2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

2013 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

6 May 2013
3 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Independent Seats before 1 2 Seats won 2 1 Seat change 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: Montgomery

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	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
Total formal votes			19,619	94.7	N/A
Informal votes			1,096	5.3	N/A
Turnout			20,715	86.8	N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Leonie Hiscutt	10,887	55.5	N/A
	Independent	Cheryl Fuller	8,732	44.5	N/A
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	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: Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jim Wilkinson	8,847	48.7	−12.9
	Greens	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
Total formal votes			18,150	96.5	−0.9
Informal votes			668	3.5	+0.9
Turnout			18,818	81.9	−4.9
After transfer of Willink's votes
	Independent	Jim Wilkinson	9,494	52.31	N/A
	Greens	Tom Baxter	4,859	26.8	N/A
	Independent	Helen Richardson	3,797	20.9	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	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: Pembroke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Vanessa Goodwin	10,469	51.1	+12.6
	Independent	Allison Ritchie	7,370	36.0	+36.0
	Greens	Wendy Heatley	2,124	12.9	+0.1
Total formal votes			20,486	96.4	-0.1
Informal votes			774	3.6	+0.1
Turnout			21,260	86.0	+0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A