The Electoral division of Wellington was one of the 15 electorates or seats in 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, ...
from 1999 to 2008. It covered the
Hobart suburbs of Battery Point, New Town, West Hobart, Moonah, Mount Stuart, Lutana and Lenah Valley. The name was derived from
Mount Wellington which is a dominant feature of the area.
The last election held on 6 May 2006 returned sitting
Labor Party member
Doug Parkinson
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, who defeated five other candidates (4 independents, 1
Green
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).
The seat was abolished in a redistribution in 2008, and its original name of "
Hobart" was restored.
Members
See also
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Electoral division of Hobart
The electoral division of Hobart is one of the 15 electoral divisions in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was originally created in 1856 when the Council became the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania. The seat was abolished in 199 ...
References
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Former electoral districts of Tasmania