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The Labor–Green Accord was a 1989 political agreement between the Australian Labor Party and the Tasmanian Greens (then called the Green Independents) to form government in the Australian state of Tasmania after the 1989 general election had resulted in a hung parliament. ==1989 Tasmanian election== The election took place on 13 May 1989. Tasmanian elections use the Hare-Clark Proportional method of Single Transferable Votes, and in 1989 the Tasmanian House of Assembly (the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania) consisted of 35 seats—seven members from each of Tasmania's five electorates. The Liberal Party led by Premier Robin Gray suffered a two-seat swing, leaving them with 17 seats, one short of a majority. Labor (led by Michael Field) won 13. The Green Independents won 5 seats, giving them the balance of power in the parliament. The five Green MPs and their electorates were Dr Bob Brown (Denison), Christine Milne (Lyons), Dr Gerry Bates (Franklin), Lance Armstrong (Bass) and Di Hollister (Braddon). Gray refused to concede defeat, and announced his intention to form a minority government, exercising his right to stay on as Premier until defeated on the floor of the House of Assembly.〔Green, Antony: (What is likelihood of independents holding the balance of power after the election? ), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 12 July 2004.〕 He also stated that if Labor and the Greens attempted to do a deal to form government, he would advise the Governor of Tasmania, Sir Phillip Bennett, to dissolve parliament and call a fresh election.〔Tanner, Stephen (1995): (The Rise and Fall of Edmund Rouse ). ''Australian Studies in Journalism'' (4): 72–89.〕 The accord was signed on 29 May. Governor Bennett considered Gray's request to call another election but declined, as constitutionally the Gray government was still in caretaker mode, and he had assurances from the Greens that they would support Field's government. He therefore concluded that Gray no longer had enough support to govern, and was therefore not in a position to ask for a new election.〔McGarvie, Richard (1999): (Democracy: choosing Australia's republic ). Melbourne University Press.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Labor–Green Accord」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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