2017 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2017.[1] The three seats up for elections were Launceston, Murchison and Rumney. They were previously contested in 2011.

Launceston

The seat of Launceston, based in the inland Tasmanian city of Launceston, has been held by independent member Rosemary Armitage since 2011.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Launceston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rosemary Armitage 6,891 34.99 +3.26
Independent Neroli Ellis 5,938 30.15 +30.15
Labor Brian Roe 2,819 14.31 −5.42
Independent Mark Tapsell 1,654 8.40 +8.40
Greens Emma Anglesey 1,441 7.32 +7.32
Shooters and Fishers Matthew Allen 952 4.83 +4.83
Total formal votes 19,695 96.35 −0.29
Informal votes 746 3.65 +0.29
Turnout 20,441 84.22 −6.87
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rosemary Armitage 10,151 52.16 −4.01
Independent Neroli Ellis 9,312 47.84 +47.84
Independent hold Swingn/a

Murchison

The west coast seat of Murchison has been held by independent member Ruth Forrest since 2005.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Murchison
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ruth Forrest 11,168 56.68 N/A
Independent Daryl Quilliam 8,534 43.32 N/A
Total formal votes 19,702 96.68 N/A
Informal votes 676 3.32 N/A
Turnout 20,378 84.40 N/A
Independent hold SwingN/A

Rumney

The south-eastern seat of Rumney had been held by Tony Mulder since 2011. Mulder was defeated by the Labor candidate, Sarah Lovell.

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2017: Rumney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sarah Lovell 7,643 33.77 +14.04
Independent Tony Mulder 6,077 26.85 −4.88
Independent Steve Mav 4,179 18.46 +18.46
Independent Shelley Shay 1,839 8.12 +8.12
Shooters and Fishers Cheryl Arnol 1,616 7.14 +7.14
Independent Debra Thurley 1,281 5.66 +5.66
Total formal votes 22,635 96.10 −0.54
Informal votes 99 3.90 +0.54
Turnout 23,554 84.45 −0.88
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sarah Lovell 11,626 52.26 +5.41
Independent Tony Mulder 10,622 47.74 −5.41
Labor gain from Independent Swing+5.41

References
  1. "Legislative Council election 2017". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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