2017 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

2017 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

6 May 2017
3 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Independent Labor Seats before 3 0 Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 1

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2017. 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.

Launceston Results

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.

Murchison Results

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.

Rumney Results

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Rumney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sarah Lovell	7,643	33.77	+14.04
	Independent Liberal	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 Liberal	Tony Mulder	10,622	47.74	−5.41
	Labor gain from Independent Liberal		Swing	+5.41

External links

• Tasmanian Electoral Commission website
• Psephology commentary by Dr Kevin Bonham