2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Legislative election in Tasmania, Australia April 2022 June 2023 Tasmania parliamentary no 6 May 2013 2012 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2012 2014 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 2014 3 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council 8 Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) 1 2 1 Independent politician 2 1 1 Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2013. The three seats up for election were Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke. Montgomery The electoral division of Montgomery was created in 1999, and was held by independent MLC Sue Smith until her retirement on 4 May 2013. Smith had been re-elected unopposed at the previous periodic election in 2007, so no swings are calculated in the results below. Montgomery Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2013: Montgomery2013 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Montgomery, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 14 May 2013. Liberal TAS Leonie Hiscutt 9,008 45.9 N/A Independent Cheryl Fuller 5,869 29.9 N/A Independent Kevin Morgan 2,836 14.5 N/A Independent Ed Vincent 1,906 9.7 N/A 19,619 94.7 N/A 1,096 5.3 N/A 20,715 86.8 N/A Liberal TAS Leonie Hiscutt 10,887 55.5 N/A Independent Cheryl Fuller 8,732 44.5 N/A Liberal TAS Independent N/A Nelson The electoral division of Nelson has been held by the independent MLC and Legislative Council President Jim Wilkinson since 1999. Allocation of preferences ceases when one candidate gains more than 50 per cent of the vote. Nelson Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2013: Nelson2013 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Nelson, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 14 May 2013. Independent Jim Wilkinson 8,847 48.7 −12.9 Greens TAS Tom Baxter 4,627 25.5 −12.9 Independent Helen Richardson 3,204 17.7 +17.7 Independent Hans Willink 1,472 8.1 +8.1 18,150 96.5 −0.9 668 3.5 +0.9 18,818 81.9 −4.9 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6" align="left"|After transfer of Willink's votes Independent Jim Wilkinson 9,494 52.31 N/A Greens TAS Tom Baxter 4,859 26.8 N/A Independent Helen Richardson 3,797 20.9 N/A Independent N/A Pembroke The previous election in Pembroke had been a by-election held on 1 August 2009, which was won by Vanessa Goodwin of the Liberal Party. Pembroke Results Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2013: Pembroke2013 Legislative Council elections results: Division of Pembroke, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 14 May 2013. Liberal TAS Vanessa Goodwin 10,469 51.1 +12.6 Independent Allison Ritchie 7,370 36.0 +36.0 Greens TAS Wendy Heatley 2,124 12.9 +0.1 20,486 96.4 -0.1 774 3.6 +0.1 21,260 86.0 +0.9 Liberal TAS N/A References Category:2013 elections in Australia Category:Elections in Tasmania Category:2010s in Tasmania Category:May 2013 in Australia