2017 Pembroke state by-election

2017 Pembroke state by-election

4 November 2017
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Candidate Jo Siejka James Walker Doug Chipman
Party Labor Liberal Independent
Primary vote 6,846 5,468 4,212
Percentage 32.2% 25.8% 19.9%
Swing 32.2 25.3 19.9
TPP 57.4% 42.6%

MLC before election

Vanessa Goodwin
Liberal

Elected MLC

Jo Siejka
Labor

A by-election was held in the Tasmanian Legislative Council division of Pembroke on 4 November 2017. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member Vanessa Goodwin, who was diagnosed with brain cancer.