2005 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

2005 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

1 May 2005
3 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Independent Labor Seats before 2 1 Seats won 2 1 Seat change

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 1 May 2005. The three seats up for election were Murchison, held by independent MLC Tony Fletcher; Paterson, held by independent MLC Don Wing; and Rumney, held by Labor MLC Lin Thorp. Paterson was last contested in 2000, while Murchison and Rumney were last contested in 1999.

Murchison

Murchison had been held since its creation in 1999 by Tony Fletcher, who had previously served as the member for Russell (1981–1999). He decided to retire at this election.

Murchison Results

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2005: Murchison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ruth Forrest	5,955	28.96	N/A
	Independent	Kevin Hyland	5,428	26.40	N/A
	Independent	John Oldaker	4,367	21.24	N/A
	Independent	Alwyn Bond	2,946	14.33	N/A
	Greens	Scott Jordan	1,864	9.07	N/A
Total formal votes			20,560	96.46	+0.10
Informal votes			755	3.54	−0.10
Turnout			21,315	89.22	+1.08
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Ruth Forrest	10,549	51.37	N/A
	Independent	Kevin Hyland	9,986	48.63	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Paterson

Long-serving MLC and Legislative Council President Don Wing had represented Paterson since its creation in 1999, and had previously been member for Launceston from 1982 to 1999. He was re-elected unopposed.

Paterson Results

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2005: Paterson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Don Wing	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Rumney

Rumney had been represented by Labor MLC Lin Thorp since its creation in 1999. Since she won a majority on the primary vote, no preference count was conducted.

Rumney Results

Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic elections, 2005: Rumney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lin Thorp	9,513	50.96	+5.25
	Independent	Carmel Torenius	4,600	24.64	+24.64
	Greens	Glenn Millar	2,286	12.25	+12.25
	Independent	David Traynor	2,269	12.15	+12.15
Total formal votes			18,668	96.29	−0.35
Informal votes			720	3.71	+0.35
Turnout			19,388	85.85	−1.37
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A