2005 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

2005 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
 
Party Independent Labor
Seats before 2 1
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Steady Steady

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 1 May 2005. The three seats up for election were Murchison, held by independent MLC Tony Fletcher; Paterson, held by independent MLC Don Wing; and Rumney, held by Labor MLC Lin Thorp. Paterson was last contested in 2000, while Murchison and Rumney were last contested in 1999.