2018 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election explained

Country:Tasmania
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:5 May 2018
Previous Election:2017 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
Previous Year:2017
Next Election:2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:2 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council
Majority Seats:8
Party1:Independent politician
Seats Before1:2
Seats1:1
Seat Change1: 1
Party2:Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)
Seats Before2:0
Seats2:1
Seat Change2: 1

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 5 May 2018.[1] The two seats up for elections were Hobart and Prosser. Hobart was previously contested in 2012. Prosser was a new division created in the 2017 redistribution, and was vacant pending this election.

Hobart

The seat of Hobart, based in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart, has been held by independent member Rob Valentine since 2012.

Hobart Results

Prosser

The east coast seat of Prosser was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries which came into effect on 5 August 2017. No member was assigned to the seat at its creation, instead the members for the abolished divisions of Apsley (Tania Rattray) and Western Tiers (Greg Hall) were both allocated to the new McIntyre until the expiry of Hall's term at this election.[2]

Prosser Results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislative Council election 2018. 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.
  2. Web site: Blake. Mike. Redistribution of Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries – Transition Determination. Redistribution Tribunal. 16 April 2018.