2007 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Legislative election in Tasmania, Australia April 2022 June 2023 Tasmania parliamentary no 6 May 2007 2006 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2006 2008 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2008 3 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council 8 Independent politician 2 2 Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) 1 1 Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2007. The three seats up for election were Montgomery, held by independent MLC Sue Smith; Nelson, held by independent MLC Jim Wilkinson; and Pembroke, held by Labor MLC Allison Ritchie. Montgomery was last contested in 2002, while Nelson and Pembroke were last contested in 2001. Montgomery Independent MLC Sue Smith was elected to the Council for the seat of Leven in 1997, and successfully transferred to the new seat of Montgomery in 2002. She was not opposed in this election.http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php/article/another-leg-council-no-brainer Another Leg Council no-brainer Tucker Peter Bonham Kevin Tasmanian Times 18 April 2007 14 March 2013 Montgomery Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2007: Montgomery Independent Sue Smith unopposed Independent Nelson Independent MLC Jim Wilkinson first entered the Council as the member for Queenborough in 1995, successfully transferring to Nelson in 2001. His only opponent was Tom Nilsson of the Tasmanian Greens, an anti-population-growth activist. Nelson Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2007: NelsonDivision of Nelson 2007 Legislative Council election results Tasmanian Electoral Commission http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2007/Results/Nelson/Nelson_Publish.gif 2009 14 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420021629/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2007/Results/Nelson/Nelson_Publish.gif 20 April 2013 dead Independent Jim Wilkinson 11,232 61.60 +12.61 Greens TAS Tom Nilsson 7,003 38.40 +38.40 18,235 97.36 +0.83 494 2.64 -0.83 18,729 81.01 -1.06 Independent +3.03 Pembroke Labor MLC Allison Ritchie 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 Clarence. 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 Tasmanian Greens, who ran protester and former candidate Neil Smith. The four independents were: Clarence alderman Richard James, a former Liberal and Democrat serial candidate; John Peers, another Clarence alderman; former Clarence alderman David Jackson; and Hobart City Council 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 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2007: PembrokeDivision of Pembroke 2007 Legislative Council election results Tasmanian Electoral Commission http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2007/Results/Pembroke/Pembroke_Publish.gif 2007 14 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420115533/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2007/Results/Pembroke/Pembroke_Publish.gif 20 April 2013 dead Labor TAS Allison Ritchie 8,513 42.87 -14.22 Independent Richard James 3,650 18.38 +18.38 Greens TAS Neil Smith 2,662 13.41 +13.41 Independent Marti Zucco 2,332 11.74 +11.74 Independent John Peers 1,839 9.26 +9.26 Independent David Jackson 860 4.33 +4.33 19,856 96.74 +0.09 669 3.26 -0.09 20,525 87.52 -1.55 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6" align="left"|After distribution of preferences from three excluded candidates Labor TAS Allison Ritchie 10,161 51.46 Independent Richard James 6,156 31.18 Greens TAS Neil Smith 3,428 17.36 Labor TAS References 30em Category:2007 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:2000s in Tasmania Category:May 2007 in Australia