Tasmania
| Head of State Governor Leader of Government Premier |
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| Parliaments and Local Councils | Legislative Council | House of Assembly | Local Councils | |
| Terms of Members of Parliament/ Council | 6 years with 3 or 2 Members elected in alternate years, i.e. a
periodical cycle of elections. Elections are held on the 1st Saturday in May each year. |
Up to 4 years. | Half the Councillors of each Council are elected every 2 years for 4 year terms. Mayors and Deputy Mayors elected for 2 year terms. | |
| Number of Members | 15 elected from single-member Divisions (changed from 19 in 1999). | 25 elected from 5 five member Divisions (changed from 3519 in 1999). State and Federal Divisions are identical. |
Varies from 7 to 12 Councillors per Council. 29 Local Councils. |
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| Electoral Legislation | Constitution Act 1934. Electoral Act 1985. |
Constitution Act 1934. Electoral Act 1985. |
Local Government Act 1993. | |
| Voting Systems (definitions) | Partial Preferential. Robson Rotation. |
Proportional representation - Hare-Clark system. Partial Preferential. Robson Rotation. |
Proportional representation - Hare-Clark, Partial Preferential
with Robson rotationfor Councillors, Optional Preferential. Robson Rotation for Mayors and Deputy Mayors. |
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| Enrolment and Voting Eligibility | Same as for Commonwealth but must have been resident in Tasmania for six months continually at any one time. | Same as Legislative Council | Persons on the Hose of Assembly roll plus owners and occupiers
not on House of Assembly roll. Voting not compulsory. |
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| Redistribution Provisions and Frequency | Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995. Every 9 years unless 4 Divisions vary by more than 25% from the average divisional enrolment. |
Usual practice is to adopt Commonwealth boundaries after each Commonwealth redistribution. | No set provisions. | |
| Joint Rolls Arrangements between Commonwealth, States and Territories | Since 1994. Joint Upper House, Lower House and Local Government roll. |
Since 1908. | Since 1993. | |
| Funding, Donations and Disclosure Provisions | Legislative Council has expenditure limit in 2004 of $9,750 per candidate and expenditure statement is required. The expenditure limit increases by $250 each year. | Limit on advertising expenditure. $5,000 for a candidate in respect of a single election. $8,000 for a candidate in respect of an election for a councillor and an election for mayor or deputy mayor. | ||
| Interesting and Particular Features | Electioneering and how-to-vote cards not permitted on polling day. | As for Legislative Council. | Elections by universal postal vote. | |
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