2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 4 May 2019.^[1] 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.

2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

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Montgomery

Location of Montgomery in Tasmania

Montgomery has been held by Leonie Hiscutt of the Liberal Party since the 2013 election.

Montgomery Results

2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Montgomery^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leonie Hiscutt	10,047	44.39	−1.52
	Labor	Michelle Rippon	5,722	25.28	+25.28
	Independent	Cheryl Fuller	4,416	19.51	−10.40
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Brenton Jones	2,446	10.81	+10.81
Total formal votes			22,631	96.22	+1.51
Informal votes			889	3.78	−1.51
Turnout			23,520	84.26	−2.54
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Leonie Hiscutt	13,617	60.17	N/A
	Labor	Michelle Rippon	9,014	39.83	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Nelson

Location of Nelson in Tasmania

Nelson had been held by independent Jim Wilkinson since 1999. Wilkinson retired at this election.

Nelson Results

2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Nelson^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nic Street	4,567	23.69	+23.69
	Independent	Vica Bayley	3,069	15.92	+15.92
	Independent	Meg Webb	2,662	13.81	+13.81
	Independent	Madeleine Ogilvie	2,420	12.55	+12.55
	Greens	Deborah Brewer	2,147	11.14	−14.36
	Independent	Blair Brownless	1,223	6.34	+6.34
	Independent	John (Polly) Farmer	1,168	6.06	+6.06
	Independent	Richard Griggs	960	4.98	+4.98
	Independent	Robert Manning	669	3.47	+3.47
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Lorraine Bennett	394	2.04	+2.04
Total formal votes			19,279	97.24	+0.79
Informal votes			547	2.76	−0.79
Turnout			19,826	82.31	+0.44
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Meg Webb	10,648	59.26	N/A
	Liberal	Nic Street	7,320	40.74	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Pembroke

Location of Pembroke in Tasmania

Pembroke has been held by Jo Siejka of the Labor Party since a 2017 by-election.

Pembroke Results

2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections: Pembroke^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jo Siejka	8,574	45.24	+12.84
	Liberal	Kristy Johnson	4,793	25.29	−0.19
	Independent	Tony Mulder	3,492	18.43	+18.43
	Independent	Ron Cornish	1,396	7.37	+7.37
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Carlo Di Falco	696	3.67	+0.61
Total formal votes			18,951	96.77	+0.28
Informal votes			632	3.23	−0.28
Turnout			19,583	85.22	−0.16
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jo Siejka	11,038	58.65	+1.20
	Liberal	Kristy Johnson	7,781	41.35	−1.20
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.20

Swings are calculated from the 2017 by-election.

References

1. "2019 Legislative Council Elections". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
2. 2019 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Montgomery, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 May 2019.
3. Legislative Council Elections 2019 Results - Nelson, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 May 2019.
4. Legislative Council Elections 2019 Results - Pembroke, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 May 2019.