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- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
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.
| Date | Electorates |
|---|---|
| 6 May 2017 | Launceston; Murchison; Rumney |
| 4 November 2017 | Pembroke (by-election) |
| 5 May 2018 | Hobart; Prosser |
| 4 May 2019 | Montgomery; Nelson; Pembroke |
| 2 May 2020 | Huon; Rosevears |
| 1 May 2021 | Derwent; Mersey; Windermere |
| 7 May 2022 | Elwick; McIntyre; Huon (by-election) |
| 10 September 2022 | Pembroke (by-election) |
| Name | Party | Division | Term in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon Rosemary Armitage | Independent | Launceston | 2011–present |
| Hon Robert Armstrong [5] | Independent | Huon | 2014–2020 |
| Hon Ivan Dean | Independent | Windermere | 2003–2021 |
| Hon Nick Duigan [6] | Liberal | Windermere | 2021–present |
| Hon Luke Edmunds [8] | Labor | Pembroke | 2022–present |
| Hon Craig Farrell [6] | Labor | Derwent | 2011–present |
| Hon Kerry Finch [5] | Independent | Rosevears | 2002–2020 |
| Hon Ruth Forrest | Independent | Murchison | 2005–present |
| Hon Mike Gaffney | Independent | Mersey | 2009–present |
| Hon Dr Vanessa Goodwin [2] | Liberal | Pembroke | 2009–2017 |
| Hon Greg Hall | Independent | Western Tiers/McIntyre [1] | 2001–2018 |
| Hon Dean Harriss [7] | Independent | Huon | 2022–present |
| Hon Leonie Hiscutt [4] | Liberal | Montgomery | 2013–present |
| Hon Jane Howlett [3] | Liberal | Prosser | 2018–2024 |
| Hon Sarah Lovell | Labor | Rumney | 2017–present |
| Hon Jo Palmer [5] | Liberal | Rosevears | 2020–present |
| Hon Tania Rattray | Independent | Apsley/McIntyre [1] | 2004–present |
| Hon Bastian Seidel [5] | Labor/Independent [7] | Huon | 2020–2022 |
| Hon Jo Siejka [2] [8] | Labor | Pembroke | 2017–2022 |
| Hon Rob Valentine [3] | Independent | Hobart | 2012–2024 |
| Hon Meg Webb [4] | Independent | Nelson | 2019–present |
| Hon Jim Wilkinson | Independent | Nelson | 1995–2019 |
| Hon Josh Willie | Labor | Elwick | 2016–2024 |
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.
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2010. Terms of the Legislative Council do not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, with members serving six-year terms, and two or three members facing re-election every year. The members have been categorised here according to the four-year terms of the Legislative Assembly so as to avoid the need for separate member lists for each year.
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 2002 to 2006. Terms of the Legislative Council do not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, with members serving eight-year terms, and two or three members facing re-election every year. The members have been categorised here according to the four-year terms of the Legislative Assembly so as to avoid the need for separate member lists for each year.
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.
Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 7 May 2011. The three seats up for election were Launceston, held by retiring independent MLC Don Wing; Murchison, held by independent MLC Ruth Forrest; and Rumney, held by Labor MLC Lin Thorp. These seats were last contested in 2005.
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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 2 May 2009. The three seats up for election were Derwent, held by Labor MLC Michael Aird; Mersey, held by retiring independent MLC Norma Jamieson; and Windermere, held by independent MLC Ivan Dean. These seats were last contested in 2003.
Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2007. The three seats up for election were Montgomery, held by independent MLC Sue Smith; Nelson, held by independent MLC Jim Wilkinson; and Pembroke, held by Labor MLC Allison Ritchie. Montgomery was last contested in 2002, while Nelson and Pembroke were last contested in 2001.
Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2013. The three seats up for election were Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke.
Joanna Clare Siejka is an Australian politician and not-for-profit leader.
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.
Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 1 August 2020. They were initially planned for 30 May; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the electoral commission delayed the date of the election until August, in anticipation for the next Legislative Council sitting date on 25 August.
Bastian Manfred Seidel is an Australian politician and medical doctor.
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.
Dean Andrew Harriss is an Australian politician. At a May 2022 by-election, he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for Huon, following the resignation of Labor-turned-independent MLC 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 Matthew Edmunds is an Australian politician who currently serves as the member for Pembroke in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. He was elected at a by-election in 2022 and is a member of the Labor Party.
The 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election were held on 4 May 2024 to elect three members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seats of Hobart and Prosser were up for election, with a by-election for the seat of Elwick also held concurrently.
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 2023 and 2029. 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 2025 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election is scheduled to be held on 3 May 2025 to elect three members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seats of Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke will be up for election.
