Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2011–2017

Last updated June 28, 2020

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 2011 and 2017. 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.

Elections

Date	Electorates
7 May 2011	Derwent (by-election); Launceston; Murchison; Rumney
5 May 2012	Hobart; Western Tiers
6 May 2013	Montgomery; Nelson; Pembroke
3 May 2014	Huon; Rosevears
2 May 2015	Derwent; Mersey; Windermere
7 May 2016	Apsley; Elwick

Members

Name	Party	Division	Term in office	Elected
Hon Rosemary Armitage	Independent	Launceston	2011–present	2011
Hon Robert Armstrong	Independent	Huon	2014–present	2014
Hon Ivan Dean	Independent	Windermere	2003–present	2009
Hon Craig Farrell	Labor	Derwent	2011–present	b/e
Hon Kerry Finch	Independent	Rosevears	2002–present	2014
Hon Ruth Forrest	Independent	Murchison	2005–present	2011
Hon Mike Gaffney	Independent	Mersey	2009–present	2009
Hon Dr Vanessa Goodwin	Liberal	Pembroke	2009–2017	b/e
Hon Greg Hall	Independent	Western Tiers	2001–present	2012
Hon Paul Harriss ^[1]	Independent	Huon	1996–2014	2008
Hon Leonie Hiscutt	Liberal	Montgomery	2013–present	2013
Hon Tony Mulder	Independent	Rumney	2011–2017	2011
Hon Doug Parkinson	Labor	Hobart	1994–2012	2006
Hon Tania Rattray	Independent	Apsley	2004–present	2010
Hon Sue Smith	Independent	Montgomery	1997–2013	2007
Hon Adriana Taylor	Independent	Elwick	2010–2016	2010
Hon Rob Valentine	Independent	Hobart	2012–present	2012
Hon Jim Wilkinson	Independent	Nelson	1995–2019	2007
Hon Josh Willie	Labor	Elwick	2016–present	2016

¹ Independent MLC for Huon Paul Harriss resigned on 24 February 2014 in order to contest Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party. As Huon was one of the seats due for election in 2014 regardless of the resignation, no by-election was held.

Notes

Sources

Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856

Related Research Articles

The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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 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.

The Electoral division of Huon is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900, and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856.

Parliament House, Hobart, located on Salamanca Place in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is the meeting place of the Parliament of Tasmania. The building was originally designed as a customs house but changed use in 1841 when Tasmania achieved self-government. The building served both purposes from 1841 to 1904, when the customs offices were relocated.

This is a list of the members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1903 and 1909. The 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1909 and 1915. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1921 and 1927. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1927 and 1933. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1951 and 1957. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1969 and 1975. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1975 and 1981. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1981 and 1987. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1987 and 1993. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1993 and 1999. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1999 and 2005. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 1879 and 1885. 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.

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 2005 and 2011. 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.

Peter Curtis Leigh Hodgman is a former Australian politician. He is the son of Bill Hodgman, the brother of Michael Hodgman and the uncle of former Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman.

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.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1]

v t e Members of the Parliament of Tasmania
House of Assembly	1856–1861 1861–1862 1862–1866 1866–1871 1871–1872 1872–1877 1877–1882 1882–1886 1886–1891 1891–1893 1893–1897 1897–1900 1900–1903 1903–1906 1906–1909 1909–1912 1912–1913 1913–1916 1916–1919 1919–1922 1922–1925 1925–1928 1928–1931 1931–1934 1934–1937 1937–1941 1941–1946 1946–1948 1948–1950 1950–1955 1955–1956 1956–1959 1959–1964 1964–1969 1969–1972 1972–1976 1976–1979 1979–1982 1982–1986 1986–1989 1989–1992 1992–1996 1996–1998 1998–2002 2002–2006 2006–2010 2010–2014 2014–2018 2018–2022
Legislative Council	1879–1885 1885–1891 1891–1897 1897–1903 1903–1909 1909–1915 1915–1921 1921–1927 1927–1933 1933–1939 1939–1945 1945–1951 1951–1957 1957–1963 1963–1969 1969–1975 1975–1981 1981–1987 1987–1993 1993–1999 1999–2005 2002–2006 2005–2011 2006–2010 2010–2014 2011–2017 2017–2023