--- title: "Ruth Forrest: political ads and spending | Politics Computer" description: "What Ruth Forrest has spent on Facebook and Instagram ads, and the ads themselves." url: "https://politics.computer/mp/ruth-forrest" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) / [Murchison](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/murchison) Independent Tasmanian Legislative Council # Ruth Forrest Member for [Murchison](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/murchison) About ## About Ruth Forrest Ruth Forrest is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Murchison. She has held the seat since 7 May 2005\. Before entering parliament she worked as a registered nurse and midwife. First elected 2005 election, Murchison division Born 4 March 1962, Burnie, Tasmania Education Masters of Midwifery, Flinders University Before parliament Registered nurse and midwife in Burnie Committee roles Chair, Public Accounts and Gender and Equality committees Seat history First woman to represent Murchison Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth%5FForrest), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. Ads ## What Ruth Forrest spends on ads Facebook and Instagram ads from their page, as published in Meta's Ad Library. We follow Ruth Forrest's Facebook page but haven't seen a paid ad from it yet. [See this page in Meta's Ad Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active%5Fstatus=all&ad%5Ftype=political%5Fand%5Fissue%5Fads&country=AU&view%5Fall%5Fpage%5Fid=116084244722188) ## Other Independent members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council - [ **Bec Thomas** Independent, Elwick ](https://politics.computer/mp/bec-thomas) - [ **Casey Hiscutt** Independent, Montgomery ](https://politics.computer/mp/casey-hiscutt) - [ **Clare Glade-Wright** Independent, Huon ](https://politics.computer/mp/clare-glade-wright) - [ **Meg Webb** Independent, Nelson ](https://politics.computer/mp/meg-webb) - [ **Rosemary Armitage** Independent, Launceston ](https://politics.computer/mp/rosemary-armitage) - [ **Tania Rattray** Independent, Apsley/McIntyre ](https://politics.computer/mp/tania-rattray) - [ **Mike Gaffney** Independent, Mersey ](https://politics.computer/mp/mike-gaffney) Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council on 11 November 2026\. --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. Explore [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) [Federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) [Senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate) [Parties](https://politics.computer/parties) Victoria 2026 [The race](https://politics.computer/victoria) [Promises](https://politics.computer/promises) [Which party matches you?](https://politics.computer/quiz) Data [Every ad](https://politics.computer/ads) [Who's spending](https://politics.computer/who) [How MPs voted](https://politics.computer/votes) [Search](https://politics.computer/search) [How this works](https://politics.computer/about) [API and MCP](https://politics.computer/developers) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://politics.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://politics.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://politics.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.