Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2005–2011

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 2005 and 2011. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.

A redistribution in 2007–2008 saw three of the electorates renamed.

Contents

Elections

Date Electorates
7 May 2005 Murchison; Paterson (Launceston); Rumney
6 May 2006 Rowallan (Western Tiers); Wellington (Hobart)
5 May 2007 Montgomery; Nelson; Pembroke
3 May 2008 Huon; Rosevears
2 May 2009 Derwent; Mersey; Windermere
1 May 2010 Apsley; Elwick

Members

Name Party Division Years in office Elected
Michael Aird Labor Derwent 1995–2011 2009
Ivan Dean Windermere 2003–present 2009
Kerry Finch Rosevears 2002–present 2008
Ruth Forrest Murchison 2005–present 2011
Mike Gaffney Mersey 2009–present 2009
Vanessa Goodwin[2] Liberal Pembroke 2009–present b/e
Greg Hall Rowallan/Western Tiers 2001–present 2006
Paul Harriss Huon 1996–present 2008
Terry Martin Labor/Independent Elwick 2004–2010 2004
Doug Parkinson Labor Wellington/Hobart 1994–present 2006
Tania Rattray-Wagner Apsley 2004–present 2010
Allison Ritchie[2] Labor Pembroke 2001–2009 2007
Sue Smith Montgomery 1997–present 2007
Adriana Taylor Elwick 2010–present 2010
Lin Thorp Labor Rumney 1999–present 2005
Jim Wilkinson Nelson 1995–present 2007
Don Wing Paterson/Launceston 1982–2011 2005

Notes

1 On 29 March 2007, the Labor member for Elwick, Terry Martin, was expelled from the parliamentary Labor party after voting against government legislation to fast-track planning approval for the proposed Bell Bay Pulp Mill. He has stated his intention to serve out the remainder of his term as an independent.
2 In June 2009, Allison Ritchie, the Labor member for Pembroke, resigned. Liberal candidate Vanessa Goodwin won the resulting by-election on 1 August 2009.

Sources

Members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Legislative Council

1999–2005 · 2005–2011 · 2011–2017
House of Assembly

2002–2006 · 2006–2010 · 2010–2014