COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== TASMANIA ==================================================================== BASS, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,984 -00.2 Votes cast: 63,544 96.3 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,328 02.1 -00.7 Formal votes: 62,216 97.9 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick SMITH Lib 31,875 51.2 +03.9 Silvia Smith * ALP 25,034 40.2 -03.6 Kristina Nicklason Grn 3,093 05.0 -01.3 Debbie Butler AD 2,214 03.6 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick Smith was member for Bass 1984-93. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Butler's 2,214 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W SMITH 670 30.3 32,545 52.3 S Smith * 656 29.7 25,690 41.3 Nicklason 883 40.0 3,976 06.4 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,214 62,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Nicklason's 3,976 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W SMITH 1,316 34.5 33,861 54.6 S Smith * 2,500 65.5 28,190 45.4 (exhausted 160 165 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,976 62,216 04.6 04.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Silvia Joy Smith (1939-2020): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996 Later career: Tas MLC for Westmorland 1997-2003. Died 6 March 2020 > Warwick Leslie Smith (born 1954): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996 Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 11 March 1996 to 6 October 1997 Minister for Family Services from 6 October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADDON, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,449 -01.4 Votes cast: 61,427 96.8 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,586 02.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 59,841 97.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clare Thompson Grn 3,375 05.6 +01.6 Sid Sidebottom ALP 22,928 38.3 -03.6 Chris MILES * Lib 31,201 52.1 +02.7 Chris Ivory AD 2,337 03.9 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sidebottom, see Braddon 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ivory's 2,337 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thompson 566 24.3 3,941 06.6 Sidebottom 803 34.5 23,731 39.7 MILES * 956 41.1 32,157 53.7 (exhausted 12 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,337 59,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thompson's 3,941 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidebottom 2,742 71.0 26,473 44.3 MILES * 1,122 29.0 33,279 55.7 (exhausted 77 89 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,941 59,841 05.7 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Gordon Miles (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet) to the Prime Minister from 11 March 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DENISON, Tas ==================================================================== Hobart area: Glenorchy, Hobart, New Town, Taroona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,097 -02.2 Votes cast: 64,558 96.2 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,384 02.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 63,174 97.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karen Weldrick Grn 5,229 08.3 -05.9 Hon Duncan KERR * ALP 33,023 52.3 +01.0 Rachel Dudgeon AD 2,769 04.4 +03.2 Sarah Stephen 486 00.8 Ingrid Wren Lib 21,667 34.3 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,174 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stephen's 486 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weldrick 122 25.4 5,351 08.5 KERR * 88 18.3 33,111 52.4 Dudgeon 155 32.2 2,924 04.6 Wren 116 24.1 21,783 34.5 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 486 63,174 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dudgeon's 2,924 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weldrick 1,094 37.5 6,445 10.2 KERR * 1,025 35.1 34,136 54.0 Wren 798 27.4 22,581 35.8 (exhausted 7 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,924 63,174 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Weldrick's 6,445 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KERR * 4,805 76.2 38,941 61.8 Wren 1,497 23.8 24,078 38.2 (exhausted 143 155 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,445 63,174 11.8 02.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan James Colquhoun Kerr (born 1952): Elected 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Minister for Justice to 11 March 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Tas ==================================================================== Suburban Hobart: Bridgewater, Cygnet, Kingston, Lauderdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,967 +02.9 Votes cast: 62,915 96.8 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,420 02.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 61,495 97.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Les Glover Lib 25,068 40.8 +02.0 John Hale Grn 4,286 07.0 -01.2 Harry Quick * ALP 28,259 46.0 -03.2 Kim Peart 788 01.3 Irene Fisher AD 3,094 05.0 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Peart's 788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glover 129 16.4 25,197 41.0 Hale 124 15.8 4,410 07.2 Quick * 164 20.8 28,423 46.2 Fisher 370 47.0 3,464 05.6 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 788 61,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fisher's 3,464 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glover 990 28.7 26,187 42.6 Hale 1,243 36.0 5,653 09.2 Quick * 1,223 35.4 29,646 48.2 (exhausted 8 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,464 61,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hale's 5,653 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glover 1,637 29.5 27,824 45.3 QUICK * 3,921 70.5 33,567 54.7 (exhausted 95 104 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,653 61,495 04.7 02.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Vernon Quick (born 1941): Elected 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LYONS, Tas ==================================================================== Central Tasmania: Campbelltown, New Norfolk, Queenstown, Rosebery -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,774 +03.2 Votes cast: 65,599 96.8 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,754 02.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 63,845 97.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leigh de la Motte NPA 1,218 01.9 Hon Dick Adams * ALP 28,363 44.4 -03.0 Debra Manskey Grn 3,706 05.8 -00.7 Duncan Mills AD 2,282 03.6 +01.4 Russell Anderson Lib 28,276 44.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: De la Motte's 1,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adams * 449 37.4 28,812 45.1 Manskey 126 10.5 3,832 06.0 Mills 184 15.3 2,466 03.9 Anderson 443 36.9 28,719 45.0 (exhausted 16 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,218 63,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mills's 2,466 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adams * 794 32.5 29,606 46.4 Manskey 763 31.2 4,595 07.2 Anderson 888 36.3 29,607 46.4 (exhausted 21 37 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,466 63,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Manskey's 4,595 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ADAMS * 3,076 68.6 32,682 51.3 Anderson 1,408 31.4 31,015 48.7 (exhausted 111 148 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,595 63,845 01.3 02.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Godfrey Harry Adams (born 1951): Elected 1993, 1996 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