2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

For the elections to the House of Assembly, see 2024 Tasmanian state election.
2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election
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3 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
Party Greens Independent
Seats before 0 seats 7 seats
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 1 7
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Labor
Seats before 4 seats 4 seats
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 5 3
Seat change Steady Decrease 1

The 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election were held on 4 May 2024 to elect three members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seats of Hobart and Prosser were up for election, with a by-election for the seat of Elwick also held concurrently.[1]

The Liberal Party retained Prosser with a swing towards them, while the Tasmanian Greens won their first upper house seat with a victory in Hobart.[2] The Labor Party lost the Elwick by-election to independent candidate Bec Thomas.[3]

  1. ^ "About Legislative Council elections". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ Langenberg, Adam (6 May 2024). "Tasmania's Legislative Council elections likely to deliver first-ever Greens upper house member". ABC News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Glenorchy mayor elected to Upper House seat of Elwick". The Mercury. 7 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.