Counting the votes: Live updates of the Tasmanian State Election
Labor's new rising star Dean Winter has addressed whether or not he will put his hand up for the position of leader should Rebecca White choose to stand aside. ROLLING COVERAGE >>
As the votes begin to be counted, join Mercury political editor David Killick and the Mercury team as they bring you live updates.
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Updates
Stand by your man: Premier backs embattled Minister
Despite a looming no confidence motion over the handling of T-T Line and TasPorts, Michael Ferguson still has the support of the Premier, who backed him in this morning. Here’s what was said.
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O’Byrne pulls plug on support for Ferguson, says Premier must act
The survival of key Liberal Michael Ferguson hangs by a thread after key independent David O’Byrne declared he had lost confidence in the beleaguered Treasurer and Deputy Premier. What Mr O’Byrne said >>
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