Liberal premier Jeremy Rockliff to request Tasmania election after no-confidence vote
State’s parliament to resume on Tuesday to pass supply bills before Rockliff again requests election be called, as budget has not yet passed
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The Tasmanian parliament’s lower house has passed a vote of no confidence in the Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff, setting the stage for the fourth state election in seven years.
The motion – moved by the opposition leader, Dean Winter – was supported by Labor, the Greens and three other crossbenchers. The speaker, Labor’s Michelle O’Byrne, gave a casting vote to pass the motion 18-17 after a marathon two-day debate finished on Thursday afternoon.
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