2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Legislative election in Tasmania, Australia October 2015 October 2015 Tasmania parliamentary no 5 May 2012 2011 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2011 2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2013 2 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council 8 Independent politician 1 2 1 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) 1 0 1 Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 5 May 2012. The two seats up for election were Hobart, held by retiring Labor MLC Doug Parkinson, and Western Tiers, held by independent MLC Greg Hall. These seats were last contested (under different names) in 2006. Hobart The seat of Hobart, formerly known as Wellington, had been held by Doug Parkinson for the Labor Party since 1994; his retirement left Derwent MLC Craig Farrell as the only remaining Labor MLC. As his replacement Labor preselected Dean Winter, a party researcher and staffer for federal MP Julie Collins. His main competition was Rob Valentine, Lord Mayor of Hobart from 1999 to 2011, who was running as an independent candidate. Secondary school teacher Penelope Ann was selected by the Greens, while other independent candidates included engineering consultant James Sugden, former Liberal preselection candidate Paul Hiscutt (who contested Wellington in 2006, and whose father Hugh was an MLC from 1983 to 1995) and serial candidate John Forster.Green Antony Antony Green Hobart 2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2012 http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2012/legislativecouncil/hobart_guide.htm 17 May 2012 Hobart Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2012: HobartDivision of Hobart 2012 Legislative Council election results Tasmanian Electoral Commission http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2012/Results/Hobart.html 2012 17 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000500/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2012/Results/Hobart.html 18 May 2012 deadGreen Antony Antony Green Hobart - Results 2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2012 http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2012/legislativecouncil/hobart_results.htm 17 May 2012 Independent Rob Valentine 6,646 37.0 +37.0 Greens TAS Penelope Ann 3,935 22.6 –7.4 Labor TAS Dean Winter 3,347 19.2 −18.2 Independent James Sugden 2,356 13.5 +13.5 Independent Paul Hiscutt 768 4.4 –2.8 Independent John Forster 547 3.1 +3.1 17,399 96.9 +0.2 550 3.1 –0.2 17,949 75.8 Independent Rob Valentine 10,617 62.5 +62.5 Greens TAS Penelope Ann 6,376 37.5 +0.2 Independent Labor TAS N/A Western Tiers The seat of Western Tiers, renamed from Rowallan in 2006, had been held since 2001 by independent Greg Hall. His only opponent for re-election was another independent candidate, John Hawkins, an antiques dealer and environmental campaigner.Green Antony Antony Green Western Tiers 2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2012 http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2012/legislativecouncil/westerntiers_guide.htm 17 May 2012 Western Tiers Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2012: Western TiersDivision of Western Tiers 2012 Legislative Council election results Tasmanian Electoral Commission http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2012/Results/WesternTiers.html 2012 17 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120508025023/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2012/Results/WesternTiers.html 8 May 2012 deadGreen Antony Antony Green Western Tiers - Results 2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2012 http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2012/legislativecouncil/westerntiers_results.htm 17 May 2012 Independent Greg Hall 13,233 73.3 -8.6 Independent John Hawkins 4,823 26.7 +26.7 18,056 94.4 -0.2 1,080 5.6 +0.2 19,136 81.5 Independent -8.6 References Category:2012 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:2010s in Tasmania Category:May 2012 in Australia