Denison by-election, 1980
- Denison by-election, 1980
A by-election for the Tasmanian House of Assembly was held in the Division of Denison in the Australian state of Tasmania on Saturday 16 February 1980. The election was the first to use the Robson Rotation, a method of rotating names on ballot papers. [ [http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~lee/prsa/qn/69.html Newsletter of the Proportional Representation Society of Australia] , Number 69, March 1993] In previous elections, candidates were listed in alphabetical order by surname.
By-elections are not usually held in the Tasmanian House of Assembly because casual vacancies are filled by a recount of votes, a system that has been in place since 1917. [ [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm House of Assembly Elections] , Tasmanian Parliamentary Library]
On 18 December 1979 the Supreme Court of Tasmania ordered that the election of three candidates in the 1979 election be declared void.[ [http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/ElectoralInformation/Election%20Reports/1980.pdf Report on Parliamentary Elections 1978 to 1980] , Parliament of Tasmania, 1980.] The court found that Julian Amos, John Devine and John Green had exceeded their spending limits.][ [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/php/Almanac.htm A Tasmanian Political Almanac] , Parliament of Tasmania] As a result, all elected members for the electorate of Denison were required to face another election.]Results
The election resulted in two previously elected members losing their seats: John Green from the Labor Party and Bob Baker from the Liberal Party. Elected in their place were Norm Sanders from the Democrats and Liberal Gabriel Haros.
The following candidates were elected, listed in order of election:
Electors enrolled: 54,555
Turnout: 89.98%
Informal votes: 5.17%
References
Further reading
* [http://www.pollbludger.com/337 Denison form guide 2006] , "Poll Bludger", 2006. Quoting an article by Wayne Crawford of The Mercury in 2002.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Denison state by-election, 1980 — A by election for the Tasmanian House of Assembly was held in the Division of Denison in the Australian state of Tasmania on Saturday 16 February 1980. The election was the first to use the Robson Rotation, a method of rotating names on ballot… … Wikipedia
Ottawa municipal election, 1980 — The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 10, 1980. Mayor Marion Dewar defeats former alderman Pat Nicol in a re match of the 1978 race. This is the first election in 70 years without the Ottawa Board of Control, as it had… … Wikipedia
Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1980–1983 — This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1980 to 1983: Member Party Electorate State Term in office Hon Evan Adermann National Fisher Qld 1972–1990 Rt Hon Doug Anthony National … Wikipedia
Division of Denison (state) — This article is about the state electorate. For the federal electorate, see Division of Denison. Map of Denison The Electoral Division of Denison is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir… … Wikipedia
Post-election pendulum for the Australian federal election, 2010 — The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras Pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras. Designed for the outcome of the 2010 federal election and changes since, the pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in Parliament,… … Wikipedia
Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1977–1980 — This is a list of members of the Australian House of Representatives from 1977 to 1980: Member Party Electorate State First elected Evan Adermann National Fisher Qld 1972 Ken Aldred Liberal Henty … Wikipedia
Ottawa municipal election, 1978 — The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 13, 1978. Controller Marion Dewar becomes the second woman and first New Democratic Party (and to date, only) affiliated person to become mayor of Ottawa. She defeated former… … Wikipedia
Robson Rotation — is the method of printing multiple ballots for single transferable vote elections, with each having the candidates listed in a different order. To achieve this, a number of designs of ballot paper are printed, and amounts of each design are… … Wikipedia
Norm Sanders — Norman Karl Sanders (born 15 October 1932) is an Australian former politician, representing the Australian Democrats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1980 to 1982 and the Australian Senate from 1985 to 1990. Contents 1 Early life 2… … Wikipedia
Members of the Australian Senate, 1978–1981 — This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1981: Senator Party State Years in Office Brian Archer Liberal Tasmania 1975–1994 Dr Peter Baume Liberal New South Wales 1974–1991 Hon Reg Bishop … Wikipedia
