To most observers, Tasmania might not seem politically ahead of the curve. But that's soon to change on the island state, with women about to outnumber men in Parliament.

Former Lord Mayor Sue Hickey won for the Liberals in Denison. ( ABC News )

History has been made by Tasmania becoming the first Australian state to return a female-majority parliament.

Thirteen women and 12 men have been elected to the House Of Assembly as counting is finalised in the state election which was held on March 3.

Election analyst Kevin Bonham said it was a significant moment in Tasmanian and Australian politics.

"That's the first majority female parliament of any state in Australia, the second majority parliament in Australia after the ACT which got one after its 2016 election," he said.

"It's been quite a rapid step up in Tasmania because at the last election there were nine women elected and that was an improvement.

"Since then there's been another two that have come in on recounts during the middle of term.

"At this election there's been a big turnover in female representation, it looks like three defeated, one retired and six new women elected."

'Male-dominated bear pit no longer an issue'

Jenny Morris, from the group Women for Election, is celebrating the outcome.

"I need to come to Tasmania now to see what they're doing and how they've managed to achieve that," she said.

"This could become a fabulous case study, If it can be done in Tasmania it can be done elsewhere.

"It's absolutely thrilling.

"I think it's probably pretty much a worldwide phenomenon as well, and it certainly leaves the Federal Government way behind."

She said the result would encourage more women to enter politics.

"What happens when you've got successful women is you then have role models that younger women can look at and aspire to but you also get a culture change.

"The whole issue of being in a very toxic, male-dominated bear pit, as they call it in New South Wales, is no longer an issue.

"We're looking at women being more attracted to an environment that's more respectful and more caring and more nurturing."

Tasmanian Labor leader Rebecca White will have some female company in Parliament. ( AAP: Rob Blakers )

Tasmania's first female premier, Lara Giddings, said the state was leading the way.

"That just shows what a turnaround from when I was first elected back in 1996 when it was still a novelty to be electing women to parliament, that today we have 52 per cent of our Parliament in the Lower House made up of women."

She said more women were putting their hand up as candidates, and many people voting for them.

Tasmania's first female premier Lara Giddings farewells Parliament in 2017. ( ABC News: Georgie Burgess )

"Obviously the public are at a point where they want to have female representatives and you want the balance, 52 per cent is pretty good, you don't want too many more women in one sense because you also want to have that male balance and perspective as well."

Both Green members are women and the majority of Labor's representatives.

But only four out of 13 Liberal members are female.

"The Liberals don't have an approach of trying to assertively encourage gender balance," Mr Bonham said.

"I think Labor has tended to work harder on trying to bring up female representation in parliaments throughout the country generally."