TASMANIA ======================================================================== HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ======================================================================== THE THIRTY-NINTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 15 MAY 1982 ======================================================================== The Thirty-Ninth Parliament was opened on 15 June 1982 and was dissolved on 7 January 1986 Sources ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Voting figures are taken from the "Report on Parliamemtary Elections", 1982, by K F Febey, Chief Electoral Officer. Biographies of elected members are from Bennett and the Tasmanian Parliament website. Scott and Barbara Bennett's "Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament 1851-1960" gives biographical details of members elected before 1960. From 1960 onwards, therefore, I have no biographical information other than date and place of birth, which is given at the Parliament of Tasmania website. Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robin Gray led the Liberal Party to a decisive victory at this election, ending ten years of Labor government. Although the Liberals fell short of a majority of the vote, they picked up four seats for a total of 19. This was the first time since 1931 that a non-Labor party had won a majority of seats. The Australian Democrat Norm Sanders retained the seat he won at the 1981 Denison by-election, while the former Labor Premier Doug Lowe was re-elected at Franklin as an independent. The former Labor Senator Ken Wriedt topped the poll in Franklin as a new candidate. When Harry Holgate resigned as Labor leader after the election, Wriedt was elected as his successor. STATE SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ======================================================================== Enrolled voters: 283,549 Total votes counted: 265,101 93.5 Informal votes: 15,005 05.7 Formal votes: 250,096 94.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Australian Democrats 13,476 05.4 +02.5 1 +1 Labor Party 92,184 36.9 -17.4 14 -6 Liberal Party 121,346 48.5 +07.2 19 +4 Others 23,090 09.2 1 +1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 250,096 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Liberals won seats from Labor in Bass, Braddon, Denison and Wilmot. The Australian Democrats won a seat from Labor in Denison. An independent (Doug Lowe) won a seat from Labor in Franklin. VOTES AND SEATS BY DIVISION ========================================================================================================================= Division Liberal Party Labor Party Others ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Votes % Quotas Seats Votes % Quotas Seats Votes % Quotas Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bass 25,251 50.3 +05.6 4.02 4 +1 18,365 36.6 -13.6 2.93 3 -1 6,570 13.1 1.05 - Braddon 24,175 49.8 +07.1 3.98 4 +1 20,069 41.3 -12.9 3.30 3 -1 4,346 10.4 0.72 - Denison 24,228 48.8 +06.8 3.91 4 +1 14,193 28.6 -22.1 2.29 2 -2 11,180 22.5 1.80 1 +1 Franklin 22,135 43.0 +09.1 3.44 3 18,535 35.6 -25.2 2.88 3 -1 10,740 20.9 1.68 1 +1 Wilmot 25,557 50.8 +07.3 4.07 4 +1 21,022 41.7 -13.9 3.34 3 -1 3,730 07.4 0.59 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 121,346 48.5 +07.2 17.47 19 +4 92,184 36.9 -17.4 13.25 14 -6 36,566 14.6 5.26 2 +1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the totals for each party I have shown the number of notional statewide quotas they obtained. The notional statewide quota (6,947) is the statewide formal vote (250,096) divided by 36. VOTING BY DIVISION ======================================================================== BASS (seven members to be elected) ======================================================================== Main polling places: George Town, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enrolled voters: 56,755 Total votes cast: 53,291 93.9 Informal votes: 3,105 05.8 Formal votes: 50,186 94.2 Quota for election: 6,046 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Quotas Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Australian Democrats 1,933 03.9 0.32 - Australian Labor Party 18,365 36.6 -13.6 2.93 3 -1 Liberal Party 25,251 50.3 +05.6 4.02 4 +1 Others 2,453 05.1 0.41 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 50,186 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VOTING BY CANDIDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joan Bell Aust Democrats 206 00.4 Nick Goldie Aust Democrats 454 00.9 Max Lubke Aust Democrats 244 00.5 Gillean Munro Aust Democrats 267 00.5 Rick Rolls Aust Democrats 194 00.4 Rae Saxon Aust Democrats 293 00.6 Pat Stride Aust Democrats 275 00.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael BARNARD * Labor Party 2,946 05.9 ELECTED 7 Wendy Carnicelli Labor Party 589 01.2 Paul Driscoll Labor Party 330 00.7 Harry HOLGATE * Labor Party 6,606 13.2 ELECTED 2 Jill JAMES * Labor Party 4,376 08.7 ELECTED 3 Dr Peter Patmore Labor Party 1,046 02.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nigel Davies 1,363 02.7 Dawn Rhodes 411 00.8 Mary Willey * 2,863 05.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John BESWICK * Liberal Party 3,301 06.6 ELECTED 4 George Brookes Liberal Party 2,412 04.8 Max BUSHBY * Liberal Party 3,019 06.0 ELECTED 5 Brian Coogan Liberal Party 945 01.9 Brendan LYONS Liberal Party 2,619 05.2 ELECTED 6 Neil ROBSON * Liberal Party 12,103 24.1 ELECTED 1 Ivan Williams Liberal Party 852 01.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 50,186 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. For Brookes, see Legislative Council, Westmorland 1991. 2. For Patmore, see Vacancies. 3. Willey was elected for the Labor Party in 1979. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Thomas Claude Barnard (1942-99): Elected 1969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 Resigned 10 August 1984: see Vacancies Died 11 11 December 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Richard John Beswick (born 1937): Elected 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maxwell Holmes Bushby (1954-94): Filled vacancy 1961. Elected 1964, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Speaker of the House of Assembly 15 June 1982 to 8 February 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harold Norman Holgate (1933-97): Filled vacancy 1974. Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Premier to 26 May 1982 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 26 May 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gillian Hilma James (1934-2025): Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brendan Aloysius Lyons (1927-2010): Elected 1982 Born: 17 June 1927, Hobart Son of Rt Hon Joseph Lyons MHA and MHR and of Hon Dame Enid Lyons MHR. Brother of Kevin Lyons MHA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neil Maxwell Robson (1928-2013): Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mary Lindsay Caroline Willey (1941-2022): Elected 1979. Derfeated 1982 Died 14 February 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BRADDON (seven members to be elected) ======================================================================== Main polling places: Burnie, Devonport, Don, Table Cape ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enrolled voters: 55,227 Total votes cast: 51,169 92.6 Informal votes: 2,579 05.0 Formal votes: 48,590 95.0 Quota for election: 6,074 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Quotas Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Australian Democrats 1,939 04.0 0.32 Australian Labor Party 20,069 41.3 -12.9 3.30 3 -1 Liberal Party 24,175 49.8 +07.1 3.98 4 +1 Others 2,407 05.0 0.40 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 48,590 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VOTING BY CANDIDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ray BONNEY * Liberal Party 7,069 14.5 ELECTED 1 Ronald CORNISH * Liberal Party 4,933 10.2 ELECTED 3 Malcolm Fenton Liberal Party 1,204 02.5 Roger GROOM * Liberal Party 5,174 10.6 ELECTED 2 Barbara Lamberton Liberal Party 849 01.7 Tony Rundle Liberal Party 1,808 03.7 Vince SMITH Liberal Party 3,138 06.5 ELECTED 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peter Blizzard Labor Party 1,037 02.1 John COUGHLAN * Labor Party 5,050 10.4 ELECTED 4 Steve Daley Labor Party 1,646 03.4 Glen DAVIES * Labor Party 3,577 07.4 ELECTED 7 Bruce Duhig Labor Party 1,179 02.4 Michael FIELD * Labor Party 4,569 09.4 ELECTED 6 Michael Weldon * Labor Party 3,011 06.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Graham Gee 146 00.3 James Hay 193 00.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kerry Berwick 914 01.9 Ronald Machen 647 01.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gavin Bugg Aust Democrats 521 01.0 Margaret Duthoit Aust Democrats 739 01.5 Allan McDonald Aust Democrats 679 01.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Boylan 136 00.3 Terrence Reid 315 00.6 Ivan Walsh 56 00.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 48,590 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Rundle, see Braddon 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Raymond Claude Bonney (1919-94): Elected 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 Bonney retired at the 1986 eledction. Died 25 April 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Anthony Coughlan (1934-91): Filled vacancy 1975. Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ronald Cornish (born 1944): Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ronald Glen Davies (1943-2003): Elected 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Walter Field (born 1948): Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roger Francis Groom (1936-2024): Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vincent John Smith (1938-2008): Elected 1982 Born: 28 February 1938, England ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael William Weldon (born 1945): Elected 1979. Defeated 1982 Later career: see Braddon 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DENISON (seven members to be elected) ======================================================================== Main polling places: Hobart, Merton, New Town, Taroona ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enrolled voters: 56,707 Total votes cast: 52,566 92.7 Informal votes: 2,965 05.6 Formal votes: 49,601 94.4 Quota for election: 6,201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Quotas Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Auastralian Democrats 5,111 10.3 +02.9 0.82 1 +1 Australian Labor Party 14,193 28.6 -22.1 2.29 2 -2 Liberal Party 24,228 48.8 +06.8 3.91 4 +1 Others 1,796 03.6 0.29 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 49,601 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VOTING BY CANDIDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Brown 336 00.7 Brian Hoyle 504 01.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Max BINGHAM * Liberal Party 12,068 24.3 ELECTED 1 Geoff DAVIS Liberal Party 2,478 05.0 ELECTED 5 Gabriel HAROS * Liberal Party 2,803 05.7 ELECTED 4 Carmel Holmes Liberal Party 708 01.4 Richard Mulcahy Liberal Party 1,388 02.8 John Stopp Liberal Party 2,433 04.9 Peter WALKER Liberal Party 2,350 04.7 ELECTED 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr Julian AMOS * Labor Party 4,213 08.5 ELECTED 2 Colin Brown Labor Party 1,362 02.7 Ian Cuthbertson Labor Party 762 01.5 John DEVINE * Labor Party 3,760 07.6 ELECTED 3 Bob Graham * Labor Party 2,201 04.4 Marjorie Luck Labor Party 711 01.4 Arnold Sierink Labor Party 498 01.0 Ran Snashall Labor Party 686 01.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr Bob Brown 4,064 08.2 Tina Fraser 209 00.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rod Broadby Aust Democrats 175 00.4 Mark Clough Aust Democrats 204 00.4 Peter Creet Aust Democrats 182 00.4 Angela Devine Aust Democrats 275 00.6 Dr Norman SANDERS * Aust Democrats 4,275 08.6 ELECTED 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nigel Abbott 545 01.1 Peter Bell 131 00.3 Reg Anderson 59 00.1 Verne Reid 129 00.3 Emery Thierjung 29 00.1 Harvey Wallace-Williams 63 00.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 49,601 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Bob Brown, Holmes and Patmore, see Vacancies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julian John Amos (born 1945): Elected 1976, 1979, 1980 by, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eardley Max Bingham (1927-2021): Elected 1969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980 by, 1982 Resigned 13 June 1984 Died 30 November 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Geoffrey Bertrand Davis (born 1931): Elected 1982 Born: 13 February 1931, Hobart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Herbert Devine (1940-2023): Elected 1979, 1980 by, 1982 Resigned 30 June 1984 Died 29 January 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert James Graham (born 1942): Filled vacancy 1980. Defeated 1982 Later career: see Vacancies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gabriel George Haros (1944-2024): Elected 1980 by, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Norman Karl Sanders (born 1932): Elected 1980 by, 1982 Resigned 23 December 1982: see Vacancies Later career: Senator for Tasmania 1985-90. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peter Benson Walker (1922-87): Elected 1982 Born: 8 May 1922, Hobart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FRANKLIN (seven members to be elected) ======================================================================== Main polling places: Bellerive, Clarence, Glenorchy, Lindisfarne ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enrolled voters: 58,167 Total votes cast: 54,680 94.0 Informal votes: 3,270 05.8 Formal votes: 51,410 94.2 Quota for election: 6,427 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Quotas Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Australian Democrats 2,673 05.2 +00.3 0.42 - Australian Labor Party 18,535 35.6 -25.2 2.88 3 -1 Liberal Party 22,135 43.0 +09.1 3.44 3 Others 8,067 15.7 1.26 1 +1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 51,410 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VOTING BY CANDIDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peter Brown Aust Democrats 1,838 03.6 June Francis Aust Democrats 267 00.5 Bruce Kent Aust Democrats 162 00.3 John Thompson Aust Democrats 238 00.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John BEATTIE * Liberal Party 3,982 07.7 ELECTED 7 John CLEARY * Liberal Party 5,470 10.6 ELECTED 4 Bern Cuthbertson Liberal Party 910 01.8 S Dixson Liberal Party 775 01.5 John Ellims Liberal Party 296 00.6 Geoff PEARSALL * Liberal Party 6,719 13.1 ELECTED 3 Graham Woodward Liberal Party 3,983 07.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dick Adams * Labor Party 1,093 02.1 Mike AIRD * Labor Party 1,143 02.2 ELECTED 5 Stan Bell Labor Party 819 01.6 Murray Delphin Labor Party 258 00.5 Kerry Fogarty Labor Party 432 00.8 Einstein Jager Labor Party 350 00.7 Bill McKINNON * Labor Party 1,190 02.3 ELECTED 6 Ken WREIDT Labor Party 13,250 25.8 ELECTED 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dale Eagling 337 00.7 Doug LOWE * 7,458 14.5 ELECTED 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alan Barnett 63 00.1 Edward Dyett 14 00.0 Anthony Oldfield 31 00.1 Bill Spencer 164 00.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 51,410 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Godfrey Harry Adams (born 1951): Elected 1979. Defeated 1982 Later career: MHR for Lyons 1993-2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Anthony Aird (born 1949): Elected 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Maxwell Beattie (1932-2020): Elected 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thomas John Cleary (born 1947): Elected 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Douglas Ackley Lowe (born 1942): Elected 1969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 Resigned 8 February 1986 Later career: see Legislative Council, Buckingham 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ William Gillies McKinnon (1933-2020): Filled vacancy 1977. Defeated 1979. Filled vacancy 1980. Elected 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Geoffrey Alan Pearsall (born 1946): Elected 1969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kenneth Shaw Wriedt (1927-2010): Elected 1982 Born: 11 July 1927, Victoria Career: Senator for Tasmamia 1968-80. Father of Paula Wriedt MHA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Leader of the Opposition from 2 May 1982 Leader of the Auastralian Labor Party from 2 May 1982. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WILMOT (seven members to be elected) ======================================================================== Main polling places: Beaconsfield, Fingal, Latrobe, New Norfolk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enrolled voters: 56,693 Total votes cast: 53,394 94.2 Informal votes: 3,085 05.8 Formal votes: 50,309 94.2 Quota for election: 6,289 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Quotas Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Australian Democrats 1,820 03.6 0.29 - Australian Labor Party 21,022 41.7 -13.9 3.34 3 -1 Liberal Party 25,557 50.8 +07.3 4.07 4 +1 Others 802 01.6 0.13 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 50,309 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VOTING BY CANDIDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ian BRAID * Liberal Party 3,935 07.8 ELECTED 2 Robin GRAY * Liberal Party 16,233 32.3 ELECTED 1 Edith Langham Liberal Party 719 01.4 Kim Oswin Liberal Party 564 01.1 Graeme R PAGE * Liberal Party 1,935 03.8 ELECTED 5 Stephen SALTER Liberal Party 1,031 02.0 ELECTED 6 Bruce Stewart Liberal Party 1,140 02.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nigel Burch Aust Democrats 762 01.5 Liz Holloway Aust Democrats 1,058 02.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Reed 379 00.8 Jeff Weston 729 01.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Terry Aulich * Labor Party 3,619 07.2 Darrel BALDOCK * Labor Party 5,751 11.4 ELECTED 3 Chris Batt Labor Party 1,168 02.3 Tony Beckenrath Labor Party 527 01.0 Dr Andrew LOHREY * Labor Party 2,723 05.4 ELECTED 7 Michael POLLEY * Labor Party 5,996 11.9 ELECTED 4 Scott Marguerite Labor Party 674 01.3 Ken Smith Labor Party 564 01.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 50,309 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Terence Gordon Aulich (born 1945): Elected 1976, 1979. Defeated 1982 Later career: Senator for Tasmania 1984-93. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darrel John Baldock (1938-2011): Elected 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ian Maxwell Braid (born 1935): Elected 1969. Defeated 1972. Filled vacancy 1975. Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robin Trevor Gray (born 1940): Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Leader of the Opposition to 26 May 1982 Premier from 26 May 1982 Leader of the Liberal Party ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andrew Barnard Keith Lohrey (born 1939): Elected 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Graeme Reginald Page (1943-2023): Elected 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Robert Polley (born 1949): Elected 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stephen Gordon Salter (1938-2006): Elected 1982 Born: 1938 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VACANCIES 1982-86 ======================================================================== DENISON ======================================================================== 4 January 1983, following the resignation of Dr Norman Sanders ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr Bob BROWN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert James Brown (born 1944): Filled vacancy 1983 Born: 27 December 1944, NSW Career: Educated University of Sydney. Medical practitioner. To Tas 1972. Director Tasmanian Wilderness Society. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DENISON ======================================================================== 25 June 1984, following the resignation of Max Bingham ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Carmel HOLMES Liberal Party ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Carmel Maude Holmes (1945-2021): Filled vacancy 1984 Born: 5 December 1945, Launceston ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DENISON ======================================================================== 25 June 1984, following the resignation of John Devine ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bob GRAHAM Labor Party ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert James Graham (born 1942): Filled vacancy 1980. Defeated 1982. Filled vacancy 1984 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASS ======================================================================== 10 August 1984, following the resignation of Michael Barnard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr Peter PATMORE Labor Party ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peter James Patmore (born 1952): Filled vacancy 1984 Born: 5 November 1952, Launceston ------------------------------------------------------------------------