Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2006.

His sole opponent was Karen Cassidy of the Tasmanian Greens.

[1] Labor MLC Doug Parkinson first entered the Legislative Council as the member for Hobart in 1994.

In the leadup to the election there was speculation that the Tasmanian Greens were close to winning the seat; their candidate was Marrette Corby.

Michael Fracalossi was a member of the Christian Democratic Party.