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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2017. [1] The three seats up for elections were Launceston, Murchison and Rumney. They were previously contested in 2011.
The seat of Launceston, based in the inland Tasmanian city of Launceston, has been held by independent member Rosemary Armitage since 2011.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 6,891 | 34.99 | +3.26 | |
| Independent | Neroli Ellis | 5,938 | 30.15 | +30.15 | |
| Labor | Brian Roe | 2,819 | 14.31 | −5.42 | |
| Independent | Mark Tapsell | 1,654 | 8.40 | +8.40 | |
| Greens | Emma Anglesey | 1,441 | 7.32 | +7.32 | |
| Shooters and Fishers | Matthew Allen | 952 | 4.83 | +4.83 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,695 | 96.35 | −0.29 | ||
| Informal votes | 746 | 3.65 | +0.29 | ||
| Turnout | 20,441 | 84.22 | −6.87 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Rosemary Armitage | 10,151 | 52.16 | −4.01 | |
| Independent | Neroli Ellis | 9,312 | 47.84 | +47.84 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | n/a | |||
The west coast seat of Murchison has been held by independent member Ruth Forrest since 2005.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ruth Forrest | 11,168 | 56.68 | N/A | |
| Independent | Daryl Quilliam | 8,534 | 43.32 | N/A | |
| Total formal votes | 19,702 | 96.68 | N/A | ||
| Informal votes | 676 | 3.32 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,378 | 84.40 | N/A | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
The south-eastern seat of Rumney had been held by Tony Mulder since 2011. Mulder was defeated by the Labor candidate, Sarah Lovell.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Sarah Lovell | 7,643 | 33.77 | +14.04 | |
| Independent Liberal | Tony Mulder | 6,077 | 26.85 | −4.88 | |
| Independent | Steve Mav | 4,179 | 18.46 | +18.46 | |
| Independent | Shelley Shay | 1,839 | 8.12 | +8.12 | |
| Shooters and Fishers | Cheryl Arnol | 1,616 | 7.14 | +7.14 | |
| Independent | Debra Thurley | 1,281 | 5.66 | +5.66 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,635 | 96.10 | −0.54 | ||
| Informal votes | 919 | 3.90 | +0.54 | ||
| Turnout | 23,554 | 84.45 | −0.88 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Sarah Lovell | 11,626 | 52.26 | +5.41 | |
| Independent Liberal | Tony Mulder | 10,622 | 47.74 | −5.41 | |
| Labor gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | +5.41 | |||
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