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Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2006–2010

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This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2010. Terms of the Legislative Council do not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, with members serving six-year terms, and two or three members facing re-election every year. The members have been categorised here according to the four-year terms of the Legislative Assembly so as to avoid the need for separate member lists for each year.

Name Party Electorate Term
Hon Michael Aird 5 Labor Party Derwent 1995–2011
Hon Ivan Dean 5 Independent Windermere 2003–2021
Hon Kerry Finch 4 Independent Rosevears 2002–2020
Hon Ruth Forrest Independent Murchison 2005–present
Hon Mike Gaffney 5 Independent Mersey 2009–present
Hon Vanessa Goodwin 6 Liberal Party Pembroke 2009–2017
Hon Greg Hall 1 Independent Rowallan 2001–2018
Hon Paul Harriss 4 Independent Huon 1996–2014
Hon Norma Jamieson 5 Independent Mersey 2003–2009
Hon Terry Martin ALP/Independent 2 Elwick 2004–2010
Hon Doug Parkinson 1 Australian Labor Party Wellington 1994–2012
Hon Tania Rattray Independent Apsley 2004–present
Hon Allison Ritchie 3 6 Australian Labor Party Pembroke 2001–2009
Hon Sue Smith 3 Independent Montgomery 1997–2013
Hon Lin Thorp Australian Labor Party Rumney 1999–2011
Hon Jim Wilkinson 3 Independent Nelson 1995–2019
Hon Don Wing Independent Paterson 1982–2011
1 Rowallan MLC Greg Hall and Wellington MLC Doug Parkinson faced re-election at the 2006 periodic elections. Both were returned.
2 Elwick MLC Terry Martin was elected as an ALP member, but was expelled from the parliamentary Labor party on 29 March 2007, after voting against government legislation to fast-track planning approval for the proposed Bell Bay Pulp Mill. He has stated his intention to serve out the remainder of his term as an independent.
3 Montgomery MLC Sue Smith, Nelson MLC Jim Wilkinson and Pembroke MLC Allison Ritchie faced re-election at the 2007 periodic elections. All three were returned.
4 Huon MLC Paul Harriss and Rosevears MLC Kerry Finch faced re-election at the 2008 periodic elections. Both were returned.
5 Derwent MLC Michael Aird and Windermere MLC Ivan Dean faced re-election at the 2009 periodic elections. Both were returned. Mersey MLC Norma Jamieson retired, and the election for her seat was won by Mike Gaffney.
6 Pembroke MLC Allison Ritchie resigned on 20 June 2009. The ensuing by-election was won by Vanessa Goodwin.