Unlike Clegg, McKikm had already decided which party he was going to run with.

Clegg made a call to the party that had the highest number of votes first. He called Cameron, like McKim should have done with Hodgman.

My understanding from a source close to the Tasmanian Liberal party was that after the election results became known a deal was to be done with the Greens to give Hodgman power hence his confidence on the night. Abetz put a stop to that.
So the Greens had nowhere to go but into the arms of Labour.They held like Clegg all the cards to negotiate a settlement to the benefit of all Tasmanians but thanks to Abetz all was to be of to no avail.
In Clegg’s case in a virtually identical position,but with both sides asking for his support he was able to engineer the resignation of Brown before throwing in his lot with the Conservatives and becoming deputy Prime Minister!
Now that would have been a result for Hodgman, power as Liberal Premier and no Bartlett.