2017 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election explained

Country:Tasmania
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:6 May 2017
Previous Election:2016 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2018 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:3 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council
Majority Seats:8
Party1:Independent politician
Seats Before1:3
Seats1:2
Seat Change1: 1
Party2:Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
Seats Before2:0
Seats2:1
Seat Change2: 1

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2017.[1] The three seats up for elections were Launceston, Murchison and Rumney. They were previously contested in 2011.

Launceston

The seat of Launceston, based in the inland Tasmanian city of Launceston, has been held by independent member Rosemary Armitage since 2011.

Launceston Results

Murchison

The west coast seat of Murchison has been held by independent member Ruth Forrest since 2005.

Murchison Results

Rumney

The south-eastern seat of Rumney had been held by Tony Mulder since 2011. Mulder was defeated by the Labor candidate, Sarah Lovell.

Rumney Results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislative Council election 2017. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 8 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021451/https://tec.tas.gov.au/Legislative_Council_Elections/LegislativeCouncilElections_2017/index.html. 9 April 2017. dead.