Tabatha Badger
Tabatha Badger | |
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| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Lyons | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2024 | |
| Tasmanian Greens Spokesperson | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2024 | |
| Portfolios | Primary Industries, Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Parks and Public Land, Skills and Training, Tourism and Hospitality, Prevention of Family Violence, Small Business, Science and Information Technology, Mining |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1993[1] Hobart, Tasmania |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Greens |
| Website | https://tasgreensmps.org |
Tabatha Badger (born 8 June 1993) is an Australian politician who has represented the division of Lyons since 23 March 2024. Badger is a member of the Tasmanian Greens and is representing several portfolios for the party.
Pre-politics
Badger is a small business owner and environmental campaigner.[2] In 2023, Badger was appointed Convenor of the Wilderness Society.[3]
Political career
In the 2022 Australian Senate election, she was the 3rd green candidate in Tasmania but was not elected.[4]
2024 state election
At the 2024 Tasmanian state election, Badger was the lead candidate for the Tasmanian Greens in Lyons.[5] At the end of first-preference counting, she received the 5th highest vote count in Lyons, and the highest of a Greens candidate for the division, at 4,044 votes.[6] This was not enough to be elected on first-preferences, however. As the Hare–Clark counting went on Badger, along with the Lambie candidates, received significant leakage from the Labor ticket, via Rebecca White's large surplus.[7] This boosted Badger's own quota, and by the end of the counting after all the other Greens candidates were excluded, she had a total of 0.93 quotas, leading for her to be elected in the last spot for Lyons.[8]
She is the youngest member of the 51st Parliament of Tasmania.[9]
Personal life
Badger lives in Ellendale, Tasmania and grew up around Table Cape.[2]
References
- ^ "Parliament of Tasmania – Tabatha Badger". Parliament of Tasmania. Hobart. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Tabatha Badger". Tasmanian Greens. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Tabatha Badger is New Convenor of Wilderness Society". Tasmanian Times. June 5, 2023.
- ^ "Greens ready to fight for the future in lutruwita/Tasmania". Australian Greens. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ MPs, Tasmanian Greens. "Tabatha Badger". tasgreensmps.org/. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Lyons - TAS Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Green, Antony (2024-04-02). "2024 Tasmania Election Results – Lyons Updates". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Lyons results - 2024 State Election Tasmania". www.tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Badger, Tabatha (2024-05-21). "Tabatha Badger – Inaugural Speech". Retrieved 2024-06-05.