The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two chambers of the Parliament,the other being the House of Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in the state capital,Hobart. Members of the Legislative Council are often referred to as MLCs.
The education system in Tasmania comprises the education of children from their early years,through kindergarten,primary and high school,and tertiary education in universities and vocational education and training organisations. The system is delivered by the government-run K-12 schooling system,and numerous independent schools and colleges,most of which are controlled or sponsored by religious organisations. Public education in Tasmania is managed primarily by the Tasmanian Department of Education. The Department is responsible for all aspects of education in Tasmania including schooling,adult education,the State Library and TasTAFE,a vocational tertiary institution with many campuses around the state.
The Parliament of Tasmania is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Tasmania. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of the governor of Tasmania,the Tasmanian House of Assembly,and Tasmanian Legislative Council. Since 1841,both Houses have met in Parliament House,Hobart. The Parliament of Tasmania first met in 1856.
Claremont College is a government comprehensive senior secondary school located in Claremont in the northern suburbs of Hobart,Tasmania,Australia. Established in 1990,the college caters for approximately 500 students in Years 11,12 and optional Year 13 and is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.
Alicia Teresa Jane O'Shea Petersen was a Tasmanian suffragist and social reformer.
Allison Maree Ritchie was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Pembroke from 2001 to 2009. Since 2022,Ritchie has served as Deputy Mayor of the City of Clarence.
An election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 18 March 2006,the same day as the South Australian elections. The Labor Party led by Premier Paul Lennon,won a third successive majority government term in office,despite predictions the election would result in a minority government. Although there was a small swing against Labor,they finished with 14 seats,and there were no changes in the party composition of the assembly. The Liberal Party led by Rene Hidding gained a small swing and finished with seven seats. The Tasmanian Greens led by Peg Putt suffered a small swing and finished with four seats;meaning no change in seat representation since the last election. Had the Greens lost one of their four seats,they would have lost their status as a major party and would lose financial resources,offices and support staff.
Vanessa Goodwin was an Australian politician. She was the Liberal Party member for the seat of Pembroke in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from the Pembroke by-election on 1 August 2009 until her resignation due to brain cancer on 2 October 2017.
Teunis"Tony" Mulder is an Australian politician. He was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council,representing the electoral division of Rumney from 2011 to 2017. Mulder is currently serving as a councillor on the Clarence City Council since 2018,having previously served as an alderman from 2005 to 2011.
The 2018 Tasmanian state election was held on 3 March 2018 to elect all 25 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
Madeleine Ruth Ogilvie is an Australian lawyer and politician. She is a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the Division of Clark and is the Minister for Small Business,Advanced Manufacturing and Defence Industries,Science and Technology,Racing and Heritage in the Rockliff ministry. She was previously the Minister for Hospitality,Racing,Small Business,Women and Disability Services in the Second Gutwein Ministry for six weeks.
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 2017 and 2023. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections,and members served six year terms,with a number of members facing election each year.
The 2021 Tasmanian state election was held on 1 May 2021 to elect all 25 members to the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 4 May 2019. 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.
Anna Reynolds is an Australian politician and the current Lord Mayor of Hobart,Tasmania.
Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 1 May 2021. The three seats that were up for election are Derwent,Mersey and Windermere. They were last contested in 2015. Only two of the three seats were actually contested,as the incumbent candidate for Mersey,Mike Gaffney,was returned unopposed.
Dean Winter is a Tasmanian Labor politician. He was elected as Mayor of Kingborough Council in 2018,and was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly at the 2021 Tasmanian state election,as an MP for Franklin.
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.
A by-election was in the Tasmanian Legislative Council seat of Pembroke on 10 September 2022,triggered by the resignation of Jo Siejka,who did so in order to spend more time with her family.
Luke Edmunds is an Australian politician,who was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Labor member for Pembroke since he was elected at the 2022 Pembroke state by-election replacing Jo Siejka.
