Tasmanians to head back to the polls with three upper seats vacant for the first time in 100 years

Just five weeks after Tasmanians went to the polls, wow, what a day. Next Saturday’s election for three Upper House seats is sneaking under the radar. Hello, how are you? 4 candidates are jockeying to replace Josh Willie in the northern suburbs seat of Elwick with Gordon Orchie, Mayor Beck Thomas, the biggest name. The tradition in Elwick for a long time has been that either the Labour candidate wins or the local mayor wins. So if you’ve got both of those in the mix. I’m really hoping to be able to return independence through the seat of Elwick to ensure that we get the best legislative outcomes and the best outcomes for the people of Elwick in the southern seat of Prosser, a former Labour leader. Hi, Brian Greene’s my name is taking on another mayor Sorell’s long serving Kerry Vincent. I’ve been sometimes controversial in the past mainly because I I want to get things done and. That’s the way I intend to go into the future as well. My focus has been on the growth of the region. I don’t feel that I’m the normal mayor. I get my hands dirty. I stay involved with the community at all levels. But it’s the seat of Hobart, vacated by the retiring Rob Valentine, that intrigues commentators most former Greens leader Cassie O’Connor vying to win the party’s first ever upper house seat. If we could do this, and I think we can, but it’ll take every bit of heart and slog that we’ve got, it’ll be huge for the Greens. Independent candidates John Kelly and Charlie Burton, plus Labor’s John Kamara, will pose strong competition. I think how about is the the most interesting one in terms of the the range of candidates who are who are competitive. It’s been more than 100 years since 3 vacant upper house seats were up for grabs on the same day. Saturday’s election will have a big bearing on the makeup of the Legislative Council, where the major parties currently just outnumber the Independence 8 MPs to seven.