2017 Pembroke state by-election

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2017 Pembroke state by-election
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4 November 2017
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Jo Siejka Labor Member for Pembroke.jpg
LIB
IND
Candidate Jo Siejka James WalkerDoug Chipman
Party Labor Liberal Independent
First preference vote6,8465,4684,212
Percentage32.2%25.8%19.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg32.2ppDecrease2.svg25.3ppIncrease2.svg19.9pp
TPP 57.4%42.6%
MLC before election

Vanessa Goodwin
Liberal

Elected MLC

TBD

A by-election was held in the Tasmanian Legislative Council division of Pembroke on 4 November 2017. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member Vanessa Goodwin, who was diagnosed with brain cancer.

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Background

The electoral division of Pembroke is located on the eastern shore of the River Derwent in Hobart.

Vanessa Goodwin, a member of the Liberal Party, was elected on 1 August 2009 at a by-election to replace Labor member Allison Ritchie who had resigned. When the Liberals won government in 2014, Goodwin was appointed as Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Corrections and Minister for the Arts.

On 25 March 2017, Goodwin was hospitalised with multiple brain tumours. [1] On 6 April, Premier Will Hodgman informed the parliament that she was not expected to recover. [2] Goodwin resigned on 2 October 2017. [3]

Results

Tasmanian Legislative Council by-election, 2017: Pembroke [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jo Siejka 6,84632.2+32.2
Liberal James Walker5,46825.8−25.3
Independent Doug Chipman4,21219.9+19.9
Greens Bill Harvey1,9779.3−1.0
Independent Richard James1,5637.4+7.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Carlo Di Falco6493.1+3.1
Independent Hans Willink4972.3+2.3
Total formal votes21,21296.5+0.1
Informal votes7723.5−0.1
Turnout 21,98484.3−1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jo Siejka 11,86257.4N/A
Liberal James Walker8,78642.6N/A
Labor gain from Liberal Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin hospitalised with multiple brain tumours, The Mercury. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Vanessa Goodwin not expected to recover from cancer, Tasmanian Premier announces". ABC News. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pembroke by-election next month". The Mercury. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ↑ 2017 Legislative Council by-election results: Division of Pembroke, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 November 2017.
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