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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 5 May 2018. [1] The two seats up for elections were Hobart and Prosser. Hobart was previously contested in 2012. Prosser was a new division created in the 2017 redistribution, and was vacant pending this election.
The seat of Hobart, based in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart, has been held by independent member Rob Valentine since 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rob Valentine | 8,034 | 43.91 | N/A | |
| Independent | Richard Griggs | 4,691 | 25.64 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Simon Behrakis | 3,485 | 19.05 | N/A | |
| Animal Justice | Chris Simcox | 1,319 | 7.21 | N/A | |
| Tasmanians 4 Tasmania | Alan Barnett | 413 | 2.26 | N/A | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Brendon Hext | 353 | 1.93 | N/A | |
| Total formal votes | 18,295 | 97.07 | N/A | ||
| Informal votes | 553 | 2.93 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 18,848 | 76.42 | N/A | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Rob Valentine | 11,032 | 61.01 | N/A | |
| Independent | Richard Griggs | 7,051 | 38.99 | N/A | |
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
The east coast seat of Prosser was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries which came into effect on 5 August 2017. No member was assigned to the seat at its creation, instead the members for the abolished divisions of Apsley (Tania Rattray) and Western Tiers (Greg Hall) were both allocated to the new McIntyre until the expiry of Hall's term at this election. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Jane Howlett | 5,051 | 26.13 | N/A | |
| Labor | Janet Lambert | 4,237 | 21.92 | N/A | |
| Independent | Steve Mav | 3,798 | 19.65 | N/A | |
| Independent Liberal | Tony Mulder | 1,880 | 9.73 | N/A | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Lorraine Bennett | 1,077 | 5.57 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jim Playsted | 969 | 5.01 | N/A | |
| Independent | Scott Wiggins | 573 | 2.96 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jo Bain | 417 | 2.16 | N/A | |
| Independent | Doug Parkinson | 387 | 2.00 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kelly Spaulding | 377 | 1.95 | N/A | |
| Independent | John, The Duke of Avram | 254 | 1.31 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kim Peart | 181 | 0.94 | N/A | |
| Tasmanians 4 Tasmania | Colin Harriss | 126 | 0.65 | N/A | |
| Total formal votes | 19,327 | 94.99 | N/A | ||
| Informal votes | 1,019 | 5.01 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,346 | 86.48 | N/A | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Jane Howlett | 8,776 | 52.66 | N/A | |
| Labor | Janet Lambert | 7,889 | 47.34 | N/A | |
| Liberal win | (new seat) | ||||
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