2026 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

2026 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

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The 2026 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election is scheduled to be held on 2 May 2026 to elect two members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seats of Huon and Rosevears will be up for election. ^[1]

Independent Huon MLC Dean Harriss won the seat at a 2022 by-election, and will have the first opportunity to recontest the seat. ^[2]

Liberal Rosevears MLC Jo Palmer will also be recontesting for the first time, after winning the seat at the 2020 election. ^[3]

Huon

Huon is an electorate in Tasmania's south, covering areas nearby Hobart including Huonville and Margate.

Since the 2022 by-election, Huon has been held by independent Dean Harriss. ^[4]

References

1. "About Legislative Council elections". Tasmanian Electoral Commission . 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
2. "Dean Harriss". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania .
3. "Joanne Palmer". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania .
4. "Electoral division of Huon", Wikipedia, 25 May 2025, retrieved 5 July 2025