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| Tasmanian election: Liberal premier Jeremy Rockliff declares victory as Labor loses ground after forcing early poll | Tasmanian election: Liberal premier Jeremy Rockliff declares victory as Labor loses ground after forcing early poll |
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| Support grows for incumbent government in election triggered by no-confidence vote | Support grows for incumbent government in election triggered by no-confidence vote |
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| Tasmania faces a period of political talks after a snap election delivered another hung parliament and more seats to the Liberals than Labor. | Tasmania faces a period of political talks after a snap election delivered another hung parliament and more seats to the Liberals than Labor. |
| The Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff, declared victory on Saturday night after his party secured 14 seats to Labor’s nine, both short of the 18 required for a majority. | The Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff, declared victory on Saturday night after his party secured 14 seats to Labor’s nine, both short of the 18 required for a majority. |
| Rockliff said he would ask the governor to recommission his government, noting a roughly 3% swing to the Liberals. They had secured 40% of the vote with two-thirds of the ballots counted. | |
| However, the Labor leader, Dean Winter, whose party experienced its worst-ever result in Tasmania with just 26% of the primary vote, didn’t concede defeat. | However, the Labor leader, Dean Winter, whose party experienced its worst-ever result in Tasmania with just 26% of the primary vote, didn’t concede defeat. |
| He appeared to leave the door open to governing, if the Liberals couldn’t make it work. | He appeared to leave the door open to governing, if the Liberals couldn’t make it work. |
| “The result of this election is that the Liberals will have the most seats, but it is uncertain as to how they will achieve a majority,” Winter said. “Another election is not an option, which means we need to figure this out.” | “The result of this election is that the Liberals will have the most seats, but it is uncertain as to how they will achieve a majority,” Winter said. “Another election is not an option, which means we need to figure this out.” |
| The Greens retained at least five seats with 14% of the vote, while there are three independents, with counting potentially extending for weeks to determine four undecided seats. | |
| Rockliff would need to work with left-leaning independent crossbenchers to govern. | Rockliff would need to work with left-leaning independent crossbenchers to govern. |
| Independents Kristie Johnston and Craig Garland, who both voted for the June no-confidence motion against Rockliff that triggered the election, have been returned. | Independents Kristie Johnston and Craig Garland, who both voted for the June no-confidence motion against Rockliff that triggered the election, have been returned. |
| Johnston urged the next premier to be more collaborative and said she wouldn’t enter into a formal deal for confidence and supply with either major party. | Johnston urged the next premier to be more collaborative and said she wouldn’t enter into a formal deal for confidence and supply with either major party. |
| “They need to negotiate and respect the views of parliament,” she said. | “They need to negotiate and respect the views of parliament,” she said. |
| Anti-salmon activist and independent Peter George has been elected after a strong campaign in the federal election. | Anti-salmon activist and independent Peter George has been elected after a strong campaign in the federal election. |
| The state Greens leader, Rosalie Woodruff, has called on Winter to “have a conversation” about forming an alliance with her party. | The state Greens leader, Rosalie Woodruff, has called on Winter to “have a conversation” about forming an alliance with her party. |
| However, Winter has repeatedly ruled out doing a deal with the Greens and on Saturday night also said he wouldn’t “be trading away any of Labor’s policies or our values”. | However, Winter has repeatedly ruled out doing a deal with the Greens and on Saturday night also said he wouldn’t “be trading away any of Labor’s policies or our values”. |
| The drawn-out post-election scenario, just 16 months after the previous poll, will further delay the parliamentary approval process for a new $945m stadium in Hobart. | The drawn-out post-election scenario, just 16 months after the previous poll, will further delay the parliamentary approval process for a new $945m stadium in Hobart. |
| The venue, a condition of Tasmania’s AFL licence, is supported by the Liberals and Labor but opposed by the Greens, Garland, Johnston and Mr George. | The venue, a condition of Tasmania’s AFL licence, is supported by the Liberals and Labor but opposed by the Greens, Garland, Johnston and Mr George. |
| The new parliament will be very similar to the previous one, which included 14 Liberals, 10 Labor MPs, five Greens, five independents and one Jacqui Lambie Network member. | The new parliament will be very similar to the previous one, which included 14 Liberals, 10 Labor MPs, five Greens, five independents and one Jacqui Lambie Network member. |