11 December 1976 1979 → 21 seats 14 seats 3 3 Start date December 11, 1976 | 31 March 1975 4 May 1972 18 seats 17 seats 52.48% 44.49% | |
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Winner Bill Neilson | ||
Elections for the Tasmanian House of Assembly were held on 11 December 1976. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Bill Neilson, won a second term against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham.
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Background
Labor had won the 1972 election, by a landslide margin of 7 seats, with Labor leader Eric Reece elected as Premier of Tasmania for the second time. Reece retired from Parliament on 31 March 1975, after the ALP introduced a mandatory retirement age of 65. Liberal Party leader Angus Bethune retired three months later, and was replaced by Max Bingham.
Results
Labor won the election, although their majority was reduced to one seat.
References
Tasmanian state election, 1976 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA