Periodic elections for the

Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two Chambers of parliament, chambers of the Parliament, the other being the Tasmanian House of Assembly, House of Assembly. Both ho ...

were held on 5 May 2018. The two seats up for elections were

Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...

and Prosser. Hobart was previously contested in 2012. Prosser was a new division created in the 2017 redistribution, and was vacant pending this election.

Hobart

The seat of

, based in the

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

n capital of

, has been held by

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member Rob Valentine since 2012.

Hobart Results

Prosser

The east coast seat of Prosser was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries which came into effect on 5 August 2017. No member was assigned to the seat at its creation, instead the members for the abolished divisions of Apsley (

Tania Rattray Tania Verene Rattray (born 28 March 1958) is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two Chambers of parlia ...

) and Western Tiers ( Greg Hall) were both allocated to the new McIntyre until the expiry of Hall's term at this election.

Prosser Results

References

External links

Tasmanian Electoral Commission websitePsephology commentary by Dr Kevin Bonham
{{Tasmanian elections 2018 elections in Australia 2010s in Tasmania Elections in Tasmania May 2018 in Australia Tasmanian Legislative Council