Results of the 1996 Australian federal election in Tasmania

1996 Australian federal election
(Tasmania)
← 1993 2 March 1996 1998 →
All 5 Tasmanian seats in the Australian House of Representatives; and 6 seats in the Australian Senate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Warwick Smith	31,875	51.23	+3.91
	Labor	Silvia Smith	25,034	40.24	−3.56
	Greens	Kristina Nicklason	3,093	4.97	−1.36
	Democrats	Debbie Butler	2,214	3.56	+1.01
Total formal votes			62,216	97.31	+0.75
Informal votes			1,328	2.09	−0.75
Turnout			63,544	96.25	+0.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Warwick Smith	33,861	54.57	+4.60
	Labor	Silvia Smith	28,190	45.43	−4.60
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Miles	31,201	52.14	+2.76
	Labor	Sid Sidebottom	22,928	38.31	−3.62
	Greens	Clare Thompson	3,375	5.64	+1.63
	Democrats	Chris Ivory	2,337	3.91	+1.13
Total formal votes			59,841	97.42	+0.16
Informal votes			1,586	2.58	−0.16
Turnout			61,427	96.81	+0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Chris Miles	33,279	55.70	+2.85
	Labor	Sid Sidebottom	26,473	44.30	−2.85
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.85

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Duncan Kerr	33,023	52.27	+1.01
	Liberal	Ingrid Wren	21,667	34.30	+2.94
	Greens	Karen Weldrick	5,229	8.28	−5.94
	Democrats	Rachel Dudgeon	2,769	4.38	+3.20
		Sarah Stephen	486	0.77	+0.77
Total formal votes			63,174	97.86	+0.47
Informal votes			1,384	2.14	−0.47
Turnout			64,558	96.22	+0.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Duncan Kerr	38,941	61.79	−2.65
	Liberal	Ingrid Wren	24,078	38.21	+2.65
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.65

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Quick	28,259	45.95	−3.25
	Liberal	Les Glover	25,068	40.76	+2.01
	Greens	John Hale	4,286	6.97	−1.24
	Democrats	Irene Fisher	3,094	5.03	+1.19
	Independent	Kim Peart	788	1.28	+1.28
Total formal votes			61,495	97.74	+0.33
Informal votes			1,420	2.26	−0.33
Turnout			62,915	96.84	+0.24
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Quick	33,567	54.68	−2.76
	Liberal	Les Glover	27,824	45.32	+2.76
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.76

Results by division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Adams	28,363	44.42	−3.01
	Liberal	Russell Anderson	28,276	44.29	+0.45
	Greens	Debra Manskey	3,706	5.80	−0.71
	Democrats	Duncan Mills	2,282	3.57	+1.36
	National	Leigh de la Motte	1,218	1.91	+1.91
Total formal votes			63,845	97.33	+0.21
Informal votes			1,754	2.67	−0.21
Turnout			65,599	96.79	+0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dick Adams	32,682	51.31	−2.47
	Liberal	Russell Anderson	31,015	48.69	+2.47
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.47

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