Tasmania is governed according to the principles of the westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the united kingdom. A large portion of the voters of franklin cast a ballot on. The council therefore never faces the voters together, even as a half election as in other australian states. A tangled web redistributing electoral boundaries for. The name huon continues an original legislative council electorate name dating back to 1851.
All legislation from the house of assembly, the lower house, must pass the legislative council s scrutiny before it becomes law. Dean, therefore, carried on an accepted tradition in tasmania of combining local government and legislative council careers. The legislative council has 15 members elected using preferential voting in 15 singlemember electorates. The determination cited as the legislative council transition arrangements determination 1999 inter alia allocated members to the fifteen new council electoral divisions which were determined by a redistribution of the state legislative council boundaries on 6 february 1999 and established a new periodical election cycle. Hobart the may 25 election of three members of tasmania s upper house, the legislative council, came under the spotlight this year because of the ongoing debate over gay law reform. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In 2005 he decided to have a crack at the launceston mayor, janie dickenson now finlay, who had been carried to office as the youngest mayor in australian history on a wave of popular support in 2002. The state of tasmania the department of premier and cabinet 2020 ver. You are directed to a disclaimer and notice governing the information provided. Tasmania s legislative council holds elections every year for two or three of its fifteen electorates, with mlcs serving overlapping sixyear terms.
Samuel cliffords photograph of parliament house, 1873 w. Mersey the mersey river, from which the division takes it name, is often described as the gateway to tasmania. The legislative council is the upper house of the parliament of victoria. The abc is australias most trusted, independent source of news. The legislative council, together with the house of assembly and his excellency the governor constitute the parliament of tasmania. Mr mansell presented the proposal on behalf of the tasmanian aboriginal centre to the electoral redistribution tribunal in hobart during public hearings. For more on legislative council voting patterns see my 20148 voting patterns. Members of the legislative council are often referred to as mlcs. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book.
Tasmanian electoral boundaries to change for legislative council. Cornwall in the north, covering the launceston area, huon in the south and mersey on the north. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book without typos from. Designated aboriginal seats only was to ensure places in. The legislative council is the upper house of the tasmanian state parliament and has 15 elected representatives, each from singlemember electorates. The member from 1999 until his retirement in 2019 was. Simultaneously the first legislative council was created, consisting of the lieutenantgovernor, george arthur. Whilst the legislative council is the original house of the tasmanian parliament, it is not a fundamental part of the constitutional structure, nor a mandated part of the constitution. Lt gov of the island of van diemens land and its dependences with the advice of the legislative council. The legislative council is the upper house of the tasmanian parliament. The electoral division of prosser is one of the fifteen electorates in the tasmanian legislative council, it includes the southeast coast of tasmania, the sorell township and the tasman peninsula.
Legislative council elections are conducted on a 6 year periodic cycle with members elected for a 6 year term. The division includes many of the suburbs to the south of hobart, including south hobart, sandy bay, taroona and kingston. The legislative council as the upper house of the parliament of tasmania can be described as democratic with an independent character. Information on our role and operations can be found in our information sheets. Available in digitised format from the state library of tasmania. Both houses sit in parliament house in the state capital, hobart. You are directed to information on how your personal information is protected. Legislative council electoral boundaries amendment bill 2007 brought in by the leader of the government, the honourable douglas john parkinson a bill for an act to amend the legislative council electoral boundaries act 1995 be it enacted by his excellency the governor of tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the legislative council and house of assembly, in parliament. However, if i were julie collins i would be feeling a bit uncomfortable today. Tasmanias michael mansell wants aboriginal electorate. Rob sincerely thanks the people of hobart for returning him to the legislative council for a second 6year term.
Prosser is named after the prosser river, which flows through the centre of the division. In 1948, margaret mcintyre was the first woman to be elected to the parliament of tasmania. House of assembly hydroelectric commission industry je it enacted king island lands miscellaneous provisions launceston lease legislative council licence marine board loan means minister motor vehicle notice offence omitting from subsection paragraph. The act sets up a redisai bution committee and tribunal to redistribute the boundaries for the legislative council. Hobart 2012 tasmanian legislative council elections. Boundaries determined by the redistribution tribunal on 6 february 1999. The maps are generally based on officially gazetted suburb or locality boundaries.
Our network of more than 500 journalists at home and abroad provide unrivalled coverage of the news events that affect australians. This year three of the 19 council seats were up for election. Rob valentine is the independent member for hobart in the tasmanian legislative council, first elected in may 2012 for a 6year term then subsequently reelected in may 2018. Each electorate has approximately the same number of electors. Three very interesting legislative council elections.
The legislative council next sits on thursday, 23 april, 2020. I know it is always dangerous imposing state results, particularly a legislative council election, on to federal results. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Click on an electorate to discover how it is impacted by poker machines. She represented the legislative council seat of cornwall, whose boundaries fell largely within the division of mcintyre. I expect to have live comments on the evening of saturday 5th may. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Legislative council, 2005 parliament of tasmania the council uses a version of the singletransferable vote method of election. The tasmanian liberal party said any changes to the boundaries would cause chaos at this years legislative council election while the state labor party supported many of the proposed adjustments. The next election coming up, and the only remaining state election for 2015, is the legislative council election in tasmania. Prominent aboriginal lawyer and activist michael mansell is hoping to shore up support from tasmania s labor opposition and greens for his proposal to have an islandwide aboriginal electorate with a legislative council seat. Elections for 3 members are held in may on year, with elections for 2 members held in may the following year and so on. In the following years development has continued, with the huon valley producing much of tasmania s timber, fruit, agriculture, and more recently, aquaculture, and a growing tourism industry. With studios apparently at burnie and operating around 1900.
Legislative council boundaries legislative council. The next election tasmanian legislative council guide. Votes and proceedings of the legislative council includes papers presented to the legislative council and ordered to be printed. This page was last edited on 21 december 2018, at 23. Launceston, city of launceston, tasmania population 3,455 suburb boundaries for city of launceston and surrounding areas are available in maps with a written description in profile. The electoral division of nelson is a constituency of the tasmanian legislative council. Moves to democratise tasmanias upper house green left. Tasmanian legislative council results the tally room. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Current boundaries legislative council redistribution. Their current mlc is jane howlett, a member of the liberal party, who was first elected in 2018. Crowther library, slt in 1825, governor darling of new south wales proclaimed van diemens land as a separate colony. A tangled web redistributing electoral boundaries for tasmania s legislative council last year, the parliament of tasmania passed the legislative council electoral boundaries act 1995 the act.
The tasmanian legislative council is the upper house of the parliament of tasmania in australia. Tasmanians could find themselves in a new electorate at the. A history of tasmania, from its discovery in 1642 to the present time. The tasmanian legislative council has fifteen single member constituencies, called divisions. Authorised by chris jones, 159 collins street, hobart 7000. Parliamentary papers tasmanian government publications. Media in category maps of state electoral districts of the tasmanian legislative council, 2017 the following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total. Information about the 2015 tasmanian legislative council elections. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It is one of the two chambers of the parliament, the other being the house of assembly. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Members contacts mail merge document members inaugural speeches. Tasmanian legislative council electoral divisions wikipedia.