John Tucker

John Ewart Tucker (born 22 January 1975) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in a countback conducted on 12 March 2019 to fill a vacancy in the electorate of Lyons caused by the resignation of Rene Hidding. He was re-elected in his own right in 2021. Before his election to state parliament, Tucker served as a councillor on Break O'Day Council. On 12 May 2023, ABC News reported that Tucker, alongside fellow Liberal Lara Alexander, would leave the Liberal Party to sit as independents, in part due to concerns related to the proposed Macquarie Point Stadium project. This leaves the Liberal party in minority government and requiring 7 seats to reach a majority in the next state election. References