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2009 Pembroke state by-election

Field	Value
country	Tasmania
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
election_date	1 August 2009
vote_type	First preference
image1	Vanessa Goodwin.jpg
candidate1	Vanessa Goodwin
party1	Liberal Party of Australia
popular_vote1	7,812
percentage1	38.55%
swing1	38.55pp
image2
candidate2	Richard James
party2	Independent politician
popular_vote2	2,285
percentage2	11.28%
swing2	7.10pp
image4
candidate4	Wendy Heatley
party4	Australian Greens
popular_vote4	2,604
percentage4	12.85%
swing4	0.56pp
image5
candidate5	Honey Bacon
party5	Independent politician
popular_vote5	2,110
percentage5	10.41%
swing5	10.41pp
1blank	Three-candidate-preferred
1data1	51.05%
1data2	27.73%
1data4	21.22%
1data5	Eliminated
title	MLC
before_election	Allison Ritchie
before_party	Australian Labor Party
after_election	Vanessa Goodwin
after_party	Liberal Party of Australia

A by-election was held in the Tasmanian Legislative Council division of Pembroke on 1 August 2009. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member Allison Ritchie.

Background

Ritchie was first elected to the Legislative Council in 2001 at the age of 26, the youngest person ever elected to that chamber. She spent nine and a half weeks as Minister for Planning and Workplace Relations in 2008, but resigned due to ill health. She announced her resignation from parliament amid allegations of nepotism on 20 June 2009.

Candidates

The writ for the by-election was issued on 30 June 2009; nominations closed on 9 July. The eight candidates were:

Independent — Honey Bacon, widow of former Tasmanian Premier Jim Bacon.
Independent — Peter Cooper, a Clarence City Alderman (2008–present).
Independent — James Crotty, former Labor candidate and considered the unofficial representative of the Government.
Liberal Party — Vanessa Goodwin, a 39-year-old lawyer and criminologist, was previously the Liberal candidate for the state seat of Franklin in 2006 and the federal candidate for the equivalent seat in 2007, achieving a rare swing to the Liberal Party.
Tasmanian Greens — Wendy Heatley, a 46-year-old lawyer.
Independent — Richard James, a Clarence City Alderman( 1984–89, 1994–present). James previously contested Pembroke in 1995, 1999 and 2007.
Independent — John Peers, a Clarence City Alderman (1994–present).
Independent — Kit (Sharon) Soo, a public relations consultant.

Results

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |After distribution of preferences

References

"Tasmanian Legislative Council Pembroke 2009".
[https://archive.today/20120717221722/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/24/2428034.htm Minister resigns from Cabinet], ''ABC News'', November 24, 2008
[https://archive.today/20120719044855/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/20/2603797.htm Allison Ritchie quits Tas Parliament], ''ABC News'', June 20, 2009
[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/pembroke.htm ABC Elections]
"Pembroke by-election results table: Tasmanian Electoral Commission".

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