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At this point I am fully convinced that the failure of the Tasmanian Greens over the last decade is largely a result of their obnoxious election night speeches.
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Informal vote in the Tasmanian election seems to be running over 6%, which doesn’t sound great.
Although @kevinbonham notes that it “…can go down a bit as votes are checked and postals added, so we will only have a vague idea tonight.” -
#Tasmania (#Australia 🇦🇺) - 20% escrutado: los liberales 🔵 dominan y podrían continuar en el gobierno
🔵 Lib-Nat: 38,4% (13)
🔴 Labor: 23,6% (6)
🌻 Greens: 16,4% (4)
🦆 SFF: 3,3%
🟠 Nationals: 1,8%⚪ Indep: 16,5% (1)
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Keeping an eye on Tassie while using my Framework 13's bezel as a mouse bungee
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Tasmanian state election day is here!
Approximately 25% of voters have opted to vote early, which sets a new record, and aligns with the pattern in other recent state and federal elections. I believe it's a clear sign of a healthy Democracy for people to have options for when and where they vote.
Pre-polling suggests Tasmania is going to elect another hung parliament. I find the narrow polling surprising because, by all accounts, Jeremy Rockliff has been a divisive Premier and his personal style has been an absolute shitshow. Since 2014, Tasmania has had three useless right-wing men as Premiers, so I'm sympathetic of people saying "It's time".
In Australia, this lack of polarisation is often interpreted as a sign that both major political parties have not worked hard enough to earn the trust of voters. In many parts of Europe, however, the lack of an absolute majority is considered normal. It forces parties to negotiate, find common ground, and work by consensus. I'd go as far as saying this style of government is better equipped for the needs of diverse of citizens, and making decisions based on issues rather than the usual party-line dogma.
With that in mind, the tendency in recent years in Australia has been to lean more toward a hung parliament with the balance of power held by the crossbench. My hope is that this leads to effective representation of the citizens, particularly by the Greens and moderate, progressive independents.
Let's see what the currently ruling and ironically-named Tasmanian Liberals say about sharing the balance of power with Greens and Independents. Here's a press release from Felix Ellis, the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Minister for Housing, Planning and Consumer Affairs, Minister for Skills and Training, Member for Braddon.
Source: https://tas.liberal.org.au/news/2025/07/16/single-issue-independents-are-greens-worse#AusPol #TasPol #TasVotes #TasVotes25 #DeanWinter #JeremyRockliff
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Australia (Tasmania), regional parliament election today:
➤ Eligible voters: ~412,117
➤ Polls open: 8AM-6PM local
➤ 35 seats
➤ Govt: LIB (centre-right) minority of Premier Rockliff
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From his multimillion dollar property, zero action since.
It takes a special kind of horrible to deliberately fail vulnerable children over & over.
#JeremyAntoinette #RogerTheDodger #JacquieTheLackey #TasLibs #ShutAYDC #COI #humanrights #politas #taspol #tasvotes #auspol -
TasLabor's Angels
Tasmanian Labor embraces & celebrates their women
#Vote1to7TasLabor
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@NickSchwanck "More Deals, More Division, More Delays."
More deals: You mean like the one Jeremy Rockliff struck with the AFL to put a roof on the new stadium?
More division: You mean like that time Jeremy was so divisive that he lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament and is now facing an early election?
Or more like how Jeremy somehow managed to divide the state over the idea of finally having an AFL team?
More delays: So remind me. When are those new Spirit of Tasmania boats going into service again? #auspol #taspol #tasvotes -
Well done Tasmania for sorting out your election result in two weeks. I look forward to watching you do it all again in 9 months when the libs strategy of imagining they have a majority somehow fails to work. #tasvotes
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Craig Garland (independent) has won the seventh seat in Braddon!!! 😲
That makes the final result 14 Lib, 10 Lab, 5 Grn, 3 JLN and 3 Ind.
The crossbench is bigger than the opposition! 😆
Thanks to @kevinbonham for the tireless election updates.
https://kevinbonham.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-tasmanian-postcount-braddon.html
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Worth a listen to the post-election FontCast. Once you get past Brad Stansfield's Liberal bluster*, he makes an interesting point about how damaging the stadium was in the north of the state.
*Don't worry, the others tell him to pull his head in
FontCast: The campaign winds down and a new government emerges
Episode webpage: https://omny.fm/shows/fontcast/new-government-emerges
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The shenanigans and posturing will go on for a few weeks.
According to the Tas Electoral Commission,
“We expect the counts will be ongoing until Saturday 6 April and it is anticipated that final results for the 2024 State Election will be declared by Wednesday 10 April.”TEC Media release at https://app4.vision6.com.au/em/message/email/view.php?id=1470828
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CW: Tasmania Votes
@HardBeingGreen Gah, this is exactly why no-one votes for Tas Labor. They flip-flop from one position to another, and don't seem to actually want to be in power. Last night Bec White was all about how minority government is what the future holds. So if they ever want to govern, then they will need the support of left-wing minor parties and independents. Most of which consists of the Greens. So suck it up and have a crack at it!
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Think independently. Vote with independents.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-24/tasmanian-election-results-and-what-happens-next/103624248
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Looks like national trend reflected in Tassie:
Libs spanked, ALP not rewarded.
Political duopoly on notice.
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Looks like Rockliff won’t be with us for long. Certainly not after Abetz said
“... his leadership is absolutely rock solid. Amongst the 35 candidates with whom I’ve spoken, there has not been any talk about leadership whatsoever.”#politas #taspol #tasvotes #auspol #yeahRight #knivesOut #winner
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@troberts Well, the Libs (as the incumbent government) get first dibs on trying to form a new government. Whether or not they will succeed depends on precisely who is elected and how adroit Rockliff and White are at wooing the minor parties and independents. (History would suggest Labor is better at that, though the Liberals will have a head start.)
#politas
#TasVotes
