The state of Tasmania will head to the polls on July 19, after the government lost a no-confidence vote in June. This will be the fourth election in the state in the last seven years.
Tasmania is unique among Australian states in that it uses a voting system of proportional representation. The lower house – where government is formed – is elected from five constituencies, each with seven MPs. The Liberal Party had been governing since 2014, but in a minority since the election last year, with the support of smaller parties and independents.
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