Tasmania’s unique electoral system means all bets are off on the Liberals’ future

Though the state's ruling party has been marked by defections and dissent, the opposition has struggled to make its mark

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For the second term in a row, Tasmania will head to the polls about a year before an election is due after Australia's last remaining Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff, called an early election for 23 March.

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