2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 4 May 2024. The two seats up for periodic election were Hobart and Prosser. A by-election for the seat of Elwick was also held concurrently.

Hobart
The seat of Hobart, based in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart, has been held by independent member Rob Valentine since 2012; he announced he will not recontest. Former Tasmanian House of Assembly MP and former state Greens leader Cassy O'Connor announced she will contest Hobart.

Hobart results
Cassy O'Connor became the first Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council.

Prosser
The east coast seat of Prosser has been held by Jane Howlett of the Liberal Party since 2018. She announced she would run in the state election in the seat of Lyons. She resigned on the 27th February 2024, as the resignation occurred near the scheduled periodic election in Prosser, no by-election was required. Former Deputy Premier of Tasmania and Leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party in Tasmania, Bryan Green, was endorsed by Labor to run in the seat. The mayor of the Sorell Council Kerry Vincent was announced as the Liberal Party candidate.

Elwick by-election
A by-election for the seat of Elwick was also held with the periodic elections, following the resignation of incumbent MLC Josh Willie.

Willie, a member of the Labor Party, was first elected in 2016 and was re-elected in 2022.

He announced on the 26 November 2023 that he would run in the next state election in the seat of Clark. After the 2024 Tasmanian state election was announced, he resigned on 27 February.

Candidates
The mayor of the City of Glenorchy, Bec Thomas announced in March that she would contest the by-election.

Barrister Fabiano Cangelosi sought Labor endorsement without any reciprocal requirement to vote with other Labor MPs. He resigned from the party to contest as an independent. Labor later endorsed Tessa McLaughlin as their candidate.