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Current representation

Alex Britton

Councillor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Susie Cai

Councillor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Alan Harris

Councillor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Ross Marsden

Councillor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Hugh McKenzie

Deputy Mayor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Lindi McMahon

Councillor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Andrew Palmer

Councillor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Joe Pentridge

Councillor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Krista Preece

Councillor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Vacant councillor position 1

Councillor vacancy

Vacant in TEC roster as at31 July 2026: Casual vacancy to be filled at Oct '26 ordinary elections. · source checked 2026-10-17

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Tim Walker

Councillor

TEC current-office roster as at 31 July 2026 · source checked 2026-10-17

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Election dates & previous contestants

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2026 ordinary council election

Postal voting closed; counting underway · ordinary

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· Postal voting closed 27 October 2026 at 2pm AEDT. Counting began 28 October at 9am AEDT. TEC update at 10:30pm AEDT on 31 October: all mayoral and deputy-mayoral elections are complete. Councillor counting adjourned and resumes Monday 2 November; some councillor results are already final. Individual declarations and current-office changes are not certified by this update. Checked 1 November 2026.

Australia/Hobart · Published closing time: 2026-10-27T14:00:00+11:00. The clock respects this deadline. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner.

Official event / results

No verified contestant roster has been entered for this future event. Previous candidacy does not establish future candidacy; follow the official nominations record.

2022 Launceston Councillor election

final · ordinary-councillor

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· TEC official2022 postal election: poll closed 2pm25October2022. Candidate/result facts are final for this specific contest, not current office.

Australia/Hobart · Published closing time: 2022-10-25T14:00:00+11:00. The clock respects this deadline. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner.

Official event / results

33 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
2022 Launceston Councillor election · event-specific contestant records
Name / public profileAffiliation at this eventRecorded status / resultSource
BARRETT, AdrianAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 256 first preferencesOfficial record
BRADY, ThaneAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 835 first preferencesOfficial record
BRAYFORD, GeoffAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 516 first preferencesOfficial record
BRITTON, AlexAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 1030 first preferencesOfficial record
CAI, SusieAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 1570 first preferencesOfficial record
DAWKINS, AndreaAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 1593 first preferencesOfficial record
EDWARDS, FenellaAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 108 first preferencesOfficial record
GARWOOD, MatthewAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 3387 first preferencesOfficial record
GELSTON, JacobAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 993 first preferencesOfficial record
GIBSON, DannyAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 5894 first preferencesOfficial record
GUNTON, TimAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 401 first preferencesOfficial record
HARRIS, AlanAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 1642 first preferencesOfficial record
HAY, SamAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 351 first preferencesOfficial record
LOVITT, AndrewAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 379 first preferencesOfficial record
MARSDEN, RossAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 503 first preferencesOfficial record
McKENZIE, HughAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 1665 first preferencesOfficial record
McMAHON, LindiAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 1576 first preferencesOfficial record
MURRAY, JaradAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 236 first preferencesOfficial record
PALMER, AndrewAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 1444 first preferencesOfficial record
PENTLAND, TenilleAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 740 first preferencesOfficial record
PENTRIDGE, JoeAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 2494 first preferencesOfficial record
POTTER, BruceAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 525 first preferencesOfficial record
PREECE, KristaAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 624 first preferencesOfficial record
RAZAY, GeorgeAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 2538 first preferencesOfficial record
RITCHIE, KirstenAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 431 first preferencesOfficial record
ROSOL, CecilyAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 1227 first preferencesOfficial record
SALT, BobAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 739 first preferencesOfficial record
SAUNDERS, SteveAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 366 first preferencesOfficial record
SPENCER, PaulAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 936 first preferencesOfficial record
SUITOR, JohnAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 203 first preferencesOfficial record
TABE, NelsonAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 254 first preferencesOfficial record
TILBURY, OwenAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · contested this 2022 event · 393 first preferencesOfficial record
WALKER, TimAffiliation not recordedCouncillor · elected in this 2022 contest · 1729 first preferencesOfficial record

2022 Launceston Mayor election

final · ordinary-mayor

Calendar timer

· TEC official2022 postal election: poll closed 2pm25October2022. Candidate/result facts are final for this specific contest, not current office.

Australia/Hobart · Published closing time: 2022-10-25T14:00:00+11:00. The clock respects this deadline. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner.

Official event / results

5 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
2022 Launceston Mayor election · event-specific contestant records
Name / public profileAffiliation at this eventRecorded status / resultSource
GIBSON, DannyAffiliation not recordedMayor · contested this 2022 event · 14359 first preferencesOfficial record
HARRIS, AlanAffiliation not recordedMayor · contested this 2022 event · 6436 first preferencesOfficial record
RAZAY, GeorgeAffiliation not recordedMayor · contested this 2022 event · 6938 first preferencesOfficial record
SALT, BobAffiliation not recordedMayor · contested this 2022 event · 2799 first preferencesOfficial record
WALKER, TimAffiliation not recordedMayor · contested this 2022 event · 7065 first preferencesOfficial record

2022 Launceston Deputy mayor election

final · ordinary-deputy-mayor

Calendar timer

· TEC official2022 postal election: poll closed 2pm25October2022. Candidate/result facts are final for this specific contest, not current office.

Australia/Hobart · Published closing time: 2022-10-25T14:00:00+11:00. The clock respects this deadline. The clock does not refresh results or declare a winner.

Official event / results

10 recorded contestants · names, affiliations and public records
2022 Launceston Deputy mayor election · event-specific contestant records
Name / public profileAffiliation at this eventRecorded status / resultSource
BRADY, ThaneAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 2678 first preferencesOfficial record
DAWKINS, AndreaAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 6476 first preferencesOfficial record
GARWOOD, MatthewAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 8355 first preferencesOfficial record
GELSTON, JacobAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 3024 first preferencesOfficial record
GUNTON, TimAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 2018 first preferencesOfficial record
MARSDEN, RossAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 2487 first preferencesOfficial record
McKENZIE, HughAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 7242 first preferencesOfficial record
MURRAY, JaradAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 827 first preferencesOfficial record
PREECE, KristaAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 3069 first preferencesOfficial record
RITCHIE, KirstenAffiliation not recordedDeputy mayor · contested this 2022 event · 1650 first preferencesOfficial record

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