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 5 May 2018. The two seats up for elections were Hobart and Prosser. Hobart was previously contested in 2012. Prosser was a new division created in the 2017 redistribution, and was vacant pending this election.

Hobart

The seat of Hobart, based in the

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n capital of Hobart, has been held by

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member

Rob Valentine Robert Henry Francis Valentine (born 15 June 1950) is an Australian politician. He was the Lord Mayor of the City of Hobart local government area, in the State of Tasmania, Australia, from 1999 to 2011. In 2012, he was elected to the Tasma ...

since 2012.

Hobart Results

Prosser

The east coast seat of Prosser was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries which came into effect on 5 August 2017. No member was assigned to the seat at its creation, instead the members for the abolished divisions of Apsley (

Tania Rattray Tania Verene Rattray (born 28 March 1958) is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house) in the division of McIntyre. Rattray was educated at Winnaleah Area School and Scottsdale High School. Before becoming a f ...

) and Western Tiers ( Greg Hall) were both allocated to the new McIntyre until the expiry of Hall's term at this election.

Prosser Results

References

External links

Tasmanian Electoral Commission websitePsephology commentary by Dr Kevin Bonham
{{Tasmanian elections 2018 elections in Australia 2010s in Tasmania Elections in Tasmania May 2018 events in Australia Tasmanian Legislative Council