1979 Tasmanian state election

1979 Tasmanian state election

← 1976 28 July 1979 1982 →
All 35 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Doug Lowe Max Bingham Party Labor Liberal Leader since 1 December 1977 4 May 1972 Leader's seat Franklin Denison Last election 18 seats 17 seats Seats won 20 15 Seat change 2 2 Percentage 54.32% 41.31% Swing 1.84 3.18
Results of the election
Premier before election Doug Lowe Labor Elected Premier Doug Lowe Labor

The 1979 Tasmanian state election was held on 28 July 1979 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system^[1] — seven members were elected from each of five electorates. The quota required for election was 12.5% in each division.

The incumbent Labor Party, led by Doug Lowe, won a third term in office against the opposition Liberal Party, led by Max Bingham.