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2017 Pembroke state by-election

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2017 Pembroke state by-election

4 November 2017
  First party Second party Third party
 
LIB
IND
Candidate Jo Siejka James Walker Doug Chipman
Party Labor Liberal Independent
First preference vote 6,846 5,468 4,212
Percentage 32.2% 25.8% 19.9%
Swing Increase32.2pp Decrease25.3pp Increase19.9pp
TPP 57.4% 42.6%

MLC before election

Vanessa Goodwin
Liberal

Elected MLC

TBD

A by-election was held in the Tasmanian Legislative Council division of Pembroke on 4 November 2017. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member Vanessa Goodwin, who was diagnosed with brain cancer.

Background

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The electoral division of Pembroke is located on the eastern shore of the River Derwent in Hobart.

Vanessa Goodwin, a member of the Liberal Party, was elected on 1 August 2009 at a by-election to replace Labor member Allison Ritchie who had resigned. When the Liberals won government in 2014, Goodwin was appointed as Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Corrections and Minister for the Arts.

On 25 March 2017, Goodwin was hospitalised with multiple brain tumours.[1] On 6 April, Premier Will Hodgman informed the parliament that she was not expected to recover.[2] Goodwin resigned on 2 October 2017.[3]

Results

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Tasmanian Legislative Council by-election, 2017: Pembroke[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jo Siejka 6,846 32.2 +32.2
Liberal James Walker 5,468 25.8 −25.3
Independent Doug Chipman 4,212 19.9 +19.9
Greens Bill Harvey 1,977 9.3 −1.0
Independent Richard James 1,563 7.4 +7.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Carlo Di Falco 649 3.1 +3.1
Independent Hans Willink 497 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 21,212 96.5 +0.1
Informal votes 772 3.5 −0.1
Turnout 21,984 84.3 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jo Siejka 11,862 57.4 N/A
Liberal James Walker 8,786 42.6 N/A
Labor gain from Liberal Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin hospitalised with multiple brain tumours, The Mercury. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Vanessa Goodwin not expected to recover from cancer, Tasmanian Premier announces". ABC News. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Pembroke by-election next month". The Mercury. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Legislative Council by-election results: Division of Pembroke, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 4 November 2017.
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