Tasmanian Electoral Commission

What Tasmanian Electoral Commission does

The Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC) is a statutory authority of the Tasmanian Government responsible for conducting parliamentary and local government elections across the state of Tasmania, Australia. It administers elections for the House of Assembly across 5 divisions using the Hare-Clark proportional representation system, the Legislative Council across 15 single-member divisions, and local government elections across 29 local government areas. The TEC maintains the state's electoral roll — currently comprising 412,051 enrolled voters — and oversees electoral boundaries, voting services, candidate nominations, and the conduct of polling.

The TEC operates from Moonah, Tasmania, with a core staff of 11–50 employees supplemented by casual election workers deployed at election time. Its service offering expanded into regulatory transparency through the launch of the TEC Disclosures portal in July 2025, an online platform for disclosing electoral donations, expenditure, and funding matters in compliance with the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023. The Commission partners with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on shared services and electoral administration, and is preparing for the 2026 local government elections and 2026 Legislative Council periodic elections.

As a government statutory authority, the TEC is funded through Tasmanian Government appropriations rather than commercial revenue. Its operating model is a public-sector service-delivery arrangement: budget allocations fund core operations, election-specific surge capacity (casual polling staff, logistics, materials), and new regulatory infrastructure such as the disclosure regime. The TEC's "customers" are functionally all enrolled Tasmanian voters and political participants — candidates, parties, donors, and local government bodies — for whom electoral services are provided without direct charge. Future budget drivers are tied to the statutory election calendar and the ongoing implementation of the disclosure framework rather than commercial market expansion.

Name

Tasmanian Electoral Commission

Legal name

Tasmanian Electoral Commission

Website

https://tec.tas.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Tasmanian Electoral Commission is a Tasmanian Government statutory authority that conducts state parliamentary and local government elections, maintains an electoral roll of 412,051 voters, and administers electoral disclosure and funding regulation.

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Product category

Government Electoral Administration

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114)

akta.pro primary industry

Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• Election administration
• Electoral services
• Voter enrolment
• Electoral disclosure
• Boundary redistribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Moonah

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a statutory body of the Tasmanian government, the TEC is funded through annual government appropriations to conduct elections and maintain electoral rolls. No commercial revenue generation.

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Core offering

The Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC) is a statutory authority that administers parliamentary and local government elections in Tasmania. It conducts House of Assembly elections (35 members across five divisions using the Hare-Clark proportional representation system), Legislative Council elections (15 single-member divisions), and elections for all 29 local government areas. The Commission also maintains electoral rolls in partnership with the Australian Electoral Commission, administers the Electoral Disclosure and Funding scheme, and provides voter information tools including the TEC Disclosures portal and MyReps representative lookup.

Product overview

The Tasmanian Electoral Commission provides a comprehensive suite of electoral services as a single unified offering. The core services include conducting House of Assembly elections (with 35 members across 5 divisions using Hare-Clark), Legislative Council elections (15 single-member divisions), and Local Government elections (29 municipal areas). Supporting digital services include the TEC Disclosures Portal for political donation compliance, the MyReps tool for representative lookup, and interactive electoral boundary mapping tools. The Commission operates under the Electoral Act 2004 and related legislation to deliver independent, impartial elections for Tasmania.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• House of Assembly Elections Conducts Tasmania's lower house parliamentary elections with 35 members elected across five divisions (Bass, Braddon, Clark, Franklin, Lyons) using the Hare-Clark proportional representation system. Elections are held at least every four years for enrolled Tasmanian electors.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe AEC maintains the single electoral roll used for federal, state, and local government elections in Tasmania. The TEC uses the AEC's roll data to conduct state and local government elections. The AEC also administers federal electoral boundary redistributions which affect TEC's House of Assembly division boundaries following amendments to the Constitution Act on 28 September 2018.

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Recent moves4 records

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Broad incumbents

• Australian Electoral Commission: Federal-level electoral commission for Australia, providing the shared electoral roll used by TEC and administering federal elections. Direct operational partner of TEC and the most authoritative peer for Australian electoral administration.

Direct peers

• Victorian Electoral Commission: State-level electoral commission for Victoria, conducting state and local government elections with similar compulsory voting frameworks. Highly comparable peer for state electoral administration and disclosure compliance.
• Queensland Electoral Commission: Independent statutory authority responsible for conducting Queensland state and local government elections. Comparable state-level peer with similar legislative mandate and disclosure/compliance functions.
• Western Australian Electoral Commission: Statutory authority responsible for state and local government elections in Western Australia. Functionally equivalent peer to TEC with similar statutory monopoly and electoral roll responsibilities.
• NSW Electoral Commission: State-level electoral commission for New South Wales, performing the same statutory function as TEC at a larger scale. Closest functional peer for state-level electoral administration, disclosure regimes, and enrolment services in Australia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

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Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tasmanian-electoral-commission

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Profiles1 record

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