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2008 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Legislative election in Tasmania, Australia

Summary

Legislative election in Tasmania, Australia

Field	Value
country	Tasmania
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
election_date	3 May 2008
previous_election	2007 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
previous_year	2007
next_election	2009 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
next_year	2009
seats_for_election	2 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council
majority_seats	8
party1	Independent politician
seats_before1	2
seats1	2
seat_change1

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 3 May 2008. The two seats up for election were Huon, held by independent MLC Paul Harriss, and Rosevears, held by independent MLC Kerry Finch. These seats were last contested in 2002.

Huon

Independent MLC Paul Harriss had held Huon since 1996. A former Liberal Party member, there was speculation about his endorsement as a federal Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Franklin in the 2007 federal election, but this did not eventuate. His only opponent was Huon Valley councillor Mark Rickards, an endorsed candidate of the Tasmanian Greens, who focused his campaign on Harriss's support for the Gunns pulp mill.

Huon Results

Rosevears

Independent MLC Kerry Finch first won Rosevears in 2002, when it was a new seat. He was not opposed by the Tasmanian Greens, which was attributed to his opposition to the Gunns pulp mill and his generally socially liberal views. Like Harriss, he attracted only one challenger, in this case independent Colin O'Brien. O'Brien gave qualified support to the pulp mill.

Rosevears Results

References

Tucker, Peter. (17 March 2008). "A little bit of Harriss and Finch". Tasmanian Times.
Tucker, Peter. (2 May 2008). "Harriss and Finch, Part 2". Tasmanian Times.
(April 2019). "Division of Huon". [[Tasmanian Electoral Commission]].
(April 2019). "Division of Rosevears". [[Tasmanian Electoral Commission]].

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