'Terry Martin' (born
4 November,
1957,
Hobart) is an independent member of the
Tasmanian Legislative Council in the
Electoral division of Elwick.
He was first elected in May 2004 as a member of the
Australian Labor Party but was expelled from the parliamentary Labor party after
crossing the floor to vote against a bill concerning a pulp mill.
[1] He now sits as an independent.
Prior to entering parliament he had been Mayor of
Glenorchy since 1990. Even after he was elected to parliament he remained in this role until after local government elections in October 2005.
References
1. Tas MP crosses floor on pulp mill bill ''ABC Local Radio - PM'', March 29, 2007
External links
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Terry Martin's inaugural speech to parliament
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Parliamentary library profile
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Parliament of Tasmania biography