2014 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Legislative election in Tasmania, Australia July 2019 June 2023 Tasmania parliamentary no 3 May 2014 2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2013 2015 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2015 2 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council 8 Independent politician 2 2 Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 3 May 2014. The two seats up for election were the electoral division of Huon and the electoral division of Rosevears. These seats were last contested in 2008. Huon Independent MLC Paul Harriss held Huon from 1996. In 2014, Harriss resigned from the Legislative Council to successfully contest the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Franklin as a Liberal candidate at the 2014 state election.Independent MLC Paul Harris takes on Premier in Franklin electorate, ABC News, 18 November 2013. The favourite prior to the election was Peter Hodgman, the uncle of Premier Will Hodgman who had previously held the seat as an independent from 1974 to 1986 before serving in the House of Assembly as a Liberal from 1986 to 2001. Hodgman was running as a Liberal candidate. His highest profile opponent was Huon Valley Mayor Robert Armstrong, running as an independent. Other candidates included Liz Smith, a Huon Valley councillor who resigned from the Greens to run as an independent; Jimmy Bell, the manager of the Huon Valley Police and Citizens Youth Club; Rodney Dillon, an Amnesty International worker who was the 2013 Tasmanian Humanitarian of the Year; Pavel Ruzicka, a sawmiller; and Helen Lane.http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2014/legislativecouncil/huon_guide.htm Huon 2014 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections Green Antony 27 February 2024 Antony Green Huon Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2014: Huon2014 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Huon https://web.archive.org/web/20140505170823/http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/LegislativeCouncilElections_2014/Results_Huon.html 5 May 2014 , Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 3 May 2014. Liberal TAS Peter Hodgman 5,387 26.13 +26.13 Independent Robert Armstrong 4,205 20.40 +20.40 Independent Liz Smith 3,974 19.28 +19.28 Independent Jimmy Bell 3,177 15.41 +15.41 Independent Rodney Dillon 1,690 8.20 +8.20 Independent Pavel Ruzicka 1,312 6.36 +6.36 Independent Helen Lane 871 4.22 +4.22 20,616 95.76 −0.56 912 4.24 +0.56 21,528 85.17 +2.32 Independent Robert Armstrong 10,703 56.88 +56.88 Liberal TAS Peter Hodgman 8,113 43.12 +43.12 Independent Rosevears Independent MLC Kerry Finch has represented Rosevears since 2002. He re-contested the seat. The Liberal Party endorsed Don Morris, a long-time political staffer and former Senate candidate, in a break from their tradition of not challenging sitting independents. The Liberal Party targeted Finch as a "closet Green" regarding his left-leaning voting record. No other candidates nominated.http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2014/legislativecouncil/rosevears_guide.htm Green Antony Antony Green Rosevears 2014 Tasmanian Legislative Council elections 27 February 2024 Rosevears Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2014: RosevearsDivision of Rosevears 2014 Legislative Council election results Tasmanian Electoral Commission http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/LegislativeCouncilElections_2014/Results_Rosevears.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140505173336/http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/LegislativeCouncilElections_2014/Results_Rosevears.html dead 5 May 2014 2014 5 May 2014 Independent Kerry Finch 11,840 60.28 −12.37 Liberal TAS Don Morris 7,801 39.72 +39.72 19,641 96.43 +1.12 728 3.57 −1.12 20,369 81.32 +1.16 Independent −12.37 References Category:2014 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:2010s in Tasmania Category:May 2014 in Australia