title: Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in Tasmania
text: # Results of the 1990 Australian federal election in Tasmania
  
  This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1990 federal election in the state of Tasmania.
  
  ## Overall results
  
  Turnout 96.5% (CV) — Informal 2.3% :
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | 140,722 | 48.61 | −2.44 | 4 |
  | | Labor | 115,053 | 39.74 | −3.25 | 1 |
  | | Democrats | 24,876 | 8.59 | +2.63 | |
  | | United Tasmania | 6,367 | 2.20 | | |
  | | Independent | 2,159 | 0.75 | | |
  | | Democratic Socialist | 327 | 0.11 | | |
  | Total | Total | 289,504 | | | 5 |
  | Two-party-preferred vote |||||||
  | | Liberal | 138,556 | 52.10 | −1.00 | 4 |
  | | Labor | 150,709 | 47.90 | +1.00 | 1 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 9,774 | 3.27 | −1.68 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 299,278 | 96.5 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 300,763 | | | |
  | Source: Federal Elections 1990 |||||||
  
  ## Results by division
  
  ### Bass
  
  1990 Australian federal election: Bass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Warwick Smith | 28,441 | 49.9 | −1.9 |
  | | Labor | Silvia Smith | 21,619 | 37.9 | −5.0 |
  | | Democrats | Rae Saxon | 4,449 | 7.8 | +2.4 |
  | | United Tasmania | John Chester | 2,479 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,988 | 96.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,928 | 3.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,916 | 96.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Warwick Smith | 30,896 | 54.3 | +0.6 |
  | | Labor | Silvia Smith | 26,005 | 45.7 | −0.6 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
  
  ### Braddon
  
  1990 Australian federal election: Braddon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Chris Miles | 31,860 | 55.5 | −2.4 |
  | | Labor | Terry Hynes | 20,325 | 35.4 | −6.7 |
  | | Democrats | James Reilly | 3,808 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
  | | Independent | Tom Egglestone | 1,458 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,451 | 96.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,079 | 3.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,530 | 96.9 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Chris Miles | 33,553 | 58.4 | +0.5 |
  | | Labor | Terry Hynes | 23,879 | 41.6 | −0.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
  
  ### Denison
  
  1990 Australian federal election: Denison :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Duncan Kerr | 25,811 | 45.0 | -3.3 |
  | | Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 23,056 | 40.2 | -4.2 |
  | | United Tasmania | Geoff Law | 3,888 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
  | | Democrats | Rob Alliston | 3,554 | 6.2 | -1.1 |
  | | Independent | Graeme Jones | 701 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
  | | Democratic Socialist | Ian Hopkins | 327 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,337 | 97.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,438 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,775 | 96.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Duncan Kerr | 32,333 | 56.4 | +2.6 |
  | | Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 24,956 | 43.6 | -2.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
  
  ### Franklin
  
  1990 Australian federal election: Franklin :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bruce Goodluck | 28,636 | 48.5 | -1.7 |
  | | Labor | Eugene Alexander | 22,925 | 38.8 | -1.6 |
  | | Democrats | Patsy Harmsen | 7,523 | 12.7 | +3.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,084 | 97.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,819 | 3.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,903 | 96.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bruce Goodluck | 30,778 | 52.1 | -1.2 |
  | | Labor | Eugene Alexander | 28,268 | 47.9 | +1.2 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
  
  ### Lyons
  
  1990 Australian federal election: Lyons :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Max Burr | 28,729 | 49.0 | -1.9 |
  | | Labor | Bob Gordon | 24,373 | 41.6 | +0.3 |
  | | Democrats | Mike Hancock | 5,542 | 9.5 | +1.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,644 | 95.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,510 | 4.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,154 | 96.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Max Burr | 30,526 | 52.1 | -2.3 |
  | | Labor | Bob Gordon | 28,071 | 47.9 | +2.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
  