2005 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 1 May 2005. The three seats up for election were Murchison, held by independent MLC Tony Fletcher; Paterson, held by independent MLC Don Wing; and Rumney, held by Labor MLC Lin Thorp. Paterson was last contested in 2000, while Murchison and Rumney were last contested in 1999.

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Murchison

Murchison had been held since its creation in 1999 by Tony Fletcher, who had previously served as the member for Russell (1981–1999). He decided to retire at this election.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2005: Murchison [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ruth Forrest 5,95528.96N/A
Independent Kevin Hyland5,42826.40N/A
Independent John Oldaker4,36721.24N/A
Independent Alwyn Bond2,94614.33N/A
Greens Scott Jordan1,8649.07N/A
Total formal votes20,56096.46+0.10
Informal votes7553.54-0.10
Turnout 21,31589.22+1.08
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ruth Forrest 10,54951.37N/A
Independent Kevin Hyland9,98648.63N/A
Independent hold Swing N/A

Paterson

Long-serving MLC and Legislative Council President Don Wing had represented Paterson since its creation in 1999, and had previously been member for Launceston from 1982 to 1999. He was re-elected unopposed.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2005: Paterson [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Don Wing unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Rumney

Rumney had been represented by Labor MLC Lin Thorp since its creation in 1999. Since she won a majority on the primary vote, no preference count was conducted.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2005: Rumney [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lin Thorp 9,51350.96+5.25
Independent Carmel Torenius4,60024.64+24.64
Greens Glenn Millar2,28612.25+12.25
Independent David Traynor2,26912.15+12.15
Total formal votes18,66896.29-0.35
Informal votes7203.71+0.35
Turnout 19,38885.85-1.37
Labor hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ "Division of Murchison". 2005 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2005. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Legislative Council elections". 2005 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Division of Rumney". 2005 Legislative Council election results. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2005. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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