The Australian Greens,commonly referred to simply as the Greens,are a confederation of green state and territory political parties in Australia. As of the 2022 federal election,the Greens are the third largest political party in Australia by vote and the fourth-largest by elected representation. The leader of the party is Adam Bandt,with Mehreen Faruqi serving as deputy leader. Larissa Waters currently holds the role of Senate leader.
The 2004 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 9 October 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia John Howard and coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by John Anderson defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Mark Latham.
The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania,including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign. They form a part of the Australian Greens.
The House of Assembly,or Lower House,is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital,Hobart.
Michelle Anne O'Byrne is Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party and since May 2024,the Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
Christine Anne Milne is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Tasmania. She was the leader of the parliamentary caucus of the Australian Greens from 2012 to 2015. Milne stepped down as leader on 6 May 2015,replaced by Richard Di Natale.
Margaret Ann Putt is a former Australian politician and parliamentary leader of the Tasmanian Greens.
Nicholas James McKim is an Australian politician,currently a member of the Australian Senate representing Tasmania. He was previously a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly elected at the 2002 election,representing the Franklin electorate from 2002 to 2015,and led the party from 2008 until 2014. On 21 April 2010,he became the first member of the Greens in any Australian ministry. From February 2020 until June 2022,he served as co-deputy leader of the Australian Greens.
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.
William Edward Felix Hodgman is an Australian diplomat and former politician who has been the High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore since February 2021. He was the 45th Premier of Tasmania and a member for the Division of Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from the 2002 state election until his resignation in January 2020. He became premier following the 2014 state election,having been Leader of the Opposition since 2006. He was re-elected to a second term in government following victory in the 2018 state election.
Cassandra Stanwell O'Connor is an Australian politician,who was a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2008 to 2023,representing the electorate of Denison which was renamed to Clark in September 2018. Since the 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election,she has represented the electorate of Hobart.
The 2014 Tasmanian state election was held on 15 March 2014 to elect all 25 members to the House of Assembly. The 16-year incumbent Labor government,led by the Premier of Tasmania Lara Giddings,sought to win a fifth consecutive term in government,but was defeated by the Liberal opposition,led by Opposition Leader Will Hodgman,in a landslide victory. Also contesting the election was the Greens led by Nick McKim. The Palmer United Party made a significant effort in the election.
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 a minister in the Second Rockliff ministry
Hare-Clark is a type of single transferable vote electoral system of proportional representation used for elections in Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory. The method for the distribution of preferences is similar to other voting systems in Australia,such as for the Australian Senate.
Felix Ashton Ellis is an Australian politician,who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 17 August 2020 in a recount to fill a vacancy for the division of Braddon. A member of the Liberal Party,Ellis is a member of the Second Rockliff ministry serving as Minister for Police,Fire and Emergency Management,Skills and Training and Housing and Planning.
The 2024 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 March 2024 to elect all 35 members to the House of Assembly.
Michael John Kent,AOTY was an Australian businessman,sports administrator and politician,from Hobart,Tasmania. Kent was the Tasmanian recipient of the Australian of the Year in 2004,and also received the Member of the Order of Australia award in 1998.
The Local Network,formerly known as The Local Party of Australia,is an Australian political party. It was founded in 2021 and is largely active in the state of Tasmania,however it does have a presence in South Australia.
Vica Bayley is an Australian politician. He is a Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly,representing the electorate of Clark. since 2023 when he was elected in a countback of votes to replace Cassy O'Connor. Since 2024,Bayley has served as Deputy Greens Leader.
Helen Christina BurnetMP,MAICD is an Australian politician representing the division of Clark in the House of Assembly since the 2024 Tasmanian state election. Prior to this she was Deputy Lord Mayor of Hobart and a member of the Hobart City Council.
