‘It’s always a challenge for the Liberals to secure a majority’: Tas Deputy Premier

Tasmanian Deputy Premier Michael Ferguson is “hoping for a strong result tonight” but says the state’s voting system makes it a “challenge” for the Liberal Party to secure a majority.

Tasmanians have gone to the polls today to vote for the next state government.

“We’re certainly still hoping for a strong result tonight,” Mr Ferguson told Sky News Australia.

“We have experienced in Tasmania, with our unique voting system … it’s a system which is proportional.

“It opens up the opportunity for a party or a candidate that can achieve a 12.5 per cent result to get a seat in parliament, and so for those reasons, it’s always a challenge for the Liberal Party to secure a majority.”

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