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Tasmania
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Parliaments and Local Councils
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Legislative Council
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House of Assembly
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Local Councils
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Terms of Members of Parliament/ Council
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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.
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Up to 4 years.
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Half the Councillors of each Council are elected every 2 years for 4 year terms. Mayors and Deputy Mayors elected for 2 year terms.
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Number of Members
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15 elected from single-member Divisions (changed from 19 in 1999).
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25 elected from 5 five member Divisions (changed from 3519 in 1999).
State and Federal Divisions are identical.
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Varies from 7 to 12 Councillors per Council.
29 Local Councils.
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Electoral Legislation
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Constitution Act 1934.
Electoral Act 1985.
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Constitution Act 1934.
Electoral Act 1985.
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Local Government Act 1993.
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Voting Systems (definitions)
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Partial Preferential.
Robson Rotation.
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Proportional representation - Hare-Clark system.
Partial Preferential.
Robson Rotation.
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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
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Same as for Commonwealth but must have been resident in Tasmania
for six months continually at any one time.
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Same as Legislative Council
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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
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Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995.
Every 9 years unless 4 Divisions vary by more than 25% from the
average divisional enrolment.
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Usual practice is to adopt Commonwealth boundaries after each Commonwealth redistribution.
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No set provisions.
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Joint Rolls Arrangements between Commonwealth,
States and Territories
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Since 1994.
Joint Upper House, Lower House and Local Government roll.
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Since 1908.
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Since 1993.
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Funding, Donations and Disclosure Provisions
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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.
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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. |
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Interesting and Particular Features
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Electioneering and how-to-vote cards not permitted on polling day.
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As for Legislative Council.
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Elections by universal postal vote.
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