Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2005–2011 explained

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 2005 and 2011. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.

A redistribution in 2007–2008 saw three of the electorates renamed.

Elections

Date Electorates
7 May 2005 Murchison
Paterson (Launceston); Rumney
6 May 2006 Rowallan (Western Tiers); Wellington (Hobart)
5 May 2007 Montgomery
Nelson; Pembroke
3 May 2008 Huon
Rosevears
2 May 2009 Derwent
Mersey; Windermere
1 May 2010 Apsley
Elwick

Members

NamePartyDivisionYears in officeElected
1995–2011 2009
2003–2021 2009
2002–2020 2008
2005–present 2011
2009–present 2009
2009–2017 b/e
2001–2018 2006
1996–2014 2008
Labor/Independent 2004–2010 2004
Labor 1994–2012 2006
2004–present2010
Labor 2001–2009 2007
1997–2013 2007
2010–2016 2010
Labor 1999–2011 2005
1995–2019 2007
1982–2011 2005

Notes

On 29 March 2007, the Labor member for Elwick, Terry Martin, was expelled from the parliamentary Labor party after voting against government legislation to fast-track planning approval for the proposed Bell Bay Pulp Mill. He has stated his intention to serve out the remainder of his term as an independent.

In June 2009, Allison Ritchie, the Labor member for Pembroke, resigned. Liberal candidate Vanessa Goodwin won the resulting by-election on 1 August 2009.

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