2 May 1964 1969 → 17 seats 16 seats 51.32% 38.49% Start date May 2, 1964 | 26 August 1958 19 March 1960 19 seats 16 seats 6.82 2.57 | |
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Winner Eric Reece | ||
Elections for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 2 May 1964.
The Labor Party, in power since 1934, was seeking a tenth term in office, and Premier Eric Reece was contesting his second election in that role, this time against Leader of the Opposition Angus Bethune of the Liberal Party. Despite its longevity, the peculiarities of the Tasmanian Hare-Clark system meant it had served as a minority government with the support of independents since the 1946 election.
Results
Labor won a majority in the House of Assembly with 19 of the 35 seats. Dr Reg Turnbull, the former Labor treasurer who had won 27.9% as an independent in Bass in 1959 (equal to 5.64% of the statewide vote) departed in 1961 for the Australian Senate, with most of his vote returning to his former party.