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DAP Survey Results: Legislative Election Candidates Position on DAPs 2025
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Legislative Council (Upper House of Tasmanian Parliament) elections are being held on 24 May 2025 in the seats of Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke. All 13 candidates across the three seats were contacted by PMAT with an email inviting them to undertake a survey on their position on DAPs (Development Assessment Panels).
Of these, 7 candidates completed the survey. Three substantive questions were asked of candidates. The survey was open from Sunday 04 May 2025 until Tuesday 13 May 2025.
See all Legislative Council Election Candidates 2025 here: https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/legislative-council/elections-2025/candidates.html
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