Braddon recount begins to fill seat left vacant by resignation of former mining minister Adam Brooks
Joan Rylah, Scott Jordan, Felix Ellis ... who will fill the seat left vacant by the sudden departure of Braddon MHA Adam Brooks? The result has finally been announced.
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THE Liberal Party’s Joan Rylah has been re-elected to the seat of Braddon after winning a recount.
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission said Mrs Rylah had won the seat by a clear majority, with 53.6 per cent of Braddon MHA Adam Brooks’s redistributed votes.
Fellow Liberal Felix Ellis came in second, with 37.2 per cent.
The House of Assembly vacancy was created by the resignation of Mr Brooks, who quit Parliament earlier this month following a damning Integrity Commission report.
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“It’s such an honour to be the first Liberal woman re-elected in Braddon,” Mrs Rylah said.
“I didn’t expect this would be the outcome in the sense that Adam would resign and therefore there would be this opportunity. I had moved on. But I’m as keen as anything to get in there and follow-up on the tasks I had been working on.”
Six other candidates had nominated for the recount: Themba Bulle (Labor), Brenton Jones (Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Tas), Scott Jordan (Greens), Tom Kingston (Greens), Gina Timms (Jacqui Lambie Network), and Liz Hamer (independent).
Premier Will Hodgman said he welcomed Mrs Rylah’s return.
“Joan has already demonstrated her commitment to working hard for Braddon and I look forward to her re-joining our team,” he said.
The TEC has also completed the recount in the Dorset municipality which follows the resignation of Max Hall.
Five eligible candidates nominated to contest the recount with Mervyn Chilcott elected as councillor to serve until the 2022 ordinary elections.
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