Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 1999–2005
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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
between 1999 and 2005. 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 major redistribution prior to the 1999 periodic election reduced the Council from 19 to 15 seats.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
between 1999 and 2005. 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 major redistribution prior to the 1999 periodic election reduced the Council from 19 to 15 seats.
Elections
| Date | Electorates |
|---|---|
| 28 August 1999 | Murchison Electoral division of Murchison The Electoral division of Murchison is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is the largest electorate in size, covering an area of 19,421 km².... ; Rumney Electoral division of Rumney The Electoral division of Rumney is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council . The division is located in Southern Tasmania to the east of the division of Pembroke.... |
| 6 May 2000 | Paterson Electoral division of Paterson The electoral division of Paterson was one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2008 when a redistribution saw it reverted to its original name of Launceston.... ; Wellington Electoral division of Wellington The Electoral division of Wellington was one of the 15 electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2008. It covered the Hobart suburbs of Battery Point, New Town, West Hobart, Moonah, Mount Stuart, Lutana and Lenah Valley... |
| 5 May 2001 | Nelson Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania) The electoral division of Nelson is a constituency of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division includes many of the suburbs to the south of Hobart, including South Hobart, Sandy Bay, Taroona and Kingston. The current member is independent Jim Wilkinson.The most recent election was in May... ; Pembroke Electoral division of Pembroke The Electoral Division of Pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house. It is located on Hobart's Eastern Shore and includes a number of suburbs; Risdon Vale, Geilston Bay, Rose Bay, Lindisfarne, Warrane, Mornington, Bellerive, Howrah and... ; Rowallan Electoral division of Rowallan The Electoral division of Rowallan was one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats from 1999 to 2008, but it was re-named 'Western Tiers' in 2008 after a redistribution of boundaries.... |
| 4 May 2002 | Huon Electoral division of Huon The Electoral division of Huon is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900 , and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856... ; Montgomery Electoral division of Montgomery The Electoral division of Montgomery is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council.It is centred around the Central Coast area and includes the localities of; Ulverstone, Penguin, Heybridge, Hampshire and West Pine.... ; Rosevears Electoral division of Rosevears The electoral division of Rosevears is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian upper house. The division is located on the west side of the Tamar River... |
| 3 May 2003 | Derwent Electoral division of Derwent The Electoral division of Derwent is one of the fifteen electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is situated in the south of the state and is named after the Derwent River.The last boundary redistribution occurred in 2008... ; Mersey Electoral division of Mersey The Electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers only a small area of 237 km².At the 2009 election, the division had 23,568 enrolled voters.... ; Windermere Electoral division of Windermere The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River... |
| 1 May 2004 | Apsley Electoral division of Apsley The Electoral division of Apsley is one of the 15 electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is the second-largest upper house electorate in the state by area after Murchison.... ; Elwick Electoral division of Elwick The Electoral division of Elwick is one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats. It covers the Glenorchy municipality with an area of 103 km², with 24,994 enrolled voters as of October 2010..... |
Members
| Name | Party | Division | Years in office | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Aird Michael Aird Michael Anthony Aird is a former Tasmanian politician. He was an ALP member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Division of Derwent since 1995. From 2006 to 2010, he was the treasurer of Tasmania, one of few legislative councillors in history to have held a ministerial portfolio... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
Derwent Electoral division of Derwent The Electoral division of Derwent is one of the fifteen electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is situated in the south of the state and is named after the Derwent River.The last boundary redistribution occurred in 2008... |
1995–2011 | 2003 |
| Ray Bailey Ray Bailey Raymond Frederick Bailey is a former member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. He was first elected to the now abolished Division of Cornwall on the 26 May 1990... |
Rosevears Electoral division of Rosevears The electoral division of Rosevears is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian upper house. The division is located on the west side of the Tamar River... |
1990–2002 | 1996 | |
| David Crean David Crean David Crean is a former Labor member of the Parliament of Tasmania. He is the son of former Deputy Prime Minister Frank Crean and brother to former Australian federal opposition leader Simon Crean.... |
Labor | Elwick Electoral division of Elwick The Electoral division of Elwick is one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats. It covers the Glenorchy municipality with an area of 103 km², with 24,994 enrolled voters as of October 2010..... |
1992–2004 | 1998 |
| Ivan Dean Ivan Dean Ivan Noel Dean, APM , is an Australian politician. He has been an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since 2003, representing the electorate of Windermere. He also served as Mayor of Launceston from 2005 to 2007.... |
Windermere Electoral division of Windermere The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River... |
2003–present | 2003 | |
| Cathy Edwards Cathy Edwards Catherine Mary "Cathy" Edwards is a former Australian politician. She was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2001, representing Pembroke.... |
Pembroke Electoral division of Pembroke The Electoral Division of Pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house. It is located on Hobart's Eastern Shore and includes a number of suburbs; Risdon Vale, Geilston Bay, Rose Bay, Lindisfarne, Warrane, Mornington, Bellerive, Howrah and... |
1999–2001 | b/e | |
| Kerry Finch Kerry Finch The Honourable Kerry Finch is a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house for the electoral division of Rosevears, which mainly comprises the western side of the Tamar River valley from West Launceston up to Greens Beach... |
Rosevears Electoral division of Rosevears The electoral division of Rosevears is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian upper house. The division is located on the west side of the Tamar River... |
2002–present | 2002 | |
| Tony Fletcher Tony Fletcher (politician) Anthony William "Tony" Fletcher is a former Australian politician. He was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1981 to 2005, representing first Russell and then Murchison.... |
Murchison Electoral division of Murchison The Electoral division of Murchison is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is the largest electorate in size, covering an area of 19,421 km².... |
1981–2005 | 1999 | |
| Greg Hall Greg Hall Gregory Raymond "Greg" Hall is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the electoral division of Rowallan. He was also Mayor of the Meander Valley Council from 1997 to 2002. Hall was born in Launceston... |
Rowallan Electoral division of Rowallan The Electoral division of Rowallan was one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats from 1999 to 2008, but it was re-named 'Western Tiers' in 2008 after a redistribution of boundaries.... |
2001–present | 2001 | |
| Paul Harriss Paul Harriss The Honourable Andrew Paul Harriss is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Electoral division of Huon.... |
Huon Electoral division of Huon The Electoral division of Huon is one of the fifteen electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It was created in 1999, however similar electorates of this name have existed since 1900 , and members of the Tasmanian upper house for this region appear to have been elected since 1856... |
1996–present | 2002 | |
| Norma Jamieson Norma Jamieson Norma Mary Jamieson was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the electoral division of Mersey from 2003 until 2009. Norma worked as a nurse. Norma is a widow with two children. Her interests include: bushwalking, gardening, farming, tree farming, light aircraft flying,... |
Mersey Electoral division of Mersey The Electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers only a small area of 237 km².At the 2009 election, the division had 23,568 enrolled voters.... |
2003–2009 | 2003 | |
| John Loone John Loone John Arthur Loone is a former Australian politician. He was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1989 to 2001, representing Tamar, Roland and finally Rowallan.... |
Rowallan Electoral division of Rowallan The Electoral division of Rowallan was one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats from 1999 to 2008, but it was re-named 'Western Tiers' in 2008 after a redistribution of boundaries.... |
1989–2001 | 1995 | |
| Terry Martin Terry Martin (politician) Terence Lewis Martin is a former independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Electoral division of Elwick.... |
Labor | Elwick Electoral division of Elwick The Electoral division of Elwick is one of the 15 Tasmanian Legislative Council electorates or seats. It covers the Glenorchy municipality with an area of 103 km², with 24,994 enrolled voters as of October 2010..... |
2004–present | 2004 |
| Doug Parkinson Doug Parkinson (Australian politician) The Hon. Douglas John Parkinson is an Australian Labor Party member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Electoral division of Hobart.He was first elected to Hobart in 1994. The division was abolished in 1999... |
Labor | Wellington Electoral division of Wellington The Electoral division of Wellington was one of the 15 electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2008. It covered the Hobart suburbs of Battery Point, New Town, West Hobart, Moonah, Mount Stuart, Lutana and Lenah Valley... |
1994–present | 2000 |
| Colin Rattray Colin Rattray Colin Lewis Rattray, OAM is a former Australian politician. He was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1992 to 2004, representing first South Esk and then Apsley.... |
Apsley Electoral division of Apsley The Electoral division of Apsley is one of the 15 electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is the second-largest upper house electorate in the state by area after Murchison.... |
1992–2004 | 1998 | |
| Tania Rattray-Wagner Tania Rattray-Wagner Tania Verene Rattray-Wagner is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the electoral division of Apsley.... |
Apsley Electoral division of Apsley The Electoral division of Apsley is one of the 15 electorates or seats in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is the second-largest upper house electorate in the state by area after Murchison.... |
2004–present | 2004 | |
| Allison Ritchie Allison Ritchie Allison Maree Ritchie was an Australian Labor Party politician in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2009. She was a member of the Hobart based seat of Pembroke. She was elected on 5 May 2001 at age 26; she was the youngest person ever to be elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council... |
Labor | Pembroke Electoral division of Pembroke The Electoral Division of Pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house. It is located on Hobart's Eastern Shore and includes a number of suburbs; Risdon Vale, Geilston Bay, Rose Bay, Lindisfarne, Warrane, Mornington, Bellerive, Howrah and... |
2001–2009 | 2001 |
| Silvia Smith Silvia Smith Silvia Joy Smith is an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996 and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1997 to 2003.... |
Ind. Labor | Windermere Electoral division of Windermere The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River... |
1997–2003 | 1997 |
| Sue Smith | Montgomery Electoral division of Montgomery The Electoral division of Montgomery is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council.It is centred around the Central Coast area and includes the localities of; Ulverstone, Penguin, Heybridge, Hampshire and West Pine.... |
1997–present | 2002 | |
| Geoff Squibb Geoff Squibb Geoffrey Bruce "Geoff" Squibb is a former Australian politician. He was an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1990 to 2003, representing Mersey.Squibb was born in Devonport, and was its Mayor from 1985–99... |
Mersey Electoral division of Mersey The Electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers only a small area of 237 km².At the 2009 election, the division had 23,568 enrolled voters.... |
1990–2003 | 1997 | |
| Lin Thorp Lin Thorp Lin Estelle Thorp was an Australian Labor Party politician and member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Hobart based division of Rumney from 1999 until 2011. She was defeated by Tony Mulder at the elections held on 7 May 2011.Thorp was born in Hobart, Tasmania... |
Labor | Rumney Electoral division of Rumney The Electoral division of Rumney is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council . The division is located in Southern Tasmania to the east of the division of Pembroke.... |
1999–present | 1999 |
| Jim Wilkinson Jim Wilkinson (Australian politician) The Hon. James Scott "Jim" Wilkinson MLC is the member for the Division of Nelson in the Legislative Council of the Tasmanian Parliament. He is also a practising lawyer in Hobart.... |
Nelson Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania) The electoral division of Nelson is a constituency of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division includes many of the suburbs to the south of Hobart, including South Hobart, Sandy Bay, Taroona and Kingston. The current member is independent Jim Wilkinson.The most recent election was in May... |
1995–present | 2001 | |
| Don Wing Don Wing Donald George "Don" Wing is a former Australian politician. A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1982 to 2011, representing the electoral division of Launceston , he was President of the Legislative Council from 2002 until 2008... |
Paterson Electoral division of Paterson The electoral division of Paterson was one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2008 when a redistribution saw it reverted to its original name of Launceston.... |
1982–2011 | 2000 |
Sources
- Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856