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# Rosevears

In Tasmania.

## Sitting member

- [ **Jo Palmer** Liberal, Rosevears ](https://politics.computer/mp/jo-palmer)

About

## About Rosevears

Rosevears is a seat in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, on the west side of the Tamar River. Its sitting member is Jo Palmer of the Liberal Party, who has held the seat since 2020\. The seat is named after the town of Rosevears, near Exeter, and includes Launceston suburbs such as Trevallyn and Riverside.

Created

1999, after a reduction in the size of parliament

Named after

The town of Rosevears, located on the river banks near Exeter

Previous members

Ray Bailey, then Kerry Finch, elected at the 2002 election

Sitting member

Jo Palmer, Liberal, has held the seat since 2020

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdivision%5Fof%5FRosevears), plus our own records. Sources last checked 12 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Rosevears whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

We don't follow any candidate's page for Rosevears yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Rosevears are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

## Other divisions in Tasmania

- [Apsley/McIntyre](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/apsley-mcintyre)
- [Derwent](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/derwent)
- [Elwick](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/elwick)
- [Hobart](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/hobart)
- [Huon](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/huon)
- [Launceston](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/launceston)
- [Mersey](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/mersey)
- [Montgomery](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/montgomery)
- [Murchison](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/murchison)
- [Nelson](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/nelson)
- [Pembroke](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/pembroke)
- [Prosser](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/prosser)
- [Rumney](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/rumney)
- [Windermere](https://politics.computer/seats/tas-council/windermere)

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