Media releases

2026

• Legislative Council elections 2026

  Candidates announced for the 2026 Legislative Council elections

  Media release 10/04/26

  Expected dates for 2026 Legislative Council elections announced

  Media release 16/02/26

2025

• Electoral disclosure and funding

  New resources launched for the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Scheme

  Media release 20/06/25

  A new disclosure and funding scheme for parliamentary elections

  Media release 28/03/25

• House of Assembly elections 2025

  Notices of failure to vote issued for State election

  Media release 8/09/25

  All election counts completed

  Media release 2/08/25

  Final stages of counting and declaration of poll ceremonies

  Media release 1/08/25

  Counting continues: next steps in finalising the 2025 State election results

  Media release 25/07/25

  Sunday update on the count

  Media release 20/07/25

  Polling places open for Tasmanians to have their say

  Media release 19/07/25

  Over 100,000 Tasmanians have voted early ahead of polling day

  Media release 17/07/25

  One week to polling day

  Media release 11/07/25

  Early surge in pre-poll voting for 2025 State election

  Media release 4/07/25

  Candidates announced for 2025 State election

  Media release 27/06/25

  161 nominations received for the 2025 State election

  Media release 26/06/25

  Lyons recount complete

  Media release 4/03/25

  Lyons recount update

  Media release 3/03/25

  Lyons recount commences

  Media release 3/03/25

  Recount to fill Lyons vacancy

  Media release 12/02/25

• Legislative Council elections 2025

  Results declared in 2025 Legislative Council elections

  Media release 29/05/25

  Monday update for 2025 Legislative Council elections

  Media release 26/05/25

  Saturday night update for 2025 Legislative Council elections

  Media release 24/05/25

  Strong early voting ahead of Legislative Council polling day

  Media release 19/05/25

  Candidates announced for the 2025 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections

  Media release 2/05/25

  New dates for 2025 Legislative Council elections

  Media release 25/03/25

  2025 Legislative Council elections expected dates announced

  Media release 17/02/25

• Local Government elections 2025

  Break O'Day Council recount complete

  Media release 01/12/25

  Sorell Council recount complete

  Media release 06/10/25

  Central Highlands and Dorset by-elections complete

  Media release 23/09/25

  Polling closed for Central Highlands by-election

  Media release 22/09/25

  Candidates announced for local government by-elections

  Media release 27/08/25

  Nominations now open for Central Highlands and Dorset by-elections

  Media release 19/08/25

  Results for Launceston City Council and West Tamar Council recounts

  Media release 18/08/25

  Result for Central Coast Council recount

  Media release 16/06/25

  Result for Latrobe Council recount

  Media release 2/06/25

  Counting complete for Dorset by-elections

  Media release 1/04/25

  Candidates announced for Dorset by-elections

  Media release 5/03/25

  Recounts completed and by-elections announced for Dorset Council

  Media release 20/02/25

  Result for Flinders Council recount

  Media release 17/02/25

  Counting complete for Tasman Council by-election

  Media release 14/02/25

  Polling closed for Tasman by-election

  Media release 13/02/25

  Results for Dorset Council recounts

  Media release 11/02/25

  Dorset Council by-elections and recounts update

  Media release 06/02/25

  Dorset Council by-elections and recounts

  Media release 31/01/25

  Result for Meander Valley Council recount

  Media release 28/01/25

  Candidates announced for Tasman Council by-election

  Media release 22/01/25

2024

• House of Assembly elections 2024

  All election counts completed

  Media release 6/04/24

  An update on the count (Friday)

  Media release 5/04/24

  Checking and first-preference counting concludes today

  Media release 2/04/24

  Results updated as counting progresses

  Media release 28/03/24

  Counting continues after record early voting turnout

  Media release 24/03/24

  Tasmanians turn out to have their say

  Media release 23/03/24

  Polling day tomorrow, Saturday 23 March

  Media release 22/03/24

  One week to polling day

  Media release 15/03/24

  Early voting underway

  Media release 8/03/24

  Stock error identified in one batch of Lyons ballot papers

  Media release 6/03/24

  Candidates announced

  Media release 1/03/24

  167 nominations received for the 2024 State Election

  Media release 29/02/24

  More than 400k Tasmanians enrolled to vote at close of rolls

  Media release 22/02/24

  Rolls close this week

  Media release 19/02/24

  The 2024 State Election dates announced

  Media release 14/02/24

• Legislative Council elections 2024

  Declarations of the poll

  Media release 7/05/24

  Commission to undertake provisional distributions

  Media release 7/05/24

  Update on the counts (Monday)

  Media release 6/05/24

  Polling closed. Update on the counts.

  Media release 4/05/24

  Strong early voting ahead of Legislative Council polling day

  Media release 1/05/24

  Candidates announced

  Media release 12/04/24

  Two resignations in the Legislative Council

  Media release 27/02/24

  Expected dates for 2024 Legislative Council elections announced

  Media release 7/02/24

• Local Government elections 2024

  Tasman Council by-election announced

  Media release 12/12/24

  Result for Glenorchy City Council recount

  Media release 2/12/24

  Recount results for Glenorchy City and Tasman councils

  Media release 4/11/24

  Result for Burnie City Council recount

  Media release 7/10/24

  Result for King Island by-election

  Media release 4/10/24

  Polling closed for King Island by-election

  Media release 3/10/24

  Final days of polling in King Island by-election

  Media release 30/09/24

  Result for the Meander Valley Council recount

  Media release 23/09/24

  Candidates announced for King Island by-election

  Media release 11/09/24

  King Island Council by-election announced

  Media release 23/08/24

  Huon Valley Council recount completed

  Media release 19/08/24

  Clarence elector poll completed

  Media release 9/08/24

  Clarence elector poll update

  Media release 9/08/24

  62.8% return in Clarence elector poll

  Media release 8/08/24

  Counting completed in Glenorchy City Council by-elections and elector poll

  Media release 22/06/24

  Update on the Glenorchy City and Sorell count

  Media release 21/06/24

  Polls close for Glenorchy City and Sorell by-elections

  Media release 20/06/24

  Too late to post, not too late to vote

  Media release 19/06/24

  Final days of polling in local government by-elections

  Media release 17/06/24

  Glenorchy and Sorell by-elections candidates announced

  Media release 29/05/24

  Glenorchy and Sorell by-elections announced

  Media release 15/05/24

  Hobart City Council recount complete

  Media release 22/04/24

  Meander Valley Council recount complete

  Media release 13/02/24

  Derwent Valley, Glamorgan-Spring Bay, and Huon Valley councils recounts complete

  Media release 6/02/24 and Huon Valley correction 9/02/24

  King Island Council by-election complete

  Media release 24/01/24

  King Island Council by-election announced

  Media release 12/01/24