Stephen John Wilson Explained

Stephen John Wilson (born 27 April 1948) is a former Australian politician[1] from Tasmania, serving as an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1981-1999 (18 years).

Wilson entered politics on 23 May 1981 when he was elected to the southern based seat of Monmouth in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. He was re-elected a further two times to the seat, in 1987 and 1993.[2] During the 1998 Legislative Council electoral boundaries redistribution, the seat of Monmouth was abolished and Stephen Wilson was allocated as the inaugural member for the Electoral division of Rumney.[3]

He contested the 1999 election as the sitting member for Rumney, but was defeated by Labor candidate Lin Thorp on the final recount of votes by a tally of less than 100.[4]

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  1. wilson636 . Wilson, Stephen John . 24 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Tasmanian Electoral Commission . tec.tas.gov.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608204616/http://tec.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/History/Monmouth/History_MonmouthElectionChronology.html . 2009-06-08.
  3. Web site: Legislative Council Transition determination . 4 November 2011 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000200/http://www.lcredistribution.tas.gov.au/pages/transition.html . dead.
  4. Web site: Division of Rumney . Tasmanian Electoral Commission . tec.tas.gov.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608214841/http://tec.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/History/Rumney/1999Rumney.html . 2009-06-08.