2014 Tasmanian state election

The 2014 Tasmanian state election was held on 15 March 2014 to elect all 25 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC).

2014 Tasmanian state election

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All 25 seats in the House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Will Hodgman Lara Giddings Nick McKim
Party Liberal Labor Greens
Leader's seat Franklin Franklin Franklin
Last election 10 seats; 38.99% 10 seats; 36.88% 5 seats; 21.61%
Seats won 15 seats 7 seats 3 seats
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 3 Decrease 2
Popular vote 167,051 89,130 45,098
Percentage 51.22% 27.33% 13.83%
Swing Increase 12.23 Decrease 9.55 Decrease 7.78

Election results and largest party by first preference by division

Premier before election

Lara Giddings
Labor

Elected Premier

Will Hodgman
Liberal

The incumbent Labor minority government, led by Premier Lara Giddings, tried to win a fifth term in government. However, they were defeated by the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Will Hodgman, in a landslide.[1] Labor had been in power for 16 years.

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