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.
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Murchison had been held since its creation in 1999 by Tony Fletcher, who had previously served as the member for Russell (1981–1999). He decided to retire at this election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ruth Forrest | 5,955 | 28.96 | N/A | |
Independent | Kevin Hyland | 5,428 | 26.40 | N/A | |
Independent | John Oldaker | 4,367 | 21.24 | N/A | |
Independent | Alwyn Bond | 2,946 | 14.33 | N/A | |
Greens | Scott Jordan | 1,864 | 9.07 | N/A | |
Total formal votes | 20,560 | 96.46 | +0.10 | ||
Informal votes | 755 | 3.54 | -0.10 | ||
Turnout | 21,315 | 89.22 | +1.08 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Ruth Forrest | 10,549 | 51.37 | N/A | |
Independent | Kevin Hyland | 9,986 | 48.63 | N/A | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Long-serving MLC and Legislative Council President Don Wing had represented Paterson since its creation in 1999, and had previously been member for Launceston from 1982 to 1999. He was re-elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Don Wing | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Rumney had been represented by Labor MLC Lin Thorp since its creation in 1999. Since she won a majority on the primary vote, no preference count was conducted.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Lin Thorp | 9,513 | 50.96 | +5.25 | |
Independent | Carmel Torenius | 4,600 | 24.64 | +24.64 | |
Greens | Glenn Millar | 2,286 | 12.25 | +12.25 | |
Independent | David Traynor | 2,269 | 12.15 | +12.15 | |
Total formal votes | 18,668 | 96.29 | -0.35 | ||
Informal votes | 720 | 3.71 | +0.35 | ||
Turnout | 19,388 | 85.85 | -1.37 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |