Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2006–2010

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	Australian Labor Party	Derwent	1995–2011
Hon Ivan Dean ^5	Independent	Windermere	2003–present
Hon Kerry Finch ^4	Independent	Rosevears	2002–present
Hon Ruth Forrest	Independent	Murchison	2005–present
Hon Mike Gaffney ^5	Independent	Mersey	2009–present
Hon Vanessa Goodwin ^6	Liberal Party of Australia	Pembroke	2009–present
Hon Greg Hall ^1	Independent	Rowallan	2001–present
Hon Paul Harriss ^4	Independent	Huon	1996–present
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-Wagner	Independent	Apsley	2004–present
Hon Allison Ritchie ^3 ^6	Australian Labor Party	Pembroke	2001–2009
Hon Sue Smith ^3	Independent	Montgomery	1997–present
Hon Lin Thorp	Australian Labor Party	Rumney	1999–2011
Hon Jim Wilkinson ^3	Independent	Nelson	1995–present
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.