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Hobart avoids all-male council but deputy mayor-elect fails to win seat

11/2/2026, 1:29:51 AM

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Two women, Louise Elliot and Zelinda Sherlock, are elected to Hobart City Council, while the deputy mayor-elect, Ben Lohberger, has failed to win a council seat and will not be able to serve.

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Hobart avoids all-male council but deputy mayor-elect fails to win seat.
Two women, Louise Elliot and Zelinda Sherlock, are elected to Hobart City Council, while the deputy mayor-elect, Ben Lohberger, has failed to win a council seat and will not be able to serve.
Two women, Louise Elliot and Zelinda Sherlock, are elected to Hobart City Council, while the deputy mayor-elect, Ben Lohberger, has failed to win a council seat and will not be able to serve.

Two women, Louise Elliot and Zelinda Sherlock, are elected to Hobart City Council, while the deputy mayor-elect, Ben Lohberger, has failed to win a council seat and will not be able to serve.

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