1986 Tasmanian state election
Robin Gray Liberal Robin Gray Liberal The 1986 Tasmanian state election was held on 8 February 1986 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.The incumbent Liberal government headed by Robin Gray hoped to secure a second term in office.It was the first time in 58 years that a non-Labor government had won a second term in Tasmania.The Greens increased their representation from one to two, with Gerry Bates replacing independent Doug Lowe as the seventh member for the Division of Franklin (Lowe did not contest the election).Shortly after the election, Ken Wreidt was replaced as Labor leader by Neil Batt.