2028 Tasmanian state election

Next Tasmanian state election

No later than March/April 2028
All 35 seats in the House of Assembly 18 seats needed for a majority
Leader Jeremy Rockliff Dean Winter Party Liberal Labor Leader since 8 April 2022 10 April 2024 Leader's seat Braddon Franklin Last election 14 seats, 36.7% 10 seats, 29.0% Current seats 14 10 Seats needed 4 8
Incumbent Premier Jeremy Rockliff Liberal

The next Tasmanian state election will be held no later than late March 2028, to elect all 35 seats in the House of Assembly. The election will be conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC).

Background

The House of Assembly uses the proportional Hare-Clark system of voting, with the 35 members elected from five seven-member constituencies. The Assembly's size is governed by the provisions of the Expansion of House of Assembly Act 2022, assented to in December 2022. Elections for the 15-seat single-member district upper house, known as the Legislative Council, which use full-preference instant-runoff voting, are staggered each year and conducted separately from lower house state elections.

The Liberal Party won 14 of the 35 seats in the Assembly at the previous election, and formed a minority government with the support of three Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) members and two independents, namely Kristie Johnston and David O'Byrne. Labor was returned to opposition with 10 members and the Greens won five seats. The new parliament was opened on 14 May 2024, and Labor member Michelle O'Byrne was elected unopposed to the position of Speaker of the Assembly.