Periodic elections for the Tasmanian Legislative Council were held on 6 May 2017.

[1] The three seats up for elections were Launceston, Murchison and Rumney.

The west coast seat of Murchison has been held by independent member Ruth Forrest since 2005.

The south-eastern seat of Rumney had been held by Tony Mulder since 2011.

Mulder was defeated by the Labor candidate, Sarah Lovell.