The final seat count shows that neither the Liberal Party nor the Labor Party has secured the 18 seats needed to form a majority government. The election has left the formation of the next government dependent on negotiations with a diverse group of independents and minor parties.
George Razay (independent) and Jess Greene (Labor) have secured the final two seats in Bass with all successful candidates for the snap election now confirmed.
The count now confirms 14 Liberal, 10 Labor, 5 Greens, 5 independents and 1 Shooters, Fishers and Farmers
In order of confirmation, here is a breakdown of the elected members for each of the five divisions, with the results indicating a mix of re-elected incumbents and new faces:
Bass
Bridget Archer (Liberal)
Janie Finlay (Labor)
Michael Ferguson (Liberal)
Cecily Rosol (Greens)
Rob Fairs (Liberal)
George Razay (Independent)
Jess Greene (Labor)
Braddon
Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal)
Gavin Pearce (Liberal)
Craig Garland (Independent)
Felix Ellis (Liberal)
Anita Dow (Labor)
Roger Jaensch (Liberal)
Shane Broad (Labor)
Clark
Kristie Johnston (Independent)
Vica Bayley (Greens)
Ella Haddad (Labor)
Josh Willie (Labor)
Helen Burnet (Greens)
Marcus Vermey (Liberal)
Madeleine Ogilvie (Liberal)
Franklin
Peter George (Independent)
Eric Abetz (Liberal)
Rosalie Woodruff (Greens)
David O’Byrne (Independent)
Dean Winter (Labor)
Jacquie Petrusma (Liberal)
Meg Brown (Labor)
Lyons
Guy Barnett (Liberal)
Jane Howlett (Liberal)
Tabatha Badger (Greens)
Jen Butler (Labor)
Brian Mitchell (Labor)
Mark Shelton (Liberal)
Carlo Di Falco (Shooters, Fishers and Farmers)
Compared to the last election:
Liberal 14 (14)
ALP 10 (10)
Green 5 (5)
Independent 5 (+2)
SFF 1 (+1)
JLN 0 (-3)
Negotiations are now underway to determine who will be able to form a new government. Both the Liberal and Labor parties will continue to seek support from the crossbench to achieve a working majority and bring stability to the 52nd Tasmanian Parliament.
Media release – Sarah Lovell MLC, 31 July 2025
Will Jeremy Rockliff face the music today?
Jeremy Rockliff has now gone yet another day without fronting up to answer serious and mounting questions about integrity, transparency, breaching caretaker conventions, and the way his government operates.
Instead of showing some accountability for his actions over the last few days and admitting he’s made a massive mess, Rockliff continues to hide from the media while Felix Ellis, Jo Palmer, and Bridget Archer are left to do his dirty work.
Meanwhile, the questions keep piling up and Tasmanians deserve answers:
Why did Jeremy Rockliff block Nick Duigan from briefing Labor?
Does he accept responsibility for the Marinus mess?
Will Jeremy Rockliff come clean on why he lied to The Examiner earlier this week about when the final decision on Marinus had to be made?
Will he come clean on why he misled Tasmanians on ABC Radio and claimed they would be able to see the business case before any decision was made?
Why is Energy Minister Nick Duigan being blocked from speaking to ABC Radio about the Marinus Link business case?
Why is he treating his fellow Members of Parliament with such little respect, and jeopardising Tasmania’s biggest ever infrastructure project?
A Premier who treats his fellow Members of Parliament like he has over the last few days, hides from the media, gags his Ministers, and misleads Tasmanians cannot possibly lead a stable or trustworthy government.
Today is his chance to apologise to the rest of the Parliament for his childish games and accept responsibility for the Marinus mess.
Tasmanians expect transparency from their government, and they expect their leaders to be accountable.
Right now, they’re getting neither from Jeremy Rockliff.
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