2017 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2017.[1] The three seats up for elections were Launceston, Murchison and Rumney. They were previously contested in 2011.

Launceston[]

The seat of Launceston, based in the inland Tasmanian city of Launceston, has been held by independent member Rosemary Armitage since 2011.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Launceston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rosemary Armitage 6,891 34.99 +3.26
Independent Neroli Ellis 5,938 30.15 +30.15
Labor Brian Roe 2,819 14.31 −5.42
Independent Mark Tapsell 1,654 8.40 +8.40
Greens Emma Anglesey 1,441 7.32 +7.32
Shooters and Fishers Matthew Allen 952 4.83 +4.83
Total formal votes 19,695 96.35 −0.29
Informal votes 746 3.65 +0.29
Turnout 20,441 84.22 −6.87
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rosemary Armitage 10,151 52.16 −4.01
Independent Neroli Ellis 9,312 47.84 +47.84
Independent hold Swing n/a

Murchison[]

The west coast seat of Murchison has been held by independent member Ruth Forrest since 2005.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ruth Forrest 11,168 56.68 N/A
Independent Daryl Quilliam 8,534 43.32 N/A
Total formal votes 19,702 96.68 N/A
Informal votes 676 3.32 N/A
Turnout 20,378 84.40 N/A
Independent hold Swing N/A

Rumney[]

The south-eastern seat of Rumney had been held by Tony Mulder since 2011. Mulder was defeated by the Labor candidate, Sarah Lovell.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Rumney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sarah Lovell 7,643 33.77 +14.04
Independent Tony Mulder 6,077 26.85 −4.88
Independent Steve Mav 4,179 18.46 +18.46
Independent Shelley Shay 1,839 8.12 +8.12
Shooters and Fishers Cheryl Arnol 1,616 7.14 +7.14
Independent Debra Thurley 1,281 5.66 +5.66
Total formal votes 22,635 96.10 −0.54
Informal votes 919 3.90 +0.54
Turnout 23,554 84.45 −0.88
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sarah Lovell 11,626 52.26 +5.41
Independent Tony Mulder 10,622 47.74 −5.41
Labor gain from Independent Swing +5.41

References[]

  1. ^ "Legislative Council election 2017". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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