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Nicholas Adam Street is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in a countback conducted on 1 March 2016,to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Paul Harriss,and served until his defeat at the 2018 state election. He was then re-elected on 6 February 2020,filling a vacancy caused by the resignation of Will Hodgman.
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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 7 May 2022. Two seats were up for a regularly scheduled vote;Elwick and McIntyre. Simultaneously a by-election was held in the seat of Huon,following the resignation of the incumbent member Bastian Seidel.
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- ↑ "Media Release - Huon election result". ABC News. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ↑ Langenberg, Adam (6 May 2022). "Upper House elections in Huon, Elwick and McIntyre this weekend for Tasmanians". ABC News .