Tasmania Heads to Polls Again, Second Election in 14 Months

The governor has granted an early election after Premier Rockliff lost a vote of confidence.

Tasmania’s Premier Jeremy Rockliff at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 17, 2022. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Tasmanians will return to the polls on July 19 after Premier Jeremy Rockliff was granted an early election by Governor Barbara Baker, just months after the March 2024 state poll.

The decision follows a no-confidence motion passed in the lower house last week, leaving the Liberal leader’s minority government in crisis.