This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 2023 and 2029. 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.
Date | Electorates | |
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6 May 2023[1] | Launceston | |
Hobart | ||
Montgomery | ||
2026 | Huon | |
2027 | Derwent | |
2028 | Elwick |
Name | Party | Division | Term in office | |
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Independent | 2011–present | |||
2021–present | ||||
2022–present | ||||
Labor | 2011–present | |||
Independent | 2005–present | |||
Independent | 2009–present | |||
Independent | 2022–present | |||
Liberal | 2013–present | |||
Liberal | 2018–2024 | |||
Labor | 2017–present | |||
2024–present | ||||
Liberal | 2020–present | |||
Independent | 2004–present | |||
Independent | 2024–present | |||
Independent | 2012–2024 | |||
Liberal | 2024–present | |||
Independent | 2019–present | |||
Labor | 2016–2024 |
At the 2023 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election independent MLC's Rosemary Armitage (Launceston) and Ruth Forrest (Murchison) won re-election as did Labor MLC Sarah Lovell (Rumney).[2]
On 27 February 2024 Liberal MLC Jane Howlett (Prosser) and Labor MLC Josh Willie (Elwick) resigned to contest the 2024 Tasmanian state election.[3] [4]
At the 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election independent MLC Rob Valentine (Hobart) retired. Former Greens MP for Denison and Clark Cassy O'Connor (Hobart) won election as the Greens candidate as did Liberal candidate Kerry Vincent (Prosser) and Independent candidate Bec Thomas (Elwick).[5]