The resignation of a West Tamar councillor has sparked a hotly contested recount for her seat - and the Labor candidate for the Rosevears upper house election is among those hopeful of filling the vacancy.
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Carol Bracken has served on the West Tamar Council for the past eight-and-a-half years. But she has made the decision to relocate with her family to the state's North-West, where she'll be taking up a full-time job with the Cradle Coast Authority.
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission will conduct the recount on July 13.
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"I could stay in council but I feel that if I'm living in a different region ... it's not fair to the West Tamar to have a councillor that's not really paying attention as much in their actual region," Ms Bracken said. "So having someone that's based locally will be much better for the community there."
"I feel like I've contributed and I've learnt a lot from the position that I'm ready to move on and do something else."
Ms Bracken has spent the last 10 years running a hazelnut farm at Glengarry, which she and her family have recently sold.
Jess Greene, Labor's candidate for the Legislative Council seat of Rosevears, came close to winning a seat on the West Tamar Council in 2018, but lost to Ms Bracken on preferences.
Ms Greene, who received 353 first preference votes at the election two years ago and 4.01 per cent of the primary vote, has informed the TEC that she intends to contest the recount.
"I'm reasonably hopeful that I would be successful," she said of the recount. "I would be really honoured to serve my community on the West Tamar Council."
If she was to win Rosevears, for which an election will be held on August 1, Ms Greene said she would have to resign from the council.
Jim Collier, the coordinator for the Launceston Heritage Not Highrise group, is also vying for the seat.
He received 362 first preference votes in 2018 and 4.11 per cent of the primary vote.
"My own opinion is that [the seat] will more than likely go to Jess Greene," Mr Collier said. "But ... you never know."
"I guess it will depend on how Carol Bracken's votes are redistributed."
I feel like I've contributed and I've learnt a lot from the position that I'm ready to move on and do something else.
- Carol Bracken
A total of 22 candidates contested the 2018 council election, with nine being elected councillors. That leaves 13 potential contenders for the vacant seat.
Political analyst Kevin Bonham said Ms Greene would be "a serious contender" for the recount, which is decided by the votes the person who resigned had at the point at which they were elected.
Tasmanian Electoral Commissioner Andrew Hawkey said he had formally written to all unsuccessful candidates last Friday but was not at liberty to say how many of those had agreed to contest the seat.