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insisted they would stick to promises made before the election not to make any deals. Bartlett had also pledged that whoever won the most seats or, in the event of a tie, the most votes would have the right to form a government. Since the Liberals had won the popular vote by a margin of 6,700 votes,
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Labor lost four seats on a swing of 12.39 percentage points against it, whilst the Liberals gained three seats and the Greens one—the latter recording their highest ever statewide vote of 21.61%. This meant that both the Labor and Liberal Parties had 10 seats each, meaning neither could form majority
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systems meaning that some incumbent members on both sides of parliament were defeated by newcomers from their own party. The only inter-party battles for a seat during the counting process were between the Greens and Liberals for the final seat in Braddon (won by the Greens), and between independent
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had earlier argued that it was likely Bartlett would remain in office. He doubted that the House would reassemble in the week after the writs were returned, and precedent required Underwood to recommission Bartlett and allow Parliament to decide his fate. He added that part of a premier's duty as
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government. It took over two weeks for the results to be formally declared, although the number of seats for each party was almost certain by the end of counting on the night of the election and the main question was which representatives of each party would win a seat, with the Hare-Clark and
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Underwood had seven days to commission a Government. Ultimately, after speaking to Bartlett and Hodgman, he recommissioned Bartlett on 9 April. He released detailed reasons for his decision, saying that Bartlett did not have the right to promise power to Hodgman, and that Hodgman was not in a
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On the day before the decision was finalised, the Greens indicated that as no party had shown a willingness to negotiate a deal with them, they would neither initiate nor support a vote of no confidence against the Labor government until a deal with either party could be arranged.
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principal adviser to a governor is to give advice that a governor can legally accept. Constitutional law expert Michael Stokes disagreed, saying too high a bar had been set for the Liberals and Labor had not proven it could deliver stable government in the new Assembly.
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Hodgman accused Bartlett of breaking his promise to hand over power, noting that in a letter to the Governor, Bartlett had contradicted a public statement made on 1 April where he had said he would not move any
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position to form stable government. He regarded as irrelevant the position of the Greens, regarding it as a matter for the Assembly as a whole to test or maintain support for the ministry. According to
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was used to allocate the 25 seats in the House. The commission announced that there were 357,315 enrolled electors at the close of rolls. A total of 89 candidates nominated for election.
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both leaders now claimed this meant that Hodgman had the right to form a ministry. On 1 April, the Labor caucus unanimously agreed to relinquish power, and Bartlett then advised the
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In the week before the election, the Labor party distributed leaflets alleging that the Greens had a plan to legalise heroin and give "violent criminals" the
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On 19 April 2010, after a week of negotiations, Bartlett agreed to a coalition with the Greens. He named McKim as a minister in his cabinet and also named
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The election was conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, an independent body answerable to Parliament. As in past Tasmanian state elections, the
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Polling was conducted every three months by Enterprise Marketing and Research Services (EMRS). The sample size for each poll was 1,000 Tasmanian voters.
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On 8 February, the Premier announced that Tasmania's first televised leaders' debate would be held on 14 March between himself and opposition leader
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On 17 November 2008, David Bartlett announced his government's intention to pass legislation enacting
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On 15 March, David Bartlett said he would resign if the Liberal party won more seats than Labor.
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On 10 March, around 100 forest workers protested outside the Greens official campaign launch.
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for Tasmania, with the next election scheduled to be held on 20 March 2010. It was noted by
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declared he was willing to make a deal with either party, whilst incumbent Premier
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against the Bartlett government, which was defeated by Labor and the Greens.
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Attention was then focussed on the positions of the parties. Greens leader
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for the position of Deputy Speaker—a surprise for Labor who had nominated
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and the Liberals for the final seat in Denison (won by the Liberals).
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against a Liberal government. However, Professor Richard Herr of the
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Tasmanian Electoral Commission – 2010 House of Assembly elections
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called Bartlett "silly" for not negotiating with the Greens.
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Summary of the Results of the 2010 Tasmanian state election,
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19 February 2010: Issue of writs and close of electoral rolls
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On 7 April the results were formally declared. Under the
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2010–2014
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that the date was the same as the already-legislated
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On 12 March, two Liberal and two Labor ex-premiers—
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5 March 2010: Announcement of candidate nominations
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In addition, 20,000 automated phone calls ( 452:On 12 February 2010, the Premier visited the 1910: 1908: 1877:Premier to resign if Liberals win more seats 1735:Reprise: Fixed Term Parliaments for Tasmania 1584:as Deputy Premier and Attorney-General, and 467:4 March 2010: Close of candidate nominations 399:, won a fourth consecutive term against the 1724:, Government of Tasmania, 17 November 2008. 1217: 2273: 2259: 1784:, Government of Tasmania, 8 February 2010. 1763:House of Assembly election dates announced 1753:, Government of Tasmania, 25 October 2009. 2226:Labor, Greens defeat 'no confidence' move 2178:Media ban as Bartlett government sworn in 2054:"Governor's stinging rebuke for Bartlett" 1905: 1782:Premier Announces Election Debate Details 1649:"Tasmania election set for March 20" 551: 2070: 2051: 1940: 877: 874: 866: 861: 853: 845: 837: 834: 829: 821: 813: 805: 802: 707: 671: 663: 622: 619: 578: 575: 486:, and would be broadcast nationally by 2857: 1861:Labor hangs up on anti-Green phone ads 1641: 2281:Elections and referendums in Tasmania 2254: 1186: 1170: 1149: 1134: 922: 2099: 1336: 1739:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 13: 2071:Ogilvie, Felicity (9 April 2010). 2052:Ogilvie, Felicity (9 April 2010). 14: 2891: 2239: 1941:Denholm, Matthew (1 April 2010). 1893:EMRS State Voting Intentions Poll 543:House of Assembly opinion polling 1722:Fixed term elections legislation 1595:, Greens member for Denison, as 1197: 1196: 1160: 1159: 1102: 1092: 1091: 1069: 1059: 1058: 1036: 1035: 1025: 1024: 1002: 1001: 991: 990: 968: 967: 957: 956: 914: 323: 309: 308: 301: 300: 293: 292: 248: 247: 240: 239: 232: 231: 113: 106: 99: 25: 2219: 2203: 2187: 2171: 2145: 2119: 2093: 2045: 2036:2014 Tasmanian election preview 2025: 1988: 1962: 1934: 1886: 1870: 1854: 1837: 1820: 1803: 1602:On 4 May, the Greens nominated 2880:March 2010 events in Australia 2100:Hall, Eleanor (7 April 2010). 1787: 1775: 1756: 1744: 1727: 1715: 1710:Tasmanian Electoral Commission 1692: 1687:Tasmanian Electoral Commission 1669: 1210:Tasmanian Electoral Commission 1103: 1070: 73:13 seats needed for a majority 1: 2563:Legislative Council elections 382:2010 Tasmanian state election 19:2010 Tasmanian state election 1811:Workers crash Greens' launch 570: 567: 564: 561: 558: 556: 548: 7: 2870:2010 elections in Australia 2210:Greens spring Best surprise 2153:"Labor considers next move" 1617: 1332:Final distribution of seats 477: 386:Tasmanian House of Assembly 10: 2896: 1501: 898: 894: 771:Preferred premier ratings^ 533: 473:20 March 2010: Polling day 2816: 2736: 2561: 2286: 1845:Labor campaign gets dirty 1346: 1207: 1203: 1187:Registered voters/turnout 1182: 1166: 1145: 1130: 1110: 937: 934: 931: 928: 925: 913: 447:South Australian election 334: 321: 77: 62: 35: 23: 1898:16 February 2011 at the 1768:25 February 2011 at the 1704:25 February 2011 at the 1681:25 February 2011 at the 1634: 1475: 1456: 1453: 1450: 1447: 1444: 1434: 1431: 1428: 1425: 1422: 1412: 1409: 1406: 1403: 1400: 1390: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1378: 1368: 1365: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1218:Primary vote by division 428: 411:with the support of the 388:. 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Index

2006
2014
25 seats
House of Assembly



Will Hodgman
David Bartlett
Nick McKim
Liberal
Labor
Greens
Franklin
Denison
Franklin

Premier
David Bartlett
Labor
David Bartlett
Labor
Tasmanian House of Assembly
Labor
Premier of Tasmania
David Bartlett
Liberal
Will Hodgman
minority government
Greens

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