Stephen John Wilson

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Stephen John Wilson (born 27 April 1948) is a former Australian politician [1] from Tasmania, serving as an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1981-1999 (18 years).

Wilson entered politics on 23 May 1981 when he was elected to the southern based seat of Monmouth in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. He was re-elected a further two times to the seat, in 1987 and 1993. [2] During the 1998 Legislative Council electoral boundaries redistribution, the seat of Monmouth was abolished and Stephen Wilson was allocated as the inaugural member for the Electoral division of Rumney. [3]

He contested the 1999 election as the sitting member for Rumney, but was defeated by Labor candidate Lin Thorp on the final recount of votes by a tally of less than 100. [4]

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References

  1. "Wilson, Stephen John". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania . Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. "Tasmanian Electoral Commission". tec.tas.gov.au. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
  3. "Legislative Council Transition determination". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  4. "Division of Rumney". tec.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.

 

Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by Member for Monmouth
1981–1999
Abolished