2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

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2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2013. The three seats up for election were Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke.

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Montgomery

The electoral division of Montgomery was created in 1999, and was held by independent MLC Sue Smith until her retirement on 4 May 2013. Smith had been re-elected unopposed at the previous periodic election in 2007, so no swings are calculated in the results below.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2013: Montgomery [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leonie Hiscutt 9,00845.9N/A
Independent Cheryl Fuller5,86929.9N/A
Independent Kevin Morgan2,83614.5N/A
Independent Ed Vincent1,9069.7N/A
Total formal votes19,61994.7N/A
Informal votes1,0965.3N/A
Turnout 20,71586.8N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Leonie Hiscutt 10,88755.5N/A
Independent Cheryl Fuller8,73244.5N/A
Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A

Nelson

The electoral division of Nelson has been held by the independent MLC and Legislative Council President Jim Wilkinson since 1999. Allocation of preferences ceases when one candidate gains more than 50 per cent of the vote.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2013: Nelson [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jim Wilkinson 8,84748.7−12.9
Greens Tom Baxter4,62725.5−12.9
Independent Helen Richardson3,20417.7+17.7
Independent Hans Willink1,4728.1+8.1
Total formal votes18,15096.5−0.9
Informal votes6683.5+0.9
Turnout 18,81881.9−4.9
After transfer of Willink's votes
Independent Jim Wilkinson 9,49452.31N/A
Greens Tom Baxter4,85926.8N/A
Independent Helen Richardson3,79720.9N/A
Independent hold Swing N/A

Pembroke

The previous election in Pembroke had been a by-election held on 1 August 2009, which was won by Vanessa Goodwin of the Liberal Party.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2013: Pembroke [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vanessa Goodwin 10,46951.1+12.6
Independent Allison Ritchie 7,37036.0+36.0
Greens Wendy Heatley2,12412.9+0.1
Total formal votes20,48696.4-0.1
Informal votes7743.6+0.1
Turnout 21,26086.0+0.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ 2013 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Montgomery, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 14 May 2013.
  2. ↑ 2013 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Nelson, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 14 May 2013.
  3. ↑ 2013 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Pembroke, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 14 May 2013.
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