Periodic elections for the

Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two chambers of the Parliament, the other being the House of Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in the state capital, ...

were held on 6 May 2007. The three seats up for election were Montgomery, held by independent MLC

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;

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, held by independent MLC Jim Wilkinson; and Pembroke, held by Labor MLC

Allison Ritchie Allison Maree Ritchie (born 28 July 1974 in Hobart) was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house) for Pembroke from 2001 to 2009. Since 2022, Ritchie has served as Deputy Mayor of the City of Clarence. Life before Parliament ...

. Montgomery was last contested in 2002, while Nelson and Pembroke were last contested in 2001.

Montgomery

Independent MLC

was elected to the Council for the seat of

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in 1997, and successfully transferred to the new seat of Montgomery in 2002. She was not opposed in this election.

Montgomery Results

Nelson

Independent MLC Jim Wilkinson first entered the Council as the member for

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in 1995, successfully transferring to Nelson in 2001. His only opponent was Tom Nilsson of the

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, an anti-population-growth activist.

Nelson Results

Pembroke

Labor MLC

had held Pembroke since defeating independent member Cathy Edwards in 2001, in a result attributed to dissatisfaction with Edwards' dual role as MLC and Mayor of

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. On her election Ritchie was the youngest member ever elected to the Legislative Council. In 2007 she faced five opponents. The only other party to endorse a candidate was the

, who ran protester and former candidate Neil Smith. The four independents were: Clarence alderman Richard James, a former

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and

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serial candidate; John Peers, another Clarence alderman; former Clarence alderman David Jackson; and

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alderman Marti Zucco. Ritchie won a majority while there were still three candidates in the count, so a two-party preferred count was not conducted.

Pembroke Results

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References

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