50-628: Henry Dobson (24 December 1841 – 10 October 1918) was an Australian politician, who served as a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and later of the Australian Senate . He was the 17th Premier of Tasmania from 17 August 1892 to 14 April 1894. Dobson was born in Hobart Town , Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania ), the son of John Dobson and full brother to Alfred and half-brother to William Lambert Dobson , and Frank Dobson . Dobson
100-552: A Labor government was elected in this election, they will construct a public elective surgery hospital in New Town, Tasmania . The hospital is proposed to have 24 overnight beds, along with 8 theatres. The budget is expected to be $ 160m, and would be completed by 2027. The Jacqui Lambie Network ran for parliament with a no policy agenda. Polling is regularly conducted for Tasmanian state politics by Enterprise Marketing and Research Services (EMRS). The sample size for each EMRS poll
150-468: A "chocolate experience" centre near the Hobart Cadbury factory, which would include the "world's largest chocolate fountain". On 11 March 2024, White put forth plans for a shared-equity housing scheme that would allow couples earning under $ 200,000 and singles earning under $ 150,000 to partake in a deal with the government, allowing them to buy a property without a deposit, and the government retaining
200-519: A 20% share of the property. On 14 March 2024, social media erupted after a mock website of the Jacqui Lambie Network was discovered online. The URL (lambienetwork.com) is said by various media outlets to be shockingly similar to Lambie 's true website, (lambienetwork.com.au). The page is owned by the Liberals as is evident by authorisation details on the page. The page itself is a mock-up of
250-428: A Category H weapon, unauthorised possession of explosives, and dealing with identity documents. Premier Peter Gutwein said that "I made the decision that under the circumstances of both his mental health and in terms of the fact that he's now facing these new charges, that he won't take his seat in parliament." Greens leader Cassy O'Connor said that "there are now very serious questions to answer about whether or not he
300-410: A dislike in forming coalition, with Labor outright denying a Greens - Labor coalition, and the Liberals refusing to trade policies. The Greens are holding out hope for a coalition, stating they prefer Labor over Liberals in terms of forming a minority government. The day after the election, Labor conceded and its leader Rebecca White stated the party was not in a position to form
350-579: A large swing against the Liberal Party. The majority of the swing went to independents and the Jacqui Lambie Network, who won three seats in its first state election. Both major parties fell short of a majority, with the Liberals and Labor requiring four and eight seats respectively from the crossbench to form government. The day after the election, Labor conceded and its leader Rebecca White stated
400-597: A majority of seats in the House of Assembly is invited by the Governor of Tasmania to form Government . The leader of that party becomes the Premier of Tasmania , and their senior colleagues become ministers responsible for various portfolios. As Australian politicians traditionally vote along party lines, most legislation introduced by the governing party will be passed by the House of Assembly. Unlike other Australian state legislatures,
450-444: A minority government, causing a leadership election to be held under the party's constitution. Rockliff reportedly began discussions with elected independents and Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) candidates to form a Liberal minority government . On 10 April, the Liberal Party and Jacqui Lambie Network announced an agreement had been reached for the latter to provide confidence and supply to the government. The second Rockliff ministry
500-540: A set of resolutions to their respective party rooms. The proposal, however, was dropped in February 2011 when the Liberal Party withdrew its support for the plan, citing budget circumstances. In 2022 legislation was passed to return the House of Assembly to seven-seat districts with the passage of the Expansion of House of Assembly Act 2022 , returning the House to 35 seats from the 2024 election onwards. The Legislative Council
550-504: A similar reason. Important dates in relation to the election are: The TEC estimates the following dates for counting progress: After the snap 2021 election, the Liberal Party successfully won a majority of seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly . A Liberal MP for Braddon , Adam Brooks , resigned on 14 May 2021 after being charged with firearms offences by Queensland law enforcement. These offences were unauthorised possession of
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#1732869632210600-534: A tourist destination and fruit-growing centre, attributes which it remains known for today. Economic factors required him to make difficult decisions, and when a proposed retrenchment program was rejected in the Parliament, Dobson obtained a dissolution from the Governor , and then resigned as Premier on 14 April 1894 when the situation remained unchanged after the election. After retiring as Premier, Dobson remained in his seat until he retired on 9 March 1900. Dobson
650-471: Is 1,000 Tasmanian voters. The latest polling by uComms on behalf The Australia Institute indicates that the Liberals will win 13 seats, Labor would win 8, The Greens would win 5, Lambie Network 3, and there would be 6 Independents . This would indicate that neither of the major parties could win a majority, and instead would need to form a minority government with Lambie , Greens or Independent MPs . Although both major parties have expressed
700-511: Is easier for minor parties to enter the legislature than in the rest of Australia, allowing them to possibly exert influence through the balance of power (the need for a working majority in the assembly). At the 2024 state election , the size of the House increased from 25 to 35 members, with seven members elected from the five divisions. Since 2024, as well as previously from 1959–1998, the quota for election in each division, after distribution of preferences, has been 12.5% (one-eighth). Under
750-472: The Jacqui Lambie Network also contested the election, as well as several independents and other minor parties. The election resulted in a hung parliament , with the Liberal Party remaining the largest party by both vote share and seat total; winning 14 seats. Labor and the Greens won 10 and five seats respectively, with both parties experiencing only a small increase in their respective vote percentages, despite
800-675: The 2021 election, there were a number of changes within the Tasmanian Parliament which affected the balance of power in the chamber. A record 167 candidates nominated. Seven parties are registered with the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC). The list of parties registered are: On 29 February 2024, Rockliff stated that if re-elected, his government would remove the protections from 40,000 hectares of protected native forest, allowing them to be logged. On 10 March 2024, Rockliff committed A$ 12 million to support building
850-507: The 22 other electorates each had one member. In 1870 the multi-member districts were divided and all 32 members were elected in single-member districts. In 1885 eight two-member districts were instituted. Three were in Hobart, two in Launceston, and there were three others. The remaining 20 members were elected in single-member districts. This number grew by one in 1893 when a seat was added for
900-611: The Constitution Act 1934, the House of Assembly was to expire four years from the return of the writs for its election, which took place on 1 May 2021 . The Governor must issue writs of election between five and ten days thereafter. Nominations must close on a date seven to twenty-one days after the issuance of the writ, and polling day must be a Saturday between 22 and 30 days after nominations close. In May 2023, Premier Jeremy Rockliff ruled out holding an early election, in contrast to his predecessor ( Peter Gutwein ), who called
950-459: The House of Assembly is by a form of proportional representation using the single transferable vote (STV), known as the Hare-Clark electoral system . By having multiple members for each division, the voting intentions of the electors are more closely represented in the House of Assembly. This system makes it all but certain that the division's minority party wins at least one seat. Additionally, it
1000-464: The House of Assembly is elected from multimember districts while the Legislative Council is elected from single-member districts. The reverse is the case in most of the rest of Australia; that is, the lower house is elected from single-member districts while the upper house is elected from multi-member districts or at large. Tasmania has therefore been described as having an upside down system to
1050-585: The Liberal government 19 votes out of 35 in parliament to govern. The JLN-Liberal arrangement lasted in its original form for only four months, as two of the JLN MPs, Rebekah Pentland and Miriam Beswick , were expelled from the party by party leader Jacqui Lambie , who alleged the two MPs no longer represented the "values of accountability, transparency and integrity". Both Pentland and Beswick stated they intended to remain in parliament as independents and later signed
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#17328696322101100-476: The Liberal party the numbers required to form government . Ultimately, both O'Byrne and fellow independent Kristie Johnston signed confidence and supply agreements with the government, giving it 19 of the 35 votes on the floor of the parliament. It was the first time that a non-Labor party in Tasmania had won a fourth consecutive term in government since adopting the Liberal banner in 1945. Under section 23 of
1150-927: The Supreme Court ordered a new election in Denison because three Labor members had exceeded spending limits. With seven members each, the five electoral divisions of the Tasmanian House of Assembly are: The electorates of the Tasmanian House of Assembly have the same boundaries and names as the electorates for the federal House of Representatives . The distribution of seats is currently: Senate House of Rep. Council Assembly Council Assembly Council Assembly Council Assembly Council Assembly Council Assembly Assembly Assembly 2024 Tasmanian state election Jeremy Rockliff Liberal Jeremy Rockliff Liberal The 2024 Tasmanian state election
1200-453: The West Coast, bringing total number of members up to 38. In 1903 first past the post was used to elect each of the members. In 1906 the state was divided into five equally represented multi-member electorates corresponding to the state's five federal electorates. Each electorate returned six members using STV. In 1959 the number of members per electorate was increased to seven. In 1998 it
1250-407: The West Coast. In 1897 Tasmania was among the first jurisdictions in the world to use the Hare-Clark proportional representation system to elect some of its members. Hobart elected six members and Launceston four members, in city-wide districts. Voters cast only one vote each, but marked back-up preferences. STV was used again in 1900 in those two cities. By then a second member had been added to
1300-472: The deputy Liberal leader for 16 years, officially replaced Gutwein as Premier on 8 April 2022, with Bass MP Michael Ferguson as his deputy. On 25 May 2022, Premier Rockliff announced his intention to table a bill in State Parliament to restore the state's House of Assembly to 35 seats before the end of 2022. The bill restored the size of parliament to its original number before the reductions to 25 seats
1350-451: The interim. This was followed by O'Byrne announcing he would resign as leader on 4 July 2021. On 7 July 2021, Rebecca White was elected as leader after a meeting of the Labor parliamentary caucus. On 4 April 2022, Premier Peter Gutwein announced he would quit politics, resigning as Premier and as a member for Bass following the appointment of a new Premier. Jeremy Rockliff , who had been
1400-460: The last state election a year early. However on 14 February 2024, Rockliff visited with Governor Barbara Baker to request that an election be called a year early after the Liberal government was forced into a minority , a request which was accepted. It was the second consecutive occasion the Premier of Tasmania called a snap election after Gutwein called the previous state election a year early for
1450-539: The only way to ensure a stable government continues throughout the term. Labor candidate for Franklin , Dean Winter , speculates the legislation may be in attempt to prevent candidate Eric Abetz from diverging from the Liberals in event of disagreement on same-sex conversion laws, of which Abetz has countering views to his party. On 20 March 2024, during the Sky News Australia Peoples Forum debate between White and Rockliff, White pledged that if
1500-552: The page. On 17 March 2024, Rockliff announced an intention to amend the Tasmanian Constitution to add a clause that would legislate that if an MP left the party on which they were elected , they would vacate their seat of parliament. The proposed amendment has been criticised by various officials, including former- Liberal turned independent MP , John Tucker . Tucker designated the legislation as "Rocky's rule or else." Among other criticisms. Rockliff describes it as
1550-437: The party would not seek to negotiate with other MPs to form a government, triggering a leadership election . On 10 April, the Liberal Party and Jacqui Lambie Network announced an agreement had been reached for the latter to provide confidence and supply to the government. The second Rockliff ministry was sworn in the following day with Independent MP David O'Byrne providing written assurance of confidence and supply, giving
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1600-447: The preferential proportional voting system in place, the lowest-polling candidates are eliminated, and their votes distributed as preferences to the remaining candidates. If a candidate achieves a quota, they are declared elected and any surplus votes (those over and above quota) are redistributed according to the next back-up preference marked by the voter. Most legislation is initiated in the House of Assembly. The party or coalition with
1650-435: The remainder of their terms as independents on the crossbench. This left the Liberal party in minority government and requiring 7 seats to reach a majority in the next state election. Tucker and Alexander both agreed to provide the government with confidence and supply . On 4 January 2024, Tucker threatened to withdraw his support for the government if it failed to act on his demands for mandatory CCTV in all abattoirs in
1700-656: The rest of Australia. The House of Assembly was first established in 1856, under legislation passed by the British Parliament creating the independent self-governing Colony of Tasmania. The Legislative Council had already existed since 1852. The first elections for the House of Assembly were held in October 1856. The House first met on 2 December 1856 in the area that is now the parliamentary members lounge. The first House had members elected to represent 24 electorates. Hobart had five members, Launceston had three members, and
1750-400: The state and the cessation of planning for a professional sports training facility at Rosny Parklands and a 25,000-seat stadium at Macquarie Point for an Australian Football League (AFL) team in 2028. In response Rockliff stated in an interview on 2 February, that he would ask the Governor for a snap election if Tucker and Alexander failed to agree on a new governing deal that required
1800-428: The style of the valid page, instead criticising Senator Lambie and her candidates for a lack of policies in the upcoming election. Lambie described herself as "absolutely ropable" when she became aware of the page. When Premier Rockliff was asked about the page, he stated, "We have every right to point out the policy failings of all political parties." The Tasmanian Electoral Commission has been contacted about
1850-510: The two MPs to not support proposals or changes to legislation raised by Labor, Green or other independent MPs in parliament without the permission of the government. On 13 February, Rockliff announced that the Liberal party room had endorsed a snap election due to there being no agreement reached between the government and the independent MPs. The following day Rockliff visited Governor Barbara Baker at Government House , who accepted his request for an election to be held on 23 March 2024. Since
1900-698: The two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart . The Assembly has 35 members, elected for a term of up to four years, with seven members being elected in each of five electorates, called divisions. Each division has approximately the same number of electors, and shares its name with one of Tasmania's federal electoral divisions. Voting for
1950-537: Was a keen supporter of the Federation of Australia , and when federation took place in 1901, Dobson was elected as a member of the first Australian Senate for Tasmania. He remained in the Senate for over nine years, but retired when he lost the election on 30 June 1910. He served as Chairman of Committees from 1908 to 1910. After retiring from politics, Dobson turned his efforts to promoting Tasmanian tourism. He founded and
2000-548: Was announced that O'Byrne had been elected as leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party against opponent Shane Broad, winning 72% of the members' vote and 75% of party delegates. After allegations of him sexting and kissing a woman without her consent were revealed, David O'Byrne stood aside from his role as leader of the Labor Party for the length of an investigation on 30 June 2021, with Anita Dow acting as leader during
2050-540: Was conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission . Elections for the 15-seat single-member district upper house, known as the Legislative Council , which use full-preference instant-runoff voting, are staggered each year and conducted separately from lower house state elections. The Liberal government , led by Premier Jeremy Rockliff , and the Labor opposition, led by Rebecca White , both attempted to win majority government . The Greens and
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2100-457: Was educated at The Hutchins School and worked for a merchant firm before commencing legal training with Allport, Robson & Allport. He was admitted to the Tasmanian Bar in 1846, and partnered with William Giblin from 1865 to 1870, and was a senior partner in the law firm Dobson, Mitchell & Allport (started by his father). Dobson's political career began on 12 August 1891, when he
2150-509: Was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the electorate of Brighton . He was quickly made Leader of the Opposition the next month, and became Premier of Tasmania on 17 August 1892 after the fall of Philip Fysh 's government. Dobson had a keen interest in education, and introduced compulsory education legislation into the Tasmanian parliament. He also promoted Tasmania as
2200-543: Was ever considered a legitimate candidate by the Liberal Party", given he resigned "the day the polls [were] declared". Prior claims from women were made before the 2021 election, saying they were catfished by Brooks under the alias "Terry Brooks". Despite the resignation, the Liberal Party's numbers in the House of Assembly were unchanged, due to the replacing member being a member of the party. Rebecca White resigned as Labor leader on 15 May 2021, endorsing shadow treasurer David O'Byrne to replace her. On 15 June 2021, it
2250-509: Was held on 23 March 2024 to elect all 35 members to the House of Assembly . The House of Assembly uses the proportional Hare-Clark system of voting, with the 35 members elected from five seven-member constituencies. The Assembly's size was increased from 25 to 35 seats at this election, under the provisions of the Expansion of House of Assembly Act 2022 , assented to in December 2022. The election
2300-479: Was implemented at the 1998 election . The change will come into effect at this election. The legislation was supported by the Liberals, Labor, Greens and independent Kristie Johnston . It became law upon its assent by the Governor in December 2022. On 11 May 2023, MPs Lara Alexander and John Tucker resigned as members of the Tasmanian Liberal Party and from all parliamentary committees, and served
2350-432: Was not affected and retains 15 seats despite having also been reduced from 19 seats in 1998 at the same time as the House of Assembly. Unlike most state parliaments in Australia, by-elections are very rare in the House of Assembly. Since 1917, casual vacancies have usually been filled by a simple recount of votes. One of the few by-elections (in legal terms a fresh or 're-election') in recent memory occurred in 1980, when
2400-703: Was president of the Tasmanian Tourist Association from 1893, helped found the Tourist and Information Bureau and the Scenery Preservation Board in 1915, and was chairman of the National Park Board from 1917 to 1918. Dobson died on 10 October 1918 in Hobart . Tasmanian House of Assembly Opposition (10) Crossbench (11) The House of Assembly , or Lower House, is one of
2450-497: Was reduced to five, resulting in a 25-member parliament. The reduction was criticised by the Greens as an attempt to reduce their influence. In 2010, an attempt to increase the number of seats in the House back to 35 for the 2014 state election was made by the leaders of the three main parties — Labor, the Liberals and the Greens, who signed an agreement on 2 September of that year to submit the proposal for public consideration before taking
2500-429: Was sworn in by Governor Barbara Baker the following day, as Rockliff revealed independent MP David O'Byrne had provided a written assurance of confidence and supply votes in parliament, thereby enabling the re-elected government to take office. Letters of confidence and supply assurances were signed by O'Byrne and another independent MP, Kristie Johnston , and were released to the public on 24 April 2024. This gave
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