[Tasmania]: 2005 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) leadership elections

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2 January 2005​

All 19 members of the Tasmanian parliamentary Labor caucus 10 caucus members needed for a majority​

Leader of the Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)​

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Candidate:	Lara Giddings	Paul Lennon
Faction:	Labor Left	Labor Right
Candidate's seat:	Franklin	Franklin
Current position:	Minister for Health and Human Services	Deputy Premier
Caucus vote:	11	8
Percentage:	57.9%	42.1%

Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)​

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Candidate:	David Llewellyn	Bryan Green
Faction:	Labor Left	Labor Right
Candidate's seat:	Lyons	Braddon
Current position:	Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment	Minister of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources
Caucus vote:	Withdrew	Unopposed
Percentage:	Withdrew	Unopposed

 

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The Tasmanian Labor Party room would vote on the new leader of the party, electing Lara Giddings from the Labor Left faction 11 votes to Paul Lennon's 8. Consequently, David Llewellyn withdrew from the Deputy Leadership contest and Bryan Green was elected unopposed to maintain convention that the Leader and Deputy Leader's of the party come from different factions.

Later that day, Premier Jim Bacon would offer his resignation to Governor Sir William Cox at Government House in Hobart and Lara Giddings would be sworn in shortly after as Premier and Bryan Green as Deputy Premier. Lara Giddings would then swear in a complete cabinet with many reshuffles from Jim Bacon's Cabinet. Paul Lennon would take on Bryan Green's former portfolio and David Llewellyn would maintain his current portfolio.

Lara Giddings in her new office, the Premier's Office at 15 Murray Street, Hobart.​