Status quo: MPs to sit in Tasmania’s next parliament confirmed

Tasmania’s 35-seat House of Assembly has been confirmed after a marathon two-week count, with the Liberal Party holding onto its 14 seats and Labor retaining 10.

While both major parties kept the same number of seats, some sitting MPs were ousted by fresh faces. The real shake-up came from several independents scoring wins across the state.

The final numbers stand at 14 seats for the Liberals, 10 for Labor, five for the Greens, five independents and one for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

Independents made their mark in key electorates, with Launceston councillor George Razay clinching a crucial victory in Bass.

He joins Kristie Johnston in Clark, Peter George and David O’Byrne in Franklin and Craig Garland in Braddon.

Bass was the nail-biter of the election, with Razay and Labor’s Jess Greene claiming the last two seats after a drawn-out and complex count.

Greene secured the seventh seat by a whisker, just 261 votes ahead of Labor’s Geoff Lyons.

Full list of Tasmanian MPs:

Bass

1. Bridget Archer – Liberal Party
2. Janie Finlay – Labor Party
3. Michael Ferguson – Liberal Party
4. Cecily Rosol – Tasmanian Greens
5. Rob Fairs – Liberal Party
6. George Razay – Independent
7. Jess Greene – Labor Party

Braddon

1. Jeremy Rockliff – Liberal Party
2. Gavin Pearce – Liberal Party
3. Craig Garland – Independent
4. Felix Ellis – Liberal Party
5. Anita Dow – Labor Party
6. Roger Jaensch – Liberal Party
7. Shane Broad – Labor Party

Clark

1. Kristie Johnston – Independent
2. Vica Bayley – Tasmanian Greens
3. Ella Haddad – Labor Party
4. Josh Willie – Labor Party
5. Helen Burnet – Tasmanian Greens
6. Marcus Vermey – Liberal Party
7. Madeleine Ogilvie – Liberal Party

Franklin

1. Peter George – Independent
2. Eric Abetz – Liberal Party
3. Rosalie Woodruff – Tasmanian Greens
4. David O’Byrne – Independent
5. Dean Winter – Labor Party
6. Jacquie Petrusma – Liberal Party
7. Meg Brown – Labor Party

Lyons

1. Guy Barnett – Liberal Party
2. Jane Howlett – Liberal Party
3. Tabatha Badger – Tasmanian Greens
4. Jen Butler – Labor Party
5. Brian Mitchell – Labor Party
6. Mark Shelton – Liberal Party
7. Carlo Di Falco – Shooters, Fishers and Farmers