2009 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Legislative election in Tasmania, Australia April 2022 June 2023 Tasmania parliamentary no 2 May 2009 2008 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2008 2010 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2010 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 2 May 2009. The three seats up for election were Derwent, held by Labor MLC Michael Aird; Mersey, held by retiring independent MLC Norma Jamieson; and Windermere, held by independent MLC Ivan Dean. These seats were last contested in 2003.Green Antony Tasmanian Legislative Council Election Nominations https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-04-09/tasmanian-legislative-council-election-nominations/9389170 ABC News 1 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250101064349/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-04-09/tasmanian-legislative-council-election-nominations/9389170 1 January 2025 9 April 2009 Derwent Derwent had been held by Michael Aird for Labor since a 1995 by-election; he had previously served in the House of Assembly from 1979 to 1986 and from 1989 to 1995. A minister in Michael Field's government from 1989 to 1992, he had served as Treasurer and Minister for Racing since 2006. The Tasmanian Greens endorsed Susan Gunter, a shearer and former environmental lawyer. Independent candidate Jenny Branch, Glenorchy Alderman and President of the Tasmanian Parents and Friends Association, was a Liberal Party member but resigned from the party prior to the election.Green Antony 2009 Elections - Derwent http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/derwent.htm ABC News 1 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230324111500/https://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/derwent.htm 24 March 2023 2 May 2009 The former federal member for Franklin, Harry Quick, initially nominated as a Greens candidate, but he withdrew his nomination.http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php/article/three-very-interesting-legislative-council-elections Three very interesting Legislative Council elections Tucker Peter Bonham Kevin Tasmanian Times 21 April 2009 14 March 2013 Since Aird won a majority on the first vote, no preference count was conducted. Derwent Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2009: DerwentDivision of Derwent 2009 Legislative Council election results Tasmanian Electoral Commission http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2009/Results/Derwent/ResultsDerwent.gif 2009 14 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420021836/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2009/Results/Derwent/ResultsDerwent.gif 20 April 2013 dead Labor TAS Michael Aird 9,932 51.61 -25.67 Independent Jenny Branch 6,438 33.46 +33.46 Greens TAS Susan Gunter 2,873 14.93 -7.79 19,243 95.75 -2.99 855 4.25 +2.99 20,098 82.06 Labor TAS Mersey Independent MLC for Mersey Norma Jamieson decided to retire after one term, having been first elected in 2003. Four candidates, all independents, contested the election. Mike Gaffney was a teacher and public servant who had been Mayor of Latrobe Council since 2002 and President of the Tasmanian Local Government Association since 2006. Although running as an independent, Gaffney had previously run for the Labor Party at the 2002 state election and received some support from the Labor government. Norma Jamieson's daughter Carolynn was a small business owner. Lynn Laycock had been Mayor of Devonport since 2005; she had some Liberal connections, having worked as an assistant to Liberal Premier Tony Rundle. Steve Martin was running primarily on the issue of Mersey Community Hospital, which had passed to Commonwealth control the previous year. He had previously worked for Labor MPs and was a restaurateur at the time of the election.Green Antony Antony Green http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/mersey.htm Mersey 2009 Tasmanian Legislative Council Elections (ABC Elections) Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2009 14 March 2013 Mersey Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2009: MerseyDivision of Mersey 2009 Legislative Council election results Tasmanian Electoral Commission http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2009/Results/Mersey/ResultsMersey.gif 2009 14 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420021925/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2009/Results/Mersey/ResultsMersey.gif 20 April 2013 dead Independent Mike Gaffney 8,460 42.93 +42.93 Independent Steve Martin 5,447 27.64 +12.77 Independent Lynn Laycock 3,183 16.15 +16.15 Independent Carolynn Jamieson 2,617 13.28 +13.28 19,707 97.22 +0.00 564 2.88 +0.00 20,271 86.01 -4.18 Independent Mike Gaffney 11,836 60.06 +60.06 Independent Steve Martin 7,871 39.94 +39.94 Independent Windermere Independent MLC for Windermere Ivan Dean had first been elected in 2003, when he defeated independent Labor member Silvia Smith. In 2005 he was elected as Mayor of Launceston, which attracted some criticism for holding the dual positions; Dean opted to donate his mayoral salary to charity. He lost the mayoralty in 2008 but remained a councillor; his defeat was reckoned to have something to do with his support for the Gunns pulp mill. His highest-profile challenger was Kathryn Hay, who served as Labor MHA for Bass from 2002 to 2006. Hay was running as an independent Labor candidate. The Tasmanian Greens endorsed small business owner and maritime scientist Peter Whish-Wilson. Independent Peter Kaye was a prominent local radio presenter campaigning mainly on increasing funding for Launceston General Hospital. Launceston councillor and former Labor Party member Ted Sands was also standing as an independent.Green Antony Antony Green http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/windermere.htm Windermere 2009 Tasmanian Legislative Council Elections (ABC Elections) Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2009 14 March 2013 Windermere Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2009: WindermereDivision of Windermere 2009 Legislative Council election results Tasmanian Electoral Commission http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2009/Results/Windermere/ResultsWindermere.gif 2009 14 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420022003/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/LC2009/Results/Windermere/ResultsWindermere.gif 20 April 2013 dead Independent Ivan Dean 7,084 39.17 -10.96 Independent Kathryn Hay 4,839 26.76 +26.76 Greens TAS Peter Whish-Wilson 2,941 16.26 +16.26 Independent Peter Kaye 1,769 9.78 +9.78 Independent Ted Sands 1,451 8.02 +8.02 18,084 96.42 -0.38 672 3.58 +0.38 18,756 80.46 -5.66 Independent Ivan Dean 9,839 55.00 N/A Independent Kathryn Hay 8,051 45.00 N/A Independent References 30em TasmanianLegislativeCouncil Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:2000s in Tasmania Category:May 2009 in Australia