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.

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
Hon Michael Aird Labor Derwent 1995–2011 2009
Hon Ivan Dean Windermere 2003–2021 2009
Hon Kerry Finch Rosevears 2002–2020 2008
Hon Ruth Forrest Murchison 2005–present 2011
Hon Mike Gaffney Mersey 2009–present 2009
Hon Dr Vanessa Goodwin[2] Liberal Pembroke 2009–2017 b/e
Hon Greg Hall Rowallan/Western Tiers 2001–2018 2006
Hon Paul Harriss Huon 1996–2014 2008
Hon Terry Martin Labor/Independent Elwick 2004–2010 2004
Hon Doug Parkinson Labor Wellington/Hobart 1994–2012 2006
Hon Tania Rattray Apsley 2004–present 2010
Hon Allison Ritchie[2] Labor Pembroke 2001–2009 2007
Hon Sue Smith Montgomery 1997–2013 2007
Hon Adriana Taylor Elwick 2010–2016 2010
Hon Lin Thorp Labor Rumney 1999–2011 2005
Hon Jim Wilkinson Nelson 1995–2019 2007
Hon 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.

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