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. The electoral division of pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or seats in the tasmanian legislative council or upper house. Except in tasmania and the australian capital territory, lower house members are the sole representatives of their electorates. 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. We have a range of new interactive ways of showing your electoral boundaries. 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. The councils names and their website links are also listed. Council membership increased in 1828 to 15 nominee members six official and eight unofficial with the governor as presiding officer. Executive power rests formally with the executive council, which consists of the governor and senior ministers. Tasmanias michael mansell wants aboriginal electorate.
Crowther library, slt in 1825, governor darling of new south wales proclaimed van diemens land as a separate colony. 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. Like many parliaments based on the socalled westminster system, tasmanias consists of two houses. The electoral districts boundaries commission is calling for written. Elections for 3 members are held in may on year, with elections for 2 members held in may the following year and so on. 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. This is part one of a twopart analysis of the legislative council elections set down for 1 may 2010. 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.
More media releases from the leader of the government in the legislative council. Antidiscrimination legislation legislative council select committee. Dec 21, 2017 21 december 2017 michael ferguson, minister for health legislative council subcommittee report. Legislative council boundaries legislative council select. The new name of prosser was adopted to avoid confusion because of the significant changes made to the electoral boundaries in the region. These boundaries define what in australia are called electoral divisions or electorates.
This act may be cited as the valuation of land act 2001. Contact details for tasmanian members of the legislative. It could be goodbye to the electorates of apsley and western tiers and hello to mcintyre and prosser if proposed changes to tasmanian. 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. It includes tabled papers, smh newspaper reports of debates, and documents relating to the administration of the first council classified as nontabled papers. Tasmanian legislative council, 2018 the tally room. The legislative council has released its initial proposal for the redistribution of electoral boundaries. Rob sincerely thanks the people of hobart for returning him to the legislative council for a second 6year term. 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. The strangest thing about the tasmanian legislative council is that these elections never happen all at once. 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. They are scientists, educators, media personalities, artists, community advocates, engineers, musicians, carers, authors, lawyers, volunteers, doctors and. First legislative council the first legislative council archive contains documents from 1824 to 1855.
Legislative council election may result in hostile upper. 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. Official site for the tasmanian parliament legislative council. The act sets up a redisai bution committee and tribunal to redistribute the. The boundaries of the current divisions were determined by the legislative council redistribution tribunal on 10 may 2008. 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 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. The city of launceston is located in northern tasmania, about 200 kilometres north of the hobart cbd. The act sets up a redisai bution committee and tribunal to redistribute the boundaries for the legislative council. 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. It is one of the two chambers of the parliament, the other being the house of assembly. The legislative council is the upper house of the tasmanian parliament. Deputy clerk of the council parliament house, hobart 7000 office 03 6212 2333. Local government directory department of premier and cabinet. 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. Map of tasmania showing the 15 tasmanian legislative council divisions. On saturday 5 august 2017, new legislative council electoral boundaries came into effect due to the completion. Moves to democratise tasmanias upper house green left. Dean, therefore, carried on an accepted tradition in tasmania of combining local government and legislative council careers. Tasmanian legislative council electoral divisions wikipedia.
About the profile areas city of launceston profile. A tangled web redistributing electoral boundaries for. 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. The first legislative council archive contains documents from 1824 to 1855. Hobart 2012 tasmanian legislative council elections. Risdon vale, geilston bay, rose bay, lindisfarne, warrane, mornington, bellerive, howrah and tranmere.
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. 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. Initially the councils role was to advise the governor in relation to the making of laws. Tasmanian legislative council elections, 2017 the tally room. 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. 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. 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. Legislative council inquiry into the tasmanian public. Contact details for tasmanian members of the legislative council postal address for all mlcs.
Three very interesting legislative council elections. 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. The tasmanian legislative council consists of fifteen electorates, each of which elects a single mlc. Map of 15, division of rumney cartographic material tasmanian electoral office 1999. Records useful for genealogical research archives office of tasmania. Designated aboriginal seats only was to ensure places in. Upper house legislative council representatives are elected on a rotating basis, except in victoria and western australia. Whilst the legislative council is the original house of the tasmanian parliament, it is.
The tasmanian legislative council is the upper house of the parliament of tasmania in australia. The legislative council, parliament house, hobart, tasmania. Boris johnson enters the history books while labour grapples with oblivion. Legislative council boundaries legislative council select committee government printer hobart 1980. 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 division was created following the 201617 legislative council redistribution process. Electoral division of rumney wikimili, the free encyclopedia. These maps provide information on local services, facilities, planning controls and the ability to view aerial photography and satellite imagery for the region. Tasmanian electoral boundaries to change for legislative council.
Legislative council areas data set contains boundaries of the 15 electoral divisions for the. She represented the legislative council seat of cornwall, whose boundaries fell largely within the. Over the past 125 years, many thousands of young women have graduated from collegiate. Submission to the 2016 2017 legislative council boundary. The city of hobart has a number of interactive online maps of the hobart local government area. Inspiring old girls life writes the best stories rarely a day goes by without someone making mention of one of our remarkable old girls. Council means the legislative council of the parliament of tasmania. Samuel cliffords photograph of parliament house, 1873 w. She represented the legislative council seat of cornwall, whose boundaries fell largely within the division of mcintyre. 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 boundaries legislative council select committee. 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.
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 elections are conducted on a 6 year periodic cycle with members elected for a 6 year term. Tasmania is governed according to the principles of the westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the united kingdom. 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. On saturday 5 august 2017, new legislative council electoral boundaries. For this reason, the average number of eligible voters in tasmanian house of. In the advanced search facility you can type in a date and select hansard, to get the full text. Their current mlc is jane howlett, a member of the liberal party, who was first elected in 2018. Hobart 2012 tasmanian legislative council elections abc. 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. It is located on hobarts eastern shore and includes a number of suburbs.
The legislative council is the oldest legislative body in australia, having been established in 1823. Tasmanian legislative council parliament of tasmania. Legislative council boundaries legislative council. When this dataset was created in may 2008, boundaries were. Presidents of the legislative council tasmanian parliamentary library. Electoral division of prosser wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The city of hobart is seeking community feedback on online maps. Department of primary industries, water and environment. Premier of tasmania legislative council subcommittee report. Both houses sit in parliament house in the state capital, hobart. 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. The earliest members were government officials, but in time the membership was expanded to include nongovernment members as well. Clerk of the council parliament house, hobart 7000 office 03 6212 2331 catherine louise vickers, ba llb email contact. 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.
In 1948, margaret mcintyre was the first woman to be elected to the parliament of tasmania. Simultaneously the first legislative council was created, consisting of the lieutenantgovernor, george arthur, and six nominee members. Mr mansell presented the proposal on behalf of the tasmanian aboriginal centre to the electoral redistribution tribunal in hobart during public hearings. The tasmanian legislative council is the upper house of the parliament of tasmania in. This part explains the electoral system, introduces the candidates and sets the scene for the election. The liberal party of australia tasmanian division acknowledges that. Parliament house, hobart tas 7000 voted for the pulpmill fasttrack assessment. The liberal party of australia tasmanian division acknowledges that tasmania will. The tasmanian legislative council has fifteen single member constituencies, called divisions. Council byelection means an election to elect a member in respect of a council division pursuant to a writ issued under section 66.
Members of the legislative council are often referred to as mlcs. Contact details for tasmanian members of the legislative council. Prosser is named after the prosser river, which flows through the centre of the division. Mlcs are elected for sixyear terms, with elections held every year on the first saturday in may.
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. Features a list of members and general information. 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. A list of local government bodies and other useful contacts can also be found below. 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.
Legislation requires changes be proposed nine years after the appointment of the previous electoral boundaries redistribution committee, to keep electorate population numbers. Members of the legislative council tasmania national. Listmap an online, interactive map where you can switch layers of detail on and. The legislative council divisions data set contains boundaries of the 15 electoral divisions for the legislative council upper house within the state of tasmania.