2019 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
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4 May 2019
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Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 4 May 2019.[1] The three seats up for election were Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke. Montgomery and Nelson were previously contested in 2013. Pembroke was won by the Labor Party in a 2017 by-election, following the resignation of the sitting member, Vanessa Goodwin of the Liberal Party.
Montgomery Results
Montgomery had been held by Leonie Hiscutt of the Liberal Party since the 2013 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Leonie Hiscutt | 10,047 | 44.39 | −1.52 | |
| Labor | Michelle Rippon | 5,722 | 25.28 | +25.28 | |
| Independent | Cheryl Fuller | 4,416 | 19.51 | −10.40 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Brenton Jones | 2,446 | 10.81 | +10.81 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,631 | 96.22 | +1.51 | ||
| Informal votes | 889 | 3.78 | −1.51 | ||
| Turnout | 23,520 | 84.26 | −2.54 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Leonie Hiscutt | 13,617 | 60.17 | N/A | |
| Labor | Michelle Rippon | 9,014 | 39.83 | N/A | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
