Final Figures – Saturday 2 August
While reports of my retirement from television election coverage after the Federal election are correct, I am still involved off camera. I worked in the Tasmanian tallyroom on election night supporting the ABC’s coverage, my 11th Tasmanian election since in 1992, and I’ll continue to provide updates through this blog.
Otherwise you can find results on the ABC election site at https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/tas-election-2025
Quick Summary – Labor’s vote has fallen across the state, the Liberal vote is up. The Labor Party has repeated its 2024 result by winning two seats in each division. The Liberal Party looks set to again elect for 14 members, gaining a seat in the Premier’s seat of Braddon but losing one in Franklin. The Greens have re-elected the same five members, two in Clark and one each in Bass, Franklin and Lyons. Independents re-elected are David O’Byrne in Franklin, Kristie Johnston in Clark and Craig Garland in Braddon. Peter George has been elected as a second Independent in Franklin and George Razay won the final seat in Bass. Shooters, Fishers and Farmers candidate Carlo Di Franco won the final seat in Lyons.
The Liberal gain in Braddon, Independent gain in Bass and SFF gain in Lyons were all in seats won by the Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) in 2024. Peter George’s victory in Franklin was at the expense of a Liberal MHA.
All three MHA’s elected as Jacqui Lambie Network candidates last year were defeated at the 2025 election. Miriam Beswick re-contested Braddon as a Nationals candidate but her seat was gained by the Liberals. Rebekah Pentland was defeated re-contesting Bass as an Independent but her prefernces were important for the victory of Independent George Razay. JLN turned Nationals candidate Andrew Jenner was defeated in Lyons, his seat won by Carlo Di Falco of the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party.
Percentage vote, change in vote share and seats won by party
| Time |
% Counted |
|
LIB |
ALP |
GRN |
SFF |
NAT |
OTH |
| 25 July |
89.8 |
Current Vote Share |
39.9 |
25.9 |
14.4 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
15.3 |
|
|
Change in Vote |
+3.2 |
-3.1 |
+0.5 |
+0.6 |
+1.6 |
-2.8 |
|
|
Seats Won |
14 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
– |
5 |
On the Others vote, Independent support has risen 5.8% but the minus value for others is due parties not contesting the 2025 election, the Jacqui Lambie Network down -6.7%, Animal Justice -1.5% and Local Network -0.3%.
The changed membership by division can be summarised as follows –
- Bass – former Federal MP Bridget Archer has won election at the expense of Liberal MP Simon Wood. Labor’s Jess Greene won the second Labor seat vacated by the retiring Michelle O’Byrne. Independent George Razay won the seat previously held by Jacqui Lambie Network turned Independent MP Rebekah Penland. (See summary of the count in Bass here.)
- Braddon – former Federal MP Gavin Pearce won a fourth seat for the Liberal Party at the expense Jacqui Lambie Network MP turned Nationals Candidate Miriam Beswick. (See summary of the count in Braddon here.)
- Clark – Marcus Vermey won the first Liberal seat in Clark, leaving a battle between sitting MHAs Simon Behrakis and Madeleine Ogilvie for the second seat, a battle won with a late rush of preferences by Ogilvie. (See summary of the count in Clark here.)
- Franklin – Independent Peter George was elected, defeating Liberal Nic Street, costing the Liberal Party its third seat. (See summary of the count in Franklin here.)
- Lyons – former Federal Labor MP Brian Mitchell has won the second Labor seat with Casey Farrell defeated. Farrell was elected at a re-count when Rebecca White resigned to contest and win the Federal seat of Lyons. Mitchell was the Federal MP that White succeeded and he now replaces White’s short term successor in Lyons. The final seat previously held by Jaqui Lambie Network MP turned Nationals candidate Andrew Jenner was won by Carli Di Falco of the Shooters Fishers and Farmers. (See summary of the count in Lyons here.)
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