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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 4 May 2019. [1] The three seats up for election were Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke. Montgomery and Nelson were previously contested in 2013. Pembroke was won by the Labor Party in a 2017 by-election, following the resignation of the sitting member, Vanessa Goodwin of the Liberal Party.
Montgomery has been held by Leonie Hiscutt of the Liberal Party since the 2013 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leonie Hiscutt | 10,047 | 44.39 | −1.52 | |
| Labor | Michelle Rippon | 5,722 | 25.28 | +25.28 | |
| Independent | Cheryl Fuller | 4,416 | 19.51 | −10.40 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Brenton Jones | 2,446 | 10.81 | +10.81 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,631 | 96.22 | +1.51 | ||
| Informal votes | 889 | 3.78 | −1.51 | ||
| Turnout | 23,520 | 84.26 | −2.54 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Leonie Hiscutt | 13,617 | 60.17 | N/A | |
| Labor | Michelle Rippon | 9,014 | 39.83 | N/A | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Nelson had been held by independent Jim Wilkinson since 1999. Wilkinson retired at this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Nic Street | 4,567 | 23.69 | +23.69 | |
| Independent | Vica Bayley | 3,069 | 15.92 | +15.92 | |
| Independent | Meg Webb | 2,662 | 13.81 | +13.81 | |
| Independent | Madeleine Ogilvie | 2,420 | 12.55 | +12.55 | |
| Greens | Deborah Brewer | 2,147 | 11.14 | −14.36 | |
| Independent | Blair Brownless | 1,223 | 6.34 | +6.34 | |
| Independent | John (Polly) Farmer | 1,168 | 6.06 | +6.06 | |
| Independent | Richard Griggs | 960 | 4.98 | +4.98 | |
| Independent | Robert Manning | 669 | 3.47 | +3.47 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Lorraine Bennett | 394 | 2.04 | +2.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,279 | 97.24 | +0.79 | ||
| Informal votes | 547 | 2.76 | −0.79 | ||
| Turnout | 19,826 | 82.31 | +0.44 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Meg Webb | 10,648 | 59.26 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Nic Street | 7,320 | 40.74 | N/A | |
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Pembroke has been held by Jo Siejka of the Labor Party since a 2017 by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jo Siejka | 8,574 | 45.24 | +12.84 | |
| Liberal | Kristy Johnson | 4,793 | 25.29 | −0.19 | |
| Independent | Tony Mulder | 3,492 | 18.43 | +18.43 | |
| Independent | Ron Cornish | 1,396 | 7.37 | +7.37 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Carlo Di Falco | 696 | 3.67 | +0.61 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,951 | 96.77 | +0.28 | ||
| Informal votes | 632 | 3.23 | −0.28 | ||
| Turnout | 19,583 | 85.22 | −0.16 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jo Siejka | 11,038 | 58.65 | +1.20 | |
| Liberal | Kristy Johnson | 7,781 | 41.35 | −1.20 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.20 | |||
Swings are calculated from the 2017 by-election.
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