982 Tasmanian state election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,201
	Liberal	Max Bingham (elected 1)	12,068	24.3	-1.4
	Liberal	Gabriel Haros (elected 4)	2,803	5.7	+0.9
	Liberal	Geoff Davis (elected 5)	2,478	5.0	+2.1
	Liberal	John Stopp	2,433	4.9	+4.9
	Liberal	Peter Walker (elected 6)	2,350	4.7	+4.7
	Liberal	Richard Mulcahy	1,388	2.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Carmel Holmes	708	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Julian Amos (elected 2)	4,213	8.5	-3.5
	Labor	John Devine (elected 3)	3,760	7.6	-4.1
	Labor	Bob Graham	2,201	4.4	-0.7
	Labor	Colin Brown	1,362	2.7	+2.7
	Labor	Ian Cuthbertson	762	1.5	+1.5
	Labor	Marjorie Luck	711	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Ron Snashall	686	1.4	+1.4
	Labor	Arnold Sierink	498	1.0	+1.0
	Democrats	Norm Sanders (elected 7)	4,275	8.6	+4.4
	Democrats	Angela Devine	275	0.6	+0.6
	Democrats	Mark Clough	204	0.4	+0.4
	Democrats	Peter Creet	182	0.4	+0.4
	Democrats	Rod Broadby	175	0.4	-2.4
	Independent Greens	Bob Brown	4,064	8.2	+8.2
	Independent Greens	Tina Fraser	209	0.4	+0.4
	Group A	Brian Hoyle	504	1.0	+1.0
	Group A	Mike Brown	336	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	545	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Peter Bell	131	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Verne Reid	129	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Harvey Wallace-Williams	63	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Reg Johnston	59	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Emery Thierjung	29	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			49,601	94.4	-1.9
Informal votes			2,965	5.6	+1.9
Turnout			52,566	92.7	+0.3
Party total votes
	Liberal		24,228	48.8	+6.8
	Labor		14,193	28.6	-22.1
	Democrats		5,111	10.3	+2.9
	Independent Greens		4,273	8.6	+8.6
	Group A		840	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Nigel Abbott	545	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Peter Bell	131	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Verne Reid	129	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Harvey Wallace-Williams	63	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Reg Johnston	59	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Emery Thierjung	29	0.1	+0.1

Franklin

1982 Tasmanian state election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,427
	Liberal	Geoff Pearsall (elected 3)	6,719	13.1	-2.6
	Liberal	John Cleary (elected 4)	5,470	10.6	+6.8
	Liberal	Graham Woodward	3,983	7.7	+7.7
	Liberal	John Beattie (elected 7)	3,982	7.7	+0.2
	Liberal	Bern Cuthbertson	910	1.8	+1.8
	Liberal	Mrs S Dixson	775	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Joan Ellims	296	0.6	+0.6
	Labor	Ken Wriedt (elected 1)	13,250	25.8	+25.8
	Labor	Bill McKinnon (elected 6)	1,190	2.3	+0.2
	Labor	Michael Aird (elected 5)	1,143	2.3	-0.4
	Labor	Dick Adams	1,093	2.1	+1.4
	Labor	Stan Bell	819	1.6	+1.6
	Labor	Kerry Fogarty	432	0.8	+0.8
	Labor	Einstein Jager	350	0.7	+0.7
	Labor	Murray Delphin	258	0.5	+0.5
	Group D	Doug Lowe (elected 2)	7,458	14.5	+14.5
	Group D	Dale Eagling	337	0.7	+0.7
	Democrats	Peter Brown	1,838	3.6	-0.8
	Democrats	June Francis	267	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	John Thompson	238	0.5	+0.5
	Democrats	Bruce Kent	168	0.3	+0.1
	Democrats	Malcolm Gregory	162	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Bill Spencer	164	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Alan Barnett	63	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Anthony Oldfield	31	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Edward Dyer	14	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			51,410	94.0	-2.7
Informal votes			3,270	6.0	+2.7
Turnout			54,680	94.0	-0.5
Party total votes
	Liberal		22,135	43.1	+9.2
	Labor		18,535	36.1	-24.7
	Group D		7,795	15.2	+15.2
	Democrats		2,673	5.2	+0.3
	Independent	Bill Spencer	164	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Alan Barnett	63	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Anthony Oldfield	31	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Edward Dyer	14	0.1	+0.1

Wilmot

1982 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			6,289
	Liberal	Robin Gray (elected 1)	16,233	32.3	+10.1
	Liberal	Ian Braid (elected 2)	3,935	7.8	-0.9
	Liberal	Graeme Page (elected 5)	1,935	3.8	-0.8
	Liberal	Bruce Stewart	1,140	2.3	+2.3
	Liberal	Stephen Salter (elected 6)	1,031	2.0	+1.2
	Liberal	Edyth Langham	719	1.4	+1.4
	Liberal	Kim Oswin	564	1.1	+1.1
	Labor	Michael Polley (elected 4)	5,996	11.9	-3.0
	Labor	Darrel Baldock (elected 3)	5,751	11.4	-1.6
	Labor	Terry Aulich	3,619	7.2	-0.5
	Labor	Andrew Lohrey (elected 7)	2,723	5.4	-6.4
	Labor	Chris Batt	1,168	2.3	+2.3
	Labor	Marguerite Scott	674	1.3	+1.3
	Labor	Ken Smith	564	1.1	-0.4
	Labor	Tony Beckerath	527	1.0	+1.0
	Democrats	Liz Holloway	1,058	2.1	+2.1
	Democrats	Nigel Burch	762	1.5	+1.5
	Group C	Jeff Weston	729	1.4	+1.4
	Group C	John Reed	379	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Gregory Suitor	324	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Len De Kok	196	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Adrian Brettingham-Moore	192	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	John Clune	90	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			50,309	94.2	-1.6
Informal votes			3,085	5.8	+1.6
Turnout			53,394	94.2	-0.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		25,557	50.8	+7.3
	Labor		21,022	41.8	-13.8
	Democrats		1,820	3.6	+3.6
	Group C		1,108	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Gregory Suitor	324	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Len De Kok	196	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Adrian Brettingham-Moore	192	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	John Clune	90	0.2	+0.2

See also

• 1982 Tasmanian state election
• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1982–1986
• Candidates of the 1982 Tasmanian state election