Stephen John Wilson (born 27 April 1948) is a former Australian politician[1] from Tasmania, serving as an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1981-1999 (18 years).
Wilson entered politics on 23 May 1981 when he was elected to the southern based seat of Monmouth in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. He was re-elected a further two times to the seat, in 1987 and 1993.[2] During the 1998 Legislative Council electoral boundaries redistribution, the seat of Monmouth was abolished and Stephen Wilson was allocated as the inaugural member for the Electoral division of Rumney.[3]
He contested the 1999 election as the sitting member for Rumney, but was defeated by Labor candidate Lin Thorp on the final recount of votes by a tally of less than 100.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Wilson, Stephen John". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Tasmanian Electoral Commission". tec.tas.gov.au. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
- ^ "Legislative Council Transition determination". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Division of Rumney". tec.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.