The 1998 Tasmanian state election was held on Saturday, 29 August 1998 in the Australian state of

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to elect 25 members of the

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. The number of members was reduced from 35 to 25. The election used the Hare-Clark

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systemHouse of Assembly Elections

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.—five members were elected from each of five electorates. The quota required for election increased from 12.5% to 16.7%. This election saw the end of two years of a

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minority government headed by Premier

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, supported by the

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. The Labor Party won government in its own right for the first time since

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, with Jim Bacon as premier. Labor retained all their seats despite the reduction in numbers. The Liberals lost six seats. The Greens' representation was reduced from four members to one—

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in Denison.

Results

Primary vote by division

Distribution of seats

References

Tasmanian Parliamentary Library: 1998 election results

Voting by Division from Adam Carr's Electoral Archive

Notes

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Results

Primary vote by division

Distribution of seats

See also

References

Notes