COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== TASMANIA ==================================================================== BASS, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Bell Bay, George Town, Launceston, Ringarooma -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,833 -00.2 Votes cast: 63,294 96.1 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,148 03.4 +01.3 Formal votes: 61,146 96,6 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Warwick Smith * Lib 27,974 45.7 -05.5 Michelle O達yrne ALP 25,864 42.3 +02.1 Stuart Baird Grn 2,595 04.2 -00.8 Allan Lockhart ON 2,057 03.4 Harvey Smith 1,165 01.9 Brian Muir AD 1,491 02.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,146 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: H Smith's 1,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W Smith * 216 18.5 28,190 46.1 O達yrne 264 22.7 26,128 42.7 Baird 71 06.1 2,666 04.4 Lockhart 367 31.5 2,424 04.0 Muir 247 21.2 1,738 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,165 61,146 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Muir's 1,738 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W Smith * 457 26.3 28,647 46.9 O達yrne 525 30.2 26,653 43.6 Baird 540 31.1 3,206 05.2 Lockhart 216 12.4 2,640 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,738 61,146 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lockhart's 2,640 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W Smith * 824 31.2 29,471 48.2 O達yrne 1,041 39.4 27,694 45.3 Baird 775 29.4 3,981 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,640 61,146 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Baird's 3,981 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- W Smith * 1,063 26.7 30,534 49.9 O達YRNE 2,918 73.3 30,612 50.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,981 61,146 00.1 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Warwick Leslie Smith (born 1954): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990. Defeated 1993. Elected 1996. Defeated 1998 Minister for Family Services to 21 October 1998 > Michelle Anne O'Byrne (born 1968): Elected 1998 Born 6 March 1968, Launceston Tasmania Career: Educated University of Tasmania. Industrial Officer, Miscellaneous Workers' Union. Electorate officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADDON, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Burnie, Devonport, Ulverstone, Wynyard -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,364 -01.7 Votes cast: 60,260 96.6 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,153 03.6 +01.0 Formal votes: 58,107 96.4 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clare Thompson Grn 2,794 04.8 -00.8 Sid Sidebottom ALP 26,643 45.8 +07.5 Gavin Thompson 1,143 02.0 John Thomson ON 2,446 04.2 Hon Chris Miles * Lib 23,480 40.4 -11.7 Peter Morgan AD 1,601 02.8 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: G Thompson's 1,143 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Thompson 113 09.9 2,907 05.0 Sidebottom 351 30.7 26,994 46.5 Thomson 285 24.9 2,731 04.7 Miles * 246 21.5 23,726 40.8 Morgan 148 12.9 1,749 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,143 58,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morgan's 1,749 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Thompson 439 25.1 3,346 05.8 Sidebottom 536 30.6 27,530 47.4 Thomson 150 08.6 2,881 05.0 Miles * 624 35.7 24,350 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,749 58,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Thomson's 2,881 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Thompson 556 19.3 3,902 06.7 Sidebottom 1,154 40.1 28,684 49.4 Miles * 1,171 40.6 25,521 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,881 58,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: C Thompson's 3,902 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SIDEBOTTOM 2,883 73.9 31,567 54.3 Miles * 1,019 26.1 26,540 45.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,902 58,107 04.3 10.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Christopher Gordon Miles (born 1947): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996. Defeated 1998 Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet) to the Prime Minister to 21 October 1998 > Peter Sid Sidebottom (born 1951): Elected 1998 Born: 23 April 1951, Hobart Career: Educated University of Tasmania. Secondary teacher. Electorate secretary. Central Coast Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DENISON, Tas ==================================================================== Hobart area: Glenorchy, Hobart, New Town, Taroona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,280 +00.3 Votes cast: 64,247 95.5 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,624 02.5 +00.4 Formal votes: 62,623 97.5 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Gregson Lib 20,114 32.1 -02.2 Gregory Broszczyk 497 00.8 Mat Hines Grn 4,698 07.5 -00.8 Brent Blackburn AD 2,460 03.9 -00.5 Hon Duncan KERR * ALP 34,854 55.7 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Broszczyk's 497 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregson 163 32.8 20,277 32.4 Hines 136 27.4 4,834 07.7 Blackburn 102 20.5 2,562 04.1 KERR * 96 19.3 34,950 55.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 497 62,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Blackburn's 2,562 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregson 625 24.4 20,902 33.4 Hines 1,014 39.6 5,848 09.3 KERR * 923 36.0 35,873 57.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,562 62,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hines's 5,848 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregson 1,322 22.6 22,224 35.5 KERR * 4,526 77.4 40,399 64.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,848 62,623 14.5 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan James Colquhoun Kerr (born 1952): Elected 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Tas ==================================================================== Suburban Hobart: Bridgewater, Cygnet, Kingston, Lauderdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,680 -12.8 Votes cast: 63,174 96.2 -00.6 Informal votes: 3,962 02.8 +00.5 Formal votes: 61,411 97.2 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Irene Fisher AD 3,003 04.9 -00.2 Jane Goodluck Lib 24,266 39.5 -01.3 Harry Quick * ALP 30,180 49.1 +03.2 Kay McFarlane Grn 3,962 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,411 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fisher's 3,003 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodluck 1,065 35.5 25,331 41.2 QUICK * 925 30.8 31,105 50.7 McFarlane 1,013 33.7 4,975 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,003 61,411 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McFarlane's 4,975 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodluck 1,321 26.6 26,652 43.4 QUICK * 3,654 73.4 34,759 56.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,975 61,411 06.6 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Vernon Quick (born 1941): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LYONS, Tas ==================================================================== Central Tasmania: Campbelltown, New Norfolk, Queenstown, Rosebery -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,594 +01.2 Votes cast: 66,321 96.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,131 03.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 64,190 96.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dick ADAMS * ALP 32,843 51.2 +06.7 Andrew Wilson ON 3,050 04.7 Richard Colbeck Lib 21,543 33.6 -10.7 Annie Willock Grn 3,042 04.7 -01.1 Bob Bensemann AD 1,469 02.3 -01.3 Darryl Gerrity 2,243 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Colbeck, see Senate Tasmania 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bensemann's 1,469 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ADAMS * 403 27.4 33,246 51.8 Wilson 59 04.0 3,109 04.8 Colbeck 339 23.1 21,882 34.1 Willock 428 29.1 3,470 05.4 Gerrity 240 16.3 2,483 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,469 64,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gerrity's 2,483 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ADAMS * 863 34.8 34,109 53.1 Wilson 723 29.1 3,832 06.0 Colbeck 517 20.8 22,399 34.9 Willock 380 15.3 3,850 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,483 64,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wilson's 3,832 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ADAMS * 1,813 47.3 35,922 56.0 Colbeck 1,341 35.0 23,740 37.0 Willock 678 17.7 4,528 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,832 64,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Willock's 4,528 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ADAMS * 2,982 65.9 38,904 60.6 Colbeck 1,546 34.1 25,286 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,528 64,190 10.6 09.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Godfrey Harry Adams (born 1951): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------