2021 Tasmanian state election
general election for the state of Tasmania, Australia held on 1 May 2021
The 2021 Tasmanian state election was held on 1 May 2021 to elect all 25 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC).
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All 25 seats in the House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent Liberal government, led by Premier Peter Gutwein, won a third term in government. They were opposed by the Labor Party, led by Rebecca White. It was the first time since the Liberal Party was created in 1945 that a non-Labor government won a third term in office in Tasmania. Gutwein called an early election.
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change- ↑ Following the defection of Sue Hickey, who became an independent.