1996 Tasmanian state election

1996 Tasmanian state election

← 1992 24 February 1996 1998 →
All 35 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ray Groom Michael Field Christine Milne Party Liberal Labor Greens Leader since 17 December 1991 14 December 1988 1993 Leader's seat Denison Braddon Lyons Last election 19 seats 11 seats 5 seats Seats won 16 14 4 Seat change 3 3 1 Popular vote 121,391 119,260 32,813 Percentage 41.21% 40.47% 11.14% Swing 12.91 11.62 2.09
Results of the election
Premier before election Ray Groom Liberal Resulting Premier Tony Rundle Liberal

The 1996 Tasmanian state election was held on 24 February 1996 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 Liberal Party, led by Ray Groom, hoped to secure another term in government. The Opposition Labor party was headed by Michael Field and the Tasmanian Greens were headed by Christine Milne.

Prior to the election, the Liberal Party held 19 of the 35 seats, a majority in the House of Assembly. Labor held 11 and the Tasmanian Greens held five.

Before the election, Groom and Field both promised that they would only govern in majority.