Tabatha Badger | |
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| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Lyons | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2024 | |
| Tasmanian Greens Spokesperson | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2024 | |
| Portfolios | Primary Industries,Police,Fire and Emergency Management,Parks and Public Land,Skills and Training,Tourism and Hospitality,Prevention of Family Violence,Small Business,Science and Information Technology,Mining |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1993 [1] Burnie,Tasmania |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Greens |
| Website | https://tasgreensmps.org |
Tabatha Anne Badger (born 8 June 1993) is an Australian politician who has represented the division of Lyons since 23 March 2024. Badger is a member of the Tasmanian Greens and is representing several portfolios for the party.
Tabatha studied at the a University of Tasmania,obtaining a Masters in Tourism. She soon started a small business in ecosystem management. [2] In 2023,Badger was appointed Convenor of the Wilderness Society. [3]
In the 2022 Australian Senate election,she was the 3rd green candidate in Tasmania but was not elected. [4]
At the 2024 Tasmanian state election,Badger was the lead candidate for the Tasmanian Greens in Lyons. [5] At the end of first-preference counting,she received the 5th highest vote count in Lyons,and the highest of a Greens candidate for the division,at 4,044 votes. [6] This was not enough to be elected on first-preferences,however. As the Hare–Clark counting went on Badger,along with the Lambie candidates,received significant leakage from the Labor ticket,via Rebecca White's large surplus. [7] This boosted Badger's own quota,and by the end of the counting after all the other Greens candidates were excluded,she had a total of 0.93 quotas,leading for her to be elected in the last spot for Lyons. [8]
She is the youngest member of the 51st Parliament of Tasmania. [9]
Badger was re-elected at the 2025 Tasmanian state election. [10] At the parliamentary swearing-in after the 2025 election,Badger was the only member for Lyons who chose the affirmation of allegiance over the religious oath of allegiance. [11]
Badger grew up around Table Cape before her family moved to Hobart where she attended New Town Primary School and later Ogilvie High School. Badger now lives in Ellendale,Tasmania . [2]