Tasmanian MP Will Not Rejoin Labor, Returns as Independent

Tasmanian MP Will Not Rejoin Labor, Returns as Independent
Returning Tasmanian MP Madeleine Ogilvie speaks to the media during a press conference in Hobart, Australia, on Sept. 12, 2019. AAP Image/Ethan James
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The balance of power in Tasmania’s parliament has taken a turn, with former Labor MP Madeleine Ogilvie deciding to return as an independent and not rejoin her old party.

Ogilvie sat in parliament for the first time on Thursday after earlier in the week winning a recount for the Hobart electorate of Clark triggered by the retirement of Labor’s Scott Bacon.

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