2010 Tasmanian state election

The 2010 Tasmanian state election was held on 20 March 2010 to elect members to the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The 12-year incumbent Labor government, led by Premier of Tasmania David Bartlett, won a fourth consecutive term against the Liberal opposition, led by Will Hodgman, after Labor formed a minority government with the support of the Greens.

2010 Tasmanian state election
20 March 2010
All 25 seats to the House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Will Hodgman David Bartlett Nick McKim
Party Liberal Labor Greens
Leader since 30 March 2006 26 May 2008 7 July 2008
Leader's seat Franklin Denison Franklin
Last election 7 seats, 31.82% 14 seats, 49.27% 4 seats, 16.64%
Seats won 10 10 5 seats
Seat change 3 4 1
Popular vote 124,933 118,168 69,233
Percentage 38.99% 36.88% 21.61%
Swing 7.17 12.39 4.97
Results of the election
Premier before election

David Bartlett
Labor

 Subsequent Premier

David Bartlett
Labor

The election was conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, an independent body answerable to Parliament. As in past Tasmanian state elections, the proportional Hare-Clark system was used to allocate the 25 seats in the House. The commission announced that there were 357,315 enrolled electors at the close of rolls. A total of 89 candidates nominated for election.

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