The electoral division of pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or seats in the tasmanian legislative council or upper house. We have a range of new interactive ways of showing your electoral boundaries. Contact details for tasmanian members of the legislative council. The councils names and their website links are also listed. Inspiring old girls life writes the best stories rarely a day goes by without someone making mention of one of our remarkable old girls. This is part one of a twopart analysis of the legislative council elections set down for 1 may 2010. Elections for 3 members are held in may on year, with elections for 2 members held in may the following year and so on. Legislation requires changes be proposed nine years after the appointment of the previous electoral boundaries redistribution committee, to keep electorate population numbers. Executive power rests formally with the executive council, which consists of the governor and senior ministers.
Sep 19, 2017 the council will resume tomorrow on government business as usual with the expungement of historical offences bill, followed by the mount wellington cable car debate. On saturday 5 august 2017, new legislative council electoral boundaries came into effect due to the completion of the 201617 legislative council electoral boundaries redistribution process. Features a list of members and general information. The legislative council was the first parliament in south australia, formed as a result of the south australia act 1842, and replaced the south australian colonisation commission appointed in 1834 by means of the south australia act 1834. Electoral division of prosser wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The 1842 act gave the british government, which was responsible for appointing a governor and at least seven other officers to the council, full control of. These boundaries define what in australia are called electoral divisions or electorates. Crowther library, slt in 1825, governor darling of new south wales proclaimed van diemens land as a separate colony. Council contact details and councillor information can be found by accessing individual council websites click on the council name on the map or in the list below. Clerk of the council parliament house, hobart 7000 office 03 6212 2331 catherine louise vickers, ba llb email contact.
The city of launceston is located in northern tasmania, about 200 kilometres north of the hobart cbd. Map of tasmania showing the 15 tasmanian legislative council divisions. The legislative council divisions data set contains boundaries of the 15 electoral divisions for the legislative council upper house within the state of tasmania. Designated aboriginal seats only was to ensure places in. The legislative council has released its initial proposal for the redistribution of electoral boundaries. This act may be cited as the valuation of land act 2001.
The act sets up a redisai bution committee and tribunal to redistribute the. A tangled web redistributing electoral boundaries for tasmanias legislative council last year, the parliament of tasmania passed the legislative council electoral boundaries act 1995 the act. Mlcs are elected for sixyear terms, with elections held every year on the first saturday in may. In the advanced search facility you can type in a date and select hansard, to get the full text. First legislative council the first legislative council archive contains documents from 1824 to 1855. For this reason, the average number of eligible voters in tasmanian house of.
The first legislative council archive contains documents from 1824 to 1855. Legislative council electoral boundaries set to change calls for direct aboriginal representation in tasmanian parliament more stories johnson says election win shows brexit is irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable will of the people analysis. 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 assembled, as follows. Council means the legislative council of the parliament of tasmania. From 19861995 he ran his own barristers and solicitors practice in hobart and was first elected to the legislative council as mlc for hobart in. Legislative council election may result in hostile upper. Profiles have been prepared for the three races, including results of the previous election, history of the seat, and list of candidates, along with results maps. The division was created following the 201617 legislative council redistribution process. It is one of the two chambers of the parliament, the other being the house of assembly. Listmap an online, interactive map where you can switch layers of detail on and. May 06, 2017 legislative council electoral boundaries set to change calls for direct aboriginal representation in tasmanian parliament more stories johnson says election win shows brexit is irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable will of the people analysis. The tasmanian legislative council has fifteen single member constituencies, called divisions. The tasmanian legislative council is the upper house of the parliament of tasmania in. Members of the legislative council are often referred to as mlcs.
Presidents of the legislative council tasmanian parliamentary library. On saturday 5 august 2017, new legislative council electoral boundaries came into effect due to the completion. Legislative council boundaries legislative council select committee government printer hobart 1980. Hobart 2012 tasmanian legislative council elections. Legislative power rests with the parliament of tasmania, which consists of the crown, represented by the governor of tasmania, and the two houses, the tasmanian legislative council and the tasmanian house of assembly.
Like many parliaments based on the socalled westminster system, tasmanias consists of two houses. The liberal partys only submission with regard to the names of electoral divisions in tasmania is that there is no good reason to make any change. Map of 15, division of rumney cartographic material tasmanian electoral office 1999. Electoral division of rumney wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Deputy clerk of the council parliament house, hobart 7000 office 03 6212 2333. 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. This part explains the electoral system, introduces the candidates and sets the scene for the election. More media releases from the leader of the government in the legislative council. The boundaries of the current divisions were determined by the legislative council redistribution tribunal on 10 may 2008. Tasmanian legislative council parliament of tasmania. The city of hobart is seeking community feedback on online maps. Simultaneously the first legislative council was created, consisting of the lieutenantgovernor, george arthur, and six nominee members.
It could be goodbye to the electorates of apsley and western tiers and hello to mcintyre and prosser if proposed changes to tasmanian. Prominent aboriginal lawyer and activist michael mansell is hoping to shore up support from tasmanias labor opposition and greens for his proposal to have an islandwide aboriginal electorate with a legislative council seat. Submission to the 2016 2017 legislative council boundary. The legislative council is the upper house of the tasmanian parliament. About the profile areas city of launceston profile.
Official site for the tasmanian parliament legislative council. Antidiscrimination legislation legislative council select committee. When this dataset was created in may 2008, boundaries were. Risdon vale, geilston bay, rose bay, lindisfarne, warrane, mornington, bellerive, howrah and tranmere.
The legislative council is the oldest legislative body in australia, having been established in 1823. The electoral districts boundaries commission is calling for written. Tasmanian legislative council elections, 2017 the tally room. They are scientists, educators, media personalities, artists, community advocates, engineers, musicians, carers, authors, lawyers, volunteers, doctors and.
The act sets up a redisai bution committee and tribunal to redistribute the boundaries for the legislative council. Legislative council boundaries legislative council select. A list of local government bodies and other useful contacts can also be found below. Dean, therefore, carried on an accepted tradition in tasmania of combining local government and legislative council careers. The city of launceston is bounded by the george town council area and the dorset council area in the north, the break oday council area in the east, the northern midlands council area and the meander valley council area in the south, and the west tamar council area. Parliament house, hobart tas 7000 voted for the pulpmill fasttrack assessment.
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 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. The liberal party of australia tasmanian division acknowledges that tasmania will. It includes tabled papers, smh newspaper reports of debates, and documents relating to the administration of the first council classified as nontabled papers. Contact details for tasmanian members of the legislative council postal address for all mlcs. Both houses sit in parliament house in the state capital, hobart. The proposal is outlined in a submission to the redistribution tribunal as it looks at a proposed major shakeup of the states electoral boundaries for the legislative council.
The tasmanian legislative council is the upper house of the parliament of tasmania in australia. A tangled web redistributing electoral boundaries for. Their current mlc is jane howlett, a member of the liberal party, who was first elected in 2018. Upper house legislative council representatives are elected on a rotating basis, except in victoria and western australia. The liberal party of australia tasmanian division acknowledges that. Moves to democratise tasmanias upper house green left. Except in tasmania and the australian capital territory, lower house members are the sole representatives of their electorates. Voters in three tasmanian legislative council seats go to the polls on may 6 to elect upper house members for the next six years.
Legislative council inquiry tasmanian public hospitalsystem 2008 ama tasmania 5 introduction the australian medical association tasmania ama congratulates the tasmanian legislative council in establishing a broad ranging inquiry into the operations of acute health services, department of health and human services dhhs. Dec 21, 2017 21 december 2017 michael ferguson, minister for health legislative council subcommittee report. Samuel cliffords photograph of parliament house, 1873 w. Tasmanian legislative council, 2018 the tally room. Tasmanian electoral boundaries to change for legislative council. She represented the legislative council seat of cornwall, whose boundaries fell largely within the division of mcintyre. On saturday 5 august 2017, new legislative council electoral boundaries. Tasmanian legislative council electoral divisions wikipedia.
Three very interesting legislative council elections. The tasmanian legislative council divisions of montgomery, nelson and pembroke go to the polls on saturday 4 may 20 as part of the states six year cycle of legislative council elections. Legislative council inquiry into the tasmanian public. The new name of prosser was adopted to avoid confusion because of the significant changes made to the electoral boundaries in the region. The council will resume tomorrow on government business as usual with the expungement of historical offences bill, followed by the mount wellington cable car debate. Legislative council boundaries legislative council select committee. Legislative council areas data set contains boundaries of the 15 electoral divisions for the. Dec 17, 2001 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 assembled, as follows. The strangest thing about the tasmanian legislative council is that these elections never happen all at once. Members of the legislative council tasmania national. Contact details for tasmanian members of the legislative. Whilst the legislative council is the original house of the tasmanian parliament, it is.
Tasmanian legislative council, 2018 tasmanias legislative council is elected by a unique voting system, with a small proportion of the fifteen seats up for election every year, with the entire state voting over the course of a sixyear cycle. Council membership increased in 1828 to 15 nominee members six official and eight unofficial with the governor as presiding officer. In 1948, margaret mcintyre was the first woman to be elected to the parliament of tasmania. 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. Legislative power rests with the parliament of tasmania, which consists of the crown, represented by the governor of tasmania, and the two houses, the tasmanian legislative council and the tasmanian house of. Records useful for genealogical research archives office of tasmania. Council byelection means an election to elect a member in respect of a council division pursuant to a writ issued under section 66. Legislative council boundaries legislative council. She represented the legislative council seat of cornwall, whose boundaries fell largely within the. 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. Tasmanias legislative council is elected by a unique voting system, with a small proportion of the fifteen seats up for election every year, with the entire state voting over the course of a sixyear cycle.
Tasmanias michael mansell wants aboriginal electorate. The hodgman liberal government has engaged constructively and in good faith with the legislative council subcommittee, unlike in 2012 when the former laborgreen government boycotted a similar inquiry. The earliest members were government officials, but in time the membership was expanded to include nongovernment members as well. Prosser is named after the prosser river, which flows through the centre of the division. Legislative council divisions 201617 redistribution from thelist state of tasmania creative commons attribution 3. It is located on hobarts eastern shore and includes a number of suburbs. Premier of tasmania legislative council subcommittee report. The tasmanian legislative council consists of fifteen electorates, each of which elects a single mlc. Hobart 2012 tasmanian legislative council elections abc.
If you are applying for a current vacancy, thinking about a future career, if you want to find out what services the local council offers, or if you are just curious about the many beautiful regions of tasmania, visit the councils website. Rob sincerely thanks the people of hobart for returning him to the legislative council for a second 6year term. Mr mansell presented the proposal on behalf of the tasmanian aboriginal centre to the electoral redistribution tribunal in hobart during public hearings. Tasmania is governed according to the principles of the westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the united kingdom. These maps provide information on local services, facilities, planning controls and the ability to view aerial photography and satellite imagery for the region. By sarah stephen hobart the may 25 election of three members of tasmanias upper house, the legislative council, came under the spotlight this year because of the ongoing debate over gay law reform. Legislative council elections are conducted on a 6 year periodic cycle with members elected for a 6 year term. Initially the councils role was to advise the governor in relation to the making of laws. The legislative council, parliament house, hobart, tasmania. Over the past 125 years, many thousands of young women have graduated from collegiate. The city of hobart has a number of interactive online maps of the hobart local government area. Boris johnson enters the history books while labour grapples with oblivion. Local government directory department of premier and cabinet.
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