An organisational review, new funding and disclosure legislation and a parliamentary election for an expanded lower house.
A graphic snapshot overview of each type of election, providing a collection of information helpful for the review and ongoing planning of these elections.
(PDFs, open in new tabs)April 2025
In response to the Tasmanian Government’s 2024 discussion paper and consultation process on a new Local Government Electoral Bill, the Tasmanian Electoral Commission’s April 2025 submission outlines the administrative and integrity implications of the proposed reforms. It highlights key challenges—such as timing, resourcing, and ballot complexity—and offers practical advice to support legislative change.
June 2022
Following his announcement to commit to restoring the House of Assembly from 25 to 35 seats, the Premier wrote to the Electoral Commissioner on 3 June 2022, requesting advice on the consequences of revising the existing House of Assembly electoral boundaries from 5 electorates to 7 electorates. The advice from the Tasmanian Electoral Commission is supplied below.
July 2021
With lower than expected turnouts at the 2021 Legislative Council elections, and reports of some Derwent and Windermere electors attending polling places where Legislative Council ballot papers were not available, the Commission has completed a report on voter participation for these elections, which has been provided to the Legislative Council.
October 2021
In February 2021, the Government published its final report on a review into the Tasmanian Electoral Act 2004. The Government accepted, in principle, all recommendations in the Review and, following the 2021 State election, drafted legislation to introduce a state-based political donations scheme. During the consultation period in relation to the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2021 and the Electoral Matters (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2021, the TEC lodged a submission.
2018 - 2019
On 9 June 2018, the government called for public submissions on a Review into the Tasmanian Electoral Act 2004.
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC) lodged a submission to the Review in July 2018 and, following the publication of the Interim Report, lodged a further submission in March 2019.
The TEC supports and values the importance of a review into the Act, particularly given the changes in and around the electoral environment since 2004.
June 2014
In the 2014 Tasmanian state election, a malfunctioning letter-opening machine damaged over 2,300 postal ballots in the Denison electorate, with 163 deemed irreparable and counted as informal votes. Dr Kevin Bonham's independent report for the Tasmanian Electoral Commission examined the incident's causes and implications, highlighting the need for improved quality control and machinery handling in electoral processes following the 2014 election.
April 2008
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission's discussion paper on Robson Rotation examined potential enhancements to this ballot design method, which rotates candidate names to mitigate positional bias and reduce the impact of donkey voting. It evaluated four options—including adopting the ACT model, doubling current rotations, or fully extending the system—to further promote fairness and voter equality in Tasmanian el ections.
The Tasmanian Hare-Clark electoral system
Electoral Act 2004 (opens in new tab)