Periodic elections for the
Tasmanian Legislative Council
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were held on 4 May 2019.
The three seats up for election were
Montgomery,
Nelson
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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
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of the
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Montgomery
![Locator map of Montgomery TLC electorate 2017](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Locator_map_of_Montgomery_TLC_electorate_2017.svg)
Montgomery has been held by
Leonie Hiscutt
Leonie Anne Hiscutt (born 14 January 1959) is an Australian politician, who has been a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Montgomery since 2013.
Hiscutt was a farmer and businesswoman prior to entering Parliament. ...
of the Liberal Party since the
2013 election.
Montgomery Results
Nelson
![Locator map of Nelson TLC electorate 2017 with inset](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Locator_map_of_Nelson_TLC_electorate_2017_with_inset.svg)
Nelson had been held by independent
Jim Wilkinson since 1999. Wilkinson retired at this election.
Nelson Results
Pembroke
![Locator map of Pembroke TLC electorate 2017 with inset](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Locator_map_of_Pembroke_TLC_electorate_2017_with_inset.svg)
Pembroke has been held by
Jo Siejka of the Labor Party since a
2017 by-election.
Pembroke Results
Swings are calculated from the 2017 by-election.
References
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