Senators elected for Tasmania
The successful candidates in the Senate election for Tasmania were determined today, following the completion of the Senate count by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).
AEC State Manager for Tasmania, Marie Neilson, said that the Senate count had involved the keying of votes into a computerised system, and today an automated process was used to distribute preferences and determine the six elected candidates.
“As with all aspects of the count, the final process undertaken today was able to be observed by scrutineers representing candidates.”
The successful candidates for the 6 Tasmanian Senate vacancies, in order of their election are:
- Nick Sherry (ALP)
- Richard Colbeck (Lib)
- Bob Brown (Greens)
- Carol Brown (ALP)
- David Bushby (Lib)
- Catryna Bilyk (ALP)
The successful candidates will be formally declared elected at 10:00 am on Friday, 14 December 2007 at the AEC State Office, 2nd floor, AMP Building, 86 Collins St, Hobart. All candidates, the media and the public are welcome to attend.
For further details of the 2007 election results visit the AEC’s Virtual Tally Room at www.aec.gov.au.
Media contacts:
Phil Diak
Director Media and Communication Strategy
Ph. (02) 6271 4415
Mobile: 0413 452 539
